Analy High School

Analy High School
Location
6950 Analy Avenue
Sebastopol, California 95472
Coordinates 38°24′26.1″N 122°49′31.8″W / 38.407250°N 122.825500°W / 38.407250; -122.825500Coordinates: 38°24′26.1″N 122°49′31.8″W / 38.407250°N 122.825500°W / 38.407250; -122.825500
Information
Type Public
Established 1908[1]
Principal Chris Heller[2]
Faculty 65
Enrollment 1,317[3]
Color(s) Royal Blue and White
Mascot Tiger
Website www.analyhighschool.org

Analy High School /ˈænəli/ is a public high school in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California. Analy was established in 1908 and celebrated its centennial in May 2008. In 2011, the school was listed at #184 on Newsweek's list of "America's Best High Schools" for California schools.[4] Analy was the only school in the Redwood Empire listed in the top 500, and ranked 20th overall out of all California private and public high schools.[5]

The school is located in Analy Township which derives its name from the Annaly Ranch which was located in the township in the 1840s which in turn was named for an Annaly in Ireland which had connections to the settler Jasper O'Farrell.[6][7]

The school and several facilities from the campus like the library and some classrooms were used as setting of the popular Netflix TV-show 13 Reasons Why. In the show the school is called Liberty High School. [8]

History

Analy was established in the town of Sebastopol in the year 1908, where it would stand as the town's local school. It is primarily a college preparatory school. Many local parents are graduates from Analy. The community supports the school; in 2004 they passed a $13,000,000 bond issue, and in 2006 they renewed a four-year parcel tax for another seven years.[9]

Although the town's population is small, the school serves an area of 50,000. The town it serves has changed from a rural community to a more suburban community in recent decades; many residents commute to metropolitan areas. Approximately 85% go directly to two or four-year colleges; the school ranks in the 98th percentile on sending students to two or four-year public schools.[1]

Analy is one of two comprehensive high schools in the West Sonoma County Union High School District, the other being El Molino High School in Forestville, California.

Curriculum

The high school district has 11 feeder elementary districts. Over the last three years these districts together have developed grade level standards K-12 in English, math, and social studies, and work continues in technology and science.

Analy has a seven-period day and offers a wide variety of electives, including 11 programs in practical arts. Analy provides an almost entirely untracked curriculum for all students and a full range of AP and Honors classes in the five academic areas.[10]

Students at Analy participate actively in athletics, performing arts, and debate. In addition, there are thirteen clubs with a total membership of over 600 students. 30% of the student population is involved in the band, choir, or theater departments.

AP and honors courses

Analy offers a total of 11 AP courses and 5 additional honors courses.

Laboratory science
Mathematics
English language
Foreign language
Social studies

Graduation requirements

A minimum of 240 semester units are required for graduation from Analy High School. Ten units equal one year of work for each period. In order to graduate, students must also pass the CAHSEE, which can be taken during the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. Santa Rosa Junior College courses may also be taken in lieu of Analy courses, with 1 SRJC unit equaling 3⅓ Analy credits toward graduation.

Subject Units
English40
Social studies40
Science20
Mathematics20
Fine art10
Practical art10
Electives70

Demographics

Analy High School served 1,317 students in the 2014-15 academic year.[3] Its population is 75.1% Caucasian and 14.7% Latino. 3.1% are Limited English Proficient. Less than 8% are on free or reduced lunch. 9% are in Special Education programs. Analy provides a support class and a Spanish-speaking aide for Latino students and their families. The 2011 Newsweek report on America's Best High Schools found that Analy holds a 99% graduation rate, a 95% college matriculation rate, a 38.1 student teacher ratio, an average 1743 SAT Reasoning Test score (roughly the 75th percentile),[11] and an average of 1.3 Advanced Placement tests per student.[4]

Notable alumni

Athletics

Analy has over 600 athletes on 38 teams in 21 sports each year. In 2009, the varsity boys basketball team at Analy won the NCS Division III Final for the first time in the school's 101-year history. Other sports offered by Analy include football, volleyball, cross country, soccer, softball, baseball, swimming, tennis, golf, track and field, wrestling, and badminton.[21][22]

The Analy High School football team was mentioned by Bruce Campbell's character, Sam Axe in Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe. He stated that the tactics he used to train the rebels were the secrets of the Analy High School football team.[23]

Music

Band

Analy is musically active. There are a total of four band classes and one orchestra class at Analy, with an average combined student participation of well over 200 and has one of the highest instrumental music students per-capita ratios in the State of California.[24] The bands include a 0 period jazz band that starts at 6:45am every morning, an intermediate band, advanced band, and honor band, as well as an orchestra, which were all under the direction of Vance Regan until 2013.[25] The bands perform in two scheduled concerts per year and host the annual Band Wagon Fall Festival. The bands annually perform the national anthem at a San Francisco Giants game, take a trip to southern California to participate in the Disney Magic Music Days main street parade, and march in the local Apple Blossom Festival Parade. The honor band has received numerous awards and has participated in several Festival of Gold National competitions. The Analy bands are well known for masterful performances and exquisite class. In addition, once a week, the orchestra winds and percussion meet at 6:00pm and adjourn at 7:30pm for rehearsal. The band has won numerous awards for their jazz, concert and orchestra programs. The jazz band and orchestra annually participate in the California Music Educators Association festivals and competitions. In 2011, the Analy orchestra was given a unanimous superior at a California Music Educators Association (CMEA) festival at Sonoma State University, the highest rating possible; it was the second consecutive year that the orchestra earned this honor.

