Montgomery High School (Santa Rosa, California)
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| Montgomery High School | |
| Location | |
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| 1250 Hahman Drive Santa Rosa, CA 95405 USA |
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| Information | |
| School district | Santa Rosa City Schools |
| Principal | Laurie A. Fong |
| Enrollment |
1,906 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 84.1 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 22.7[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Team name | Vikings |
| Established | 1958 |
| Information | 707-528-5191 |
| Homepage | School website |
Montgomery High School is a public high 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. Principal is Laurie A. Fong.
Montgomery High School was named after Bill Montgomery. Montgomery is considered the first person from the city of Santa Rosa to have died in World War II. William "Billy" Montgomery was killed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 while serving aboard the USS California. The school was established in 1958 and is located on 1250 Hahman Drive. The school mascot is the Viking.
Montgomery participates in the International Baccalaureate Organization as an IB World School, providing the IB Diploma Programme as well as the full complement of classes available to juniors and seniors. Montgomery High School has been an IB World School since July 1995.[2]
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,906 students and 84.1 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 22.7.[1]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
During the 1990-91 school year, Montgomery High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[3], the highest award an American school can receive.[4]
Montgomery was recognized as a California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education in 1990.[5]
[edit] Athletics
Montgomery also has a very strong athletic program and has had regional winning teams in most of the sports throughout the years.[citation needed]
[edit] Badminton
The Montgomery badminton team plays matches under the categories of women's singles, men's singles, women's doubles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles. The team plays during the spring in matches against rival schools. For the Badminton season of 2007 to 2008, the team was undefeated.
[edit] Football
The football team has been led by Jason Franci who has coached for 37 years compiling a 207-97-7 record. In the last eleven seasons, the team has won three NCS Championships, the most recent being in the 2004-2005 year. Since the year 2000 Montgomery has played in 5 out of the last 8 NCS Championship games.[citation needed]
[edit] Basketball
The team has won the NBL championship three times in the last ten years. The Varsity basketball team is coached by Tom Fitchie who is in the sports hall of fame at Sonoma State University. Fitchie has been coaching at Montgomery for 24 years and is second on the all time wins list for North Bay League coaches.Montgomery has been a basketball powerhouse the last ten years.[citation needed]
[edit] Clubs
Montgomery has a diverse collection of clubs, most of which are student run with teachers as advisors.
[edit] Rubik's Cube Club
Monty's Rubik's Cube Club is relatively new; only about 2 years old. The club offers opportunities for students interested in learning to cube to get one-on-one training with students who already know the secrets of the cube and are willing to patiently teach their skills. The club meets at lunch on Thursdays in room 75.
[edit] Ms. Butler's Apostrophe Club
Ms. Butler, an English teacher, started this club in order to educate students in the proper use of the apostrophe. This has encouraged many of her students to correct possessive and contraction errors when they arise. To join the apostrophe club a student must receive two consecutive perfect scores on a series of apostrophe quizzes.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Melba Pattillo Beals (1941-), member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who were the first to integrate Little Rock Central High School; Attended Montgomery for her senior year.[6]
- Nancy Ling Perry (1947-1974), member of the Symbionese Liberation Army.[7]
- Mel Gray (1948- ), Wide Receiver for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1971-1982.[8][9]
- Mark Illsley (1958- ), writer & director of Happy, Texas
- Scott Ware (1983- ), Safety in the NFL currently on the Indianapolis Colts practice squad
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Montgomery High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 12, 2007.
- ^ Montgomery High School, International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed September 4, 2007.
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
- ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- ^ Award Winners for Sonoma County, California Distinguished Schools, California Department of Education. Accessed September 4, 2007.
- ^ Interview with Melba Patillo Beals, Scholastic Press, January 31, 1998. Accessed September 4, 2007. "I went to Santa Rosa, CA, taken in by Dr. and Mrs. George McCabe, who I still call mom and dad today.... I finished high school in California. Montgomery High School — an integrated school."
- ^ "ARRESTS REVIVE GRIM AND SURREAL MEMORIES OF TIME WORTH FORGETTING", The Press Democrat, January 18, 2002.
- ^ Mason, Clark. "Donald Ellis", The Press Democrat, [[March 30], 2006. Accessed January 29, 2008.
- ^ Mel Gray, database Football. Accessed January 29, 2008.
