- 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.[1]
- History
- Founding
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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
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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
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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,), 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 and California State University systems.
- Athletics
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Livermore High School competes in the following sports:
- 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 finshed 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 men's water polo team made it to NCS in 2007 and again in 2009. In 2009 winning their first NCS game advancing 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[2]
- Clubs and Organizations
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This is a list of all officially approved clubs at Livermore High School as of the 08-09 school year [3].
- Alma de Bronze
- Black Student
- Civil War Club
- CSF
- CTR Choose the Right
- Debate Team
- DECA
- Drama Club
- Fashion Club
- FFA
- FHA H
- French Club
- Gay Straight Alliance
- Hiking Club
- Hip Hop Club
- Ignited Youth
- Interact
- Jefferson Awards Committee
- Knitting for Peace
- LHS Dance Ensemble
- Link Crew
- Literary Magazine
- Otaku
- Ye Pirates Club
- Poetry Club
- Save Darfur
- Ski & Snowboarding Club
- The Conservative Voice
- Tri-M Music Honor Society
- Visual Arts Club
- Notable alumni
- Troy Dayak: Professional Soccer Player - San Jose Earthquakes
- John Diaz: Editorial Page Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
- Delbert Gee: Alameda County Superior Court Judge
- Gavin Glinton: Professional Soccer Player
- Randy Johnson: Professional Baseball Player - San Francisco Giants
- Ralph Merkle, 1970: pioneer in cryptography.
- Tara Kemp, American Pop and R&B singer in the early 90's
- See also
- Alameda County high schools
- External links
- Livermore High School
- Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
- Livermore High School Lacrosse
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