Hercules Middle/High School

Hercules Middle/High School

Location
1900 Refugio Valley Road Hercules, California United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	2001
School district	West Contra Costa Unified School District
Principal	Guy Zakrevsky
Grades	6-12
Color(s)	Black, Columbia Blue, and Silver
Mascot	The Titan
Newspaper	'Titan Template'
Yearbook	'The Olympus'
Website	http://www.wccusd.net/herculesmidhigh/site/default.asp

Hercules Middle/High School is a secondary school located at 1900 Refugio Valley Road in Hercules, California, USA. The campus consists of both a middle school and high school on the same premises, with the administrative complex and library separating the two sides. Established in 2001, it is the only secondary housing grades 6-12 school in the West Contra Costa Unified School District.

1 History
2 Demographics
3 High School Publications
4 Athletics
5 References
6 External links

History

In 2000, Artnzt Builders began construction of the campus.^[1]

In May 2005, an Iranian-American student was beaten in a bathroom by Black students.^[2] The videotape footage was released on the internet, gaining national attention.^[3]
In April 2009, four seniors were suspended indefinitely for hacking the school's website.
In September 2009, the campus was evacuated in response to a bomb threat by a former student.^[4]^[5]
In 2011, one of the middle school assistant principals confiscated short-shorts from girls on the high school side at lunch; many girls reported that they never got them back.
In 2011, boys were getting a 3 day suspension from sagging.

Demographics

As of 2009, the Hercules Middle/High School student population was 45.2% Asian/Pacific Islander, 25.0% Black, 14.9% Hispanic, 9.9% White, and 0.3%% American Indian.^[6] 25% are considered economically disadvantaged, participating in a free or reduced- price lunch program, and 9% are English language learners.^[7]

High School Publications

Hercules High School's newspaper is the Titan Template.^[8] John Brown ran the publication since the school's opening in 2001 until his retirement in 2009. Since then, Natalie Wojinski has taken over advising the newspaper. In 2009, it won an "excellent" in JEANC's Best of the West.^[9] The publication can be viewed online at http://issuu.com/titantemplate.
Hercules High School also has a fledgling online newspaper, ArkeNews. It is so named because Arke was the messenger of the Titans in mythology.
Hercules Middle School's newspaper is the Titan Times and is advised by Lynne Dirk.
Hercules Middle/High School's award-winning yearbook is called The Olympus. It is also advised by Natalie Wojinski.
The school also has a creative literary magazine called The Dynamite Factory. The magazine is published by the Creative Writing class and is advised by Jamey Genna.

Athletics

Hercules Middle/High School competes in the Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League (ACCAL) of the North Coast Section (NCS). Note: only high school students are allowed to compete.

References

^ "Hercules Middle/High School | Arntz Builders". http://www.arntzbuilders.com/schools-k-12/hercules-middlehigh-school-2/. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
^ "Student Beating Caught On Tape". KTVU.com. 12 May 2005. http://www.ktvu.com/news/4480840/detail.html. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
^ "Berg Injury Lawyers Settles Lawsuit Against the West Contra Costa Unified School District on Behalf of School Beating Victim" (Press release). 10 Jan 2007. http://www.berginjurylawyers.com/pdf/BIL-release-Hassan-settlement-1.9.07.pdf. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
^ http://fugitive.com/archives/15884
^ "Search Of Hercules School Complete Following Bomb Threat". KTVU.com. 30 Sept 2009. http://www.ktvu.com/news/21164515/detail.html. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
^ Hercules High School Profile
^ http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/ca/other/11927#students
^ http://issuu.com/titantemplate
^ http://www.jeanc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93:2009-best-of-the-west-winners&catid=58:best-of-the-west-winners&Itemid=78