Vashon Island High School

Vashon Island High School
Vashon Island High School
	Vashon Island High School's main building.
Location
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	20120 Vashon Hwy SW; Vashon Island, Washington 98070; United States
Information
Type	Public Secondary School
Established	1912
School district	Vashon Island School District
Principal	Danny Rock
Faculty	44
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	594 (2016-17)
Campus type	Suburban, Co-Educational
Color(s)
Athletics conference	WIAA West Central District 3
Mascot	Pirate
Newspaper	The Riptide (formerly The Clam) ((formerly the Tiger))
Information	Phone: (206) 463-9171; Fax: (206) 463-1944
Website	http://vashonsd.org/vhs/

Vashon Island High School (VHS) is a public high school located on Vashon Island, Washington. Vashon Island High School, a part of the Vashon Island School District, is the only high school to serve the island. VHS runs 9th through 12th grade. The school has two language courses available: French and Spanish. VHS puts on three plays a year within the three drama classes; Theater Arts I, II and Musical Theater. VHS also has a band which puts on three concerts, including a Christmas concert and a Pops concert. The band also competes at a band competition at Stadium High School. The school's athletic mascot is the Pirates. Currently VHS has an enrollment of 518 students and 44 faculty and staff.

Campus[]

In 2018, some of the restroom facilities were to be converted into gender-neutral ones.^[2]

Despite being accessible only by ferries, VHS has a large number of off-island commuter students who come from West Seattle, the Kitsap Peninsula (predominantly from Port Orchard), and Tacoma.

Leadership[]

The Principal of VHS is Danny Rock and the assistant principal is Andrew Guss.^[3] The Athletic Director is Andrew Sears, who is also a physical education^[4] teacher.