Encinal High School

Infobox_School | name = Encinal High School


imagesize = 275px
established = 1952
type = Public
principal = Mike Cooper
vice principal = Mariano Rios
faculty = Approximately 60
enrollment = Approximately 1,100
colors = Blue and White
mascot = Jets
location = 210 Central Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
country = USA
information = [phone]: Phone
[phone]: Fax
website = http://alameda.k12.ca.us/encinal1/encinal.html

Encinal High School is a public coeducational high school serving grades 9-12. It is located in Alameda, California and is part of the Alameda Unified School District.

Demographics

Encinal High is very ethnically diverse, with a student body which is 23% African-American, 20% White non-Hispanic, 22% Asian, 17% Filipino, 15% Hispanic or Latino, 1% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 1% Pacific Islander, and 1% Multiple Ethnicity or No Response, according to the California Department of Education for the 2005-2006 school year. [CA Department of Education, "Student Ethnicity", http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/ca/other/6, 2005-2006]

College and work preparation

SAT

*56% of students take the SAT.
*Average SAT scores are 500 verbal and 520 math.

Continuing education

*86% of graduates will attend two or four year colleges.
*21% of graduates will attend UC's.
*25% of graduates will attend CSU's.

Courses offered

*Encinal offers 15 Advanced Placement courses: Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, English Language, English Literature, Environmental Science, European History, French Language, US Government, US History, Spanish Language, Statistics, and Studio Art.
*The school also offers five special school-to-career programs in automotive technology, child development, computer programming and technology, cosmetology, and finance and marketing.

Other

*Encinal High School has an Academic Performance Index of 6/10. However, when compared to socioeconomically similar schools, its API is an 8/10. [CA Department of Education, "API Index", http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/achievement/ca/6, 2005-2006]
*Encinal is the only high school in the city of Alameda to have open-enrollment AP classes.
*Encinal High School shares its campus with the Alameda Community Learning Center; a charter school that offers an alternative way of learning.
*Encinal High School has an armory below its Gym, which teaches JROTC. The current commanders are retired soldiers called SSG Rios and PFC Singh. Students could take JROTC, in place of Physical Education.

Student activities

Athletics

Encinal High has several Varsity sports, including:
*Badminton
*Basketball
*Baseball
*Cheerleading
*Football
*Golf
*Soccer
*Softball
*Swimming
*Tennis
*Volleyball
*Water Polo

*Encinal High, Alameda High School, and St. Joseph Notre Dame High School collectively field men's and women's Rugby union teams. [cite web| url=http://alamedarugby.com/
title=Alameda Rugby ]

March 2008 Student Walkouts

On March 5, 2008, about 1,000 students from Encinal High School walked out of class to protest the budget cuts for the 2008-2009 school year. The budget cuts were a result of the $4 billion budget cut approved by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The budget cuts would eliminate many school sports, Advanced Placement classes, and lay off about 46 teachers. The walkout began at Encinal High where students marched to the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) offices located on the Alameda High campus, where the 1,000 Encinal students were joined by many more students from Alameda High. After about a half hour of chanting protests outside the District offices, AUSD superintendent Ardella Dailey invited the walking out students into the Kofman Auditorium to try to explain why the cuts were required. [http://cbs5.com/education/alameda.student.walkout.2.670220.html]

Text messaging technology, as well as social networking sites, such as MySpace, Facebook, and Youtube helped the students coordinate and announce the walkout. Before they reached the district office, many Encinal students text messaged students at Alameda High. Aware of the walkout only when the Encinal students reached the district office, Alameda High officials were unable to prevent their students from leaving class. They were all marked with cleared absences.

Clubs

Sanctioned clubs at the school include:
*Afghan Club
*Anime Club
*Art Club
*Black Student Union
*Chess Club
*Chinese Club
*DECA
*East African Club
*French Culture Club
*Filipino Club
* Junior State of America
*Key Club
*Latino Raza Club
*National Honor Society
*Pirate Club
*Philosophy Club
*Red Cross Youth Club
*Vietnamese Club
*Undead Club

Other activities

The Encinal High Jets band, the Marching Jets, is the island's only high school marching band. Throughout the year, the musicians compete in band reviews all over Northern California and hold the Island Winterguard show every March of the school year. Perhaps one of the most anticipated events is the Encinal Extravaganza of Bands where more than 3000 musicians, guard units and spectators come to watch the marching band competitions. During the 2005-2006 school year, the band placed in the top three in every review they entered.

Encinal High School also possesses an extremely rich dramatic arts program. The Encinal drama department has in past years performed critically renowned productions of such classics as "Les Misérables", "Hamlet", and the "Sound of Music". In the spring of 2006 Encinal High performed "CATS". In the winter of 2007, Encinal High School performed 12 Angry Men.

In 2008 they performed the well-received Angels in America, as well as the classic musical Carousel.

In addition, the school has a nationally recognized JROTC program.

Miscellaneous

*The school mascot is a Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk attack jet; a tribute to the military heritage of the town and to the now-closed Naval Air Station on the west end of the island.
*Most students come from Chipman Middle School or Wood Middle School.
*The TV show MythBusters sometimes uses the school's pool in its experiments.
*Eileen Walsh, spouse of Jamie Hyneman from the MythBusters is a teacher at Encinal High School.

Notable alumni

*Willie Stargell - Pirates Hall of Fame baseball player
*Jimmy Rollins - Baseball Player; 2007 NL Most Valuable Player
*Isaiah Rider- NBA Player & 1994 Slam Dunk Champion
*Dontrelle Willis - Baseball player; NL Rookie of the Year 2003
*John Harrington - Photographer, author

External links

* [http://encinalhighschool.googlepages.com Encinal High School Homepage]
* [http://www.encinalHigh.com Encinal High School Alumni Site] A Site run by alumni for alumni

References