San Leandro High School

San Leandro High School is a four-year public high school in San Leandro, California, USA. The school is a member of the San Leandro Unified School District. In 2007, the School District bought land for a new building to house the freshman class to relieve overcrowding at SLHS. This move has met with some opposition due to the separation of the freshman class from the rest of the school.[4] The freshman (9th grade) campus is named the "Fred T. Korematsu Campus", after civil rights activist Fred Korematsu who had significant connections to San Leandro. As of the 2017-2018 school year, the campus had its status removed as a 9th grade only campus and now houses the math and foreign language department for all grade levels, with some exceptions.

San Leandro High School
Address
2200 Bancroft Avenue

San Leandro
,
California

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1949[1]
School districtSan Leandro Unified School District
PrincipalDr. Reginald Richardson; Dr. Ronald Richardson
Faculty121[2]
Teaching staff116.00 (FTE)[3]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment2,657 (2017-18)[3]
Student to teacher ratio22.91[3]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red, blue         
MascotPirates
NewspaperThe Cargo
YearbookAnchors Aweigh
Information(510)618-4600
WebsiteSan Leandro High School

Academics

San Leandro High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[5] Students are allowed to take courses either as College Preparatory(CP), Honors(H) or Advanced Placement(AP).

Advanced Placement Courses are offered in[6](as of the 2019-2020 school year)...[7]

San Leandro High School Community Virtues

We are lifelong learners. We are leaders in training. Don't be part of the problem. Be part of the solution. Failure is not an option. Respect is a sign of strength. Discipline yourself so no one else has to. Stay calm at all times. If you have a goal, nothing is impossible. We come from greatness.

Fine arts

San Leandro High School has art programs including those deemed Advanced Placement, with classes ranging from sculpture to creative writing. The music program features marching band, jazz band, wind ensemble, freshmen band, freshmen orchestra, advanced orchestra, choir, and Notables. The drama department puts on theater and musical productions each fall and spring.

In 2011, with funding from the voter-approved Measure B school bond, the new Arts Education Center opened. The building contains a state of the art green screen room and control room, two sound booths, five classrooms, and a 552-seat performing arts theater.[8]

Sports

Sports available at the school include football, cross-country, tennis golf, volleyball, water polo, basketball, soccer, wrestling, track and field, swimming, badminton, baseball and softball.

Awards and recognition

San Leandro High School was recognized by the California Department of Education in 1996 as a California Distinguished School.[9]

In 2018, the College Board Advanced Placement named the San Leandro Unified School District a District of the Year for being the national leader among medium-sized school districts in expanding access to Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses to high school students while simultaneously improving AP Exam performance. The San Leandro Unified School District was one of 447 school districts across the U.S. and Canada that achieved placement on the annual AP District Honor Roll.[10]

Demographics

In 2014, the San Leandro High School student population was measured at 39.7% Hispanic, 25.3% Asian, 15.2% Black, 16.7% White, 0.5% American Indian, 1.5% Pacific Islander and 1.9% Multi-Racial.[11]

Clubs and organizations

San Leandro High School has many clubs and organizations including:

  • African American Student Union: a social club for African-American students.
  • Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID): a program to help students to get into 4-year universities. San Leandro High has also gained the title as a National AVID Demonstration School.
  • Distributive Education Clubs of America: a national organization for developing business and economics skills.
  • Jefferson Service Club:The San Leandro Jefferson Service Club is a group of student activists, who have come together as a grass-roots organization to make a long lasting impact in the community.

San Leandro also has three academies in partnership with the California Partnership Academies program. These academies are:

  • Business Academy: an academy that explains to students how to excel in the business world and teaches them how to market and sell products.
  • San Leandro Academy of Multimedia: an academy that is designed for students to learn about the creative arts, like photography, videography, and animation.
  • Social Justice Academy: an academy established in 2007 that teaches students how to give back to society, through community service projects.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "About SLUSD". San Leandro Unified School District. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
  2. California Department of Education - Dataquest
  3. "San Leandro High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  4. Noceda, Kristofer. "San Leandro district buys site for campus". Oakland Tribune. Retrieved November 20, 2007.
  5. accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
  6. http://www.slhs.net/200210521231858760/site/default.asp?200210521231858760Nav=%7C&NodeID=211
  7. "CC 2019-20_2019.02.26 (color).pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  8. San Leandro Unified School District. "Arts Education Theater".
  9. Distinguished School Awards: Award Winners for Alameda County, California Department of Education. Accessed November 20, 2007.
  10. College Board. "8th Annual AP District Honor Roll" (PDF).
  11. "San Leandro High School". School Matters.
  12. "Jared Cunningham Profile". osubeavers.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  13. "Dennis Dixon". Scout.com. Retrieved November 4, 2007..
  14. Curtis Goodwin, The Baseball Cube. Accessed January 26, 2008.
  15. Art Larsen obituary, Accessed February 15, 2013.
  16. Stark, Jessica. "Colonialism perfected on the American Indian: Activist Russell Means to offer insight, experience" Archived 2007-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, Rice University press release dated November 14, 2007. Accessed November 20, 2007. "Shortly after the outbreak of World War II, his family moved to California, where he graduated from San Leandro High in 1958 and continued his formal education at Oakland City College and Arizona State."
  17. Julian Nash Archived 2007-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, San Jose Earthquakes. Accessed November 20, 2007.
  18. Jarrad Page Archived 2007-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, Kansas City Chiefs. Accessed November 20, 2007.
  20. Marviel Underwood Archived 2007-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, Green Bay Packers. Accessed November 20, 2007.
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