Oakland Technical High School
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| Oakland Technical High School | |
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| 4351 Broadway Oakland, California 94611 USA |
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| School district | Oakland Unified School District |
| Principal | Sheilagh Andujar |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Established | 1914 |
| Information | (510) 879-3050 |
| Homepage | OaklandTech.com |
Oakland Technical High School, known locally as Oakland Tech, is a public high school in Oakland, California, and is operated by the Oakland Unified School District. It is the biggest and second oldest high school in Oakland, behind Oakland High and is older than McClymonds High School by a year.
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[edit] Background
Oakland Tech is one of six comprehensive public high school campuses in Oakland. Oakland Tech's attendance boundary includes several neighborhoods, including Oakland Chinatown.
In 1915, a year after Oakland Tech started, it occupied a small building that was then afterwards used by McClymonds High School.
[edit] Famous Oakland Tech Alumni
Oakland Tech is the alma mater of Tony Martin, Clint Eastwood, Ted Lange, Lawrence T. Taylor, Rickey Henderson, Rod McKuen, Abbas Milani, Huey P. Newton, The Pointer Sisters, Gabriel Carroll, Marshawn Lynch, Leon Powe, Quentin Thomas, Curt Flood, Ron Dellums, John Brodie, University of California basketball players Devanei Hampton and Alexis Gray-Lawson, rappers Mistah F.A.B. and Yukmouth, and Ian Russell Stark.
[edit] Academies
Students at Oakland Technical High School have the option enrolling in one of the school's academies, which operate as small subsets of the school. Students take one or two classes within their academies, and spend the rest of the day in normal classes. As of 2007, Oakland Tech has The Oakland Technical High Engineering Academy, Health, Performing Arts, and Computer & Technology academies.
Students also have the opportunity to enroll in the Paideia program but only if recommended by a teacher. Paideia is an advanced History and English program directed by Maryann Wolfe and Marietta Joe. Together they both teach grades 10-12. In the sophomore year, students have the option to take English 2 Paideia and World Cultures, taught by Jonas Zuckerman and Marietta Joe. In 11th grade, students, based on their grades, have the option to enroll in HP English/AP US History or HP English/HP US History, taught by Elisabeth Haugen and Maryann Wolfe. In 12th grade, students who area recommended may take the advanced senior block, consisting of AP Government, AP Literature, and HP Comparative Government, taught by Marietta Joe and Maryann Wolfe, in which they analyze works of art and compare them to the government. Recently this year, another sub section has been added to Paideia. In senior year, students, according to grades will also be able to take AP Government and AP English 4.
The Paideia program routinely send students off to top tier public and private universities. In 2008, over half of the advanced senior block was accepted to the prestigious University of California, Berkeley.[1] Students regularly score 4’s or 5’s for AP classes taken in the Paideia program.
[edit] Appearance in Films
Oakland Tech had a brief appearance in the 1993 movie Made in America.
[edit] School Clubs
Oakland Tech has a view variety of clubs and afterschool programs for its students.
- Academic Tutoring Center
- Asian Students Club
- Athletic Trainers
- BUILD Entrepreneurship Club
- Building With Books
- Black Student Union
- CAHSEE intervention
- Chess Club
- Cyber High
- Debate Club (Junior Statesmen of America)
- Engineering Club
- Einstein Club
- French Club
- Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA)
- Health Academy
- Hip-Hop Dance & Club Honors
- Interact Club
- Key Club
- Mock Trial
- Opera Piccola
- Outdoor Explores
- Performing Arts
- Student-Tutor Program
- Tech Bridge
- Writers Club
[edit] Test Scores
The Oakland Unified School District mandates that every school publish a public record of their standing on a variety of standardized tests and other quantitative analyses. To view Oakland Tech's scores, see: Executive Summary School Accountability Report Card, 2005-06.
[edit] Building
Oakland Tech resembles the main science building at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During the 1970s when many California schools were being demolished and rebuilt for earthquake safety, Tech's main building was declared too historic to tear down. Instead, it was gutted and rebuilt on the inside to preserve its historic exterior and the exterior had been repainted. The school has been a local landmark since 1986.
[edit] Demographics
According to 1999's statistics, Oakland Tech enrolls 1,676 students. The school's approximate racial makeup is 62.6% African American or Black, 20.2% Asian/Pacific Islander, 11.2% Hispanic, and 5.6% White.
[edit] Fight songs
[edit] 1920s
A verse of the school's fight song, composed in the 1920s though today largely unknown:
- Hail, all hail, to Technical we sing
Hail, all hail, our honest tributes bring
Our alma mater be our guide, and ever in our hearts abide
Hail, all hail, to Technical we sing.
[edit] 1950s
The Tech hymn as sung in the 1950s:
- Oh Technical, to thee we raise our song of loyalty and praise.
- To thee, our guide through high school days, we pledge our faith anew.
- Thy name is written on our hearts in gold and purple hue.
- Thy richest gifts, oh Technical, our friendships fine and true.
[edit] Late 1950s
The fight song from 1956 to 1958:
- Tech High fights for victory
- Tech High fights for fame
- Ever share her loyalty, loyalty
- Ever share her name.
- Loyal sons of Technical
- Go out and fight for the right
- Keep your banner flying high
- And FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!
[edit] External links
- - School website
- The Tech Scribe - School newspaper
