Mt. Eden High School
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| Type | Public high school |
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| Principal | Anne Stefart |
| Students | 2,213 (2006-2007) [1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 2300 Panama Street, Hayward, California, USA  |
| District | Hayward Unified School District |
| Mascot | Monarchs |
| Emblem | Monarch |
| Newspaper | The Lion's Tale |
| API Average | 652 (2006-2007) [2] |
| Website | [] |
Mt. Eden High School is a high school located inside the city of Hayward, California It is part of the Hayward Unified School District.
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[edit] Demographics
As of 2004, 40% of the school's population are Latino, 33% Asian American/Pacific Islander, 15% White/European American/Other, and 13% are African American. [3]
The average class size for an English class is 25 students. Math classes have an average of 25 students, History has an average of 29, and Science has an average of 27.
[edit] School Structure
Mt. Eden consists of nine halls: A, B, C, D, E, F, K, L, J, M, Art Halls, and portables; one cafeteria; two locker rooms (one for boys and one for girls); a quad in the middle of the campus; a gym; a football field; a track; a large field; a baseball diamond; and four tennis courts. There are also two on-site parking lots: one for students, located in the back of the campus, and one mainly intended for teachers, located in front of the main office.
Mt. Eden High School adopted a closed-campus policy for the 2007-2008 school year.
[edit] Courses
Mt. Eden offers a variety of classes that students may choose from. Among these are foreign languages, art classes, math classes, and English classes. Mt. Eden also offers sheltered, accelerated, Advanced Placement, and Honors classes.
[edit] Extra-Curricular Activities
[edit] Sports
Mt. Eden offers many extra-curricular activities. Their athletic program includes Boys' and Girls' Tennis, Girls' Volleyball, Football, Badminton (Undefeated), Softball, Boys' and Girl's Soccer, Boys' and Girls'Basketball, Baseball, Swimming, Track and Field, Cross Country, and Wrestling.
[edit] Fine Arts
Mt. Eden offers fine arts activities. The Instrumental Program at Mt. Eden features Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble (one of the top Concert groups in the U.S.), Orchestra, Marching Band, Drumline, Jazz Combo, Pep Band, Chamber Groups and Percussion Ensemble. The Choral Program features Women's Choir, Men's Choir, Women's Chamber Enesemble, Chamber Singers, Deja Blues Ensemble, Concert Choir, and Show Choir. The Concert Choir is ranked as #1 in Northern California as competed at the Golden State North Choral Competition. All of the concert choirs regularly compete at Heritage Festivals and receive Gold Ratings. For the 2008-2009 school year the Concert Choir has been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall, Ny. The Dance Department features Stage Left, Mt. Eden's Dance team.
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