Serrano High School
| Serrano High School | |
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| Address | |
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9292 Sheep Creek Road Phelan, California, 92371 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°24′46″N 117°34′22″W / 34.41278°N 117.57278°WCoordinates: 34°24′46″N 117°34′22″W / 34.41278°N 117.57278°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School |
| School district | Snowline Joint Unified School District |
| NCES District ID | 0636970 [1] |
| NCES School ID | 063697007876 [2] |
| Dean | Lisa Hansen [3] |
| Principal | Lisa Hansen[4] |
| Asst. Principal | Heather Conkle [3] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2477 [5] (2011-12) |
| • Grade 9 | 723 [5] |
| • Grade 10 | 643 [5] |
| • Grade 11 | 596 [5] |
| • Grade 12 | 515 [5] |
| Average class size | 31 [5] |
| Color(s) | Blue, Yellow |
| Slogan | Home of the Diamondbacks [6] |
| Mascot | Diamondback [6] |
| Website | School website |
Serrano High School is a public high school in the California High Desert community of Phelan, California.[5] It serves students from Phelan, Wrightwood and Piñon Hills. It is part of the Snowline Joint Unified School District. The school is named for the Serrano people. Its mascot is the Diamondback.
The school has been called "the Stanford of the High Desert" because of its traditionally superior academic achievement. Some 20 percent of its students are drawn by this reputation to attend from outside the district.[7] However, there have been concerns about safety and possible racial tension at the school.[8]
In 2009 the school experimented with very large classes (more than 100 students per class) for some college-preparatory seniors. The goal is to prepare students for college-style classes as well as to free up teacher time for enrichment-type programs.[9]
The high school began a tough new tardiness policy in 2006 when administrators decided to crack down on lateness. "In one two-week period, before the new policy, we had 1,387 tardies in one day," school official Mike Tropila said. "Teachers were having to restart their classes over and over as students came in." After the new policy started, the tardies went down to "seven to 15 in the course of a day." Students who were late for their classes were summoned, with their parents, to appear in court on truancy charges. Some pupils found guilty had to pay fines and do cleanup work on the roads. The district later "tweaked its policy so that the penalties get progressively tougher, with the citation coming only after the fifth tardy."[10]
Rankings
Serrano High School was nationally ranked #1,607 for best high schools for the 2009-2010 school year according to US News. With a student teacher ratio of 27:1, Serrano pulled a 21.5 on the college readiness index. Serrano was also ranked 38th within California.[11]
Notable alumni
- Jamaal Franklin 2009 graduate, shooting guard for the Memphis Grizzlies.[12]
- Jilon VanOver 1996 graduate, actor, best known for playing the role of Ransom Bray on Hatfields & McCoys.[13]
References
- ↑ "District Directory".
- ↑ "School Directory".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Staff Directory".
- ↑ Self, Brooke (9 October 2013). "Serrano principal placed on leave". Daily Press. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "Report Card".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Home Page".
- ↑ Mike Hiserman, "Desert High," Los Angeles Times, November 9, 2001, page D-1
Library card required - ↑ Valenzuela, Beatriz E. (February 6, 2009). "Serrano High School safe, quiet despite false rumors". Victorville Daily Press. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ Lindstrom, Natasha (October 9, 2009). "High school pilots 130 seniors per class". Victorville Daily Press. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ Bob Sipchen, "School Me: If They're on Campus, They're Not Truants," Los Angeles Times, May 22, 2006, page B-1
Library card required - ↑ "Serrano High School in PHELAN, CA | Best High Schools". US News. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ↑ "Memphis Grizzlies 2013 Team Roster". ESPN. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ↑ Hatfields & McCoys History Channel. Retrieved April 7, 2013.