| James Lick High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| San Jose, California, United States | |
| Information | |
| School district | East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD) |
| Principal | Glen VanderZee |
| Assistant principals | David Brown, Rick Esparza |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Team name | the Comets |
| Website | jameslick.org |
James Lick High School is a high school in the East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD) located in San Jose.
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Lick High School was built in 1950 and is the oldest of the eleven high schools in the ESUHSD. The mascot of the school is the comet, and the school colors are green and white.
The school was named after James Lick, founder of the famous nearby Lick Observatory.
Summer bridge program is a six week program help kids get more credits. It is for students from the eighth grade, and they do work just like regular school; They give presentations, create projects, complete homework, and conduct interviews. Students get ten credits for going to the summer bridge program. Students get to go to different field trips, like Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and Monterey.
The Fire Service Pathway is a new program at James Lick High School. It is a program that started in 2009–2010 academic year. It prepares students for an entry-level position in the Fire Protective Industry for Fire Service related careers, and they take field trips related to the fire safety profession.
At James Lick and many other schools, students need to take the CELDT test. It is for students whose second language is English. CEDLT testing is to figure out how well students know English.
In all California’s schools, all students have to take the Star test. The STAR test score will stay in the students’ record, and that the student can not retake it. The score helps decide what classes students need for the next year. The scores tell how schools are moving forward and if teachers are doing good teaching.
James Lick remains below state averages in a variety of areas. The state API (Academic Performance Index) goal is 800, while in 2007 James Lick only attained 632.[1] The 2004 API score of the entire school was 587. Academically, it is widely considered below other schools in the area such as Mt. Pleasant and Independence High School.
James Lick High school has many traditions which help bring students, teachers, staff and everyone together. For years, James Lick was well known for homecoming. Other James Lick traditions are skits in the quad and collecting money for fundraisers. Every year, James Lick students go on a trip to Death Valley. James Lick also hosts an annual night rally known as Fantastics each year. It pits the freshman, sophomore, junior and senior classes against each other. This culminates the year long race for "Spirit Points".
Another tradition is the James Lick Carnival, usually held in late April. It is set up in the James Lick parking lot. This event consists of various rides, cotton candy and other events associated with a carnival. All proceeds go to fund the James Lick Athletic Department [2]
James Lick alumni take part in what is known as the Alumni Race every year. It usually takes place in mid-September of every new school year. It pits former students against current students on the cross country team. It is run on the 3-mile North Rim trail of Alum Rock Park.
Every year, the James Lick and Andrew Hill varsity football teams face off in the bell game. The last time James Lick held the bell was in 2006. The Comets have won 2 games and have lost 28 games over a three-year span, including a win-less season in 2007.[3] However, the school does field a good soccer team, which won the Lovato Cup last year.
The men's varsity cross country is also good, winning The League title in 2009 and placing second in 2010 , falling shortly in taking the title again to a loss to oak grove.