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About Tomales High

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Tomales High School is located in the town of Tomales, California. It is the comprehensive high school for the Shoreline Unified School District. It serves the rural communities stretching from the southern communities of Point Reyes Station and Inverness running north past the fishing port of Bodega Bay to the mouth of the Russian River, a distance of nearly 50 miles (80 km) and widens 13 miles (21 km) east from the west coast. Tomales High School draws its students from approximately 450 square miles (1,200 km²). The school opened in 1912; the current campus was built in 1969 and remodeled in 2011. Hired in 2012, Adam Jennings serves as principal. The faculty includes 20 certificated employees made up of 15 full-time teachers, 4 part-time teachers and one counselor. The school also has one full-time special day class teacher, a resource specialist, and one English Language Learner staff member. Student to teacher ratio averages 15:1.

Communities Served

Tomales High draws students from West Marin Elementary which serves the West Marin communities Point Reyes Station, Inverness, and Olema.

The other feeder school is Tomales Elementary which is compromised of students from the Nothwest Marin communities of Marshall, Tomales, and Dillon Beach and the Sonoma County communities of Valley Ford, Bloomfield, Bodega, and parts of rural western Petaluma. Bodega Bay is served by Bodega Bay Elementary which feeds middle school students to Tomales Elementary and then into Tomales High.

Demographics

Enrollment has declined steadily from 295 in 1998-99 (including adjoining Shoreline High School) to an all time low of 169 in 2008-09. Since then enrollment has remained steady between 180-190 students.

Tomales High Demographics

2012-13	Percent
White	47%
Hispanic or Latino	47%
Black or African American	2%
Asain/Pacific Islander/Other	2%
Total	185 Students

2013-14	Percent
Hispanic or Latino	52%
White	45%
Black or African American	1%
Asain/Pacific Islander/Other	3%
Total	172 Students

Athletics

The Tomales Braves are in the North Coast Section. The Braves are a member of the North Central League II.

Football

The Braves have been dominant over the past 20 years making the NCS playoffs 20 out of 21 seasons since 1991. The Braves have won 5 NCS titles (1983,1995,1998,2001,2002) and have been section runner up 5 times (1992,2004,2006,2010,2011). The Braves won 6 straight NCL II league titles (2006-2011) and went 36-0-1 in that stretch. Head Coach Leon Feliciano was named the 2011 North Coast Section Honor Coach. Since 1996 he has gone 118-56-4.

Basketball

Boys

Howard Wilson has served as head coach since 2011-12. The 2013-14 Braves made the NCS Section playoffs and defeated rival basketball power St. Vincent de Paul for the first time since 1999.

Girls

Chris Kenyon led the Lady Braves to a 2011 NCS Division VI title. Kenyon retired after the 2014 campaign.

Baseball

Bill Tucker has been the head of the program since 1995. The team was NCS runner up in 2007 and 2010. The Braves won the NCS D- VI title in 2013.

