| Irvington High School (Fremont, California) | |
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| Location | |
| 41800 Blacow Road Fremont, California 94538 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Home of the Vikings |
| Established | 1961 |
| Principal | Sarah Smoot |
| Faculty | 92[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,043[2] |
| Color(s) | Blue, White |
| Mascot | Viking |
| Website | http://www.irvington.org/ |
Irvington High School is an American public high school located in Fremont, California. It is one of five public high schools in the Fremont Unified School District.
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The 47-acre (190,000 m2) campus is located in the Irvington district. Opened in 1961, it underwent major construction in 1968, resulting in the addition of a 150-seat theater, a second gymnasium, and ten-and-a-half classrooms. Irvington underwent further campus beautification in 2009, with the installation of the prototypical solar panel on the southwest corner and re-sodding of the Varsity and JV Baseball fields. In the summer of 2010, further improvements were made to the main parking lot on the east side of campus.
As of 2010, Irvington High School holds an API score of 856, a 26 point improvement from 830 in 2009.[3]
Students must complete special benchmark projects at Irvington. Currently, IHS has three Benchmarks, one at the 9th grade level, one at the 10th grade level and the culminating one, QUEST, for seniors. At Irvington, benchmarks are long-term projects that allow students to demonstrate progress toward or mastery of the four School Wide Outcomes. These four school wide outcomes are: Communication, Critical Thinking, Personal Responsibility, and Social Responsibility. Benchmarks are intended to be consistently evaluated, "authentic", real life assessment projects which provide students, parents, and teachers information about student achievement across a range of important life-long learning skills.
Ninth-grade students complete a "Change" project where they become introduced to the Irvington culture by working in teams of four students to make a positive change regarding an environmental problem that they identify in our community.[4]
Formerly known as just UN, World Issues adds a service component to Irvington education. Each group must research a country of the world, write two full-process essays, create a Google Earth tour, and deliver a persuasive presentation on a social issue faced by their assigned nation.[5]
In the students' senior year, they must complete a Quest project. QUEST is a five-component project designed and completed by all Irvington seniors. The student starts with a Question that will lead to an exploration of an area of personal choice. Through Understand, an answer to the Question starts to develop through research, reading, writing, and hands on activities. The student and his/her consultant then create an Experience plan related to the Question. Action-oriented Experiences could include job shadowing, volunteering, interviewing, training, designing and creating, etc. Through Service, the student designs and implements an activity which will allow him/her to share their new knowledge with the greater community in a way that serves a real need in the community. Finally, at the Testimony, the student will present his/her entire QUEST to a panel of staff, parents and community members.[6]
The attendance area includes the Fremont districts of Irvington, Warm Springs, and part of Mission San Jose. Along with Irvington High School, the attendance area also includes five elementary schools—Grimmer, Harvey Green, Hirsch, Warm Springs, and Weibel, and Horner Jr. High School. Students choosing to enter the high school that live outside the district lines may apply for a lottery or a transfer into the Irvington Arts Magnet Program. Additionally, applying for the Center For The Creative Arts Program (CCA) is an art-oriented method of getting in the school if a student does not live within the boundaries. CCA has modified English, Social Studies, and Science classes that are grouped together in a family that include more artistic guidelines.
Irvington's school newspaper is called The Voice (formerly The Viking Voice). It was formerly advised by FUSD Teacher of the Year Alicia Pike-Green. Additionally, Irvington also publishes an annual literary arts magazine called The RUNE. In May 2005, The RUNE returned after a six year hiatus.
Irvington has a We The People team composed of 24 students. Irvington's 2004-2005 We The People team went to the Nationals in Washington D.C. for the first time and finished 4th place in the nation.
