Santa Rosa High School (Santa Rosa, California)

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Santa Rosa High School
Established	1874
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Dr. Anton Negri
Students	2,052
Grades	9–12
Location	Santa Rosa, California USA
District	Santa Rosa City Schools
Colors	Orange and black
Mascot	Panthers
Website	http://www.santarosahigh.org/

Santa Rosa High School (SRHS) is a secondary school located in Santa Rosa, California. It is part of the Santa Rosa High School District, which is itself part of Santa Rosa City Schools. The principal is Dr. Anton Negri as of September 2006. During the 2005-2006 School year, SRHS had 2052 students.

1 History
2 Foundation
3 Nevers Field
4 Academics
5 Programs
6 Clubs
7 Notable Alumni
8 See also
9 External links

[edit] History

Santa Rosa High School is one of the oldest high schools in all of California, having been the ninth high school chartered in the state's history. SRHS was the only public high school for Santa Rosa from 1874 to 1958. Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC), located on the adjacent property, was actually a part of Santa Rosa High School from 1918 to 1927. [1]

[edit] Foundation

The Santa Rosa High School Foundation is a special group of alumni who take an active interest in SRHS. [2] The Foundation helps raise money for school programs and other services.

[edit] Nevers Field

Ernie Nevers attended Santa Rosa High School, where he excelled in football. In 1920, as a senior, he led the team to the NCS Championships. He went on to attend Stanford University, become an American football fullback, and play for the Duluth Eskimos and the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League. In 1925 the football field at Santa Rosa High School was renamed Nevers Field in his honor. In 2004, just in time for the homecoming game, a $2 million dollar refurbishment of Nevers Field was completed. The improvements included an artificial turf, an all-weather 8-lane track, new bleachers, a snack bar and ticket booth, restrooms, and lights for night games.

[edit] Academics

Santa Rosa High School is an academic leader, having had for nine consecutive years the district's highest SAT scores. ^{[citation needed]} Santa Rosa High School has a high API rating of 696. On campus tutoring is available through an arrangement with Sonoma State University. [3]

[edit] Programs

Santa Rosa High School is well known for its ArtQuest program. This district-supported program, with specialty course work in Visual Fine Arts, Dance, Drama, Instrumental and Vocal Music, Multimedia, and the multi-award winning Video program. It was recently awarded the prestigious Jack London Award for Educational Excellence.

[edit] Clubs

Santa Rosa High School has several student-organized and teacher-supervised clubs, ranging from many different subjects. The following is a list of clubs at Santa Rosa High as of September, 2006 [4]: