Analy High School Explained

Analy High School
Former Name:West County High School
Established:1908[1]
Principal:Chuck Wade
Enrollment:1,141 (2019–20)[2]
Mascot:Tiger
Colors:Royal blue white, and red
Location:6950 Analy Avenue
Sebastopol, California 95472
Website:https://www.wscuhsd.org/o/analy

Analy High School (formerly West County High School) is a public high school in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California. It was established in 1908 as Analy High School. In 2021 Analy merged with El Molino High School and was known under the working name West County High School for one year, before returning to its original name.

The school is located in what used to be called Analy Township, which derived its name from the Annaly Ranch which was located in the township in the 1840s, which in turn was named for an Annaly in Ireland, which had connections to the settler Jasper O'Farrell.[3] [4]

The school and several facilities, including the library and some classrooms were used as the setting of the Netflix TV show 13 Reasons Why, in which the school is called Liberty High School.[5]

History

The school was established in 1908 in the town of Sebastopol. It is primarily a college preparatory school.

Although the town's population is small, the school serves an area of 50,000. The town it serves has changed from a rural community to a more suburban community in recent decades; many residents commute to metropolitan areas. Approximately 85% go directly to two or four-year colleges; the school ranks in the 98th percentile on sending students to two or four-year public schools.[1]

Analy was one of two comprehensive high schools in the West Sonoma County Union High School District, the other being El Molino High School in Forestville, California. The two school were consolidated on the Analy campus in 2021, with the district using the working name West County High School pending rebranding.[6] [7] [8] As of August 28, 2021 the rebranding had not happened.[9] The school operated under the West County High School name for the 2021–2022 school year, and reverted to Analy High School for the 2022–2023 school year.[10]

Curriculum

The school has a seven-period day and offers a wide variety of electives, including 11 programs in practical arts, and provides an almost entirely untracked curriculum for all students and a full range of AP and Honors classes in the five academic areas.[11]

Students participate actively in athletics, performing arts, and debate. There are thirteen clubs with a total membership of over 600 students. 30% of the student population is involved in the band, choir, or theater departments.

AP and honors courses

Fifteen AP courses and five honors courses are offered

AP Capstone Program:
Laboratory science
Mathematics
English language
Foreign language
Social studies

Demographics

The school served 1,141 students in the 2019–2020 academic year (prior to its consolidation with El Molino High School).[2]

Athletics

The school has over 600 athletes on 38 teams in 21 sports each year. In 2009, the varsity boys' basketball team won the NCS Division III Final for the first time in the school's 101-year history. Other sports offered include football, volleyball, cross country, soccer, softball, baseball, swimming, tennis, golf, track and field, wrestling, and badminton.[12] [13]

Music

Band

There are four band classes and one orchestra class, with an average combined student participation of well over 200. The school has one of the highest instrumental music students per capita ratios in the State of California.[14]

The bands include a 0 period jazz band that starts at 6:45am every morning, an intermediate band, advanced band, honor band, and an orchestra.[15]

The bands perform in two scheduled concerts per year and host the annual Band Wagon Fall Festival. The bands annually perform the national anthem at a San Francisco Giants game, travel to southern California to participate in the Disney Magic Music Days main street parade, and march in the local Apple Blossom Festival Parade.

Once a week, the orchestra winds and percussion meet at 6:00pm and adjourn at 7:30pm for rehearsal. The band has won numerous awards for their jazz, concert and orchestra programs. The jazz band and orchestra annually participate in the California Music Educators Association festivals and competitions.

In 2011, the school orchestra was given a unanimous superior rating at a California Music Educators Association (CMEA) festival at Sonoma State University, the highest rating possible; this was the second consecutive year that the orchestra earned this honor.

Choir

West County High School choir department performs three concerts each year. The first concert is performed in the fall, the second in the winter, and the third in the spring. The choir department is divided into different choirs, which perform music at differing styles and levels of complexity.

During the 2009/10 school year, the West County High School High School Honor Choir was selected by DCINY to sing the entire piece of Faure's Requiem Mass at the Lincoln Center in New York City. The concert was set to take place in April, 2010; however, the show was cancelled in October. Another show was set up at Carnegie Hall during the same time period, and the choir was to sing songs directed by contemporary composer Eric Whitacre. This was the first such cross country trip encountered by the West County High School Honor Choir.

Speech and debate

The school's Speech and Debate team is a member of the Golden Gate Speech Association league, the California High School Speech Association (CHSSA), National Parliamentary Debate League (NPDL) and the National Speech and Debate Association (formerly the National Forensics League).