Other Sports

Soccer (Boys & Girls)
Volleyball
Softball
Tennis
Cheerleading

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tomales High School

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tomales High School

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-'''Tomales High School''' is located in the town of [[Tomales, California]]. It is the comprehensive high school for the Shoreline Unified School District. It serves the rural communities stretching from the southern communities of [[Point Reyes Station, California|Point Reyes Station]] and [[Inverness, California|Inverness]] running north past the fishing port of Bodega Bay to the mouth of the [[Russian River (California)|Russian River]], a distance of nearly {{convert|50|mi|km|0}} and widens {{convert|13|mi|km|0}} east from the west coast. Tomales High School draws its students from approximately {{convert|450|sqmi|km2|-2}}. The school opened in 1912; the current campus was built in 1969 and remodeled in 2011. Hired in 2012, Adam Jennings serves as principal.
+'''Tomales High School''' is located in the town of [[Tomales, California]]. It is the comprehensive high school for the Shoreline Unified School District. It serves the rural communities stretching from the southern communities of [[Point Reyes Station, California|Point Reyes Station]] and [[Inverness, California|Inverness]] running north past the fishing port of Bodega Bay to the mouth of the [[Russian River (California)|Russian River]], a distance of nearly {{convert|50|mi|km|0}} and widens {{convert|13|mi|km|0}} east from the west coast. Tomales High School draws its students from approximately {{convert|450|sqmi|km2|-2}}. The school opened in 1912; the current campus was built in 1969 and remodeled in 2011. Hired in 2012, Adam Jennings serves as principal. The faculty includes 20 certificated employees made up of 15 full-time teachers, 4 part-time teachers and one counselor. The school also has one full-time special day class teacher, a resource specialist, and one English Language Learner staff member. Student to teacher ratio averages 15:1.
-As of the 2012-13 school year Tomales High School has a student population of 185 students. The demographics of the student body are composed of: 47% White 47% Hispanic or Latino 2% Black or African American 2% Asian or Pacific Islander and 2% Other/mixed.  Enrollment has declined steadily from 295 in 1998-99 (including adjoining Shoreline High School) to an all time low of 169 in 2008-09. Since then enrollment has remained steady between 180-190 students.  The faculty includes 20 certificated employees made up of 15 full-time teachers, 4 part-time teachers and one counselor. The school also has one full-time special day class teacher, a resource specialist, and one English Language Learner staff member. Student to teacher ratio averages 15:1.
 === Communities Served ===
-Tomales High draws students from West Marin Elementary which serves the West Marin communities Pt. Reyes Station, Inverness, and Olema. The other feeder school is Tomales Elementary which is fed from the Nothwest Marin communities of Marshall, Tomales, and Dillon Beach.  In Sonoma County it is fed by Valley Ford, Bloomfield, Bodega, and parts of rural western Petlauma. Bodega Bay is served by Bodega Bay Elementary which feeds middle school students to Tomales Elementary and then into Tomales High.
+Tomales High draws students from West Marin Elementary which serves the [[West Marin]] communities [[Point Reyes Station]], [[Inverness]], and [[Olema]].
+The other feeder school is Tomales Elementary which is compromised of students from the Nothwest Marin communities of [[Marshall]], [[Tomales]], and [[Dillon Beach]] and the [[Sonoma County]] communities of [[Valley Ford]], [[Bloomfield]], [[Bodega]], and parts of rural western [[Petaluma]]. [[Bodega Bay]] is served by Bodega Bay Elementary which feeds middle school students to Tomales Elementary and then into Tomales High.
+=== Demographics ===
+Enrollment has declined steadily from 295 in 1998-99 (including adjoining Shoreline High School) to an all time low of 169 in 2008-09. Since then enrollment has remained steady between 180-190 students.
+Tomales High Demographics
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! 2012-13 !! Percent
+|-
+| White || 47%
+|-
+| Hispanic or Latino|| 47%
+|-
+| Black or African American || 2%
+|-
+| Asain/Pacific Islander/Other || 2%
+|-
+|Total || 185 Students
+|}
+{| class="wikitable"     |-
+! 2013-14 !! Percent
+|-
+| Hispanic or Latino || 52%
+|-
+| White || 45%
+|-
+| Black or African American || 1%
+|-
+| Asain/Pacific Islander/Other || 3%
+|-
+| Total || 172 Students
+|}
 == Athletics ==
+The Tomales Braves are in the [[North Coast Section]]. The Braves are a member of the North Central League II.
 === Football ===
-The Braves have been dominant over the past 20 years making the NCS playoffs 20 out of 21 seasons since 1991. The Braves have won 5 NCS titles (1983,1995,1998,2001,2002) and have been section runner up 5 times (1992,2004,2006,2010,2011). Currently the Braves have won 6 straight NCL II league titles (2006-2011) and have gone 36-0-1 in that stretch. Head Coach Leon Feliciano was named the 2011 North Coast Section Honor Coach. Since 1996 he has gone 118-56-4.
+The Braves have been dominant over the past 20 years making the NCS playoffs 20 out of 21 seasons since 1991. The Braves have won 5 NCS titles (1983,1995,1998,2001,2002) and have been section runner up 5 times (1992,2004,2006,2010,2011). The Braves won 6 straight NCL II league titles (2006-2011) and went 36-0-1 in that stretch. Head Coach Leon Feliciano was named the 2011 North Coast Section Honor Coach. Since 1996 he has gone 118-56-4.
 === Basketball ===
 ==== Boys ====
-Howard Wilson has served as head coach since 2011-12, after winning 3 JV league titles (2008,2010,2011)
+Howard Wilson has served as head coach since 2011-12. The 2013-14 Braves made the NCS Section playoffs and defeated rival basketball power St. Vincent de Paul for the first time since 1999.
 ==== Girls ====
-Chris Kenyon serves as head coach, and has turned the underachieving program into a championship program. The girls won the 2011 NCS Division 6 title, the first girls sport ever at THS to win an NCS title.
+Chris Kenyon led the Lady Braves to a 2011 NCS Division VI title. Kenyon retired after the 2014 campaign.
 === Baseball ===
 Bill Tucker has been the head of the program since 1995. The team was NCS runner up in 2007 and 2010. The Braves won the NCS D- VI title in 2013.
+=== Other Sports ===
+*Soccer (Boys & Girls)
+*Volleyball
+*Softball
+*Tennis
+*Cheerleading
 ==References==