Vintage High School

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Vintage High School
Image:Http://www.vhs.nvusd.k12.ca.us/images/main/logos/vhslogo1.jpg
Motto	"Play Like a Champion Today"
Established	1972
Type	Public
Students	over 2300
Grades	9 - 12
Location	1375 Trower Ave. Google map, Napa, California , USA
Colours	Burgundy and Gold
Mascot	Crusher

Vintage High School is a comprehensive high school with a student body of over 2,300. It is one of two comprehensive high schools in the Napa Valley Unified School District, which in addition, has a small technology high school, an alternative high school, and four comprehensive middle schools fed by 21 elementary schools. Assignment of students to the high schools is determined by the elementary area in which the student resides.

Over the past six years Vintage High School has experienced significant growth. Established in 1972, the school is celebrating over 30 years of excellence. Having been in the forefront of the school improvement movement in 1976, Vintage is solidly involved in the implementation of a sophisticated technology plan. In 1996, the California Department of Education recognized Vintage as a California Distinguished High School. In 1997, Vintage was selected as a California Department of Education Digital High School.

Approximately 50 percent of any graduating class continues their education at a four-year college or university. An additional 45 percent generally enroll in some form of post-secondary education, either at Napa Valley College, other community colleges, or trade/technical schools. As a matter of note, Vintage High School had an attendance rate of approximately 9 percent for the 2004-05 school year.

1 Community
2 Athletics
3 Staff
4 External links

[edit] Community

Napa, California is located 55 miles north of San Francisco. In the past thirty years, it has changed from a rural community to a “bedroom” community. Its major sources of income are derived from the tourist trade, real estate, light industries, health facilities, and educational institutions. Although the community has doubled its population to more than 70,000 in the same time period, in many ways Napa remains a small town. Many of Vintage High’s students are third or fourth generation Napans.

Parents and community members actively support the school’s music, athletic, academic, technology, and scholarship programs. In 2005, students received over $57,000 in locally donated scholarships and $46,000 from other scholarships. Parents participate enthusiastically in the Parent-Faculty-Student Organization (PFSO), School Site Council (SSC), English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC), Advance Placement & Honors/GATE Committee, and in the Music and Athletic Boosters’ Clubs.

Vintage High School’s student body is diverse. For 2005-2006, 59 percent of the population is white, 23 percent Latino, 6 percent Filipino, 4 percent Asian, 4 percent African-American, 3 percent American Indian, and 1 percent Pacific Islander. Approximately 30 percent of the students attending Vintage live outside the city of Napa, in Yountville (to the North) and in American Canyon (to the South). Most of these students are transported to school by bus.

[edit] Athletics

Vintage High is a member of Monticello Empire League (MEL) in the Sac-Joaquin Section. They also have a large stadium, named Memorial Stadium, which is co-owned and shared by with Napa High School. Almost all of their sports teams compeate each year for the MEL championship.

[edit] Staff

All teachers of college preparatory subjects teach in their major fields. Some vocational education and physical education teachers teach in their minor fields as well. Administrative staff includes the Principal, two Assistant Principals, the Dean of Students, the Dean of Activities, and a part-time Student Services Administrator. There are four full-time counselors who work with all grade levels. Professional development opportunities are encouraged for all faculty and staff and support the goals outlined in the Vintage High School Single Plan for Student Achievement.