Choir

Analy's choir department performs three concerts each year. The first concert is performed in the fall, the second in the winter, and the third in the spring. The choir department is divided into different choirs, which perform music at differing styles and levels of complexity.

During the 2009/10 school year, the Analy High School Honor Choir was selected by DCINY to sing the entire piece of Faure's Requiem Mass at the Lincoln Center in New York City. The concert was set to take place in April, 2010, and was to be sung under the directing of Daniel Hughes. However, a call was received in mid-October saying the show was cancelled. Another show was set up at Carnegie Hall during the same time period, and the choir will sing songs directed by famous and contemporary composer Eric Whitacre. The students have been diligently fundraising, and are visibly excited by the opportunity presented. It will be the first such cross country trip encountered by the Analy Honor Choir.

Drama

The Drama department was headed by teacher/director Starr "Hergie" Hergenrather, who produced two shows per year, a non-musical in the fall, and a musical in the spring. The department annually attended the Lenaea Festival, a high-school theatre event held on the California State University, Sacramento campus.[26] However, as of the 2017-2018 school year, Hergenrather is retiring, and the budget for the drama department has undergone a controversial budget cut by the district, in spite of the celebrated tradition of art at the school and in Sonoma County. The full time position formerly held by Hergenrather has also been reduced to a part time position for a beginning theater class.

Speech and debate

Since its inception in 1995, Analy's High School's Speech and Debate Team has qualified varsity members to the state championships. It has also qualified members to many national championships for the last three years. Analy's team is a member of the Golden Gate Speech Association league, the California High School Speech Association (CHSSA), and the National Speech and Debate Association (formerly the National Forensics League). In addition to competing in local league tournaments and national invitationals, team members speak at local service club organizations such as Lion's Club and Rotary Club, where they earn hundreds of dollars every year in scholarship money. Analy speakers place in the finals at nearly every league tournament, often going undefeated. The league is ranked #1 in the state and is among the top ten in the nation.[27]

Analy's debate coach, Lynette Williamson, was named the Golden Gate Speech Association's Coach of the Year in 2000, and in 2005 she was inducted into the California High School Speech Coaches' Hall of Fame.[33]

Awards

Newsweek ranked Analy #184 on their list of the top 500 high schools in the country for 2011,[36] #95 for 2014 (the highest-ranked Californian school north of San Francisco),[37] and #352 for 2016.[38] Analy was named a California Distinguished School four times: in 1986, 1994, 1999, and 2009.[39]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Analy High School". Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  2. ↑ Abbot, Dave (August 13, 2008). "Chris Heller is new Analy principal". Sonoma West Times & News.
  3. 1 2 "California Department of Education - Dataquest". Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  4. 1 2 "America's Best High Schools 2011". The Daily Beast. 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Chris Smith (June 21, 2011). "Analy High School named to Newsweek's 'Top 500' U.S. high schools list". The Press Democrat. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  6. ↑ http://www.sonomacountyhistory.org/sonoma-county-timeline/
  7. ↑ http://beehivedesignstudio.com/graton/GratonHistory.html
  8. ↑ http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5749436-181/hollywood-comes-to-analy-high?artslide=0
  9. ↑ "Analy High School Synopsis". Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  10. ↑ Source: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Report-WASC
  11. ↑ http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/SATPercentileRanksCompositeCR_M_W.pdf
  12. ↑ Batto, Ray. "Bells are ringing for Davison". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Cazadero on the Russian River". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "GUNHEIM READY TO SIGN WITH HUSKIES : ANALY RUNNING BACK/DEFENSIVE END EXPECTS TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL WITH WASHINGTON ON WEDNESDAY". Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  15. ↑ http://www.pe.pomona.edu/sports/mbkb/2008-09/bios/jeremynamkung
  16. ↑ "Willard F. Libby mural at Analy High School and a close up of the plaque that can be seen at Libby's left shoulder, May 6, 1984". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Analy Alumni Association" (PDF). March 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "MIKE NOTT". The Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  19. ↑ Kresal, Steve (25 April 1988). "Bears Select Fullerton's Jim Thornton". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  20. ↑ Davis, Zachary (January 2013). "Where Are They Now?". Tiger Times. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  21. ↑ Leonard, Jake (March 7, 2009). "Analy-Sebastapol beats Miramonte in overtime". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  22. ↑ http://www.contracostatimes.com/high-school-sports/ci_11858310
  23. ↑ VIDEO
  24. ↑ "Analy Band Wagon DataQuest Research".
  25. ↑ "Analy’s music leader Vance Regan retiring".
  26. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  27. 1 2 Source: National Forensics League
  28. ↑ Source: National Parliamentary Debate League 2006
  29. ↑ Source: California High School Speech Association
  30. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  31. 1 2 Wolfe, Rayne (April 28th, 2009). "Teen Face: Gordon Allen." The Press Democrat. http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090428/NEWS/904281001?p=1&tc=pg
  32. 1 2 Source: Joy of Tournaments
  33. 1 2 Source: Golden Gate Speech Association
  34. ↑ Benefield, Kerry (July 2nd, 2010). "Analy Student Debates In National Competition." The Press Democrat. http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100702/NEWS/7021029?p=1&tc=pg
  35. ↑ Source: Sonoma West Times & News
  36. ↑ "America's Best High Schools 2011".
  37. ↑ "America's Best High Schools 2016".
  38. ↑ "America's Best High Schools 2016".
  39. ↑ "Distinguished Schools Data File". Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
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