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James Logan High School is a public high school in Union City, California. It is the only public large high school in Union City along with Conley-Caraballo High School which serves as a comingle high school for alternative education, but in fall 2009 Conley will only serve as a continuation high school for students from Logan and high school age students as well. New Haven Adult Schoolis another option for students. James Logan is the largest high school in the Bay Area and Northern California.James Logan High School was named after James Logan, an education official from Union City, California. James Logan High School is notable for being one of the first schools to have a 7-Eleven store on campus, which has since closed.
- In 1998, James Logan was ranked as the 19th largest high school in the country, with an enrollment of 4,267.. Logan, with over 4,000 students, is also the largest high school inAlameda County. Next is Berkeley High school (more than 3,300) and Castro Valley (more than 2,800). San Leandro forth largest high school with nearly 2,700 students.
- In the spring of 2002, students in Logan's leadership (Student Government) class started an initiative with state senator Liz Figueroa to permit state high school students to carry cell phones on campus. The students were motivated to change existing law prohibiting student use of signaling devices to match the common usage of cell phones. The initiative was also a reaction to emergency situations including recent terror attacks and school shootings. Students collaborated with Figueroa in writing Senate Bill 1253, solicited support from various stakeholders, and testified before the state Senate Education Committee. The revised law became effective in January 2003. At Logan, the use of cell phones is prohibited during class time, but cell phones are allowed on campus.
- Amy McNamara-Furtado, principal for the past five years at San Leandro High School was name new principal of Logan for 2009-2010 year and will replace Judy Billingsley current principal since she is retireing in July. Logan’s former 11th-grade house principal, John Rodriguez, has accepted a position at Cupertino High School and is currently replaced by Ramon Camacho.
- The construction of a $28 million solar-powered green-friendly Performing Arts Center at James Logan High School is currently underway and the new building is expected to open during the 2009-2010 school year. The 599-seated Performing Arts Center will have several features, such as drama rooms, band rooms, choir rooms, green rooms, and dressing rooms. In addition, it will house a new football field with a press box for Logan's football team and several teaching stations for the performing arts. The Performing Arts Center, smiliar to the Dan Oden Swim Complex, will work under a joint-use agreement with city of Union City for the use of performing arts by end of 2009.
- On the corner of Alvarado-Niles Road and Hartnell Street on the campus, a plan for a $5.28 million and 8,513-square-foot cooking school is being built, which will include classrooms, training kitchens, and a full-service public restaurant with a capacity of 500 students. It will be developed after the Performing Arts Center is done.
- Currently, the state budget affected the James Logan High School's after-school activities. On Tuesday, June 23, 2009, New Haven Unified School District approved of eliminating its stipends for after-school activities, including some all-athletic teams, James Logan High School’s nationally-known marching band and color guard, as well as forensics team for the 2010-2011 school year.
- Demographics
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During the 2008-2009 school year, James Logan High School had an enrollment of 4,104 students (ranging from grades 9-12) with a large and diverse community of students. Logan's demographics consist of 47.5% Asian (20% being Filipino), 25.7% Latino, 15.3% White, 11.0% Black, and 0.4% Native American.
- James Logan was the first high school in the Bay Area to offer several Punjabi foreign-language courses, the only high school in the U.S. to have ethnic studies classes,.
- Campus
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The original campus was established in 1959, east of H Street, with about 1,200 students. In 1992, a two square block property west of H Street, saved for a flower shop, was acquired through eminent domain and added to the campus (which was dubbed the "Logan annex"). Originally, this property contained a shopping center and several single-family homes. Since this acquisition, several of the school's athletic facilities have been moved to the annex and a new child-care center established. In March 2006, the remaining flower shop was acquired and the land is currently under construction to complete the student parking lot and make room for other projects.
- Local voters passed Measure A in 2003, which provided funding for the district to address overcrowding through facility rehabilitation and expansion.
- Awards
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Logan High School has been recognized by a number of academic awards. In 1994 and 1998, it was recognized as a California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education. It was one of the first high schools in the nation to be awarded the national award for Excellence in Education. Logan was recognized in 1983 and 1987 as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Sports
- Activities
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The Forensics Speech and Debate program at James Logan High School is ranked as one of the top five teams in the National Forensic League.
- The James Logan Forensics team is coached by Tommie Lindsey, who has appeared on Oprah. won the prestigious MacArthur Award, and received many awards from organizations such as the NAACP, and has been the recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech and Debate Invitational
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Every year, James Logan High School hosts the Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech and Debate Invitational on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend in January. Thousands of competitors from more than 50 schools in the Bay Area region and out-of-state participate in the three-day tournament.
- The James Logan Forensics team participates at a CHSSA championship, winning California state championships in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2005. The team has also competed at the National Forensic League Nationals championship, where it has twice earned the distinction of participating at the most elimination rounds (in 1996 and 2005). In 2005, the team won the California State Tournament and National Forensic League Championship, while also sending the highest number of competitors to those respective tournaments. The Forensics team has also won the NFL National Championships for three consecutive years: 2005, 2006, and 2007. Such success has allowed the team to be recognized throughout the nation and has been featured in a PBS documentary titled "Accidental Hero, Room 408". The Jim Lehrer News Hour on PBS.
- Band and color guard
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The Marching Band and Color Guard at James Logan High School has won two WSMBC championships (1997, 1999) and eight Western Band Association championships (2000-2002, 2004-2008). The band and color guard performed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China for the as part of the American Band in venues around Beijing.
- Winter guard
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The Color Guard has won ten consecutive gold medals (1998-2007). The James Logan Open Guard competes in the California Color Guard Circuit of the WGI, winning the gold in 2002, 2003, and 2004.
- Notable alumni
- Stephen Abas, 2004 Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling
- Otis Amey, wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers
- James Thomas Donovan, sportscaster
- Vicky Galindo, USA Softball Women's National Team and the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch league
- Eddie House. NBA guard for the Boston Celtics (transferred to Hayward High School before senior year)
- SuChin Pak, MTV News reporter
- Danielle Reyes, contestant, CBS's Big Brother 3 (2002) & All-Stars (2006)
- Nate Robinson, New York Knicks player (moved to Seattle before senior year)
- Donnie Spragan, linebacker for the Miami Dolphins
- Kelli White, track and field athlete involved in the BALCO scandal
- External links
- http://loganweb.nhusd.k12.ca.us/
- New Haven Unified School District
- The James Logan Courier
- Multicultural Art Program
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