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Acalanes High School

1200 Pleasant Hill Rd., Lafayette, CA, 94549-2623 -

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Definition of Terms

Acalanes High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Contra Costa County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1389 students

% Male / % Female

47% / 53%

Total Classroom Teachers

62 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 340 students

Grade 10 - 371 students

Grade 11 - 358 students

Grade 12 - 320 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:22

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	3%
% Asian	9%	8%
% Hispanic	3%	39%
% Black	1%	9%
% White	74%	36%
% Unknown	13 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

n/a

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

n/a

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Acalanes Union High School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	6	7
Number of Students Managed	5,903 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$95,565,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$111,485,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$16,189	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$18,886	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

What's happening (Contra Costa Times)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 10:25:22 pm
Pleasant Hill Baseball Association — Registration 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 21 and Dec. 5. For boys ages 5-17. 1 Santa Barbara Road, Pleasant Hill. $160.
What's Happening (Lamorinda Sun)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 01:05:48 am
Lamorinda Baseball Club — Tryouts 9:30 a.m.-noon Nov. 22. For 10U boys. Rudgear Field, 2250 Stewart Ave., Walnut Creek. $10. 925-788-6290, mmcnally@naibt.com , www.lamorindabaseball.org .
School notes from Lamorinda -- Nov. 13 (Contra Costa Times)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 08:44:05 pm
Campolindo Music presents fall concertThe Campolindo Music Department will present its fall concert Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Campolindo Performing Arts Center, 300 Moraga Road in Moraga.
What's happening (Alameda Times-Star)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 07:45:31 pm
Team East Oakland — Youth baseball camp Jan. 3. 9-11 a.m. ages 7-9, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. ages 10-12, 2-4:30 p.m. ages 13-14. Bishop O'Dowd High School, 9500 Stearns Ave.
What's happening (Alameda Journal)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 07:32:23 pm
Team East Oakland — Youth baseball camp Jan. 3. 9-11 a.m. ages 7-9, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. ages 10-12, 2-4:30 p.m. ages 13-14. Bishop O'Dowd High School, 9500 Stearns Ave., Oakland. $60. 510-577-9100 ext. 292.

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Acalanes High School was the first of several high schools in the Acalanes Union High School District in Lafayette, California. It was built in 1940 on what was then a tomato field. Lafayette businessman M.H. Stanley suggested the name "Acalanes," likely after a local Native American Bay Miwok tribe called Saclan, referred to by Spanish missionaries as "Saclanes". The first graduating class of 1941 selected the school colors of blue and white and the mascot, the Don (a Spanish name for a person of high importance).
Academics
Acalanes offers a diverse course selection and a number of AP and Honors courses. Among the electives offered are sports medicine, digital design, graphic arts, video production, journalism, drama, photography, Mandarin (Chinese), Spanish, French, chorus, band, and orchestra.
Acalanes academic clubs regularly participate in Bay Area quiz bowl tournaments, including BAAL (Bay Area Academic League). There are also Model UN and Academic Decathlon programs. The Acalanes Academic Decathlon team recently won (1st place) in the Contra Costa regional meet in 2007, 2008, and 2009 as well. The school Academic Decathlon team will be going to the Sacramento state competition this March.
Acalanes established itself as the premier scientific school in the Lamorinda community in 2008, winning the regional science bowl competition at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. Acalanes finished runner-up in 2009.
School Life
The award-winning school paper, Blueprint, is issued every three weeks, and the yearbook is the AKLAN. The leadership class runs a student body website, asbdons.org, and issues a monthly communications video with skits announcing upcoming events. On November 13, 2006, a special video was shown as a kick-off to Acalanes diversity week, and featured a short film, Silhouettes, directed by an Acalanes student. Also screened was the documentary, Invisible Children. Popular events during the school year include concerts and plays, games, rallies, and weekly activities sponsored by the leadership class.
Facilities
Students are issued half-height lockers. The school's library is open from 7:30 AM to 6 PM daily, with the exception of an 8:40 AM opening on Wednesdays. The campus includes a track, several fields, a pool, two gyms, weight room, two quads, and a performing arts center.
Media Coverage
Acalanes was in the news in 2006 because of the incarceration of Scott Dyleski, the teenager convicted in the murder of Pamela Vitale.
In 1998, 'N Sync performed for the students of Acalanes.
In 1982, the Dead Kennedys performed for the students of Acalanes.
Notable alumni
Norm Van Brocklin - Hall of Fame NFL Quarterback.
Philip M. Condit - Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Boeing company.
Will Forte - American actor, writer, and comedian best known for appearing on the television show Saturday Night Live.
Peter Hayes – A member of the popular band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Ross Valory - Bassist for the popular band Journey
Hans-Peter Martin - Member of the European Parliament
External links
http://www.acalanes.k12.ca.us/ahs
http://www.acalanesboosters.com/
http://www.asbdons.org
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Silhouettes
Invisible Children

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