San Rafael High School
| San Rafael High School | |
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185 Mission Avenue , 94901 | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public comprehensive high school |
| Mottoes | San Rafael High School main building |
| Founded | 1888 |
| School board | San Rafael City Schools Board of Education |
| School district | San Rafael High School District |
| Oversight | Western Assn of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Schools |
| Superintendent | Michael R. Watenpaugh |
| Principal | Judith B. Colton |
| Staff | 90 (59 teachers) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1001 (2006-07) |
| Language | English, Spanish (ELD program) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Area | Central Marin County |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Team name | Dawgs |
| Communities served | San Rafael, California Park, Peacock Gap, Point San Pedro, The Canal |
| Feeder schools | San Rafael Elementary School District
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| Affiliation | none |
| Website | http://sanrafael.srcs.org/ |
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San Rafael High School is a coeducational public secondary school located at 185 Mission Avenue in San Rafael, California, United States.
The school is part of the San Rafael City Schools school district. Its official mascot is the Bulldog, however its athletic teams have been known casually as the Dawgs since the mid 1980s.
The school is located on a 33-acre campus in central San Rafael.[1]
History
San Rafael High School opened in 1888. The school's current campus opened in 1924[2]
The school is often cited as the origin of the time and codeword 420 in drug culture; originally "420" served as a code word by a group of marijuana users who would meet in front of a statue of Louis Pasteur at 4:20 P. M. to smoke marijuana. As the usage spread, the original connotations of the word "420" faded away.[3]
San Rafael High School served as the setting for the video of the 1984 power ballad "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger.
KSRH is the school's radio station, which is completely operated by students. The station broadcasts on only 10 watts of power on 88.1 FM and 107.3 Cable FM. The station takes requests during schools hours at (415) 457-KSRH.
San Rafael High School is known to be the most ethnically diverse high school in Marin County, with over half of its enrollment considering themselves to be of Latino descent.
Facilities at the school were upgraded with funds from bond measures passed in 1999 and 2002.
Beginning with the 2001-02 school year, San Rafael High School moved to an A/B rotating block schedule.
In 2006, the school scored 680 on the Academic Performance Index (API), the California Department of Education’s program for measuring school accountability. It also passed all Adequate Yearly Performance (AYP) criteria required by the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001.
Notable Alumni
Professional Baseball
- Jerry Goff '82 Catcher MLB Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros
- Jesse Foppert '98 Pitcher MLB San Francisco Giants
- Will Venable '01 Outfielder San Antonio Missions (AA Affiliate for San Diego Padres)
Professional Football
- Ron Snidow '59 Defensive tackle NFL Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns
- Natu Tuatagaloa '84 Defensive end NFL Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Oilers
Television/ Movies
- Byron Stewart '74 Warren Coolidge on the CBS television series The White Shadow.
- Nikki Tyler '90 Adult film actress
Miscellaneous
- Bret Tovani '62 Head Basketball Coach, Dominican University of California