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The Tomales Braves are a member of the [[North Coast Section]]. The Braves compete in the [[Coastal Mountain Conference]] and are a member of the North Central League II. |
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Revision as of 22:09, 2 May 2015
| Tomales High School | |
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| Address | |
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3850 Irvin Road , California 94971 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Comprehensive High School |
| Motto | Roll Braves |
| Established | 1912 |
| School district | Shoreline Unified School District |
| Principal | Adam Jennings |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Red Black White |
| Mascot | Braves |
| Nickname | Home of the Braves |
| Accreditation | WASC |
| Yearbook | The Tide |
| Website | http://tomaleshs.shorelineunified.org |
About Tomales High
38°14′51″N 122°53′43″W / 38.24750°N 122.89528°W[1]
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. 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. Adam Jennings has served as principal since 2012. Tomales High School is a California Distinguished school. [2]
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 serves 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 170-190 students. [3]
Tomales High Demographics
| 1998-1999 | Percent |
|---|---|
| White | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22% |
| Black or African American | 2% |
| Asain/Pacific Islander/Other | 1% |
| Total | 283 Students |
| 2012-13 | Percent |
|---|---|
| White | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47% |
| Black or African American | 2.5% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander/Other | 2.5% |
| Total | 185 Students |
| 2014-2015 | Percent |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 57% |
| White | 40% |
| Asian/Pacific Isalnder/Other | 2% |
| Black or African American | 1% |
| Total | 171 Students |
Athletics
The Tomales Braves are a member of the North Coast Section. The Braves compete in the Coastal Mountain Conference and are a member of the North Central League II.
Football
The Braves have a stong tradition reaching the North Coast Section playoffs from 1991-2004 and 2006-2012. 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 led the Braves to a 137-69-4 record. Feliciano retired after the 2014 season.
Basketball
Boys
Howard Wilson has served as head coach since 2011-12. Wilson retired after the 2014-2015 season after leading the Braves to back to back North Coast Section Playoff appearances.
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