Class of 2000 - 4th Place at State
Class of 2001 - 6th Place at State
Class of 2002 - 5th Place at State
Class of 2003 - 5th Place at State
Class of 2004 - 3rd Place at State
Class of 2005 - 4th Place at Nationals
Class of 2006 - 4th Place at State
Class of 2007 - 5th Place at State
Class of 2008 - 5th Place at State
Class of 2009 - 5th Place at State
Class of 2010 - 3rd Place at State
Class of 2011 - 4th Place at State
Irvington has three choirs—Concert Choir, Treble Ensemble, and Chamber Chorale. It also has a jazz ensemble group called Viking Jazz. Students in the Choir Program participate in the winter and spring concerts, Ardenwood Historic Farm's choir concert in December, Joshua Hsieh tree lighting, ACDA Northern California Women's Golden State Competition, and CMEA Choral Festival throughout the school year. The 2009-2010 Treble Ensemble placed 6th at ACDA. The 2010-2011 Treble Ensemble placed 4th at ACDA.
Irvington has three concert band groups on campus— 2 Symphonic Bands and a Wind Ensemble. Irvington also has a Jazz Ensemble and several independent ensembles on campus. The Wind Ensemble earned the prestigious Unanimous Superior ranking at CMEA 2011. In addition, the Wind Ensemble frequently sends its members to California's All-State Honor Band and Northern California's All-Northern Honor Band. The entire ensemble was invited to perform at the Chabot Invitational since 2007. The Wind Ensemble placed 1st in the Class A concert competition at the 2007 Lincoln Tournament of Champions.
Irvington also has a Marching Band composed of approximately 150 members. In 2005, the marching band won first place in the Division B competition at the Tournament of Champions at Lincoln High School in Stockton. The color guard also took first place at Lincoln as well as at the 35th Annual Santa Cruz Band Review. In 2006, the marching band and color guard took second place for Division B at Lincoln. In 2007, the marching band and color guard took second place again for Division B at Lincoln, and the Drum Major placed 3rd in the Mace category. Irvington finished the 2009 season capturing 1st Place in Marching Band, 1st Place in Concert Band (Wind Ensemble), and 3rd Place overall in Drumline at the Tournament of Champions at Lincoln High School in Stockton. In 2011, the marching band and color guard took sweepstakes in three of four categories competing in Division AA including music, showmanship and overall parade. The color guard took first place in Div AA and the Drum Major placed 2nd in the Mace category. The 2011 accomplishments at the Lincoln Tournament of Champions were the highest ever achieved by the Irvington Marching Band and Color Guard in the history of Irvington.
Irvington's Marching Band also has an active Drumline. In 2005, the Drumline placed 4th at the Lincoln Tournament of Champions. In 2007, the Drumline again placed 4th at the Lincoln Tournament of Champions and 5th at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk band review. In 2009, the Drumline placed 6th at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk band review and 2nd at the Lodi Grape Bowl Classic Band Review. They finished the 2009 season placing 3rd overall at the Lincoln Tournament of Champions. In 2011, the Drumline placed 3rd overall at the Tournament of Champions.
Irvington houses a Lamda program named The Irvington Conservatory Theater in the Valhalla theater. The school holds a partnership with the local community college, Ohlone College.
Recent productions include:
In the 2005-2006 school year the club now known as the "High Tech Militia" or [HTM] for short, began to put on LAN gaming events in an effort to raise money for the school. The events have been wildly successful and have raised thousands of dollars for the school's computer technology department. The first event was the Winter Wonder LAN in 2006 that had an attendance of around 65 people. The second event was the Spring Break LAN in 2006 which had an attendance of around 150 people. Over the last 4 years the club has run various LAN events such as the Spring Break LAN, Winter Wonder LAN, Turkey Shoot LAN and Summer LAN.
The Irvington High School Robotics Club, founded in February 2010, is one of the information technology clubs at Irvington High School. The club’s first-time participation in the 2010 Northern California Botball Tournament held in San Mateo earned first place in the Alliance Competition and won a plaque for Outstanding Documentation.
In the fall of 2010, the club expanded from a single competition team to three teams: Team Bluescreens, EndOfLines, and the Red HoloRAMs. In its first year of participation, the Red HoloRAMs dominated the FTC Regional Qualifiers, winning 1st place in the Fremont Qualifier. All teams advanced to the 2011 Northern California FTC Championships, winning 8th, 10th, and 19th place out of 26 teams.
The club returned to Botball in the spring of 2011, with Team Bluescreens winning the Judge’s Choice Award for Most Creative Design for using an “Omni-wheel” for steering its robot. In addition, EndofLines won 2nd place in the Alliance Competition.
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