Oakland High School (California)
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Oakland Senior High School (also known as O-High and OHS) is a public high school in California
. Established in 1869, it is the oldest high school in Oakland, California
and the sixth oldest high school in the state.
and Park Boulevard since 1928. The building that stood before its current manifestation was known as the "Pink Prison" or "Pink Palace." The stairway leading up from Park Blvd is what remains of the exterior. The lamps in the commons are also original fixtures. What is now the football field and basketball courts was once classrooms and a huge theater. The school colors are blue and white.
The building was torn down in 1980 to be rebuilt as a safer structure in the event of a major earthquake.
A new football/soccer/baseball field was inaugurated in the spring of 2006. The football field is officially known as Jackie Jensen Field, while the baseball/softball field is dedicated to Mike Marcoulis, Sr., longtime coach and teacher.
The current principal is Alicia Romero. Assistant principals are Oliver Chambers, Shoshanna Towers, and Anisa Rasheed. Other official positions include: Percy Foster (Reflection Room), Tiago Robinson (Truancy Reduction), Carlos Padilla (Head Counselor), Amy Dellefield (Student Activities Director), and Carlos Sutton (Athletic Director).
Beginning in the summer of 2008, renovations and rebuilding will occur in the main building as well in the portables.
Sophomores: Orange
Juniors: Green
Seniors: Blue
The AP Test Site Coordinator for the school is Carlos Padilla.
Sophomore ESA students usually have a core class consisting of Biology and Environmental Studies taught by either Noonan or Jordan. This class goes to Lake Merritt on a weekly basis to test the water and learn more about the environment. During their senior year, they are taught AP Environmental Science by their respective sophomore teacher.
In the spring of 2007 and 2009, the badminton team defeated Skyline (the seven year defending champions) to become the OAL champions. They won the league with a record of 6 wins and 0 losses. Along with athletic talent, the Badminton team also maintained a very high average GPA, and were named Oakland High's 2007 Outstanding Spring Sports Team.
The Oakland High Catfish Swim Team is another of the many strong teams at OHS. The Catfish have roughly 40 people on the Varsity and JV teams. At the 2008 OAL finals, the Catfish defeated Skyline in both men's Varsity and JV, becoming OAL champions.
In the fall of 2007, the bowling team became OAL champions without a single loss.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Established in 1869, it is the oldest high school in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
and the sixth oldest high school in the state.
Background
Oakland High was first located at Twelfth and Market, then Twelfth and Jefferson. It has been in its current location at the corner of MacArthur BoulevardMacArthur Boulevard
MacArthur Boulevard may refer to:*MacArthur Boulevard , a road that parallels the C&O Canal in Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland...
and Park Boulevard since 1928. The building that stood before its current manifestation was known as the "Pink Prison" or "Pink Palace." The stairway leading up from Park Blvd is what remains of the exterior. The lamps in the commons are also original fixtures. What is now the football field and basketball courts was once classrooms and a huge theater. The school colors are blue and white.
The building was torn down in 1980 to be rebuilt as a safer structure in the event of a major earthquake.
A new football/soccer/baseball field was inaugurated in the spring of 2006. The football field is officially known as Jackie Jensen Field, while the baseball/softball field is dedicated to Mike Marcoulis, Sr., longtime coach and teacher.
The current principal is Alicia Romero. Assistant principals are Oliver Chambers, Shoshanna Towers, and Anisa Rasheed. Other official positions include: Percy Foster (Reflection Room), Tiago Robinson (Truancy Reduction), Carlos Padilla (Head Counselor), Amy Dellefield (Student Activities Director), and Carlos Sutton (Athletic Director).
Beginning in the summer of 2008, renovations and rebuilding will occur in the main building as well in the portables.
Students
With nearly 1,900 students, 52% are Asian including students of Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Thai, Mien, Laotian, and Tongan descent. Another 28% of students are African American, 16% of students are Latino or Hispanic. Only 1% are white while other ethnicities make up less than 3%.Class Colors
Freshmen: PurpleSophomores: Orange
Juniors: Green
Seniors: Blue
Student life
Oakland High School boasts more than 40 student-run clubs and 24 sports offerings, from the Hip Hop Club to the Math Club and soccer to badminton, OHS has everything one can be interested in. Also popular with the students are the two academies: the Environmental Sciences Academy and Visual Arts Magnet Program. O-High is also renowned for its excellent Special Education program.Clubs
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Academics
OHS offers many Advanced Placement (AP) courses, as well as 1 Honors (HP) course, and a wide array of interesting and challenging academic electives. In addition, there are many concurrent enrollment college courses offered from the Peralta Colleges after school.The AP Test Site Coordinator for the school is Carlos Padilla.
