Analy High School

Infobox_School
name = Analy High School


established = 1908
type = Public
principal =Chris Heller [Abbot, Dave (August 13, 2008). "Chris Heller is new Analy principal". Sonoma West Times & News. ]
faculty = 65
enrollment = 1,361cite web|url=http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/DQReports.asp?CDSType=S&CDSCode=49706074930400&lPage=P|title=California Department of Education - Dataquest|accessdate=2007-11-16]
mascot = Tiger
location = 6950 Analy Avenue
Sebastopol, California 95472
information = [phone]
website = [http://www.analyhighschool.org/ analyhighschool.org]

Analy High School, pronounced "ann-a-lee" is a high school located in Sebastopol, California, U.S.A., in the county of Sonoma.

Analy is one of two comprehensive high schools in the West Sonoma County Union High School District, the other being El Molino High School. The high school district has 11 feeder elementary districts. Over the last three years, these districts have developed grade level standards K-12 in English, math and social studies, and work continues in technology and science. Analy has developed standards, particularly in English and math.

In 2002, the community passed a USD $13,000,000 bond issue, and three years later they renewed a four-year parcel tax for another seven years. This parcel tax was defeated in an early initiative, but was placed on the ballot again and passed on June 8, 2005 by a margin of 235 votes. [Pillsbury, Dawn (June 20, 2005). "School parcel tax measures approved at end of final tally". Sonoma West Times & News. ]

Although Sebastopol's population is small, the school serves an area of 50,000. Approximately 85% of Analy's students go directly to two or four-year colleges; the school ranks in the 98th percentile on sending students to two- or four-year public schools.Fact|date=November 2007

30% of the student population is involved in the band, choir, or theater departments.

Analy has a seven-period day. The school offers a range of electives, including eleven practical arts classes. [Source: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Report-WASC]

Choir

Analy's choir department performs three concerts each year. The first concert is performed in the fall, the second in the winter, and the third in the spring. The choir department is divided into different choirs, which perform music at differing styles and levels of complexity.

Choirs

*Concert Choir: This is the beginning level choir, and it has no prerequisite to join. The concert choir primarily consists of freshmen and sophomores, though it is not limited to younger students.

*Treble Choir: This is an all female chorus. It is the second level for female singers, and students are required to audition before joining the treble choir.

*Honor Choir: This is the advanced mixed-voice chorus. It is also an audition-only choir, and usually consists of singers who have graduated from the concert or treble choirs. The group is not limited though, and singers with potential are encouraged to audition even without experience in the previous two choirs.

*Vocal Ensemble: The Vocal Ensemble is not an actual course. It is a small group (usually consisting of 8-12 singers) that rehearses outside of class hours, usually once a week. This group often tackles music that is considered more challenging, both in technical and vocal facets, also consisting wholly of songs that are performed a cappella. Auditions for the group are held early in the year, and are limited to students in the Honor Choir. The Vocal Ensemble is a relatively new facet of the Choir Department, which witnessed its creation in 2002.

Traditions

*Each winter, the Honor Choir has traditionally performed the Hallelujah Chorus, from Handel's Messiah as the last song of the evening, accompanied by the Analy Band. Alumni of the honor choir are invited to join the chorus onstage for the song and to sing with the choir.

*Every spring, several graduating seniors are selected to direct a song each. They are given their choice of songs and rehearse with their choir, as conductor, in place of Mr. Del Monte. Eventually they conduct their piece on the night of the Spring Concert.

*Each Spring Concert, the Honor Choir's final piece is one arranged by legendary composer and arranger Moses Hogan

*On Graduation Day, at the end of each school year, the Honor Choir performs a song for the graduating seniors.

Drama

The Drama department headed by teacher/director Starr Hergenrather, produces two shows per year, a non-musical in the fall, and a musical in the spring. The Crucible is planned for production in the fall of 2008.

The Drama department annually attends the [http://www.csus.edu/lenaea/ Lenaea Festival] , a high-school theatre event held on the California State University, Sacramento campus

Recent shows

(Bold indicates shows directed by current drama teacher Starr Hergenrather)

"'*Anything Goes (2008)

"'*Lysistrata (2007)

"'*Urinetown (2007)

"'*The Tempest (2006)

"'*Bye Bye Birdie (2006)

"'*M*A*S*H (2005)

"'*The Pajama Game (2005)

"'*The Laramie Project (2004)

*The Breakfast Club (Senior Show, student adapted and directed) (2004)

"'*Kiss Me, Kate (2004)

"'*Tartuffe (2003)

"'*The Threepenny Opera (2003)

*For Whom The Southern Belle Tolls (Senior Show, student-directed) (2003)

"'*Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) (2002)

*Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Directed by Jordan Pelot-Whitcomb) (2002)

"'*Hair (2002)

"'*You Can't Take It With You (2001)

*42nd Street (2001)

*Fame (2000)

peech and Debate

Since its inception in 1995, Analy High School's Speech and Debate Team has qualified varsity members to the state championships. It has also qualified members to many national champoinships for the last three years.Analy's team is a member of the Golden Gate Speech Association league, the California High School Speech Association, and the National Forensic League.In addition to competing in local league tournaments and national invitationals, team members speak at local service club organizations such as Lion's Club and Rotary Club, where they earn hundreds of dollars every year in scholarship money.Analy speakers place in the finals at nearly every league tournament, often going undefeated. The league is ranked #1 in the state and is among the top ten in the nation. [Source: National Forensics League]
*In 2006, the Parliamentary debate team of Catterton and Noah placed in the top 15 teams in the nation according to the National Parliamentary Debate League. [Source:National Parliamentart Debate League 2006]
*In 2007, Chris Catterton won Top Speaker and was the Top Team at the Parliamentary Debate National Tournament. Chris earned the title of Parliamentary Debate Grand National Champion for this illustrious achievement.
*In 2008, three Varsity Parliamentary debate teams qualified to the State Debate Championships, a first in Analy history. The team of Catterton and Stafford placed fifth, the team of Burnes and Coulter placed fourth, and the team of Millerick and Noah placed third. [Source:California High School Speech Association] Analy's coach was named the Golden Gate Speech Association's Coach of the Year in 2000, and in 2005 she was inducted into the California High School Speech Coaches' Hall of Fame. [Source: Golden Gate Speech Association]

References

External links

* [http://www.analyhighschool.org/ Official website]