Hercules Middle/High School
| Hercules Middle/High School | |
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| Location | |
| 1900 Refugio Valley Road Hercules, California  United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2001 |
| School district | West Contra Costa Unified School District |
| Principal | Guy Zakrevsky |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Color(s) | Black, Columbia Blue, and Silver |
| Mascot | The Titan |
| Newspaper | 'Titan Template' |
| Yearbook | 'The Olympus' |
| Website | http://www.wccusd.net/herculesmidhigh/site/default.asp |
Hercules Middle/High School is a secondary school located at 1900 Refugio Valley Road in Hercules, California, USA. The campus consists of both a middle school and high school on the same premises, with the administrative complex and library separating the two sides. Established in 2001, it is the only secondary housing grades 6-12 school in the West Contra Costa Unified School District.
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[edit] History
- In 2000, Artnzt Builders began construction of the campus.[1]
- In 2004 the Middle School Advanced Band was named one of the top three middle school bands in the state and was invited to the California Music Educators Association's (CMEA) state conference in Pasadena, CA
- In May 2005, an Iranian-American student was beaten in a bathroom by Black students.[2] The videotape footage was released on the internet, gaining national attention.[3]
- In April 2009, four seniors were suspended indefinitely for hacking the school's website.[citation needed]
- In September 2009, the campus was evacuated in response to a bomb threat by a former student.[4][5]
- In 2011, one of the middle school assistant principals (Ladonna Williams) confiscated short-shorts from girls on the high school side at lunch; many girls reported that they never got them back.[citation needed]
- In 2011, boys were getting a 3 day suspension from sagging.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2009, the Hercules Middle/High School student population was 45.2% Asian/Pacific Islander, 25.0% Black, 14.9% Hispanic, 9.9% White, and 0.3%% American Indian.[6] 25% are considered economically disadvantaged, participating in a free or reduced- price lunch program, and 9% are English language learners.[7]
[edit] High School Publications
- Hercules High School's newspaper is the Titan Template.[8] John Brown ran the publication since the school's opening in 2001 until his retirement in 2009. Since then, Natalie Wojinski has taken over advising the newspaper. In 2009, it won an "excellent" in JEANC's Best of the West.[9] The publication can be viewed online at http://issuu.com/titantemplate.
- Hercules High School also has a fledgling online newspaper, ArkeNews. It is so named because Arke was the messenger of the Titans in mythology.
- Hercules Middle School's newspaper is the Titan Times and is advised by Lynne Dirk.
- Hercules Middle/High School's award-winning yearbook is called The Olympus. It is also advised by Natalie Wojinski.
- The school also has a creative literary magazine called The Dynamite Factory. The magazine is published by the Creative Writing class and is advised by Jamey Genna.
[edit] Athletics
Hercules Middle/High School competes in the Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League (ACCAL) of the North Coast Section (NCS). Note: only high school students are allowed to compete. Sports offered on campus include: football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, soccer, baseball, track and field, water polo and badminton. The Hercules Middle/High School Rhythm n' Motion Dancers dance production group ended in 2011 when the dance teacher Teresa Felix retired because the dance program at the school was being threatened by budget cuts.
[edit] References
- ^ "Hercules Middle/High School | Arntz Builders". http://www.arntzbuilders.com/schools-k-12/hercules-middlehigh-school-2/. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Student Beating Caught On Tape". KTVU.com. May 12, 2005. http://www.ktvu.com/news/4480840/detail.html. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Berg Injury Lawyers Settles Lawsuit Against the West Contra Costa Unified School District on Behalf of School Beating Victim" (Press release). Jan 10, 2007. http://www.berginjurylawyers.com/pdf/BIL-release-Hassan-settlement-1.9.07.pdf. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
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- ^ "Search Of Hercules School Complete Following Bomb Threat". KTVU.com. 30 Sept 2009. http://www.ktvu.com/news/21164515/detail.html. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Hercules High School Profile". Schoolmatters.com. http://www.schoolmatters.com/schools.aspx/q/page=sp/sid=78907. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ "Student Teacher Ratio Hercules High School - Hercules, California - CA". Greatschools.org. September 7, 2010. http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/ca/other/11927#students. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ "titantemplate's Profile" (in Template:* icon). Issuu. http://issuu.com/titantemplate. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ '+relative_time(twitters[i].created_at)+'. "Journalism Education Association, Northern California". jeanc.org. http://www.jeanc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93:2009-best-of-the-west-winners&catid=58:best-of-the-west-winners&Itemid=78. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
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