Mt. Eden High School

Infobox Secondary school

name = Mt. Eden High School
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established = 1960
type = Public high school
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principal = Jimmy Carter
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grades = 9-12
address = 2300 Panama Street
city = Hayward
state = California
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district = [http://www.husd.k12.ca.us/ Hayward Unified School District]
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colors = Royal Blue & Gold
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newspaper = The Lion's Tale
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Mt. Eden High School is a high school located inside the city of Hayward, California. It is part of the Hayward Unified School District.

Information about Mt Eden High School

Mt Eden High School is the home of 2300 students and 105 staff members. Mt. Eden is a 1996 California Distinguished School. Mt. Eden is located in San Francisco's East Bay community of Hayward in the southern most area of the city. The high school is part of the Hayward Unified School District. The mission of the district is to enable all students to recognize and strive to fulfill their potential as caring, thinking, productive, contributing, and responsible participants in our changing world. Built in 1960, Mt. Eden is proud of the diversity of its student body and all staff members work hard to meet the ever-changing needs of our school community. With 40 different languages at the school, 29% of our student body is Limited English Speaking. The staff at Mt. Eden High School believes in providing each student with a variety of opportunities, including the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in our democratic society, developing a sense of pride and respect toward self, family, school and community, and developing maximum proficiency in all areas of curriculum.

[http://www.husd.k12.ca.us/previous/HUSD/schools/mteden/index.htm]

Demographics

As of 2004, 40% of the school's population are Latino, 33% Asian American/Pacific Islander, 15% White/European American/Other, and 13% are African American. [http://www.husd.k12.ca.us/PDF/SARC04/MtEden.pdf]

The average class size for an English class is 25 students. Math classes have an average of 25 students, History has an average of 29, and Science has an average of 27.

School structure

Mt. Eden consists of nine halls: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, K, L, J, M, Art Halls, and portables; one cafeteria; two locker rooms (one for boys and one for girls); a quad in the middle of the campus; a gym; a football field; a track; a large field; a baseball diamond; and four tennis courts. There are also two on-site parking lots: one for students, located in the back of the campus, and one mainly intended for teachers, located in front of the main office.

Mt. Eden High School adopted a closed-campus policy for the 2007-2008 school year.

Courses

Mt. Eden offers a variety of classes that students may choose from. Among these are foreign languages, art classes, math classes, and English classes.Mt. Eden also offers sheltered, accelerated, Advanced Placement, and Honors classes.

Extra-curricular activities

Sports

Mt. Eden offers many extra-curricular activities. Their athletic program includes Boys' and Girls' Tennis, Girls' Volleyball, Football, Badminton (Undefeated), Softball, Boys' and Girl's Soccer, Boys' and Girls' Basketball, Horseback Riding, Rock Climbing,Hunting,Baseball, Stickball, Swimming, Extreme Sky Diving, Ultimate Frisbee, Track and Field, Synchronized Swimming, Cross Country, Yoga, Power Walking, and Wrestling.

Organizations/Clubs

Many organizations and groups exist within school. A neo-communist movement is said to be lead by the incumbent Barry Robinson. Many clubs are also commonly found within the school ranging across many different tastes and attitudes among the student body.

Fine arts

Mt. Eden offers a plethora of fine arts programs. Under the Direction of Kevin Cato, the Instrumental Program at Mt. Eden features Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble (one of the top Concert groups in the U.S.), Orchestra, Marching Band, Drumline, Jazz Combo, Pep Band, Chamber Groups and Percussion Ensemble. Under the direction of Courtney Marshall the Dance Department features Stage Left; Mt. Eden's Dance team. Mt Eden also has a superb Vocal Music Association. For over 18 years, under the direction of Ken Rawdon, the Mt Eden Vocal Music Association has thrived throughout the state of California as well as the Nation. Mt Edens choirs have won numerous awards and are considered one of Northern California's finest vocal programs. The choirs perform on the home front in Hayward at least four times a year in concerts that include both a Winter and Spring Concert, a POPS concert and dessert theatre (cabaret). In The Mt Eden High School Vocal Music Association consists of 7 choirs including Concert Choir, Mens Choir, Womens Choir, Womens Chamber Ensemble, Chamber Singers, Monarch Mirage Show Choir, and the Deja Bluez Jazz Ensemble. A description of each choir is below.

