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Redwood High School (Larkspur, California)
Encyclopedia
- For other "Redwood High Schools" , see Redwood High School (disambiguation)Redwood High School (disambiguation)Redwood High School may refer to:* Redwood High School , in Marin County, California, part of the Tamalpais Union High School District* Redwood High School , in Tulare County, California, part of the Visalia Unified School District...
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Redwood High School is a public secondary school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in the city of Larkspur
Larkspur, California
Larkspur is a city in Marin County, California, United States. Larkspur is located south of San Rafael, at an elevation of . As of the 2010 Census, the city's population was 11,926. Larkspur is located north of San Francisco near Mount Tamalpais. Larkspur's Police Department is shared with that...
, Marin County, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, approximately 11 miles north of San Francisco. Redwood High is part of the Tamalpais Union High School District
Tamalpais Union High School District
The Tamalpais Union High School District or TUHSD provides high school education to students residing in ten elementary districts in central and southern Marin County, California and parts of West Marin: Bolinas-Stinson Union, Kentfield, Lagunitas, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Nicasio, Reed Union, Ross,...
. The school serves the cities of Belvedere
Belvedere, California
Belvedere is an affluent city in Marin County, California, United States. Belvedere is located northeast of Sausalito, at an elevation of 36 feet...
, Corte Madera
Corte Madera, California
Corte Madera is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. Corte Madera is located south of San Rafael, at an elevation of 39 feet . The population was 9,253 at the 2010 census...
, Greenbrae
Greenbrae, California
Greenbrae is a small community in Marin County, California. It is located south-southeast of downtown San Rafael, at an elevation of 33 feet , located adjacent to U.S. Route 101 at the opening of the Ross Valley. Part of Greenbrae is an unincorporated community of the county while the remaining...
, Kentfield
Kentfield, California
Kentfield is a census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Kentfield is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad southwest of downtown San Rafael, at an elevation of 115 feet . The population was 6,485 at the 2010 census...
, Larkspur
Larkspur, California
Larkspur is a city in Marin County, California, United States. Larkspur is located south of San Rafael, at an elevation of . As of the 2010 Census, the city's population was 11,926. Larkspur is located north of San Francisco near Mount Tamalpais. Larkspur's Police Department is shared with that...
, Ross
Ross, California
Ross is a small incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Ross is located west-southwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of 36 feet . The population was 2,415 at the 2010 census...
, and Tiburon
Tiburon, California
Tiburon is an incorporated town in Marin County, California. It occupies most of the Tiburon Peninsula, which reaches south into the San Francisco Bay. The smaller city of Belvedere occupies the south-east part of the peninsula and is contiguous with Tiburon...
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Administration
David Sondheim is in his first year as principal.Assistant Principals:
Wesley Cedros,
Tara Taupier,
LaSandra White
History
By 1957, the school age population of the Tamalpais Union High School District had grown too large for Tamalpais High SchoolTamalpais High School
Tamalpais High School is a public secondary school located in Mill Valley, California. It is named after nearby Mount Tamalpais, which rises more than above Mill Valley....
to accommodate. With the pressure of students coming in from elementary schools from Sausalito to Belvedere
Belvedere, California
Belvedere is an affluent city in Marin County, California, United States. Belvedere is located northeast of Sausalito, at an elevation of 36 feet...
to Ross
Ross, California
Ross is a small incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Ross is located west-southwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of 36 feet . The population was 2,415 at the 2010 census...
it was therefore put to the voters of the district to decide on a solution. The vote was to create a new school, and chosen for its site was the marshy area that extended east from the centrally located town of Larkspur to U.S. Route 101
U.S. Route 101
U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101, is an important north–south U.S. highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States...
, an area that townspeople had called "the slough" since Larkspur was settled. It seemed the perfect solution. Of course, back in 1957, such things as the vital importance of wetlands were under-appreciated, therefore the land was seen as "waste." Beginning in early 1957, a large section of the marsh was flattened and filled, two roads were cut through from Magnolia Avenue out to the new school, and a playing field and parking lot were included. The first students who were to attend the new High School were allowed to chose the name of the newspaper and sports teams, choosing the Giants as their mascot in reference to the nearby redwood trees. School publications followed the tree theme: the Bark became the school's newspaper, and the Log the school's year book. The colors red and gray were a source of much contention, but were finally accepted. The school opened its doors in 1958 and in came three classes relocated from other area high schools, and one class that would graduate in 1962 thereby becoming the first class to attend all four years at Redwood.
Redwood in the news
On September 11, 2008, it was announced that Redwood had been recognized by the federal Blue Ribbon Schools ProgramBlue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
. Redwood was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 1990. An article the local newspaper provides more information.
On May 24, 2006, Redwood gained notoriety for a prank gone wrong. Seven chickens were found dead in a school hallway. Apparently, certain seniors, intending to release 32 chickens purchased at a live market in San Francisco's Chinatown
Chinatown
A Chinatown is an ethnic enclave of overseas Chinese people, although it is often generalized to include various Southeast Asian people. Chinatowns exist throughout the world, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Americas, Australasia, and Europe. Binondo's Chinatown located in Manila,...
, had left them in the trunk of a hot car. A student tip led the administration and Marin's Humane Society
Humane Society
A humane society may be a group that aims to stop human or animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons, although in many countries, it is now used mostly for societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals...
to the "pranksters." The four students most directly involved were not allowed to participate in graduation ceremonies. The incident made it into the local newspaper, as well as several major newspapers around the country.
