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Oak Harbor High School
- Location & Contact Information
- Address, Directions, & Map:
- No. 1 Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor, Washington, United States of America
- Telephone Numbers:
- 360.279.5400
- 360.279.5794 (fax)
- Official Website: [1]
- Address, Directions, & Map:
- History & Memorable Moments
Oak Harbor's first high school was housed in a building on the waterfront, where the upstairs was used both as a school room and as a community hall for various social functions. In the lower story, hay and freight were stored as they came off the steamers of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. In 1911 a new school was built on property donated by Will Izett, where until 2006 the old Memorial Stadium stood. The high school students used the basement and lower floor and the elementary grades were housed on the top floor. Only the basement of this building remains and is now used to house maintenance services. [1]
In 1934 with the aid of WPA labor, a school was built to house secondary students. This brick building (still in use as the North wing of Oak Harbor Elementary School) was a great source of pride to the community and housed high school students until 1956. [1]
In 1956 another new high school was completed and initially contained 330 students in grades 9-12 and an eighteen member staff. This building (which later was used as North Whidbey Junior High, and then North Whidbey Middle School) contained the high school program until June of 1974 at which time the enrollment was 975 students in grades 10-12. (This building was demolished in 2006.) [1]
In 1968 planning for the current high school began. It was to be located on a 45 acre site near 800 Avenue West (now called NW Second Avenue) and Heller Road. It was built to house 1200 students initially and meant to be expandable to accommodate an enrollment of 1800 student grades 10–12. The facility was built with a brick exterior, steel frame throughout except for the field house dome which consists of laminated wood beams and a wood roof deck. This facility was completed in 1975 and total construction costs were $4,111,071.09. In 1991, the school was expanded to include ninth grade, reaching a capacity of 1,700 students. [1]
OHHS Today: The school is at the end of its planned life, meaning that the infrastructure – plumbing, heating and air, electrical components, and roof – are all worn out or outdated to the point of being costly. In addition, the school is not well-suited for modern technology and undersized for the number of students (classrooms are too few and too small, hallways are too narrow). [1]
On May 16, 2006, voters approved a plan to completely modernize the high school. Construction will be phased in with completion expected by September 2010. The six buildings that make up the campus will be consolidated into one or two buildings. Approximately 38,000 square feet would be added, for a total of 240,000 square feet. Modernization is projected to cost $74 million, of which $20 million would come from state matching funds. [1]
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- Bill, Bill B (September 1965 - June 1981)
- Vest-Sams, Mandy L (September 1991 - June 1994)
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