4:00 PM - 7:00 PM For example, for the 2017–18 school year, the percentages of white students who graduated with the requirements for the UC application fulfilled was 86%, compared to 40% of black students and 50% of Latino students. Your support and commitment to Golden Gate High School will provide the foundation from which school and community pride will continue to flourish. "[13] However an achievement gap continues to exist between the white students and black and Latino students. My first administrative assignment was an Assistant Principal in February of 1999, working in a building comprised of students in Grades 7-12. "[26] After the BHS lottery process and upon being placed into a learning community, students are required to fulfill each learning community's unique academic requirements and are able to choose additional courses from individual departments, like African American Studies, Math, Performing and Visual Arts, Physical Education, Science and World Language. Our philosophy is founded on the principles of “SELF-LEADERSHIP and RESPECT” focused on a common school culture of ACADEMICS – BEHAVIOR – CLIMATE…we call it “The Titan Way.” Golden Gate High School teachers and staff take great pride in working to ensure that our students have every opportunity to succeed. [25] These core groups, called hives, are composed of about 120 students who share 4 teachers in their core subject areas: Math 1 (or Advanced Math 1), Physics 1, English, and Ethnic Studies/Social Living. Professor Andrew Lawson of the University of California included one of his own photographs (shown at right) of the damage in his famous report issued in 1908.[4]. A number of famous performers have played at the Berkeley Community Theater on the Berkeley High campus. Our mission is to ensure achievement for all students, and together, we can accomplish great things in the classroom as well as in extra-curricular and co-curricular activities. The first cornerstone was laid in 1901, and the complex has been under almost continuous construction ever since, except for a decade around World War II. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021 OHSAA Boys Season Calendar / Other Important Dates. [8] The campus included a Black Students Union, Chicano Student Union, and Asian Student Union (formerly called the Oriental Student Union). [47], In the 2011 Isabel Allende novel El Cuaderno de Maya, the title character Maya Vidal attended Berkeley High. Each year Collier County Public Schools (CCPS) receives Federal Title I funds to support eligible schools in our district. By 1974, there were several small schools within Berkeley High: Genesis-Agora (formerly Community and Community 2), Model School A, School of the Arts, and College Prep. [11] This gap extends beyond the results of standardized test scores and also applies to the disparity between certain groups regarding dropout rates, participation in honors classes and Advanced Placement (AP) exams, and numbers of students admitted to colleges. In 1900, the citizens of Berkeley voted in favor of a bond measure to establish the first dedicated public high school campus in the city. It receives a grade of A+ by Niche, which utilizes public data and user reviews. One worry, however, is the fact that because academic disparities among racial and socioeconomic groups are established in elementary and middle school, these programs aimed at closing the achievement gap at BHS won't make that much of a difference. A significant portion of students and faculty alike were involved with the various forms of political activism which characterized the sixties in Berkeley, including protests against the Vietnam War, advocacy for civil rights and third world studies, and supporting People's Park. The OHSAA Boys Season Calendar is listed below. Berkeley High demographics, as of the 2017–2018 school year, out of 3,118 enrolled students:[10], The achievement gap refers to the academic disparity between certain groups, including African-Americans, Latinos, students whose first language is not English, and students living in poverty, that perform significantly below others. Percent of students "proficient or above" in Math and English California Standards Test (CST) scores, A policy exists surrounding students who wish to be placed in IB or AC (the most rigorous of the small schools) that guarantees them a spot in one of those small schools if they don't list any other choices. Academic Choice (AC) and Berkeley International High School (BIHS) - part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program as of 2007[update] - make up this Comprehensive Learning Community. Thank you, and join us as we continue to build our traditions in the spirit of “The Titan Way. [5][6] In 1957, Stan Getz was one of the featured performers of the Berkeley Jazz Festival.[7]. "[17] "Much of the segregation occurs during the nonstructural part of the school day: before and after school, during lunch and between classes. Berkeley High School was also the first public high school in the United States with an African American Studies department, established in 1969.[9]. West Campus is currently closed, but the main building is being used as the administrative offices of the Berkeley Unified School District. Formby High School “We worked closely with Whittakers to re-design our school PE kit, bringing it up to date and with cost to parents in mind. [14] Beyond academics and looking at student performance and behavior, "white and hispanic students are suspended less frequently than African-American students," and black students are much more frequently expelled, drop out, are absent, and/or are enrolled in remedial classes and special education. However, after several years, it was clear that the learning communities model had made little progress in closing the academic achievement gap between students at BHS. The Florence Schwimley Little Theater, the Berkeley Community Theatre, and the G and H buildings are prime examples of the Streamline Moderne style designed by architects Henry H. Gutterson and William G. Corlett. It is located one long block west of Shattuck Avenue and three short blocks south of University Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, and is recognized as a Berkeley landmark. It was turned over to the Berkeley Adult School in 1986, which used it until 2004. In order to accomplish this lofty goal, I invite you to join us on the School Advisory Council, Academic Booster Club, Athletic Events, or any of our many activities and trainings. Berkeley High School is a public high school in the Berkeley Unified School District, and the only public high school in the city of Berkeley, California, United States. [19] Moreover, Green Academy (now discontinued) and AMPS were the learning communities with the most students who scored not proficient in Math and English California Standards Test (CST) scores. OAK CREEK — North Park outscored the Soroco High School girls basketball team 16-14 in the second quarter, but the Rams built such a big lead in the first, they still led 37-18 at halftime. If you would like to find out more about a particular school, such as its location or contact information, select a school and click on Search. [44] I would highly recommend working with them.” Their tireless effort and commitment will make a difference in the lives of our students and will continue to move