Whitney High School (Rocklin, California)

Whitney High School: is a public high school located at 701 Wildcat Boulevard in Rocklin, California. The school colors are maroon and gold, and its mascot is the Wildcat. The 50 acre campus is designed to accommodate 1800 students and 175 employees. The 13 campus buildings total approximately convert|200000|sqft|m2 and include 65 classrooms. There are 20 acres of hard court and grass athletic areas.

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right|thumb|400px|Whitney High School, April 2006

History

Whitney High School (WHS) opened its doors to over 721 ninth and tenth grade students on August 22, 2005 while still partially under construction. Construction began in October 2003 with site work and underground utilities. Construction of the buildings began in April 2004.

Administration of Whitney High School

* Principal Debra Hawkins
* Assistant Principal Manny Rodriguez
* Assistant Principal Sherry Mauser
* Assistant Principal Mark Williams

Academics

WHS offers a full four year college-prep academic program. Most common classes are offered as well as other specialized courses including TV Broadcasting with a state-of-the-art TV studio and career-prep classes such as culinary arts, cosmetology, construction technology and child development. The academic year runs from August through June and is split into two semesters. Most students’ schedules have eight classes. They attend four 90-minute blocks per day on alternating days.

Major academic departments are: Communications Studies, Technology, Physical Education, Culinary Arts, ROTC, Health, Science, Foreign Language, Social Science, Language Arts, Mathematics and Visual and Performing Arts. Honors and AP courses are offered in Art, Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Foreign Language, Geography, Government, History, Language Arts, Microeconomics and Physics.

All Rocklin high schools use a system of Essential Skills & Concepts. Students are not allowed to pass a class unless all of the Essential Skills for that class are demonstrated as mastered. For some classes, like English, Essential Skills may be demonstrated by receiving a passing grade on assigned essays or tests. In classes like mathematics Essential Skills must be demonstrated by receiving a passing grade in specific skills on cumulative tests. WHS policy does not allow "F" or “D” grades. Any grade below a grade of "C" is considered a No Mark (NM) or a No Credit (NC). The class must be repeated to get a passing grade.

Associated Student Body

Theatre

Whitney High School's Theatre Arts Department has performed three major plays since the school's opening:
*"Our Town" by Thornton Wilder.

*"Rumors" by Neil Simon.

*"Once Upon a Mattress" by Mary Rodgers and Marshall Berer.

In February 2007 the advanced theatre class received a Gold Award for their performance of a One Act Play at Sacramento State University's [http://www.csus.edu/lenaea/ Lenaea Festival] .

References

Whitney High School (see link below)

External links

* [http://whs.rocklin.k12.ca.us/ Whitney High School website]
* [http://www.rocklin.k12.ca.us/ Rocklin Unified School District website]