Campus
Mount Tamalpais
Mount Tamalpais is a peak in Marin County, California, United States, often considered symbolic of Marin County. Much of Mount Tamalpais is protected within public lands such as Mount Tamalpais State Park and the Mount Tamalpais Watershed.-Geography:...
. The school has a clear view of Marin County's landmark mountain. Redwood's main school building (an original; see above) contains approximately 69 classrooms, four laboratories, the Bessie Chin Library, and a theater. Other buildings on the campus contain industrial technology areas, art studios (photography, ceramics, graphic arts), band rooms, and a cafeteria (known as the CEA—Covered Eating Area). The campus also contains a large gymnasium and a smaller practice gym, two weight rooms, a 40-meter swimming pool, tennis courts, a track, athletic fields, and an outdoor amphitheater facing the South Lawn. Marin Community Fields, which are located adjacent to the high school, are available for student recreation.
The original Redwood High School campus was opened in 1958, and additions to the main building were made over the next few years. Between 2002 and 2006, Redwood embarked on a major modernization process financed through a bond measure passed by district voters. Approximately forty million dollars were spent to remodel classrooms, refurbish the gymnasium and theater, and add new athletic fields. The modernization process included upgrades to the technology networking system in most classrooms. More recently in 2007-2008 Redwood has rebuilt the often flooded parking lot, and began to construct a second gym and new pool. In the spring of 2006, Redwood art students created a 40-foot mural of the Marin County countryside. The mural was created on an exterior wall of the CEA (Covered Eating Area). This year, the 100th anniversary of Larkspur is also the 50th anniversary of Redwood High School. This years graduating class of 2009 was the 50th graduating class in Redwood History.
Students
The following breakdown of students based on ethnicity is from 2006/2007 enrollment data.| Student Ethnicity | Percent |
|---|---|
| African American African American African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States... |
1.96 |
| Asian American Asian American Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,... |
4.32 |
| Hispanic Hispanic Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ... |
3.64 |
| Filipino Filipino American Filipino Americans are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipino Americans, often shortened to "Fil-Ams", or "Pinoy",Filipinos in what is now the United States were first documented in the 16th century, with small settlements beginning in the 18th century... |
0.2 |
| Native American Indigenous peoples of the Americas The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans... |
0.54 |
| Pacific Islander American Pacific Islander American Pacific Islander Americans, also known as Oceanian Americans, are residents of the United States with original ancestry from Oceania. They represent the smallest racial group counted in the United States census of 2000. They numbered 874,000 people or 0.3 percent of the United States population... |
0.2 |
| White American White American White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa... , non-Hispanic |
78.95 |
| Multiple or no response | 10.39 |
Faculty and staff
Sports
Fall SportsFootball (2000 MCAL Champs),
Cheer and Dance,
Water Polo,
Cross Country,
Boys Soccer (1969 MCAL co-Champs, 1970, 1999, 2001, 2008 MCAL Champs),
Girls Tennis,
Girls Golf,
Girls Volleyball (2006 NCS Champs)
Winter Sports
Wrestling,
Basketball
Spring Sports
Baseball (2002, 2003, 2010 MCAL Champs, 1977 National Champs),
Softball (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 MCAL Champs; 2008 NCS Champs),
Swimming & Diving (Girls 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 MCAL Champs),
Track & Field (Girls 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 MCAL Champs),
Boys Golf,
Girls Soccer (2010 MCAL Champs, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2010 NCS Champs),
Boys Lacrosse,
Boys Volleyball,
Boys Tennis (2005 2006 MCAL Champions. 2005 2006 NCS Champions),
Girls Lacrosse (2007 2008 2009 MCAL Champions)
Club Sports
Rugby (Spring),
Crew (Year-round),
Mountain Biking (Spring),
Ultimate Frisbee ,
Badminton ,
Sailing (Year-round)
Newspaper
The student-run newspaper, the Bark, has a long history of excellence, with student writers, photographers, and graphic designers earning honors at the national level each year. Active since the school's inception in 1958, the newspaper acts as a limited public forum for its student, teacher, parent, and community audience. Circulation of the free publication reaches 2,000 each month. The newspaper's website, containing current issues as well as historical archives, can be found at http://redwoodbark.org. The paper also maintains social media links on Facebook and through mobile devices.
Music Department
The Music Department has two Jazz Bands, "Jazz A" (big band) and "Jazz B", two concert bands, the Wind Ensemble (adv.) and the Symphonic Band (int.), as well as two Performance Workshop classes, and a Beginning Guitar and Bass class. The Music Department usually goes on tour every year, in 2009, 2010, and 2011 it went to Yosemite NP. In 2009 and 2010 it hosted the Night of Swing as a fundraiser. In 2011 this was changed to a Night of Blues due to orchestration availability. The Department is Run by John Mattern, winner of the KDFC 102.1 Music Educator of the Year in 2006.
Theatre
Redwood's theatre company, EPiC, is student-run. It provides students with endless opportunities to create, explore, and learn in the theatre. Every year, the senior theatre students create an original one-act and enter it in the Mother Lode Festival. The piece usually wins the highest award offered at the festival, "Superior." EPiC alum have gone on to do incredible theatrical feats.
Notable alumni
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s; Assistant Chief, Stinson Beach Fire Department; founder of The Kids Camp nature education program - Michael Altman (1993), oarsman, 2004 (alternate) and 2008 US Olympic RowingRowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight coxless fourMen's lightweight coxless four competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to 17 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park....
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