Yokota High School (YHS) is a high school located on Yokota Air Base, Japan. It is part of the Department of Defense Education Activity.
| Yokota High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 35°43′47″N 139°20′36″E / 35.72972°N 139.34333°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| School district | DoDEA Pacific |
| CEEB code | 561620 |
| Principal | Rebecca Villagomez |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 285[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18:1[1] |
| Colour(s) | Blue and gold |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Website | www |
It is in the Yokota Air Base South area,[2] and in the municipality of Fussa.[3]
History
Yokota High School started construction in the 1970s after a deal was struck with the Government of Japan to modernize Yokota Air Base in exchange for Air Force property in Greater Tokyo.[4] Yokota High School officially opened in 1973.
The school was designed as a "school with open doors" and students had a modular schedule containing 27 mods that they could choose from. The modular schedule continued under the next 2 principals.[5]
Renovations
The school has gone through some renovations, including an artificial turf field, with both football and soccer lines and a surrounding track, which was built in 2012 at a cost of $1.2 million.[6]
New school
Starting in 2015 a new school was planned and the breaking ground ceremony took place on May 19, 2015; officially starting the construction period for the new school. The new school was built and completed in August 2017.[7] Most of the old building has been torn down to make way for a soccer field and open land that will be given back to the Air Force. The new building is a 21st-century school and is the second 21st-century school in DoDEA. Each classroom has movable glass walls that are built to reflect the new method of learning which values collaboration.[8]
Extracurricular activities
Yokota High School offers a great amount of extracurricular activities for Academics or Sports for students to participate in. Most also have Far East Programs.[9]
Academics
- Air Force JROTC
- Analogue Game Club
- Art Club
- Band
- Chorus
- Debate
- Drama
- Model United Nations
- National Honor Society
- FE Creative Expression
- FE Film & Entertainment
- FE Journalism
- FE LinguaFest
- FE Music
- FE STEM
- Garage Band
- Student Government Association
- Spanish Club
- Yearbook
- Poetry Club
Sports
Fall sports
Winter sports
- Basketball (Boys/Girls)
- Cheerleading
- Wrestling
Spring sports
- Baseball
- Softball
- Boys soccer
- Girls soccer
- Track and field