Granada High School (California)

Granada High School is a high school located at 400 Wall Street in Livermore, California, United States. Granada was established as the town's second public high school in response to significant population growth in the 1960s. Livermore High School was the first high school in Livermore, and rivals Granada. The name Granada is a Spanish word meaning "pomegranate". The school's official newspaper is called The Pomegranate, which is published monthly. The school mascot is a matador.

Granada High School
Granada High School emblem
Location
400 Wall Street
Livermore, California 94550
United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1963
School districtLivermore Valley Joint Unified School District
Faculty94.30 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,261 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.98[1]
Color(s)Black and gold         
MascotMatador
NewspaperThe Pomegranate
YearbookEl Toreador
Information(925) 606-4800
WebsiteGranada High School

History

Granada High School is located in the midst of housing tracts in Livermore, which changed from an agrarian community to a growing suburban community at the end of World War II. This change was escalated by the development of the research laboratory that started in the 1950s as a reaction to the United States' role as a nuclear power. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is still a major employer in the community. The growth of the Bay Area as a leader in the area of technology has also changed the nature of the community, as has the recent development of the local wine industry.

Athletics

Granada High School has teams in 15 sports. These teams compete in the North Coast Section CIF (NCS) and East Bay Athletic League (EBAL).

Men's sports:

Women's sports

  • Fall: cross country, golf, tennis, volleyball, water polo
  • Winter: basketball, soccer
  • Spring: diving, lacrosse, softball, swimming, track

Between 2009 and 2015, Granada's baseball team compiled a 111–68 record while heading the Matadors.[2]

In 2013, the team finished the season with a record of 24–2, making it to the semifinals in the North Coast Section playoffs. The team featured San Francisco Giants draftee Ryan Kirby[3] and current Miami Marlins minor leaguer Casey Soltis.[4] The Matadors began the season with 20 consecutive victories, outscoring their opponents 190-39[5] over the course of the 26-game season. The team had a 13–1 record in their league games, as they won the East Bay Athletic league for the first time since the 1980s. The team was ranked as high as second in the nation by MaxPreps during the course of the season.[6]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Granada High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  2. Willis, Corrigan. "Granada Baseball Coach History". MaxPreps. MaxPreps. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. Kirby, Ryan. "Draft Tracker: 2013 First-Year Player Draft from MLB.com". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. Soltis, Casey. "Casey Soltis". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. "Team Totals". MaxPreps.com. MaxPreps.
  6. Mitch Stephens (April 30, 2013). "MitchMash: Mojo, victories continue for Granada's No. 2 baseball team".
  7. The Official Site of The San Francisco Giants: Team: Player Information
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