Decatur High School (Federal Way, Washington)
Stephen Decatur High School (more commonly known as Decatur High School) is an American secondary school teaching grades nine through twelve. A part of the Federal Way School District, it was founded in 1973 in Federal Way, King County, Washington. Since then, it has undergone significant remodeling since that time.
The school is named after Stephen Decatur who is known for being a hero during The War of 1812 and in Tripoli.
The mascot is the Golden Gator.
The school colors are navy blue and gold. The spirit color is orange. The story behind orange being the preferred "spirit color" goes like this: "Years ago, the senior class decided to buy navy blue jumpsuits for the boys and camouflage pants for the girls. When the order came back, the clothing was orange, not navy blue as expected. The people who coordinated the effort decided to stick with the orange color, and ever since, orange has been a symbol of gator pride."
Decatur is a 4A SPSL North school as of the 2006-2007 school year. Tom Leacy is the current principal.