Leland High School (San Jose, California)
Leland High School is a public high school located in the Almaden Valley in San Jose, California, USA in the San Jose Unified School District. Leland is well known for its National #1 Speech and Debate team (as of 1999 - April 2010).[2]
Awards and recognition
During the 2004-05 school year, Leland High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[3] the highest award an American school can receive.[4]
In 2002, Leland received a clear six year accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
In 2006, 413 Leland students took a total of 877 Advanced Placement tests. 79% of the Placement scores were three or above, with 29% scoring a five. The school average score was a 3.94, while 177 students qualified as AP Scholars.
- Journalism - Leland's school newspaper, The Charger Account, is completely student run and has received numerous awards from the American Scholastic Press Association, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and Quill and Scroll.
- Speech and Debate - Leland's Speech and Debate team is one of the top teams in the nation. The National Forensic League as ranked the Leland Speech and Debate Team has number one in the nation over the recent years.[5] and has around 400 members.
- Robotics - Team 604, also known as Quixilver, has participated in the FIRST Robotics Competition. Since the team was restarted in 2005,[6] the team has been rather successful, winning the 2005 Pacific Northwest Regional and 2010 Sacramento Regional, the Chairman's Award at the 2007, 2008 Silicon Valley Regional and 2010, 2011 Sacramento Regional, and the 2008 and 2009 CalGames Competition.[6]
- Soccer - Leland Soccer set a national and are current holders of the state record for an undefeated streak with 75, when they posted a 65-0-10 record from 1987-1990.[7]
- Track & Field – The team participates in the Central Coast Section. The female Chargers took home the CCS Track championship in May 2009.[8]
Notable alumni and staff
- Steven Beitashour - Current member of San Jose Earthquakes soccer team.[9]
- Gay Brasher - Award-winning, five-diamond forensics coach who has been inducted into the National Forensic League Hall of Fame.[10][11]
Jason Hardtke - Professional baseball player
References
- ^ a b Leland High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
- ^ Leland’s award-winning speech, debate team talks fund-raising, Almaden Times, March 23, 2006
- ^ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2006 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
- ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- ^ National Forensics League
- ^ a b "Leland Robotics - Quixilver 604 - Home". 604robotics.com. http://www.604robotics.com. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ Scudder, Bob. "Gold Discovered Leland, Then Led Chargers to Soccer Titles" May 5, 2005. Accessed February 10, 2011
- ^ "Central Coast Section Track Championships". http://www.athletic.net/trackandfield/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=62950. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ "Beitashour a Hometown Hero". http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/2010/03/beitashour-hometown-hero. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
- ^ "National Forensic League, Speech & Debate Honor Society - Hall of Fame". http://www.nflonline.org/AboutNFL/HallofFame. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ "Junior Forensics League". http://www.juniorforensicleague.org/forms/newsletters/doc_view/7-2009-10-october-newsletter.
- ^ "[1]." Emerica Skate. Retrieved on 02-24-10.
- ^ "[2]." San Jose Sports Authority. Retrieved on 02-24-10.
- ^ Petersen, Justin. "Pioneer, Leland wrestle issues to the ground", Almaden Times Weekly, January 20, 2005. Accessed November 8, 2007. "In a somewhat unprecedented decision and in an attempt to build strong bonds between students and a sport that he credits to a large degree for his success as an athlete, (Lloyd spent seven years with the New York Giants) coach and as a human being, Charger lead coach Dan Lloyd has strayed from the typical high school ideal."
- ^ "December 2, 2009." Joe Murray Studio. Retrieved on December 4, 2009.
- ^ "[3]." NASA. Retrieved on 02-24-10.
- ^ Knight, Dennis. "PREGAME CEREMONY TO HONOR LOCAL HERO", San Jose Mercury News, November 4, 2004. Accessed November 8, 2007. "When Pat Tillman was a freshman at Leland High School, he didn't make the varsity baseball team, despite being one of the best players his age in the South Bay."
- ^ "[4]." Meet The Wondergirls. Retrieved on 02-24-10.
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