McLane High School is a 9-12 public high school in Fresno, California

Fresno, California

Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...

 located at the corner of Cedar and Clinton. Enrolling approximately 2,300 students, it features a full academic curriculum as well as football stadium, track, and a breaking pool. Despite old buildings, the middle of campus is lush with trees and there is also a water fountain in the middle of campus.

Sports

McLane has a variety of sports including soccer, 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...

, Waterpolo, 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...

, tennis

Tennis

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, 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...

, lacrosse, 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...

, badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

, wrestling

Wrestling

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, 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...

, swimming

Swimming (sport)

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, football

High school football

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, and 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...

. There is also a full JV/V cheer squad.

Doing sports at McLane also improves the Transcript

Transcript (education)

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 towards college education. Duncan Polytechnic students can also join the McLane sports programs.
A 2.0 GPA and sports physical is required for all athletes.

Awards and achievements

Wrestling Team: Frank Montes State qualifier(8th) (2006); Alfonso Sanchez (3rd in State 2006)

Water Polo: Justin Hale, Joshua Wise, Marvin Whitehead named Second team All League 2008

Baseball: Valley Champions (1964, 2008)

Clubs

• Hmong
  Hmong people
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   Club
• Chinese Club
• Key Club
• Mathlete Club
• Drama Club
• Twilight Club

Small Learning Communities

In 2007 McLane became the recipient of the QUEIA grant and thus will be expanding Small Learning Communities for the 2008 school year.

Medical Education and Research Academy (MERA)

The Medical Education and Research Academy, or MERA, was created with the intent of providing students in grades 9 through 12 a program offering rigorous and challenging curriculum while presenting students with opportunities to explore and research healthcare careers. MERA students receive instruction from committed academy teachers in the subjects of English Language Arts, Science, Physical Education, Health, Mathematics, and a variety of health career related electives. Subject areas taught within the academy are offered to students at varied levels, college preparatory, GATE, Honors, and AP, to ensure a well balanced curriculum that promotes academic excellence, curiosity in the sciences and healthcare profession, and post-secondary readiness. Throughout the year, MERA students also participate in community service projects at local hospitals, healthcare facilities, and public schools. In all, the Medical Education and Research Academy on the campus of McLane High School gives students throughout Fresno County the opportunity to be part of a magnet program that increases a child's understanding of healthcare professions while offering a well-balanced curriculum in a supportive environment.

Turning Points Academy (TPA)

TPA is a collaboration between California State University at Fresno and McLane High School . The program takes 150 juniors from McLane High School and puts them entirely on the campus of CSU Fresno for the spring semester. There, they take their core classes from their McLane teachers, as well two Fresno State classes.

The program was founded in 1994 as a collaborative effort between McLane Principal Frank Silvestro and a professor from the Kremen School of Education, Jody Daughtry. Dr. Daughtry wanted to bring real high school students to the Fresno State campus so that professors and future teachers could learn from them. Mr. Silvestro wanted McLane students to experience college life with the hopes that more would enroll in college after completing high school.

McLane Business Academy

In collaboration with West America Bank, McLane has the only on-campus bank on a high school campus west of the Mississippi.

• • • It is no longer West America Bank. West America Bank is gone.

Notable Students & Alumni

• Victor Conte
  Victor Conte
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   - BALCO
  Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative
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   founder http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/10/26/CONTE.TMP
• Bill Glasson - PGA Tour golfer
• Joanna Kerns
  Joanna Kerns
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   - Actress from Growing Pains
  Growing Pains
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  , McLane High School student
• Santiago Leyva - rapper from Fresno known as Fashawn
  Fashawn
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  ; attended from 2002-2005 non-graduate.
• Vestee Jackson
  Vestee Jackson
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  - Chicago Bears

Special Programs and Activities

AVID is a program at McLane that helps students be organized, provides help and also teaches them to be prepared for college. AVID is a community support system with tutoring, career planning and mentoring.

JROTC

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) is a Federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the United States. The program was originally created as part of the National Defense Act of 1916 and later expanded under the 1964 ROTC Vitalization Act. McLane JROTC was originated in 1994 led by Sergeant Major Lee Benton (RET), Colonel Healey (RET), and the school principal Frank Silvestro.

• Colonel Healey is no longer living.

McLane Administration

• Principal: Scott A. Lamm
• Vice Principal: Rick Santos
• Head Counselor: Amanda Peterson
• Vice Principal: Chris Boswell
• Vice Principal (9th Grade): Pete Reyes (sub)
• Vice Principal: Della Caver