Hanford High School

Infobox School
name = Hanford High School


motto =
established = 1972
type = Public
principal = Ken Gosney
faculty =
enrollment = 1,268 (As of 2006)
free_label = Mascot
Colors
free_text = Falcon
Purple & Gold
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free_text2 =
location = 450 Hanford Street
Richland, WA, 99354
information = [phone]
website = [http://www.rsd.edu/schools/hanfordhigh rsd.edu/schools/hanfordhigh]

Hanford High School is located on the northern edge of Richland, Washington. The school's mascot is the "Falcon", and its school colors are purple and gold.

Originally, the high school, built in 1972, was part of a K-12 complex, which included an elementary and junior high (later a middle school). The elementary school was closed in the mid-1980's in the light of budget cuts in the Richland School District, and the middle school was closed in 2005 when Enterprise Middle School was opened in West Richland in the same year.

Hanford High School has just completed an extensive expansion and remodeling project, along with Richland High School.

Academic/Athletic Awards And Honors

1992 5th Place at National Science Bowl
2002 5th Place at National Science Bowl
2007 1st Place Washington State Knowledge Bowl

Notable Alumni

* Mike Bair (1974) - Leader of Boeing 787 development team and vice president of business strategy and marketing for commercial airplanes.
* Dina Washburn Kruger (1980) - Nobel Peace Prize participant 2007, member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, director of the climate change division of the U.S. EPA
* Nate Mendel (1987) - Foo Fighters bassist
* Jason Repko (1999) - Los Angeles Dodgers

External links

* [http://www.rsd.edu/schools/hanfordhigh/ Official Website]
* [http://www.rsd.edu Official Website of Richland School District]
* [http://www.HHSrecycle.com Hanford High School Recycle Club]