Concert Choir

The MEHS Concert Choir is the centerpiece of the entire program. It is the combination of all choir classes at Mt. Eden. Every student in every vocal music class is a member of this choir regardless of which choir they are enrolled in. This choir performs concert literature of all kinds: secular, sacred, contemporary, multi-cultural, etc. They perform the classics of great choral music by the master composers and perform in numerous languages. All students in the concert choir participate in the winter, spring, pops concerts, dessert theaters, HUSD all-district music festival, ACDA and CMEA choral festivals throughout the school year. They also perform at many collegiate-level invitational choral festivals and competitions in California."'
Northern California Golden State Competition Record
1997 - 4th Place
1999 - 3rd Place
2000 - 1st Place
2001 - Host
2002 - 2nd Place
2003 - 1st Place
2004 - Host
2005 - 3rd Place
2006 - 1st Place
2007 - Host
2008 - 1st Place

Women’s Choir & Men’s Choir

These choirs are open to all 9th & 10th grade female and male students regardless of musical background or experience. These classes are the starting point for freshmen men or women. The unique aspects of the young voice are explored in these classes – especially the changing male voices and the many “problems” that this phenomena presents and how to deal with it. The students in these classes will have an opportunity to go on to one of the advanced choirs after completing a year (sometimes less) in Women’s Choir or Men’s Choir. After the students 10th grade year, students may only retake men’s choir or women’s choir at the permission of the director. Students in these classes must attend all competitions, festivals, performances and concerts as indicated on the rehearsal/performance calendar. All students MUST attend the after school rehearsals as scheduled on the choir’s master calendar. Students in these classes may earn the right to go on tour if they wish to do so. Classroom behavior, conduct on the MEHS campus, grades, GPAs, and all classroom attendance, etc., will be the determining factor in this. It is also the director’s prerogative to dismiss a student from this class if it is in the best interest of all the students in the class. Should this happen, the student will not participate in singing every day. They will still have to come to class, but sit “on the sidelines” and be given alternate written work. Not attending a performance or mandatory event can cause this to happen. Excessive absences to the point where the student can not keep up is also a scenario under which this may occur.

Women's Chamber Ensemble

Membership in this class is open only at the invitation of the director. This class is designed for women who are taking choir for the second or third time, with possibly a few selected freshman women. The women in this class are selected based on things like previous classroom attendance, a desire to learn additional and more advanced literature, and of course how well curriculum from a previous vocal music class has been mastered. After a year in this class the women are often encouraged to try out for Chamber Singers. This class may be repeated only at the discretion of the director. It is also the director’s prerogative to dismiss a student from this class if it is in the best interest of all the students in the class. Students in this class must attend all competitions, festivals and tour.

Chamber Singers

Chamber Singers is open by audition or invitation of the director only. Usually a student’s participation in this class is preceded by a year or two in men’s choir, women’s choir, or women’s chamber Ensemble. The music in this class tends to be more sophisticated and mature. The class moves quickly and students are expected to keep up. There are a number of after-school and evening performances required, especially during the December Holiday season. The students in this class are also participants in the Chabot College Chamber Chorale. They do not have to attend the Tuesday night rehearsals at the college. They will only be expected to perform at one concert each term. In exchange, they will earn a unit of college credit for each term. They will not have to pay extra money for this. It is free of charge. This is the ensemble designed for students who read music well and have exhibited a high degree of commitment to the program. In a very few cases a freshman may be considered for this class if they show a high degree of musical expertise. In general, chamber singers are juniors and seniors with more developed vocal skills and technique, with a few select sophomores. Students in this class must attend all competitions, festivals and tour. This class may be repeated only at the discretion of the director. It is also the director’s prerogative to dismiss a student from this class if he believes it is in the best interest of all the students in the class or if that student creates a negative rehearsal setting.

Monarch Mirage Show Choir

The Monarch Mirage Show Choir is open by audition and/or invitation only. Rehearsals are after school and involve a great deal of commitment. Students must demonstrate ability to sing in a pop style and sing it well. Students must also demonstrate a strong dance ability – or at least the ability to learn. Students in this ensemble will be graded on and expected to perform in the all-school musical first term and a heavy-duty competition season second term. Students in this class must attend all competitions, festivals and tour. This class may be repeated only at the discretion of the director. It is also the director’s prerogative to dismiss a student from this class if it is in the best interest of all the students in the class.

Deja Bluez Jazz Ensemble

This group is an invitation only group that practices for about 20 minutes a day during lunch. The singers in this group show exceptional reading and vocal skill, and the love for jazz music.

Badminton team

Mt. Eden High Badminton is currently on a winning streak. They been undefeated since 1999. They received their 100th win on April 8, 2008.

Special Guests

Rap Group Public Enemy came to Mt Eden High to talk about the dangers of gangs and drugs in the early 1990's as part of a campaign they were in. Chuck D was not available to be there.

External links

* [http://www.husd.k12.ca.us/mteden/index.htm Mt. Eden High School]
* [http://www.mtedenchoirs.org/index.html Mt. Eden High School Choirs]
* [http://www.mehsband.com/ Mt. Eden High School Instrumental Program]

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