Mountain Shadows Middle School
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Mountain Shadows Middle School was a middle school
in Rohnert Park, California
, United States
, one of three in the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District
. It was formerly known as Rohnert Park Junior High School. At the end of the 2009-2010 school year, the District closed Mountain Shadows and transferred its graduating 6th- and 7th-graders to the newly formed Lawrence E. Jones Middle School.
The 2005-06 student population consisted of:
Mountain Shadows Middle School used to feed into Rancho Cotate High School
. It featured an Expeditionary Learning (ExL) program for students. In 2003, it was named a California Distinguished School
. Its mascot was the Ram
.
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
in Rohnert Park, California
Rohnert Park, California
Rohnert Park is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, located approximately north of San Francisco. The population at the 2010 United States Census was 40,971. It is an early planned city, modeled directly after Levittown, New York and Levittown, Pennsylvania. Rohnert Park is the...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, one of three in the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District
The Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District is a school district based in Sonoma County, California.The District serves approximately 6,700 students in the cities of Cotati and Rohnert Park and neighboring areas of Sonoma County...
. It was formerly known as Rohnert Park Junior High School. At the end of the 2009-2010 school year, the District closed Mountain Shadows and transferred its graduating 6th- and 7th-graders to the newly formed Lawrence E. Jones Middle School.
The 2005-06 student population consisted of:
- Grade 6: 335 students
- Grade 7: 279 students
- Grade 8: 286 students
Mountain Shadows Middle School used to feed into Rancho Cotate High School
Rancho Cotate High School
Rancho Cotate High School "The Ranch" for short, is a four-year comprehensive high school located in Rohnert Park, California. It is located at 5450 Snyder Lane, adjacent to the campus of Sonoma State University....
. It featured an Expeditionary Learning (ExL) program for students. In 2003, it was named a California Distinguished School
California Distinguished School
A California Distinguished School is an award given by the California State Board of Education to public schools within the state that best represent exemplary and quality educational programs. Approximately five percent of California schools are awarded this honor each year following a selection...
. Its mascot was the Ram
Domestic sheep
Sheep are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name "sheep" applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries...
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