James Logan High School
| James Logan High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1800 H Street Union City, California, 94587 U.S.  |
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| Coordinates | 37°35′22.8″N 122°1′34.88″W / 37.589667°N 122.0263556°WCoordinates: 37°35′22.8″N 122°1′34.88″W / 37.589667°N 122.0263556°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary School |
| Established | 1959 |
| School district | New Haven Unified School District |
| Principal | Amy McNamara-Furtado (Main) |
| Faculty | 172 |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 4,053[1] |
| Campus size | 70 acres (280,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Red, White, Black |
| Athletics conference | Mission Valley Athletic League |
| Mascot | Jimmy the Colt |
| Nickname | Logan |
| Newspaper | The James Logan Courier |
| Yearbook | Colts |
| Phone | 510 - 471 - 2520 |
| Website | http://loganweb.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ |
James Logan High School is a public secondary school in Union City, California, United States. The school is administrated by the New Haven Unified School District and has an enrollment of more than 4000 students.
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[edit] Demographics
During the 2010-11 school year, James Logan High School had an enrollment of 4118 students (ranging from grades 9-12). Logan's ethnic demographics consisted of 5% Pacific Islander, 23% Asian, 20% Filipino, 30% Hispanic, 10% African American, 10% White and 3% Other.[2]
[edit] Campus
The original campus was established in 1959, east of H Street, with about 1,200 students.[citation needed] In 1992, a two square block property west of H Street, saved for a flower shop, was acquired through eminent domain and added to the campus (which was dubbed the "Logan annex").[3]There are now 152 classrooms (including 45 portables), 599 seat theater,media center, health center, student store, activities director center, curriculum center,career center,baseball/softball stadiums, tennis complex and basketball court complex, auto shop, video studio, cafeteria, student union, 3,000 seat pavilion gymnasium with dance studio,swim complex and a 4,050 seat football stadium. The campus is divided into three “houses”, each house administrated by a separate staff and office, the campus has a capacity for 4,200 students .[4]
[edit] Awards
Logan High School has been recognized by a number of academic awards. In 1994 and 1998, it was recognized as a California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education.[5] It was one of the first high schools in the nation to be awarded the national award for Excellence in Education.[6] Logan was recognized in 1983 and 1987 as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.[7]
[edit] Activities
[edit] The Forensics Speech and Debate program
The Forensics Speech and Debate program at James Logan High School is ranked as one of the top five teams in the National Forensic League.[dead link]
Every year, James Logan High School hosts the Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech and Debate Invitational on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend in January. Thousands of competitors from more than 50 schools in the San Francisco Bay area region and out-of-state participate in the three-day tournament.[citation needed]
[edit] Band and Color Guard
The Marching Band and Color Guard at James Logan High School has won two WSMBC (Westerns States Marching Band Conference) championships (1997, 1999) and ten Western Band Association championships (2000–2002, 2004–2010).[citation needed] The band and color guard performed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. James Logan World guard participates in WGI (Winter Guard International) and has won ten consecutive gold medals (1998–2007).[8] They took a year off in 2008 to perform with the band in the Beijing Olympics. They returned to WGI the following year (2009) to achieve second place, and then reclaimed the gold medal in Scholastic World in 2010.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Stephen Abas, 2004 Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling
- Otis Amey, former wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers
- James Thomas Donovan, sportscaster[citation needed]
- Vicky Galindo, USA Softball Women's National Team and the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch league
- Andres Heinz, screenwriter/director (wrote story and screenplay for Black Swan (film))
- Eddie House. NBA guard for the Miami Heat (transferred to Hayward High School before senior year)
- Aaron Ledesma, Major League Baseball infielder for New York Mets, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Baltimore Orioles, and Colorado Rockies
- SuChin Pak, MTV News reporter
- Danielle Reyes, contestant, CBS's Big Brother 3 (2002) & Big Brother 7: All-Stars (2006)
- Nate Robinson, Golden State Warriors player (moved to Seattle before senior year)
- David Shaw (American football), Head Coach of Stanford Cardinal football
- Donnie Spragan, linebacker for the Miami Dolphins
- Kelli White, track and field athlete involved in the BALCO scandal
- Roy Williams, NFL safety for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Dejon Gomes, Defensive Back for the Washington Redskins
[edit] References
- ^ enrollment 2011
- ^ California Public School Enrollment - School Report, California Department of Education, July 7, 2009, retrieved 8 September 2010
- ^ Shatzman, Berry (2005-08-31). "Union City's first and only florist going out of business". The Argus (Alameda Newspaper Group).
- ^ New Performing Arts Center Debuts, James Logan Courier, 30 March 2010
- ^ "Distinguished School Awards - Alameda County". State of California - Department of Education. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingcounty.asp?county=01. Retrieved 2006-04-18.[dead link]
- ^ "James Logan High School Information Page". James Logan High School. http://www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Student_Groups/Rainbow_Pride/Masters_JLHSinfopage.html. Retrieved 2006-04-19.
- ^ "Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002". U.S. Department of Education. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.doc. Retrieved 2006-04-19.
- ^ "Winter Guard International Scholastic World Color Guard Champions". Winter Guard International. http://wgi.org/contents/Scholastic-World-Color-Guard-Champions.html. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
