Live Oak High School (Morgan Hill, California)

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principal = Nick Boden
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address = 1505 East Main Avenue
city = Morgan Hill
state = California
country = USA
Newspaper = The Oak Leaf
Grades = 9-12
colors = Green and Gold
mascot = Acorn
district = Morgan Hill Unified School District
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Live Oak High school (LOHS) is a public high school located in Morgan Hill, California, USA which consists of freshman, sophomore, junior. and senior classes. Live Oak is part of the Morgan Hill Unified School district. The school mascot of Live Oak is an Acorn, and its colors are green and gold. Its principal rival is Ann Sobrato High School, a newly built high school located in Morgan Hill.

Academics

Testing

*All students must take and pass the CAHSEE in order to earn a high school diploma. Students take the exam in the spring of 10th grade. If they do not pass at that time, they have the opportunity to take the test again in 11th and 12th grades.
*STAR testing is a California state requirement for all students at all schools.
*The PSAT is a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT. You may take the PSAT in 9th, 10th, and/or 11th grades. If you take the PSAT in 11th grade, you are also entered into the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) scholarship program.

Athletics

Athletics Assistant Principal: Frank Lines
Athletic Director: Mark Cummins
Assistant Athletic Director: Tony Goble
League: Blossom Valley Athletic League (BVAL)
Section: Central Coast Section (CCS)

Fall Sports

*Cross Country (Coed)
*American football (Frosh/Soph, Varsity)
*Field Hockey (JV, Varsity)
*Golf (Girls)
*Tennis (Girls)
*Volleyball (Girls JV and Varsity)
*Waterpolo (Boys & Girls JV and Varsity)

Winter Sports

*Basketball (Boys & Girls JV and Varsity)
*Soccer (Boys & Girls JV and Varsity)
*Wrestling (Coed)

pring Sports

*Badminton (Coed)
*Baseball
*Diving
*Golf (Boys)
* [Rugby] [http://www.liveoakrugby.tk]
*Softball (JV and Varsity)
*Swimming(Boys and Girls)
*Tennis (Boys)
*Track and Field (Coed)
*Volleyball (Boys JV and Varsity)

Clubs

*Anime Club
*BSU (Black Student Union)
*Christian Club
*CSF (California Scholarship Federation)
*Colorguard
*D-20
*Drama Guild
*Earth Club
*FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
*FFA (Future Farmers of America)
*French Club
*GSA (Gay Straight Alliance)
*Hip Hop Club
*Honors
*Lacrosse Club
*Magic Club
*Mock Trial
*Native Trib United
*Patriot Club
*Roller Hockey Club
*Rugby Club
*Teach for Tomorrow

The Oak Leaf

The Oak Leaf is the Live Oak High's newspaper that covers school-related events, voices student opinion, and spotlights exceptional students and faculty. The monthly paper is the product of student writers, photographers, editors, and page designers. In recent years however, due to lack of funding, the paper is being printed less and less.

The Emerald Regime

The Live Oak Emerald Regime marching band is a competing marching band in the WBA "Class A" division.

It originated in the summer of 1970 with 36 members, led by Michael Rubino. At first, the band was primarily for local band reviews and the Live Oak High School football games at the old campus (the current Britton Middle School campus). In 1976, the band took the Grand National Championship award in Whitewater, Wisconsin, winning "best winds", "best marching", and "best general effect". The Emerald Regime took the same award again in 1978.

Throughout much of the 1980's and 1990's, the Emerald Regime was very strong in its performances, winning numerous awards and embarking on many trips to numerous countries. The program calls a band trip a "Journey of a Lifetime".

Michael Rubino retired in 1998, and Jeff Wilson took his place. Despite this change in leadership, the band continued its tradition of excellence, continuing to travel to many different locations and winning many awards. In 2003, Greg Bergantz became the director of the bands at Live Oak High School. However, during the late 1990's and early 2000's, the financial support for music programs in the MHUSD diminished, and with the opening of Ann Sobrato High School, the numbers of the Emerald Regime slowly reduced the band's size from the "AAA" division to the "A" division in the WBA. The band, however, has not lowered its quality of music and performance and still wins competitions in the "A" division.

The band was best remembered for several memorable "Journeys of a Lifetime," two of which occurred in 1987. The Emerald Regime's first major trip was to China, where the ER was the first marching band to march on the Great Wall of China. As a result of that trip, the band took a trip to New York City, where the members marched in the Macy's Day Parade. ["Live Oak Emerald Regime History" http://www.emeraldregime.org/history.htm] In 1990 the Emerald Regime also toured and played concerts in the Soviet Union during the waning days of that communist regime, with performances in Moscow, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) and Estonia.

Notable Alumni

*Rhett Hall, Class of '87 Played in the NFL for 8 years 1991-98 was a member of 1994 Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers
*Ryan Neufeld, NFL football player for the Dallas Cowboys (1999), Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks, and Buffalo Bills
*Jeff Ulbrich, NFL linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers
*Jimmy Vasser, class of '83, Race Car Driver

References

External links

* [http://www.liveoakhs.ca.campusgrid.net/home/ Live Oak High School Website]
* [http://www.maxpreps.com/FanPages/HomeSchool.mxp/SchoolID-a52c60ac-fbe9-438f-b052-c1eba43afacd/ Max Preps Live Oak Acorn's High School]
* [http://www.oak-leaf.org/ Oak Leaf Website]