- Analy High School, pronounced "ann-na-lee" is a high school located in Sebastopol, California, U.S.A., in the county of Sonoma. Analy was established in 1908 and just recently celebrated its 100 year centennial in May 2008.
- Located fifty miles north of San Francisco, Sebastopol is a town of 8,000. Analy has been its high school since 1908. Many parents are graduates. Parents and community are highly involved, and support the school. Five years ago they passed a $13,000,000 bond issue, and three years ago they renewed a four-year parcel tax for another seven years.
- Although the town's population is small, the school serves an area of 50,000. In recent decades, the town has changed from a rural community to one that is more suburban; many residents commute to metropolitan areas. Residents have above average income (the median is just under $50,000). It is primarily a college preparatory school. Approximately 85% go directly to two or four-year colleges; the school ranks in the 98th percentile on sending students to two or four-year public schools.
- Analy is one of two comprehensive high schools in the West Sonoma County Union High School District. The other being El Molino High School in Forestville, California. The high school district has 11 feeder elementary districts. Over the last three years these districts together have developed grade level standards K-12 in English, math and social studies, and work continues in technology and science. As a result, Analy has fully developed, articulated up-to-date, high standards, particularly in English and math.
- Analy High School has a long history of excellence and achievement. It is accustomed to being at or near the top of the county every year on state tests, SATs, AP exams, dropout rates, and California High School Performance Report measures.
- Analy has a seven period day. As a result, we are able to offer a wide variety of electives, including 11 programs in practical arts. Analy provides an almost entirely untracked curriculum for all students; we also offer a full range of AP and Honors classes in the five academic areas.
- Analy High School serves 1400 students. Its population is 88.3% caucasian, 7% Latino. 3.1% are Limited English Proficient. Less than 8% are on free or reduced lunch. 9% are in Special Education programs. We provide a support class and a Spanish-speaking aide for our Latino students and their families. In the last three years we have begun several diversity programs.
- Students at Analy participate actively. We have over 600 athletes on 38 teams in 21 sports each year. Performing Arts: 474 students. Leadership-Newspaper-Yearbook: 86. Thirteen clubs: 635. Students participate in more than one activity, but this total is higher than our enrollment. Students tell us that they feel there are ample opportunities to be involved at Analy. 30% of the student population is involved in the band, choir, or theater departments.
- Athletics
- In 2009, the Varsity Boys Basketball team at Analy won the NCS Division III Final for the first time in the school's 101 year history.
- Notable alumni
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Greyson Gunheim, professional football player with the Oakland Raiders.
- Willard F. Libby, creator of radiocarbon dating and Nobel laureate graduated from Analy High School.
- Matt Nix, creator of the television show Burn Notice.
- Jerry Garcia, member of the band The Grateful Dead
- Steve Pifer, former US Ambassador to Ukraine
- Karen Valentine, Emmy award winning actress
- Smoov-E, Rapper
- Band
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There are a total of 4 band classes and 1 orchestra class at Analy, with an average combined student participation of well over 200. The bands include a 0 period jazz band that starts at 6:45am every morning, an intermediate band, advanced band, and honor band, which are all under the direction of Vance Regan. The bands perform in 2 scheduled concerts per year and are host to the annual Band Wagon Fall Festival. The bands annually perform the national anthem at a San Francisco Giants game, take a trip to southern California to participate in the Disney Magic Music Days main street parade, and march in the local Apple Blossom Festival Parade. The honor band has received numerous awards and has participated in several Festival of Gold National competitions. The Analy bands are well known for masterful performances and exquisite class.In addition, once a week, the orchestra winds and percussion meet at 6:00pm and adjourn at 7:30pm for rehearsal. The band has won numerous awards for their jazz, concert and orchestra programs.
- Choir
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Analy's choir department performs three concerts each year. The first concert is performed in the fall, the second in the winter, and the third in the spring. The choir department is divided into different choirs, which perform music at differing styles and levels of complexity.
- Choirs
- Concert Choir: This is the beginning level choir, and it has no prerequisite to join. The concert choir primarily consists of freshmen and sophomores, though it is not limited to younger students.
- Treble Choir: This is an all female chorus. It is the second level for female singers, and students are required to audition before joining the treble choir.