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Test scores
For 2009, the school's API score was 629 out of a possible 1000 points.Visual Arts Academy Magnet Program (VAAMP)
VAAMP teaches student how to be creative and pique their interest in art. Led by Jackie "Ms. B" Marston and Keith "K-Dub" Williams, VAAMP is thriving with new young artists. VAAMP students painted the mural on Park Blvd., entitled "Beautiful Struggle". Featured in the middle is one of the greatest art teachers that ever set foot in OHS. Her name is Ms.Broussard, who has gone through some personal issues and has set a great example for each one of the VAAMPers so that we understand that we all need to live and love. Ms. Broussard has taught many students about what artists truly are.Environmental Science Academy (ESA)
The Environmental Science Academy is run by Katherine Noonan and Kevin Jordan. ESA is usually known for high-achieving students and many field trips. Students are also given various tools to prepare for the future such as community service, college courses, School-to-Careers, etc. There are occasionally rafting and camping trips for ESA students. Trips include Catalina Island, Snow Trip (Juniors and Seniors Only), and a Senior Trip to either Costa Rica or Hawaii.Sophomore ESA students usually have a core class consisting of Biology and Environmental Studies taught by either Noonan or Jordan. This class goes to Lake Merritt on a weekly basis to test the water and learn more about the environment. During their senior year, they are taught AP Environmental Science by their respective sophomore teacher.
Athletics
In the 2008-2009 season, the Oakland High football team managed a 9-2 record, winning a co-league championship. The team this year will be led by several seniors who are being recruited by division-1 programs: Damante Horton, Charles Cobbs, Kelly Mitchell, Dylon Mafi, Edward Davis, and Earl Harris.In the spring of 2007 and 2009, the badminton team defeated Skyline (the seven year defending champions) to become the OAL champions. They won the league with a record of 6 wins and 0 losses. Along with athletic talent, the Badminton team also maintained a very high average GPA, and were named Oakland High's 2007 Outstanding Spring Sports Team.
The Oakland High Catfish Swim Team is another of the many strong teams at OHS. The Catfish have roughly 40 people on the Varsity and JV teams. At the 2008 OAL finals, the Catfish defeated Skyline in both men's Varsity and JV, becoming OAL champions.
In the fall of 2007, the bowling team became OAL champions without a single loss.
Notable alumni
- Anna Head (1874), Educator
- George Cooper Pardee (1875), Governor of California, 1903–1907
- Franklin Knight LaneFranklin Knight LaneFranklin Knight Lane was an American Democratic politician from California who served as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1913 to 1920...
(1880), U.S. Secretary of Interior, 1913–1920 - Henry A. Melvin (1884), California Supreme Court Justice, 1908 - 1920
- Julia MorganJulia MorganJulia Morgan was an American architect. The architect of over 700 buildings in California, she is best known for her work on Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California...
(1890), architect - Gertrude SteinGertrude SteinGertrude Stein was an American writer, poet and art collector who spent most of her life in France.-Early life:...
(1892), Author - Judah Leon MagnesJudah Leon MagnesJudah Leon Magnes was a prominent Reform rabbi in both the United States and Palestine. He is best remembered as a leader pacifist movement of the World War I period and as one of the most widely recognized voices of 20th Century American Reform Judaism.-Biography:He was born in San Francisco,...
(1894), Chancellor/President Hebrew University, Jerusalem 1925-1948 - Lillian Moller GilbrethLillian Moller GilbrethLillian Moller Gilbreth was an American psychologist and industrial engineer. One of the first working female engineers holding a Ph.D., she is arguably the first true industrial/organizational psychologist. She and her husband Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr...
(1896), Industrial Engineer - Jack LondonJack LondonJohn Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...
1896, writer - Yōsuke MatsuokaYosuke Matsuokawas a diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Empire of Japan during the early stages of World War II. He is best known for his defiant speech at the League of Nations in 1933, ending Japan’s participation in that organization...
(1896), Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs during WW2 - Chick GandilChick GandilCharles Arnold "Chick" Gandil was a professional baseball player. He played for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox of the American League. He is best known as the ringleader of the players involved in the 1919 Black Sox scandal...
(1906), baseball player - George J. HatfieldGeorge J. HatfieldGeorge J. Hatfield served as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California from 1925–33 and was the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of California from 1935-39. There is a state park area named after him.-External links:*...
(1907), Lieutenant Governor of California, 1935-39 - Walter PlunkettWalter PlunkettWalter Plunkett was a prolific costume designer who worked on more than 150 projects throughout his career in the Hollywood film industry....
(1919), 1951 Academy Award for Costume Design for "An American in Paris" - Fay LanphierFay LanphierFay Elinora Lanphier was a model most noted for becoming Miss California in 1924 and Miss America in 1925. She was also the 1925 Rose Queen. To date, she is the only person to hold both titles at the same time. She is also the first Miss California to become Miss America. Before she was Miss...
(1924), Miss California, 1924 & 1925, Miss America, 1925 - Ralph EdwardsRalph EdwardsRalph Livingstone Edwards was an American radio and television host and television producer.-Early career:Born in Merino, Colorado , Edwards worked for KROW-AM in Oakland, California while he was still in high school...