Awards

Newsweek ranked the school #184 on their list of the top 500 high schools in the country for 2011,[16] #95 for 2014 (the highest-ranked Californian school north of San Francisco),[17] and #352 for 2016.[18] It has been was named a California Distinguished School four times: in 1986, 1994, 1999, and 2009.[19]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Analy High School. 2014-11-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20141125194817/http://www.analyhighschool.org/aboutus.shtml. 2014-11-25. dead.
  2. Web site: Analy High. National Center for Education Statistics. July 12, 2021.
  3. Web site: Sonoma County Timeline — Sonoma County Historical Society . 2013-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131013023913/http://www.sonomacountyhistory.org/sonoma-county-timeline/ . 2013-10-13 . dead .
  4. Web site: Graton History . beehivedesignstudio.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130406053807/http://beehivedesignstudio.com/graton/GratonHistory.html . 2013-04-06.
  5. Web site: Hollywood comes to Analy High for Netflix series. 17 June 2016.
  6. Web site: Escovedo . Camille . WSCUHSD consolidated high school gets a working name . SoCoNews . 11 July 2021 . 19 May 2021.
  7. Web site: Escovedo . Camille . El Molino High School sends off its final graduating class . SoCoNews . 11 July 2021 . 5 June 2021.
  8. Web site: West County High School . West Sonoma County UHSD . 12 July 2021.
  9. News: No school at West County, Laguna high schools Friday due to threat, officials say . 6 November 2021 . The Press Democrat . 28 October 2021.
  10. News: Tornay . Kaylee . West County High School's only graduating class walks the stage in Sebastopol . 13 August 2022 . The Press Democrat . 2 June 2022.
  11. Western Association of Schools and Colleges Report-WASC
  12. News: Analy-Sebastapol beats Miramonte in overtime . The San Francisco Chronicle . Jake . Leonard . March 7, 2009.
  13. Web site: Best Tips and References.
  14. Web site: Analy Band Wagon DataQuest Research. 2011-05-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324191121/http://www.analybandwagon.org/dqresearch.shtml. 2012-03-24. dead.
  15. Web site: Analy's music leader Vance Regan retiring.
  16. Web site: America's Best High Schools 2011. Newsweek.
  17. Web site: America's Best High Schools 2014. Newsweek. 13 September 2014.
  18. Web site: America's Best High Schools 2016. Newsweek. 11 August 2016.
  19. Web site: Distinguished Schools Data File. August 27, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100920190051/http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/documents/distinguished.xls. 20 September 2010 . live.
  20. Web site: Analy grad's portrayal of serial killer winning rave reviews . Santa Rosa Press Democrat . 11 August 2020 . 22 June 2018.
  21. Web site: Bells are ringing for Davison . 24 May 2015 . Batto, Ray. 29 March 1997 .
  22. Web site: Cary Fukunaga, a graduate of Analy High School in Sebastopol, has been named director of the next James Bond film . 24 September 2018 . Taylor, Dan . 21 September 2018 . 24 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180924224902/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/entertainment/8764147-181/analy-high-school-grad-cary?sba=AAS . dead .
  23. Web site: Cazadero on the Russian River . 24 May 2015 . 1 April 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070401043404/http://www.sfmission.com/famous/jerry_garcia.htm . dead .
  24. Web site: Grant goes to N.Y.C.. March 26, 2024. August 25, 1988. https://web.archive.org/web/20240326145349/https://www.newspapers.com/image/375002192/?clipping_id=128715037. March 26, 2024.
  25. Web site: GUNHEIM READY TO SIGN WITH HUSKIES : ANALY RUNNING BACK/DEFENSIVE END EXPECTS TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL WITH WASHINGTON ON WEDNESDAY . 24 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150524193712/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SA&p_theme=sa&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1008318A675EFA5C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM . 2015-05-24 . live .
  26. Web site: Analy, SRJC grad Garrett Hill set to make Major League Baseball debut with Tigers . 3 July 2022 . 4 July 2022.
  27. Web site: Willard F. Libby mural at Analy High School and a close up of the plaque that can be seen at Libby's left shoulder, May 6, 1984 . 24 May 2015 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045321/http://heritage.sonomalibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15763coll11/id/866 . dead .
  28. Web site: Analy Alumni Association . March 2015 . 24 May 2015.
  29. Web site: MIKE NOTT . The Pro Football Archives . 24 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150724030339/http://www.profootballarchives.com/nott00400.html . 24 July 2015 .
  30. Web site: Bears Select Fullerton's Jim Thornton . Los Angeles Times . 25 April 1988 . 24 May 2015 . Kresal, Steve.
  31. Web site: Where Are They Now? . Tiger Times . January 2013 . 24 May 2015 . Davis, Zachary.

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