our school forward. [46], Berkeley was the subject of "School Colors", an episode of PBS's Frontline about racial politics at Berkeley High School. [48][49], Nancy Rubin, who taught the class "Social Living" at Berkeley High for several decades, published a 1994 book titled Ask Me If I Care: Voices from an American High School which addresses teen social issues and is compiled from journal entries by anonymous Berkeley High School students written during their Social Living classes. [20] Note that Green Academy has been discontinued. [17] The argument is then made for elementary and middle schools to make similar efforts in order to reduce those disparities more early on. In addition to the smaller schools, there are two Comprehensive Learning Communities which compose nearly two-thirds of the student body, between 1000 and 1300 students. [22][23][24] The Berkeley Redesign Project involved teachers, staff, students and parents. Eden Housing even gets residents a reason to (succeed) throughout Livermore (from) the school kids with resources to possible job resources. [17] Originally slated to start in the fall of 2017, the program began in the fall of 2018. A BHS teacher said that "freshmen often will decide their learning community based on stereotypes within the school. "[13] Segregation inside schools is directly influenced by segregation outside of school, and in Berkeley white students are more reported to be from middle and upper-middle-class families living the Berkeley hills while minority students are more reported to come from lower income families in the more flatland neighborhoods.[21]. One of our primary goals is to involve parents and the community in carrying out Golden Gate High School’s mission. In 1955, Berkeley High School band director Bob Lutt (who eventually was made executive director of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra), founded Cazadero Performing Arts Camp. In 1964, the West Campus of Berkeley High School was opened in the buildings of the former Burbank Junior High School at Bonar Street and University Avenue. On Arbor Day of 1902, noted naturalist John Muir joined Berkeley's mayor William H. Marston in planting a giant sequoia in a yard south of the new high school buildings. Golden Gate High School teachers and staff take great pride in working to ensure that our students have every opportunity to succeed. In 2000, in an attempt to better serve its diverse community and close the achievement gap between white students and students of color, BHS began experimenting with the idea of small schools. I have been in education since 1993, starting my career as a Science Instructor at a high school in New York. Respect, self-leadership, hard work, dedication, and teamwork are some of the characteristics of doing things “The Titan Way.” I am extremely grateful and appreciative of the extra time, effort, and sacrifice both staff and students have contributed to help make Golden Gate High a school of which we can all be proud. Eden Project EP Falmouth Marine School CBC C80 Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London) C83 ... Regent's Park Campus School of Psychotherapy & Counselling Psychology R20 ... STAFF STOCK SUCB UCS ULS SDC SUND SDCOL SUSX TAMES THF UWTSD TRURO UKCBC UWS UXBC SEEV USW UWL WAKEC WALS WARKS On May 23, 1952, Paul Robeson sang, despite a small McCarthy-era furor. Balanced offense leads Soroco girls over North Park. [51], The 2020 episode of Reply All titled "Candidate One" was about the school body president elections for the 2019 school year. ". It served all ninth graders, while the main campus served grades 10–12, except for an interval from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s when it was 7–9 to accommodate construction at Willard Junior High School. 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Note that Green Academy and Life Academy have been discontinued. Prior to the Fall 2018 school year, upon enrolling at Berkeley High School incoming freshmen immediately chose to join one of the five learning communities that vary in size, academic emphasis and offerings. In the fall of 1970, a "school within a school" opened at Berkeley High, called Community High School. The following California Standards Test (CST) data was disaggregated by learning community by the BUSD Department of Evaluation and compares the proficiency rates of Berkeley High School's six learning communities. Communication and effort from the staff at Whittakers Schoolwear was excellent at all times. Students also get to choose two electives. [3] The tree is apparently no longer there, pending results from a future investigation. The first major change was to switch to a "universal 9th grade," in which freshmen will be placed in core groups of 120 students, with the choice of learning community beginning in tenth grade. The Berkeley High campus was designated a historic district, the Berkeley High School Campus Historic District, by the National Register of Historic Places on January 7, 2008. We are absolutely delighted with the results. The first public high school classes in Berkeley were held at the Kellogg Primary School located at Oxford and Center Streets adjacent to the campus of the University of California. The local office of the Bay Cities Telephone Company sat on the site of today's administration building at the corner of Allston Way and Milvia by 1911. Copyright © 2002-2021 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. "At the end of ninth grade, students then have the opportunity to rank one of the five learning communities at Berkeley High School for their 10th-12th grade education. Our academic programs, academies, elective courses, activities, athletics, and clubs are a shining example of what it means to be a Titan. Berkeley High School has been rated by several independent organizations. [14] Segregation among students is another possible explanation for the persistence of the achievement gap. It currently receives a rating of 8/10 by GreatSchools, which utilizes test score, college readiness, course offering, equity, and discipline data to evaluate schools. The small schools that began the 2005-06 school with 240 students were. The Arizona Interscholastic Association has a membership of 274 schools from every county in Arizona. [14] Regarding post-graduation, "many white and Asian students graduate with honors and attend elite colleges and universities, while few blacks and Latino students follow a similar path."[10]. Regular School Board Meeting, Teacher Plan Day / Virtual Learning for Students / Curbside Meal Pickup Available, " It is my distinct pleasure and sincere honor to personally welcome you to Golden Gate High School, “Home of The Titans.” As Principal of Golden Gate High School, my duty is to serve you, our students and families. In 1901, construction began on the northwest portion of the present site of the high school. [45] They are embellished with sculptural reliefs by Robert Boardman Howard, Jacques Schnier and Lulu Hawkins Braghetta. The following demographics data was disaggregated by learning community by the BUSD WASC Self-Study of 2011–2012. In 1971, Berkeley High students elected a homosexual male African American student as Homecoming Queen. [10] In 2015, the graduation rate for English learners was 68%--much lower than any other group. 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