Emery Secondary School
Emery Secondary School is a high school in Emeryville, California, United States for 9th through 12th grades. It is part of the Emery Unified School District. The school has an enrollment of around 200 students.[1] Emery Secondary School was formerly Emery High School; after the closure of Emery Middle School, it became a secondary school with the addition of the 7th and 8th grades. The school building was scheduled to close in 2012 and be replaced by a new facility, housing transitional kindergarten - 8th grades, and 9th - 12th grade sites.[2]
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Type | Public |
School district | Emery Unified School District |
Principal | Jessica Goode |
Enrollment | Approx. 200 |
Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
Mascot | Spartan |
Website | emeryusd |
Athletics
The school competes in the Bay Counties League - East.[3]
At the 2003 National Chess Education Association tournament in Anaheim, the Emery Chess Club secured first place in the 8th, 11th and 12th grade categories.[4]
Notable alumni
- Darnell Robinson, retired professional basketball player; while at Emery High, he was the leading scorer in California men's high school basketball history.[5][6]
Notable faculty
- Edyth May Sliffe, 1901–1986, namesake of an annual award by the Mathematical Association of America.[7]
References
- "Emery Secondary School", National Center for Education Statistics, accessed June 7, 2009.
- "City of Emeryville Memorandum" Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, Patrick D. O'Keeffe, City Manager, City of Emeryville, October 2008.
- "AD Board Members" Archived 2009-07-03 at the Wayback Machine, Bay Area Conference, December 1, 2008.
- "Emery Chess Club checkmates foes", Meredith May, San Francisco Chronicle, December 19, 2003.
- "Arkansas Star Robinson Opts For NBA Draft", Contra Costa Times, March 27, 1996.
- "Emery's Big Package Awaits Brethren Christian in Final Basketball: Darnell Robinson, 6-11, is expected to power his team's offense in the Division V State championship game", Los Angeles Times, March 16, 1993.
- "History of the Awards and Edyth May Sliffe" Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, January/February 1989.