Livermore High School
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Founded in 1891, Livermore High School is a public high school
located in the city of Livermore, California
, USA
, and is part of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
(LVJUSD). In 2007, it was chosen as one in four schools in Alameda County to receive the California Distinguished School award.http://livermorehighonline.com/Lists/Announcements/DispForm.aspx?ID=65&Source=http%3A%2F%2Flivermorehighonline%2Ecom%2Fdefault%2Easpx
The contract for the first high school building was agreed upon December 31, 1892. The building consisted of eight rooms and was finished in the summer of 1893 on the site of what is now a Livermore Area Parks and Recreation District Facility.
At the minimum, students are required to complete 3 years of history/social science courses, 4 years of English, 3 years of mathematics, 2 years of science, 1 year of a foreign language, 1 year of a visual or performing arts, 2 years of physical education, 1 semester of health, and 80 credits of elective courses.
Advanced Placement courses offered include English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, French Language, Spanish Language, Studio Art (2-D, 3-D, and Drawing), Chemistry, Calculus BC, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Biology, and United States History.
Livermore High School is also a member of the Tri-Valley Regional Occupation Program (ROP), hosting numerous ROP classes such as Auto Body, Environmental Science, Criminal Justice, and Marketing.
Livermore High is also the only school in Alameda County to still have a branch of the Future Farmers of America.
A number of graduates martriculate to four-year colleges, mostly within the University of California
and California State University
systems.
Fall: cross country
, football
, girl's volleyball
, water polo
, girl's tennis
, girl's golf
Winter: basketball
, soccer, wrestling
, cheerleading
Spring: track and field
, boy's volleyball
, softball
, baseball
, swimming
and diving
, boy's tennis
, boy's golf
, and lacrosse
Livermore competes in the North Coast Section (NCS) and East Bay Athletic League (EBAL).
Under Livermore Cross Country coach, Ed Salazar, the cross country team a NCS record with 7 straight section titles from 1990-1996. During this period Micheil Jones (1994) and Joe Smith (1995) won individual state cross country titles. Other notable individual state finishes were Amik Jones (6th 1990), Steve Immel (10th 1993, 3rd 1994), Adrian Eimerl (12th 1995), and Tim Ricard (10th 1996) The Cross country team finished 3rd at the state meet in 1994 and 2nd at the state meet in 1995. The 1994-1995 cross country teams had 4 runners go on to compete at the collegiate level (Steve Immel, Micheil Jones, Joe Smith, Adrian Eimerl).
The Cowboy football team was EBAL champions in 1971 and 1972 and 1993, finishing 2nd in the NCS Playoffs in 1993. In 2000, the LHS Football team went 10-2 and reached the semi-finals of the NCS Playoffs before being eliminated by Ygnacio Valley. The Cowboy men's soccer team was NCS champions in 1982, and reached the semi-finals of the NCS championship in 1983.
More recently, the Livermore men's cross-country team won the EBAL championship in 2005, while the baseball team won EBAL in 2007 and 2008. The 2007 team lost in the semifinals of NCS to De La Salle. The 2008 baseball team lost in the NCS semifinals to Arroyo. They were also ranked #1 in California and #16 in the nation for part of the year.
The men's water polo team qualified for the NCS Championship in 2007 and again in 2009. In 2009, they won their first NCS game and advanced to the second round of games.
The Livermore lacrosse team was created in 2006. At the end of the 2008 season, four team members were named East Bay Athletic League Honorable Mention players.
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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....
located in the city of Livermore, California
Livermore, California
Livermore is a city in Alameda County. The population as of 2010 was 80,968. Livermore is located on the eastern edge of California's San Francisco Bay Area....
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and is part of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District is a public school district located in Livermore, California. It is located in Alameda County...
(LVJUSD). In 2007, it was chosen as one in four schools in Alameda County to receive the California Distinguished School award.http://livermorehighonline.com/Lists/Announcements/DispForm.aspx?ID=65&Source=http%3A%2F%2Flivermorehighonline%2Ecom%2Fdefault%2Easpx
Founding
Mr. F. R. Fassett, who was one of the leading citizens of Livermore and served in the State Legislature in 1890, introduced a bill which allowed any township to establish a union high school. Livermore established its high school which was opened in 1891 with E. H. Walker as teacher and principal in one of the rooms of the Livermore Grammar School. The Class of 1893 was first to graduate from Livermore Union High School.The contract for the first high school building was agreed upon December 31, 1892. The building consisted of eight rooms and was finished in the summer of 1893 on the site of what is now a Livermore Area Parks and Recreation District Facility.
