Okkodo High School

Okkodo High School (also known as Ukudu High School and Wettengel High School^[1]) is a public secondary school located in Dededo, Guam (an insular area of the United States). It is a part of the Guam Public School System.

History

The opening of the school was delayed in August 2008.^[2] The school opened on August 21, 2008.^[3] Upon its opening, Okkodo High School had 1,500 students, 300 students more than originally intended.^[4] On December 9, 2008 a riot at Okkodo led to ten students sustaining injuries. Nerissa Bretania-Shafer, the superintendent of Guam Public School System, opened an inquiry as to why no one called emergency medical units.^[5]

References

↑ http://www.guamwaterworks.org/Adobe%20Files/Final%20Volume%201/1-6%20Population%20and%20Land%20Use%20Final.pdf
↑ http://guam.mvarietynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=869:simon-sanchez-high-school-new-schools-are-still-closed-today&catid=1:guam-local-news&Itemid=2[]
↑ http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080821/NEWS01/808210301/1002/rss[]
↑ Catahay, Michelle. "Okkodo High faces overcrowding issues." KUAM-TV. Friday September 5, 2008. Retrieved on April 30, 2009.
↑ Sualog, Bryan C. "10 hurt at Okkodo." Pacific Daily News. December 11, 2008. Retrieved on February 4, 2009.

External links

Schools in Guam

Public senior high schools

Guam Department of Education	Kennedy Okkodo Sanchez Southern Tiyan Washington

Department of Defense Education Activity	Guam High School

Independent

Secular private	Japanese School of Guam

Religious	Academy of Our Lady of Guam Father Dueñas Guam Adventist Harvest Christian Notre Dame St. John's School St. Thomas Aquinas

This list is incomplete.

Coordinates: 13°32′05″N 144°49′55″E / 13.53479°N 144.83205°E / 13.53479; 144.83205

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