Acalanes High School
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| School type | Public |
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| Principal | John Nickerson |
| Students | 1,389 |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Dons |
| Fax Number | (925) 280-3971 |
| Location | 1200 Pleasant Hill Road Lafayette, CA 94549 |
| Information | (925) 280-3970 |
| Website | http://www.acalanes.k12.ca.us/ahs |
Acalanes High School was the first of several high schools in the Acalanes Union High School District in Lafayette, California. It was bult in 1940 on what was then a tomato field. Lafayette businessman M.H. Stanley suggested the name "Acalanes," likely after a local Native American tribe called AKLAN. The first graduating class of 1941 selected the school colors of blue and white and the mascot, the Don (a Spanish name for a person of high importance).
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Academics
Acalanes offers a diverse course selection. Among the electives offered are digital design, graphic arts, video production, drama, photography, Mandarin (Chinese), Spanish, French, chorus, band, and orchestra.
Acalanes academic clubs regularly participate in Bay Area quiz bowl tournaments, including BAAL (Bay Area Academic League). There are also Model UN and Academic Decathlon programs. The Acalanes Academic Decathalon team recently won the Contra Costa regional meet in 2007.
School Life
The school paper, Blueprint, is issued every three weeks, and the yearbook is the AKLAN. The leadership class runs a student body website, asbdons.org, and issues a monthly communications video with skits announcing upcoming events. On November 13, 2006, a special video was shown as a kick-off to Acalanes diversity week, and featured a short film, Silhouettes, directed by an Acalanes student. Also screened was the documentary, Invisible Children. Popular events during the school year include concerts and plays, games, rallies, and weekly activities sponsored by the leadership class.
Facilities
Students are issued half-height lockers. The school's library is open from 7:30 AM to 6 PM daily, with the exception of an 8:40 AM opening on Wednesdays. The campus includes a track, several fields, a pool, two gyms, weight room, two quads, and a performing arts center.
Media Coverage
- Acalanes was in the news in 2006 because of the incarceration of Scott Dyleski, the teenager convicted in the murder of Pamela Vitale.
- In 1998, up and coming 'N Sync performed for the students of Acalanes.