Expansion
Immediately after spring vacation in 1930, the high school students moved into a new two-story, red brick building with 14 classrooms and an auditorium, located at the present site. In 1939, the building was made earthquake-proof and refinished with a stucco face. Since then, many new classrooms, buildings, and facilities have been added to the school. During the 1988-89 school year the auditorium was completely renovated, and is now known as the Livermore High School Performing Arts Theater. In 2005, the quadrangle was renovated to include an outdoor amphitheatre. In 2009, new science buildings were created and the temporary classrooms were removed.Academics
Livermore offers a wide variety of courses, including many Advanced Placement and honors courses. The curriculum consists of course offerings in English, mathematics, history and social sciences, foreign languages (French, Spanish, and German), visual arts (photography, ceramics, drawing, video production, animation), music (concert and marching band, orchestra, jazz ensemble, concert and show choir, chamber chorale), theatre and performing arts, economics, government, journalism, psychology, technology, and science (biology, physics, earth sciences, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, and field biology).At the minimum, students are required to complete 3 years of history/social science courses, 4 years of English, 3 years of mathematics, 2 years of science, 1 year of a foreign language, 1 year of a visual or performing arts, 2 years of physical education, 1 semester of health, and 80 credits of elective courses.
Advanced Placement courses offered include English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, French Language, Spanish Language, Studio Art (2-D, 3-D, and Drawing), Chemistry, Calculus BC, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Biology, and United States History.
Livermore High School is also a member of the Tri-Valley Regional Occupation Program (ROP), hosting numerous ROP classes such as Auto Body, Environmental Science, Criminal Justice, and Marketing.
Livermore High is also the only school in Alameda County to still have a branch of the Future Farmers of America.
A number of graduates martriculate to four-year colleges, mostly within the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
and California State University
California State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
systems.
Athletics
Livermore High School competes in the following sports:Fall: cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, girl's volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
, girl's tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, girl's golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
Winter: basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, soccer, wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
Spring: track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, boy's volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
, boy's tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, boy's golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, and lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
Livermore competes in the North Coast Section (NCS) and East Bay Athletic League (EBAL).
Under Livermore Cross Country coach, Ed Salazar, the cross country team a NCS record with 7 straight section titles from 1990-1996. During this period Micheil Jones (1994) and Joe Smith (1995) won individual state cross country titles. Other notable individual state finishes were Amik Jones (6th 1990), Steve Immel (10th 1993, 3rd 1994), Adrian Eimerl (12th 1995), and Tim Ricard (10th 1996) The Cross country team finished 3rd at the state meet in 1994 and 2nd at the state meet in 1995. The 1994-1995 cross country teams had 4 runners go on to compete at the collegiate level (Steve Immel, Micheil Jones, Joe Smith, Adrian Eimerl).
The Cowboy football team was EBAL champions in 1971 and 1972 and 1993, finishing 2nd in the NCS Playoffs in 1993. In 2000, the LHS Football team went 10-2 and reached the semi-finals of the NCS Playoffs before being eliminated by Ygnacio Valley. The Cowboy men's soccer team was NCS champions in 1982, and reached the semi-finals of the NCS championship in 1983.
More recently, the Livermore men's cross-country team won the EBAL championship in 2005, while the baseball team won EBAL in 2007 and 2008. The 2007 team lost in the semifinals of NCS to De La Salle. The 2008 baseball team lost in the NCS semifinals to Arroyo. They were also ranked #1 in California and #16 in the nation for part of the year.
The men's water polo team qualified for the NCS Championship in 2007 and again in 2009. In 2009, they won their first NCS game and advanced to the second round of games.
The Livermore lacrosse team was created in 2006. At the end of the 2008 season, four team members were named East Bay Athletic League Honorable Mention players.
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