- Honor Choir: This is the advanced mixed-voice chorus. It is also an audition-only choir, and usually consists of singers who have graduated from the concert or treble choirs. The group is not limited though, and singers with potential are encouraged to audition even without experience in the previous two choirs.
- Vocal Ensemble: The Vocal Ensemble is not an actual course. It is a small group (usually consisting of 8-12 singers) that rehearses outside of class hours, usually once a week. This group often tackles music that is considered more challenging, both in technical and vocal facets, also consisting wholly of songs that are performed a cappella. Auditions for the group are held early in the year, and are limited to students in the Honor Choir. The Vocal Ensemble is a relatively new facet of the Choir Department, which witnessed its creation in 2002.
- This school year, the Analy High School Honor Choir was selected by DCINY to sing the entire piece of Faure's Requiem Mass at the Lincoln Center in New York City. The concert was set to take place in April, 2010, and was to be sung under the directing of Daniel Hughes. However, a call was received in mid-October saying the show was cancelled. Another show was set up at Carnegie Hall during the same time period, and the choir will sing songs directed by famous and contemporary composer Eric Whitacre. The students have been diligently fundraising, and are visibly excited by the opportunity presented. It will be the first such cross country trip encountered by the Analy Honor Choir.
- Traditions
- Each winter, the Honor Choir has traditionally performed the Hallelujah Chorus, from Handel's Messiah as the last song of the evening. Alumni of the honor choir are invited to join the chorus onstage to perform with the choir.
- Every spring, several graduating seniors are selected to direct a song each. They are given their choice of songs and rehearse with their choir, as conductor, in place of Mr. Del Monte. Eventually they conduct their piece on the night of the Spring Concert.
- On Graduation Day, at the end of each school year, the Honor Choir performs a song for the graduating seniors.
- Drama
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The Drama department headed by teacher/director Starr Hergenrather, produces two shows per year, a non-musical in the fall, and a musical in the spring.
- The Drama department annually attends the Lenaea Festival, a high-school theatre event held on the California State University, Sacramento campus
- Recent shows
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The Servant of Two Masters (2009)
- Beauty and the Beast (2009)
- The Crucible (2008)
- Anything Goes (2008)
- Lysistrata (2007)
- Urinetown (2007)
- The Tempest (2006)
- Bye Bye Birdie (2006)
- M*A*S*H (2005)
- The Pajama Game (2005)
- The Laramie Project (2004)
- The Breakfast Club (Senior Show, student adapted and directed)(2004)
- Kiss Me, Kate (2004)
- Tartuffe (2003)
- The Threepenny Opera(2003)
- For Whom The Southern Belle Tolls (Senior Show, student-directed)(2003)
- Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) (2002)
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (2002)(Directed by Jordan Pelot-Whitcomb)
- Hair (2002)
- You Can't Take It With You (2001)
- 42nd Street (2001)
- Fame (2000)
- Additionally, a select group of students from the band program at Analy are selected to play in the pit orchestra for the musical performances.
- Speech and Debate
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Since its inception in 1995, Analy's High School's Speech and Debate Team has qualified varsity members to the state championships. It has also qualified members to many national championships for the last three years.Analy's team is a member of the Golden Gate Speech Association league, the California High School Speech Association, and the National Forensic League.In addition to competing in local league tournaments and national invitationals, team members speak at local service club organizations such as Lion's Club and Rotary Club, where they earn hundreds of dollars every year in scholarship money.Analy speakers place in the finals at nearly every league tournament, often going undefeated. The league is ranked #1 in the state and is among the top ten in the nation.
- In 2006, the Parliamentary debate team of Chris Catterton and Harrison Noah placed in the top 15 teams in the nation according to the National Parliamentary Debate League.
- In 2007, Chris Catterton won Top Speaker and was the Top Team at the Parliamentary Debate National Tournament. Chris earned the title of Parliamentary Debate Grand National Champion for this illustrious achievement.
- In 2008, three Varsity Parliamentary debate teams qualified to the State Debate Championships, a first in Analy history. The team of Catterton and Stafford placed fifth, the team of Burnes and Coulter placed fourth, and the team of Millerick and Noah placed third.
- Analy's debate coach, Lynette Williamson, was named the Golden Gate Speech Association's Coach of the Year in 2000, and in 2005 she was inducted into the California High School Speech Coaches' Hall of Fame.
- External links
- Official website
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