Encinal High School is a public coeducational high school serving grades 9-12. It is located in Alameda, California and is part of the Alameda Unified School District. 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term public school has different meanings: In Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and most other English-speaking nations, a public school is a school which is financed and run by the government and does not charge tuition fees. ... The city of Alameda highlighted within Alameda County Alameda is a city located in Alameda County, California. ... The Alameda Unified School District serves the city of Alameda, USA. // Schools in this district Adult schools Alameda Adult School High schools Alameda Alameda Community Learning Center Alameda Science & Technology Institute Encinal Island Middle schools Chipman Lincoln Wood Elementary schools Bay Farm Earhart Edison Franklin Henry Haight Longfellow Lum Miller...

Demographics

Encinal High is very ethnically diverse, with a population which is 27.8% African-American, 20.2% White, 18.9% Asian, 15.7% Filipino, 14.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 0.8% Pacific Islander, and 1.0% Multiple Ethnicity or No Response, according to the 2003-2004 School Accountability Report Card.

College and Work Preparation

SAT

• 56% of students take the SAT.
• Average SAT scores are 445 verbal and 488 math.

Continuing Education

• 40-59% of graduates go to 2-year colleges.
• 20-39% of graduates go to 4-year colleges.

Courses Offered

• Encinal offers 13 AP courses: Art, Biology, Calculus, Computer Science, Economics, English Composition, English Literature, Environmental Science, European History, French, Government, Spanish, and Statistics.
• The school also offers 5 special school-to-career programs in automotive technology, child development, computer programming and technology, cosmetology and finance and marketing.

Student Activities

Athletics

Encinal High has several Varsity sports, including:

• Badminton
• Basketball
• Baseball
• Cheerleading
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Water Polo

Clubs

Sanctioned clubs at the school include:

• Key Club
• National Honor Society
• Red Cross Club
• Several ethnic clubs (i.e. Chinese Club, Latino Club)

Other Activities

In addition, the school has an award winning marching band and a nationally recognized JROTC program.

In addition, Encinal High School possesses an extremely rich Dramatic Arts program. The Encinal Drama department has in past years has performed critically renowned productions of such classics as Les Miserables, Hamlet, and the Sound of Music. In 2006 Encinal High will be performing Cats, becoming one of the very first non- Broadway groups to perform the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic. This show will be directed by Bob Moorhead, Encinal's Drama Department Director.

Miscellaneous

• The school's mascot is a Marine A-4 Skyhawk fighter plane, a tribute to the town's military heritage and to the now-decommissioned Naval Air Base on the West end of Alameda island.
• Most students come from Chipman Middle School or Wood Middle School.

Notable Graduates

• Willie Stargell - Pirates Hall of Famer
• Jimmy Rollins
• Dontrelle Willis - Rookie of the Year 2003

External Links

Encinal High School Homepage