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McLane High School (Fresno Unified School District) is a 9-12 public high school in Fresno, California located at the corner of Cedar and Clinton. Enrolling approximately 2,300 students, it features a full academic curriculum as well as football stadium, track, and a breaking pool. Despite old buildings, the middle of campus is lush with trees and there is also a water fountain in the middle of campus.
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Sports
McLane has a variety of sports including soccer, volleyball, Waterpolo, basketball, tennis, baseball, lacrosse, softball, badminton, wrestling, cross country, swimming, football, and track and field. There is also a full JV/V cheer squad.
Doing sports at McLane also improves the Transcript towards college education. Duncan Polytechnic students can also join the McLane sports programs. A 2.0 GPA and sports physical is required for all athletes.
Awards and achievements
Wrestling Team: Frank Montes State qualifier(8th) (2006); Alfonso Sanchez (3rd in State 2006)[1]
Water Polo: Justin Hale, Joshua Wise, Marvin Whitehead named Second team All League 2008
Baseball: Valley Champions (1964, 2008)
Clubs
- Hmong Club
- Chinese Club
- Key Club
- Mathlete Club
- Drama Club
- Twilight Club
Small Learning Communities
In 2007 McLane became the recipient of the QUEIA [2] grant and thus will be expanding Small Learning Communities for the 2008 school year.
Freshmen Academy (Highlander Academy)
Medical Education and Research Academy (MERA)
The Medical Education and Research Academy, or MERA, was created with the intent of providing students in grades 9 through 12 a program offering rigorous and challenging curriculum while presenting students with opportunities to explore and research healthcare careers. MERA students receive instruction from committed academy teachers in the subjects of English Language Arts, Science, Physical Education, Health, Mathematics, and a variety of health career related electives. Subject areas taught within the academy are offered to students at varied levels, college preparatory, GATE, Honors, and AP, to ensure a well balanced curriculum that promotes academic excellence, curiosity in the sciences and healthcare profession, and post-secondary readiness. Throughout the year, MERA students also participate in community service projects at local hospitals, healthcare facilities, and public schools. In all, the Medical Education and Research Academy on the campus of McLane High School gives students throughout Fresno County the opportunity to be part of a magnet program that increases a child's understanding of healthcare professions while offering a well-balanced curriculum in a supportive environment.
Turning Points Academy (TPA)
TPA is a collaboration between California State University at Fresno and McLane High School [3]. The program takes 150 juniors from McLane High School and puts them entirely on the campus of CSU Fresno for the spring semester. There, they take their core classes from their McLane teachers, as well two Fresno State classes.
The program was founded in 1994 as a collaborative effort between McLane Principal Frank Silvestro and a professor from the Kremen School of Education, Jody Daughtry. Dr. Daughtry wanted to bring real high school students to the Fresno State campus so that professors and future teachers could learn from them. Mr. Silvestro wanted McLane students to experience college life with the hopes that more would enroll in college after completing high school.
Art Venture
Digital Learning Academy
McLane Business Academy
In collaboration with West America Bank[4], McLane has the only on-campus bank on a high school campus west of the Mississippi[5].
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- It is no longer West America Bank. West America Bank is gone.
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Notable Students & Alumni
- Victor Conte - BALCO founder [2]
- Bill Glasson - PGA Tour golfer
- Joanna Kerns - Actress from Growing Pains, McLane High School student
- Santiago Leyva - rapper from Fresno known as Fashawn; attended from 2002-2005 non-graduate.
- Vestee Jackson - Chicago Bears
Special Programs and Activities
AVID is a program at McLane that helps students be organized, provides help and also teaches them to be prepared for college. AVID is a community support system with tutoring, career planning and mentoring.[6]
JROTC
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) is a Federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the United States. The program was originally created as part of the National Defense Act of 1916 and later expanded under the 1964 ROTC Vitalization Act. McLane JROTC was originated in 1994 led by Sergeant Major Lee Benton (RET), Colonel Healey (RET), and the school principal Frank Silvestro.
- Colonel Healey is no longer living.
McLane Administration
- Principal: Scott A. Lamm
- Vice Principal: Rick Santos
- Head Counselor: Amanda Peterson
- Vice Principal: Chris Boswell
- Vice Principal (9th Grade): Pete Reyes (sub)
- Vice Principal: Della Caver
Notes
- ^ Wrestling USA
- ^ (Quality Education Investment Act)QUEIA
- ^ McLane High School-Turning Points Academy
- ^ [1]
- ^ Highlander Branch
- ^ Advance Via Individual Determination
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