San Lorenzo High School
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San Lorenzo High School, also known as "SLZ", is a public high school located in San Lorenzo, California
and is part of the San Lorenzo Unified School District
. Its crosstown rival is Arroyo High School. The school has recently undergone remodeling and construction of additional classroom facilities.
The school's student body reflects the diversity of its surrounding and nearby communities, namely San Lorenzo
, San Leandro
, Hayward
, and Oakland
. As of 2007-2008, demographics from the California Department of Education
show that student demographics are, Hispanic
-Latino
(49%), followed by Black
(22%), non-Hispanic White
(15%), Asian
(4%), Filipino
(8%), and Pacific Islander
(2%).
, Link Crew, Druids, International Club, PenSLZ, GSA, BSU, La Raza Unida, TV&FILM, For the World, and many other student organizations.
Students also participate in many athletics. Fall sports include football, girl's volleyball, girl's tennis and cross country. In the winter, students may participate in basketball and soccer. In the spring, sports offered include baseball, softball, and track & field, and boy's tennis.
The current Editor-in-Chief is Geovanni Jimenez-Garcia and the current advisor is Jen Clyde.
Editors:
News Editor: Sarah Cronin
Features Editor: Alexis Cross
Opinions Editor: Fareeza Ali
Sports Editor: Brian Mislang
Lifestyles Editor: Miguel Velasco
Entertainment Editor: Ashley Brekke
Copy Editors: Mekkah Holmes, Roberto Perez
Integrity Editors: Brenda Gonzalez, Leslie Miller, Brenda Semana
Business Manager: Laurel Flores, Alex Orozco
Public Relations Manager: Judy Chen
"The Cabinet"
The President's Cabinet or "The Cabinet" focuses on school-wide activities and events. The Cabinet positions are divided into two groups:
ASB Officers: ASB President, ASB Vice President, ASB Secretary, ASB Treasurer, ASB Assistant Treasurer.
Commissioners: Commissioner of Activities, Commissioner of Athletics, Commissioner of Campus Climate, Commissioner of Clubs, Commissioner of Dance, Historian, Commissioner of Publicity, Commissioner of Rallies, Commissioner of Spirit, Commissioners of Sound and Music, and Commissioner of Staff Relations.
"House"
The House of Representatives or "The House" focuses on specific grade classes or a SLC (Small Learning Communities).
The positions in the House include: Speaker of the House, Senate President, Senior class administration (President, Vice President, and four Senators), Junior class administration, Sophomore class administration, Freshman class administration and advocate, and SLC representatives (2 BADA, 2 G.E.T., 2 LLC).
The Activities Director and Leadership teacher is Glenna Wurm-Hayenga.
San Lorenzo, California
San Lorenzo , also known as San Lorenzo Village is a census-designated place in Alameda County, California, United States. The population was 23,452 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
and is part of the San Lorenzo Unified School District
San Lorenzo Unified School District
San Lorenzo Unified School District is a school district serving the San Lorenzo, San Leandro areas and part of Hayward in Alameda County, California. It was established in 1865. Several "small learning communities," each with a distinctive program, have been created at the district's three high...
. Its crosstown rival is Arroyo High School. The school has recently undergone remodeling and construction of additional classroom facilities.
The school's student body reflects the diversity of its surrounding and nearby communities, namely San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo, California
San Lorenzo , also known as San Lorenzo Village is a census-designated place in Alameda County, California, United States. The population was 23,452 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
, San Leandro
San Leandro, California
San Leandro is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is considered a suburb of Oakland and San Francisco. The population was 84,950 as of 2010 census. The climate of the city is mild throughout the year.-Geography and water resources:...
, Hayward
Hayward, California
Hayward is a city located in the East Bay in Alameda County, California. With a population of 144,186, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area and the third largest in Alameda County. Hayward was ranked as the 37th most populous municipality in California. It is included in...
, and Oakland
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
. As of 2007-2008, demographics from the California Department of Education
California Department of Education
The California Department of Education is a California agency that oversees public education. The department oversees funding and testing, and holds local educational agencies accountable for student achievement...
show that student demographics are, 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 ...
-Latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
(49%), followed by Black
Black people
The term black people is used in systems of racial classification for humans of a dark skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups.Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class, socio-economic status also plays a...
(22%), non-Hispanic White
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
(15%), Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
(4%), 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...
(8%), and Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander , is a geographic term to describe the indigenous inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, these three regions, together with their islands consist of:Polynesia:...
(2%).
Academics
San Lorenzo High School includes two academies in partnership with the California Partnership Academies program:- Green Engineering and Technology (GREEN) - for students interested in careers in engineering, technology or other ecological or green industries. Instructors include Marcela Barajas, Julie Edwards, Alan Fishman, Jane Nikkel, Jen Clyde, Cheryl Morris, Tanny Hoffman, Katie Herrick and Bowe Carter.
