Livermore High School

Infobox School


name=Livermore High School
type=Public
location=600 Maple Street
Livermore, CA
information=[phone]
established=1891
grades=9-12
enrollment=2,052
faculty=84
principal=Darrel Avilla
mascot=Cowboys
colors=Green and gold color box|greencolor box|gold
district=Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
website= [http://livermorehighonline.com/ livermorehighonline.com]

Founded in 1891, Livermore High School is a public high school located in the city of Livermore, California, USA, and is part of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (LVJUSD). In 2007, it was chosen as one in four schools in Alameda County to receive the California Distinguished School award. [http://livermorehighonline.com/Lists/Announcements/DispForm.aspx?ID=65&Source=http%3A%2F%2Flivermorehighonline%2Ecom%2Fdefault%2Easpx]

History

Founding
Mr. F. R. Fassett, who was one of the leading citizens of Livermore and served in the State Legislature in 1890, introduced a bill which allowed any township to establish a union high school. Livermore established its high school which was opened in 1891 with E. H. Walker as teacher and principal in one of the rooms of the Livermore Grammar School. The Class of 1893 was first to graduate from Livermore Union High School.
The contract for the first high school building was agreed upon December 31, 1892. The building consisted of eight rooms and was finished in the summer of 1893 on the site of what is now a Livermore Area Parks and Recreation District Facility.

Expansion
Immediately after spring vacation in 1930, the high school students moved into a new two-story, red brick building with 14 classrooms and an auditorium, located at the present site. In 1939, the building was made earthquake-proof and refinished with a stucco face. Since then, many new classrooms, buildings, and facilities have been added to the school.
During the 1988-89 school year the auditorium was completely renovated, and is now known as the Livermore High School Performing Arts Theater.
In 2005, the quadrangle was renovated to include an outdoor amphitheatre.

Academics

Livermore offers a wide variety of courses, including many Advanced Placement and honors courses. The curriculum consists of course offerings in English, mathematics, history and social sciences, foreign languages (French, Spanish, and German), visual arts (photography, ceramics, drawing, video production, animation), music (concert and marching band, orchestra, jazz ensemble,), theatre and performing arts, economics, government, journalism, psychology, technology, and science (biology, physics, earth sciences, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, and field biology).

At the minimum, students are required to complete 3 years of history/social science courses, 4 years of English, 3 years of mathematics, 2 years of science, 1 year of a foreign language, 1 year of a visual or performing arts, 2 years of physical education, 1 semester of health, and 80 credits of elective courses.

Advanced Placement courses offered include English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, French, Spanish, Studio Art (2-D, 3-D, and Drawing), Chemistry, Calculus BC, Statistics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Biology, Environmental Science, and United States History.

Livermore High School is also a member of the [http://www.tvrop.org Tri-Valley Regional Occupation Program (ROP)] , hosting numerous ROP classes such as Auto Body, Environmental Science, Criminal Justice, and Marketing.Livermore High is also the only school in Alameda County to still have a branch of the Future Farmers of America.

A number of graduates martriculate to four-year colleges, mostly within the University of California and California State University systems.

Athletics

Livermore High School competes in the following sports:

Fall: cross country, football, women's volleyball, water polo, women's tennis, women's golf
Winter: basketball, soccer, wrestling, cheerleading
Spring: track and field, men's volleyball, softball, baseball, swimming and diving, men's tennis, men's golf, and lacrosse

Livermore competes in the North Coast Section (NCS) and East Bay Athletic League (EBAL).
Livermore Cross Country coach, Ed Salazar, created a cross county powerhouse in the 1990's setting a NCS record with 7 straight section titles from 1990-1996. During this period Micheil Jones (1994) and Joe Smith (1995) won individual state cross country titles. Other notable individual state finishes were Amik Jones (6th 1990), Steve Immel (10th 1993, 3rd 1994), Adrian Eimerl (12th 1995), and Tim Ricard (10th 1996) The Cross country team finshed 3rd at the state meet in 1994 and 2nd at the state meet in 1995. The 1994-1995 cross country teams had 4 runners go on to compete at the collegiate level (Steve Immel, Micheil Jones, Joe Smith, Adrian Eimerl).
The Cowboy football team was EBAL champions in 1971 and 1972 and 1993, finishing 2nd in the NCS Playoffs in 1993. In 2000, the LHS Football team went 10-2 and reached the semi-finals of the NCS Playoffs before being eliminated by Ygnacio Valley. The Cowboy men's soccer team was NCS champions in 1982, and reached the semi-finals of the NCS championship in 1983.
More recently, the Livermore men's cross-country team won the EBAL championship in 2005, while the baseball team won EBAL in 2007 and 2008. The men's water polo team made it to NCS in 2007.

Clubs and Organizations

* Alma de Bronze
* Art Club
* ASB (Associated Student Body)
* Asian Student Association
* Black Student Union
* California Scholarship Federation
* Cinema Club
* Cupcake Club
* Debate Team
* D.E.C.A.
* D.U.F. Committee (Unofficial)
* "El Vaquero", yearbook
* "El Vaquerito", school newspaper
* FHA-HERO
* French Club
* Future Farmers of America
* Gay-Straight Alliance
* Interact Club
* Knitting for Peace
* Link Crew
* Literary Magazine
* Muslim Student Association
* Pirates Club
* Poetry Club
* Quiz Kids
* Save Darfur
* Science Bowl
* Snowboarding Club
* Spanish Club
* Tri-M Music Honor Society

Notable alumni

* Alex Anderson: Host of HGTV "Simply Quilts" Fact|date=March 2008
* Jacob Anderson: Fashion Designer Fact|date=March 2008
* William J. Cahill: San Francisco Superior Court Judge (Ret.)
* Troy Dayak: Professional Soccer Player - San Jose Earthquakes
* John Diaz: Editorial Page Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
* Matt Finders: Trombone Player, The Tonight Show Band (1992-Present)
* Delbert Gee: Alameda County Superior Court Judge
* Gavin Glinton: Professional Soccer Player - Los Angeles Galaxy
* Randy Johnson: Professional Baseball Player - Arizona Diamondbacks
* Ralph Merkle, 1970: pioneer in cryptography.
* Tara Kemp, American Pop and R&B singer in the early 90's

ee also

*Alameda County high schools

External links

* [http://livermorehighonline.com Livermore High School]
* [http://www.livermoreschools.com/ Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District]
* [http://eteamz.active.com/CowboysLacrosse/index.cfm? Livermore High School Lacrosse]