El Cerrito High School
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El Cerrito High School is a public school in the West Contra Costa Unified School District
. It is located at 540 Ashbury Avenue, El Cerrito, California
94530.
project. The school opened to students on January 6, 1941.
Student population quickly outgrew the facilities, and the campus became a collection of small, outlying buildings. As concern grew over the building's safety and structural stability, plans were made for more integrated buildings and, in the summer of 2005, demolition of the old campus began. By 2007, the campus had been demolished, and the terrain was leveled in preparation for reconstruction. During the reconstruction, all classes were held in temporary buildings located south of the campus on the former baseball field. The new campus opened January 5, 2009.
El Cerrito high school’s profile of students by race is: 35.6% African-American, 23.7% Hispanic, 17.2% Asian, 16.7% Caucasian, and 2.5% Filipino. Many of these students are actually mixed race, making El Cerrito a very diverse high school. Over one third of students come from families with a low enough income to qualify for free or reduced price lunches under the National School Lunch Act
. Many El Cerrito students come from the neighboring city of Richmond
which is also served by the West Contra Costa Unified School District.
El Cerrito High School offers a variety of clubs in which students can participate, including American Sign Language Club, Amnesty International, Anime Club, Asian Student Union, Black Student Union, Comic Book Club, Cooking Club, El Cerrito Design and Production Club, Foreign Film Club, Forensics Team, Gaucho Marching Band, Gay Straight Alliance, Green Justice, Guitar Club, Illusionist Club, Interact, Jewish Student Union, Juggling Club, Math Club, Page Turners, Science and Technology Club, South Asian Student Union, The Hiking Club, and the Web Team. It also operates the KECG
radio station.
The following members of the band Creedence Clearwater Revival
attended El Cerrito from 1959-1963:
West Contra Costa Unified School District
The West Contra Costa Unified School District is the school district for western Contra Costa County, California. It is based in Richmond, California...
. It is located at 540 Ashbury Avenue, El Cerrito, California
El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California
-Transportation:The city's primary transportation infrastructure consists of the El Cerrito Plaza and El Cerrito del Norte BART stations along with several local bus lines, operated by AC Transit, providing access to the surrounding area and the nearby cities of Albany, Berkeley and Richmond...
94530.
Overview
The original main school building was built in the late 1930s as a WPAWorks Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...
project. The school opened to students on January 6, 1941.
Student population quickly outgrew the facilities, and the campus became a collection of small, outlying buildings. As concern grew over the building's safety and structural stability, plans were made for more integrated buildings and, in the summer of 2005, demolition of the old campus began. By 2007, the campus had been demolished, and the terrain was leveled in preparation for reconstruction. During the reconstruction, all classes were held in temporary buildings located south of the campus on the former baseball field. The new campus opened January 5, 2009.
El Cerrito high school’s profile of students by race is: 35.6% African-American, 23.7% Hispanic, 17.2% Asian, 16.7% Caucasian, and 2.5% Filipino. Many of these students are actually mixed race, making El Cerrito a very diverse high school. Over one third of students come from families with a low enough income to qualify for free or reduced price lunches under the National School Lunch Act
National School Lunch Act
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act is a United States federal law signed by President Harry S. Truman in 1946. The act created the National School Lunch Program , a program to provide low-cost or free school lunch meals to qualified students through subsidies to schools...
. Many El Cerrito students come from the neighboring city of Richmond
Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. It is located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a residential inner suburb of San Francisco, as well as the site of heavy industry, which has been...
which is also served by the West Contra Costa Unified School District.
El Cerrito High School offers a variety of clubs in which students can participate, including American Sign Language Club, Amnesty International, Anime Club, Asian Student Union, Black Student Union, Comic Book Club, Cooking Club, El Cerrito Design and Production Club, Foreign Film Club, Forensics Team, Gaucho Marching Band, Gay Straight Alliance, Green Justice, Guitar Club, Illusionist Club, Interact, Jewish Student Union, Juggling Club, Math Club, Page Turners, Science and Technology Club, South Asian Student Union, The Hiking Club, and the Web Team. It also operates the KECG
KECG
-History:Construction of KECG began in 1972 in the basement of the north wing of the old El Cerrito HS.Mr Maynes woodshop built the studios and the electronics dept under Elmer Peterson installed the electronics....
radio station.
Athletics
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1999-2002 - Bill Nelson (football), NFL defensive tackle Los Angeles Rams 1971-1975
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Entertainment
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The following members of the band Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival was an American rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums....
attended El Cerrito from 1959-1963:
- Doug CliffordDoug CliffordDoug "Cosmo" Clifford played drums in the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival...
- Stu CookStu CookStuart Alden Cook is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work in the rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival....
- John FogertyJohn FogertyJohn Cameron Fogerty is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and as a #1 solo recording artist. Fogerty has a rare distinction of being named on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest...
- Tom FogertyTom FogertyThomas Richard "Tom" Fogerty was an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist in Creedence Clearwater Revival and the elder brother of John Fogerty, lead singer and lead guitarist in that band....
(d. 1990)
Business
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Academia
- Constance Cannon Jones, professor of psychology at California State University Fresno
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