Livermore High School
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| Established | 1891 |
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| School type | Public |
| District | Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Principal | David Chamberlain |
| Faculty | 84 |
| Students | 2,052 |
| Colors | Green and gold |
| Mascot | Cowboys |
| Location | 600 Maple Street Livermore, CA |
| Information | (925) 606-4812 |
| Website | livermorehighonline.com |
Livermore High School is a public high school located in the town of Livermore, California, USA, and is part of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (LVJUSD).
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[edit] Academics
Livermore offers a wide variety of courses, including many Advanced Placement and honors courses. There were 45 Advanced Placement scholars at Livermore for the 2004-2005 school year.
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.
[edit] Athletics
Livermore High School has a teams in 15 sports: Swimming, Diving, Track and Field, Water Polo, Basketball, Cross Country, Baseball, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball, Lacrosse and Wrestling. They compete in the North Coast Section CIF (NCS) and East Bay Athletic League (EBAL). The Cowboy football team was EBAL champions in 1971 and 1972 and undefeated in league play. The Cowboy men's soccer team was NCS champions in 1982, and reached the semi-finals of the NCS championship in 1983. The Cowboy cross-country team were EBAL champions in 2005.
[edit] Fun Facts
Livermore High School has a friendly rivalry with Granada High School. During the sports season, the rivalry almost always gets visual too, such as hundreds of dead goldfish scattered in and around the Granada pool one day before a water polo meet, as well as trash thrown in the Livermore High pool a week later. During the 2004-2005 school year, Livermore High School participated in the Livermore Police Department's "Buckle Up for Safety" campaign, in which the high schools in the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District competed against one another to see which school had the fewest amount of cars with passengers not wearing seatbelts. Student Steven Zupan created a PSA-type video starring students Devin Ritchie and Christian Villanueva for Livermore High School. The video was shown to all students to encourage the use of seatbelts. Teachers and other staff would also have fun messages and sometimes music put in the daily gram to encourage students to wear their seatbelts. One of the most notable songs was Mr. Reyes' "Buckle Up for Safety" song, which can be heard here.
During the 2004-2005 school year, the ABC television network's show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition held a benefit concert at the Livermore High School football field to raise money to build a house for a family in need. All of the members of that family have attended, are attending, or will be attending Livermore High. The house is located very close to the school. The event was shown during the episode. More information about the episode can be found here.
Livermore High School is also the host to the yearly American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Livermore, California.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Hugh A. Walker -- Alameda County Superior Court Judge
- William J. Cahill -- San Francisco Superior Court Judge (Ret.)
- Alex S. Anderson -- Host of HGTV "Simply Quilts"
- John Diaz -- Editorial Page Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
- Delbert Gee -- Alameda County Superior Court Judge
- Carolyn Wente -- President, Wente Vineyards
- Randy Johnson -- Starting Pitcher for the New York Yankees