(1930), television producer - Carroll Borland Carroll BorlandCarroll Borland , better known by the stage-spelling Carol Borland, was an American professor, writer, and actor...
(1931), Actress, Author, Professor of Education - Dudley Manlove Dudley ManloveDudley Devere Manlove was an American radio announcer and actor. Manlove had a deep, resonant voice and a full career as an announcer and radio actor...
(1931), Vaudeville, Radio and b-Movie Actor - Lee Gum Hong (1931), first Chinese-American to play organized baseball
- Bill RigneyBill RigneyWilliam Joseph Rigney was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball. A native of Alameda, California, he batted and threw right-handed....
(1936), NY Giants player and first manager of the San Francisco Giants, 1956 - Jackie JensenJackie JensenJack Eugene Jensen was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three American League teams from 1950 to 1961, most notably the Boston Red Sox...
1945, Athlete, College Football Hall of Fame - Armand MaussArmand MaussArmand Lind Mauss is an American sociologist specializing in the sociology of religion. He is professor emeritus of Sociology and Religious Studies at Washington State University, is the most often published sociologist in the twentieth century of works on the Mormons, and is broadly recognized...
(1946), sociologist - Edwin MeeseEdwin MeeseEdwin "Ed" Meese, III is an attorney, law professor, and author who served in official capacities within the Ronald Reagan Gubernatorial Administration , the Reagan Presidential Transition Team , and the Reagan White House , eventually rising to hold the position of the 75th Attorney General of...
(1949), U.S. Attorney General, 1985–1988 - Zoe Ann Olsen-JensenZoe Ann Olsen-JensenZoe Ann Olsen-Jensen is an American diver who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....
(1949), Olympic diver - Silver, 1948; Bronze, 1952 - Nellie WongNellie WongNellie Wong is a poet and activist for feminist and socialist causes.-Biography:Wong was born in Oakland, California to Chinese immigrants. Her father had immigrated to Oakland in 1912....
(1952), poet - David CarradineDavid CarradineDavid Carradine was an American actor and martial artist, best known for his role as a warrior monk, Kwai Chang Caine, in the 1970s television series, Kung Fu, which later had a 1990s sequel series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues...
(1954), actor - Chris BurfordChris BurfordChristopher William Burford, III is a former American football wide receiver. Burford was a master of sideline receptions for the Dallas Texans and the Kansas City Chiefs. What he lacked in great speed or physical presence, he made up for by running perfectly choreographed pass routes that...
(1955), NCAA Football Hall of Fame - Clark MillerClark MillerFranklin Clark Miller was a professional American football player in the National Football League who played defensive end for nine seasons for the San Francisco 49ers, the Washington Redskins, and the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football at Utah State University and was drafted in the...
(1955), NFL Football - Wayne Schneider (1955), CIF Football Coaches Hall of Fame
- Mel Wong (1956), Choreographer, Dancer, Visual Artist
- Stan Peters (1957), long-time Laney football coach
- William Wong (1958), Journalist
- Stanley MazorStanley MazorStanley Mazor is an American engineer who was born on 22 October 1941 in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of the designers of the world's first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, together with Ted Hoff, Masatoshi Shima, and Federico Faggin.-Early years:...
(1959), engineer - George Nicholson (1959), Jurist
- Ben Fong-TorresBen Fong-TorresBenjamin Fong-Torres is an American rock journalist, author, and broadcaster best known for his association with Rolling Stone magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle .-Biography:Due to the Chinese Exclusion Act, Fong-Torres' father, Ricardo Fong-Torres Benjamin Fong-Torres (方振豪; Cantonese:...
(1962), Journalist - Shirley Fong-TorresShirley Fong-TorresShirley Fong-Torres was a chef, tour operator, and popular travel and food writer based in San Francisco, California....
(1964), Chef, tour operator, and popular travel and food writer - Marsha HuntMarsha Hunt (singer and novelist)Marsha Hunt is an American singer, novelist, actress and model.-Early life:Hunt was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1946 and lived in North Philadelphia near 23rd and Columbia then in Germantown and Mount Airy for the first 13 years of her life...
(1964), singer and novelist - Denny DentDenny DentDennis E. "Denny" Dent was an American speed painter who was known for his frenetic performances as he painted large portraits of celebrities....
(1966), painter - Sherry Hu (1969), KPIX-5 (CBS) reporter
- Lloyd MosebyLloyd MosebyLloyd Anthony Moseby was a Major League Baseball player. A center fielder, and good all-around athlete, Moseby's nickname Shaker was said to stem from his ability to get away from or "shake" players who attempted to defend him on the basketball court.Born in Portland, Arkansas, Moseby graduated...
(1977), Major League baseball player - James A. O'Donnell (2004), NCAA Wrestler
- Jabari Brown, Rivals Top 100 Basketball Player (2011)