- Law Language and Culture (LLC) - for students interested in the law, in how societies and language develop and change over time, and about how students impact the world in a positive way. Instructors include Alicia Dorosin, Sayuri Shimada, Carlos Cabana, Alyssa Bradley, Nicole Elliot, Andrew Wild and Suzanne Vargas.
- Bay Area Digital Arts (BADA) - an academy which covers all the regular subjects while teaching skills in digital arts. Students participate in various visual/performing arts classes and their learning is enhanced through creativity. Participating instructors include Lance McVay, Vandana Makker, Rachel Ahrens, Beth Daly, Jean Alderson, Dana Wickner, Cheryl Morris, Apollo Mulhauser, Carys Steers, and Marianne Nolte.
- San Lorenzo students are also able to enroll in Advanced Placement and Honors courses such as AP Government, AP Calculus, AP US History, and AP English.
- Our school library is open from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on school days and offers students access to thousands of books as well as computers with high-speed internet and printers.
- Annually, after graduation, SLZ has a high rate of Seniors who go straight into college's/universities or go straight into the work force.
- In Fall of 2009, San Lorenzo High School transitioned off the 4x4 Block schedule in which students take 80 credits per year, to a 6-period day in which students take 60 credits per year. Therefore, the graduation requirements will be incrementally adjusted over the course of the next four years, 2009-2010 through 2012-2013.
Activities
San Lorenzo students participate in a variety of activities/clubs including DECADECA (organization)
DECA, also known as Collegiate DECA on the college level) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service . DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,...
, Link Crew, Druids, International Club, PenSLZ, GSA, BSU, La Raza Unida, TV&FILM, For the World, and many other student organizations.
Students also participate in many athletics. Fall sports include football, girl's volleyball, girl's tennis and cross country. In the winter, students may participate in basketball and soccer. In the spring, sports offered include baseball, softball, and track & field, and boy's tennis.
School Newspaper
The Rebel Record is the school newspaper. It is part of the High School National Ad Network.The current Editor-in-Chief is Geovanni Jimenez-Garcia and the current advisor is Jen Clyde.
Editors:
News Editor: Sarah Cronin
Features Editor: Alexis Cross
Opinions Editor: Fareeza Ali
Sports Editor: Brian Mislang
Lifestyles Editor: Miguel Velasco
Entertainment Editor: Ashley Brekke
Copy Editors: Mekkah Holmes, Roberto Perez
Integrity Editors: Brenda Gonzalez, Leslie Miller, Brenda Semana
Business Manager: Laurel Flores, Alex Orozco
Public Relations Manager: Judy Chen
ASB/Leadership
The SLz ASB/Leadership class is divided into two groups: The President's Cabinet and the House of Representatives."The Cabinet"
The President's Cabinet or "The Cabinet" focuses on school-wide activities and events. The Cabinet positions are divided into two groups:
ASB Officers: ASB President, ASB Vice President, ASB Secretary, ASB Treasurer, ASB Assistant Treasurer.
Commissioners: Commissioner of Activities, Commissioner of Athletics, Commissioner of Campus Climate, Commissioner of Clubs, Commissioner of Dance, Historian, Commissioner of Publicity, Commissioner of Rallies, Commissioner of Spirit, Commissioners of Sound and Music, and Commissioner of Staff Relations.
"House"
The House of Representatives or "The House" focuses on specific grade classes or a SLC (Small Learning Communities).
The positions in the House include: Speaker of the House, Senate President, Senior class administration (President, Vice President, and four Senators), Junior class administration, Sophomore class administration, Freshman class administration and advocate, and SLC representatives (2 BADA, 2 G.E.T., 2 LLC).
The Activities Director and Leadership teacher is Glenna Wurm-Hayenga.
Events
San Lorenzo students also participate in ASB-Associated Student Body to organize events such as dances, rallies and philanthropies such as blood drives.Notable alumni
- Manny FernandezManny Fernandez (American football)Manuel Jose Fernandez is a former American football player of who played eight seasons for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League...
, NFL player and two-time Super BowlSuper BowlThe Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
champion - Nonito Donaire, Jr., Boxer, World Bantamweight Champion
- John Ralston Hall of Fame Football Coach
- Steve SmithSteve Smith (singer)Steve Smith is an American singer best known from television's The Lawrence Welk Show.- Biography :Born and raised in San Francisco, California; he graduated from San Lorenzo High School and attended Westmont College where he met fellow Westmont students Bob Duncan, Greg Dixon and Johnny Johnson...
, singer - Jerry Smith, (Wide Receiver) Washington Redskins