Piner High School
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| Established | September 12, 1966 | |
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| Type of institution | Public secondary | |
| Faculty | 100 | |
| Principal | Janet Olson | |
| Enrollment | 1530 | |
| Location | Santa Rosa, California, USA | |
| Campus surroundings | Suburban | |
| Colors | Burgundy, Gold, and White | |
| Mascot | Prospector Pete | |
| Information | (707) 528-5245 | |
| Website | http://www.pinerhigh.com/ | |
Piner High School (PHS) 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.
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[edit] History
Piner High School was built in 1966 in semi-rural Sonoma County on Fulton Road near Piner Road just west of Santa Rosa.[1] Initially it was surrounded by orchards and pastures. By 1975 the City of Santa Rosa expanded to the back fence of the school. In the late 1980s further expansion included more housing on two sides and Youth Community Park (including an award winning skate park) across the street.
Piner High School was opened with 9th, 10th, and 11th grades in the fall of 1966.[2] The next year it became a four year high school, with the class of 1968 being the first graduating class of the school history. The class of 1975 was the last of the four year classes until 1996. They re-established Piner as a four year high school to alleviate populations of the local middle schools. The central quad was completed for the fall of 1970, and the class of 1974 was the first class to enjoy crossing campus without going through the mud during rainy winters.
Piner High School was named for a family of squatters who occupied nearby lands for several decades in the late 1800s. The entire region northeast of Santa Rosa took on this name, as the Piner family became quite notorious and certainly the most recognizable name in the area.
[edit] Modernization
In the past four years, Piner High School has remodeled more than half of the buildings, as well as adding new structures.
- The administration offices were moved to a brand-new two story building along with ten english classes and three language classes, and 5 history classes. Along with the new Adminisration buildings, other classrooms are located in another two story building that is connected to the Administration building.
- A new culinary arts building was established at the old location of the administration offices.
- A new library, performing arts, and science wing were also built on the campus.
- A new performing arts center, which was finished in the year 2001. This building is where many events are held ranging from concerts, yearly plays, and after school events.
[edit] Early College Magnet Program
Starting in the 2006-2007 school year the Early College Magnet Program will be starting. This program prepares students for college and by the time they finish high school, they will have completed a year of college. This is in part with the Santa Rosa Junior College.[3]
Freshman and sophomore years the students will take accelerated and in depth classes denoted Honors classes at Piner, which will prepare them for rigorous college courses. In their Junior and Senior years, they will take four classes, including Honors and AP classes, at Piner and, at lunch, will be bussed to the Junior College to take two classes, earning up to a year of college credits. [4]
[edit] Athletics
Piner High School is a member of the 4-A North Bay League of the North Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation Sports that Piner High offers are:
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf (Men's and Women's)
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis (Men's and Women's)
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
[edit] Clubs
Piner High School has several student-organized and teacher-supervised student groups as of March 2006
- Anime Club
- Academic Spirit Club
- Associated Student Body
- Astronomy Club
- Asian Club
- Black Student Union
- California Scholarship Federation
- Chess Club
- Drama Club
- Environmental Club
- Fashion Club
- French Club
- GATE Club
- Gay Straight Alliance
- Key Club
- Movimiento Latino Club
- Panel of Young Americans
- Spanish Club
- Speech and Debate Club
- Swing Club
- Junior Statesmen of America
- World Awareness Club
[edit] Population
The school's population as of 2006 is approximately 1530 students. Piner is one of the most racially diverse schools in the Santa Rosa School District. Over the past few years, Piner's enrollment has fluctuated with the lowest number of students being around 1300 in the 2004 school year.
