Florin High School
Encyclopedia
Florin High School is a high school
in Sacramento, California
. It is part of the Elk Grove Unified School District
.
, a neighborhood in unincorporated
Sacramento County, California
that used to be a farming community growing primarily strawberries until a combination of the Japanese American Internment
and land development
replaced the strawberry fields with suburban tracts.
adopts the University of Virginia
's "academical village" building plan. This plan anchors the school on the library. Two parallel rows of classrooms run down from behind the library with a manicured lawn in between the two rows. Other permanent classrooms exist as contemporaries to the anchor architecture plan. Since the school's inception, the Elk Grove Unified School District has added a number of other permanent and temporary classrooms.
Previous Principals:
Mr Huyett was the school's first principal.
Military
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
. It is part of the Elk Grove Unified School District
Elk Grove Unified School District
The Elk Grove Unified School District is a school district in southern Sacramento County, California, U.S.A.The Elk Grove Unified School District is the fifth largest school district in California and the largest in Northern California....
.
History
Florin High School opened in 1989, the third high school in the district. It has since then remained in continuous operation. The district named Florin High after FlorinFlorin, California
Florin is a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, a neighborhood in unincorporated
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
Sacramento County, California
Sacramento County, California
Sacramento County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Sacramento, which is also the state capital. As of 2010 the county had a population of 1,418,788....
that used to be a farming community growing primarily strawberries until a combination of the Japanese American Internment
Japanese American internment
Japanese-American internment was the relocation and internment by the United States government in 1942 of approximately 110,000 Japanese Americans and Japanese who lived along the Pacific coast of the United States to camps called "War Relocation Camps," in the wake of Imperial Japan's attack on...
and land development
Land development
Land development refers to altering the landscape in any number of ways such as:* changing landforms from a natural or semi-natural state for a purpose such as agriculture or housing...
replaced the strawberry fields with suburban tracts.
Architecture
Florin High School's architectureArchitecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
adopts the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
's "academical village" building plan. This plan anchors the school on the library. Two parallel rows of classrooms run down from behind the library with a manicured lawn in between the two rows. Other permanent classrooms exist as contemporaries to the anchor architecture plan. Since the school's inception, the Elk Grove Unified School District has added a number of other permanent and temporary classrooms.
Administration
Mr. Don Ross is the current principal.Previous Principals:
- William Morones 2009-2010 (now principal of Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, Ca.)
- Mark Cerutti 2006-2009 (now Director of Secondary Education for Elk Grove Unified)
- Brad Watson (INTERIM) 2005-2006
- Phillip Moore 2002-2005
- Terry Chapman 1996-2002
- Dr. Odie Douglas 1992-1996 (now Assistant Superitendent for Lodi Unified)
- William Huyett 1989-1992 (now the superitendent of Berkeley Unified)
Mr Huyett was the school's first principal.
Notable alumni
- Ephraim SalaamEphraim SalaamEphraim Mateen Salaam is an American football Offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
, offensive lineman in the NFLNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing... - Phil Tayag, Member of the Americas Best Dance Crews Season 1 winner The JabbaWokeeZ
- Brian Smith, Left handed pitcher California State University Sacramento.
Military
- Alan Bryant, 1994-current U.S. Army, Electronic Warfare Corps, Stationed in Ft. Hood, TX Rank:Sergeant First Class (SFC)