| Encinal High School | |
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| Location | |
| 210 Central Avenue Alameda, California 94501 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1952 |
| Faculty | Approximately 60 |
| Enrollment | Approximately 1,100 |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Jets |
| Information | (510)748-4023: Phone (510)521-4956: Fax |
| Website | http://ehs.alamedausd.ca.schoolloop.com/ |
Encinal High School is a public coeducational high school serving grades 9-12. It is located in Alameda, California and is part of the Alameda Unified School District.
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The school was one of several in the Alameda district that was said to face closure depending on the success or failure of Measure E, a $150-per-parcel property tax increase voted on by mail-in ballot.[1] Measure E was defeated when it failed to garner the required two-thirds majority; however, the school did reopen in fall 2010.
Encinal High is very ethnically diverse, with a student body which is 23% African-American, 20% White non-Hispanic, 39% Asian, 15% Hispanic or Latino, 1% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 1% Pacific Islander, and 1% Multiple Ethnicity or No Response, according to the California Department of Education for the 2005-2006 school year.[2]
On April 1, 2010, about 200 students attending Encinal High School staged a "teach in" protest in light of possible further budget cuts from the AUSD and closure of the school. Teachers and students planned a series of classes that were divided into two sessions with a break in between that included free food (from the Barbeque Club) and live music from certain Encinal staff members. Most of the classes were led by teachers, but two were taught by seniors (including a "no boundaries" music class led by Matt Ortega). The students that attended showcased their Jet Pride by participating in a variety of unique classes including how to make salt water taffy through chemistry, protest poetry and art, a music class with no musical boundaries, cow eyeball dissection, and many more. A small point that the coordinators of this event wanted to get across was the date that was chosen for it: April 1, 2010 was the Thursday before Encinal's Spring Break began.[4]
On March 5, 2008, about 1,000 students from Encinal High School walked out of class to protest the budget cuts for the 2008-2009 school year. The budget cuts were a result of the $4 billion budget cut approved by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The budget cuts would eliminate many school sports, Advanced Placement classes, and lay off about 46 teachers. The walkout began at Encinal High where students marched to the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) offices located on the Alameda High campus, where the 1,000 Encinal students were joined by many more students from Alameda High. After about a half hour of chanting protests outside the District offices, AUSD superintendent Ardella Dailey invited the walking out students into the Kofman Auditorium to try to explain why the cuts were required.[5]
Text messaging technology, as well as social networking sites, such as MySpace, Facebook, and Youtube helped the students coordinate and announce the walkout. Before they reached the district office, many Encinal students text messaged students at Alameda High. Aware of the walkout only when the Encinal students reached the district office, Alameda High officials were unable to prevent their students from leaving class.They were all marked with cleared absences.
Encinal High has several Varsity sports, including:
The football team: Joe Tenorio is head coach. In his first year, Tenorio had a rocky start going 2-8 on the year, but since then has rebounded with a 9-3 season and was 10-0 in Encinal's debut in its new athletic league the BSAL. In 2008 the Jets were rewarded a number 1 seed for the playoffs, the highest in school history. The Jets wrapped up their 2008 season by defeating Novato High School 35-28 in the NCS championship game, their first championship since 1980. QB Jonathan Brown was named MVP.
The Jets are a member of the Bay Shore Athletic League (BSAL).
Jetsetters has partnered up with Encinal to provide ROP Classes for students such Drivers' Education, Dancing, and Arts & Crafts. They also have an after school program where it's designed to help out students in need.
Sanctioned clubs at the school include:
The Encinal High Jets band, the Marching Jets, is the island's only high school marching band, which is led by Band Director, Armen Phelps. Throughout the year, the musicians compete in band reviews all over Northern California and hold the Island Winterguard show every March of the school year. Perhaps one of the most anticipated events is the Encinal Extravaganza of Bands where more than 3000 musicians, guard units and spectators come to watch the marching band competitions. During the 2005-2006 school year, the band placed in the top three in every review they entered.
Encinal High School also possesses an extremely rich dramatic arts program. The Encinal drama department has in past years performed critically renowned productions of such classics as Les Misérables, Hamlet, and The Sound of Music. In the spring of 2006 Encinal High performed Cats. In the winter of 2007, Encinal High School performed Twelve Angry Men.
In 2008 they performed Angels in America. They were the first high school to do so, and were extremely well received. They also performed Carousel and Twelve Angry Men.
In 2009 they became one of the first schools in the country to perform the school edition of Rent.
In 2010 they performed the classic musical West Side Story.
In addition, the school has a nationally recognized JROTC program.
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