Redwood High School (Larkspur, California) Explained

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Redwood High School
Established:1958
Type:Public school
Principal:Barnaby Payne
Students:1,801 (2023-24)[1]
Mascot:"Big Red" (Giant)
Colors:Red & Grey
City:Larkspur
State:California
Country:USA
Website:redwood.tamdistrict.org
Grades:9–12
Address:395 Doherty Drive
Newspaper:Redwood Bark
Yearbook:The Log
District:Tamalpais Union High School District
Grade12:476
Grade9:432
Grade10:461
Grade11:432
School Code:CEEB 051361
Campus:Suburban
Athletics Conference:North Coast Section (NCS), Marin County Athletic League (MCAL)
Team Name:Giants
Rival:Marin Catholic High School
Feeder Schools:Del Mar Middle School
Hall Middle School
Kent Middle School
Ross Middle School

Redwood High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Larkspur, Marin County, California, approximately 11 miles north of San Francisco. Redwood High is part of the Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD). The school serves the cities of Belvedere, Corte Madera, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Larkspur, Ross, and Tiburon.[2]

The school houses the TUHSD headquarters.[3] [4] [5]

History

By 1957, the school age population of the Tamalpais Union High School District had grown too large for Tamalpais High School and Sir Francis Drake High School to accommodate. With the pressure of students coming in from elementary schools from Sausalito to Belvedere to Ross, voters chose to create a new school, and chosen for its site was the marshy area that extended east from the centrally located town of Larkspur to U.S. Route 101, an area that townspeople had called "the slough" since Larkspur was settled. The importance of wetlands was not yet widely appreciated (this was the era right before Save the Bay was founded), and the land was seen as "waste." Beginning in early 1957, a large section of the marsh was flattened and filled, two roads were cut through from Magnolia Avenue out to the new school, and school buildings were constructed, along with a playing field and parking lot.

The school opened its doors in 1958. The first students who were to attend the new high school chose the name of the newspaper and sports teams: the Giants became their mascot in reference to the nearby redwood trees. School publications followed the tree theme: the Bark became the school's newspaper, and the Log the school's yearbook. The colors red and gray were a source of much contention, but were finally accepted.

On September 11, 2008, Redwood was recognized by the federal Blue Ribbon Schools Program.[6] The school has received the California Distinguished Schoolaward three times (1990, 1996, and 2003).[7]

Campus

Redwood High School is set at the foot of Mount Tamalpais on a 63.88 acre campus which has 81 classrooms, a library, theater, swimming pool, and athletics fields. The original campus was opened in 1958, with additions to the main building made over the next few years. Redwood's main school building (an original; see above) contains approximately 80 classrooms, the Bessie Chin Library, four labs, and the theater. Other buildings on the campus contain industrial technology areas; photography, ceramics, and graphic arts studios; band room; and a cafeteria. Other sports and performance facilities include a large gymnasium and smaller gym, a 40-meter swimming pool, tennis courts, a track, athletic fields, and an outdoor amphitheater.

Between 2002 and 2006, Redwood High School undertook major modernization as part of a $121 million facilities bond measure approved by the Tam District voters. Approximately $40 million was spent to remodel classrooms, refurbish the gymnasium, tennis courts, and theater, and install new athletics fields. In 2007–2008 Redwood again rebuilt the often flooded parking lot. During the 2008–2009 school year, a new small gymnasium was constructed, the 40-meter pool was built, and new tennis courts laid. During the summer of 2011, an experimental classroom space was created to allow teachers the opportunity to explore new technologies, classroom management, and instructional strategies.

In the spring of 2006, Redwood art students created a 40-foot mural of the Marin County countryside. The mural was created on an exterior wall of the cafeteria.[8]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Redwood High. National Center for Education Statistics. May 26, 2021.
  2. "Redwood High School" (2016-2017 profile). Tamalpais Union High School District. Retrieved on January 26, 2017.
  3. http://www.tamdistrict.org/ Home
  4. http://www.tamdistrict.org/redwood Home
  5. "Campus and Building Maps." Redwood High School. Retrieved om January 27, 2017. See: "CEA, 400's, District Office" on the map
  6. http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_10430454 Rob Rogers, Marin Independent Journal, "Redwood Recognized as Blue Ribbon School," 2008-09-11
  7. Web site: WASC Report 2006-2007 . Redwood High School . 2007 . May 15, 2013.
  8. Web site: Appreciating life in Marin: Redwood students create 40-foot mural of countryside. May 13, 2006. Gollan, Jennifer. Marin Independent Journal.
  9. Web site: Redwood Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame . May 29, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110625153130/http://redwoodalumni.org/athleticHOF.html . June 25, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
  10. http://marinathleticfoundation.org/Hall-of-Fame.htm Marin Athletic Foundation
  11. Web site: Redwood High School Distinguished Alumni Avenue of the Giants . November 20, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021101358/http://redwoodalumni.org/AOG.html . October 21, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  12. http://math.stanford.edu/~gunnar/ Stanford University Department of Mathematics
  13. http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/carroll_pete00.html Player Bio: Pete Carroll: Football
  14. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2699064/ Doyle at IMDB
  15. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/09/22/MNGHMLAGQ31.DTL SF Chronicle profile of Mark Fainaru-Wada
  16. Strupp. Joe. July 19, 2006. The Brothers Fainaru: From Baseball to Baghdad. Editor & Publisher. December 31, 2008.
  17. http://www.gavinnewsom.com/ Act Locally SF
  18. News: Associated Press. Feds to ease restrictions on 'American Taliban' John Walker Lindh. MarinIJ.com. March 18, 2009. August 7, 2009.
  19. http://www.thesecretmagdalene.com The Secret Magdalene
  20. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0975925598 Amazon.com: Flow Down Like Silver (Hypatia of Alexandria) (9780975925591): Ki Longfellow: Books
  21. Web site: Governor Gavin Newsom . Office of Governor . January 7, 2019.
  22. Web site: About Gavin Newsom . Office of Lieutenant Governor . May 14, 2013 . September 24, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180924031625/http://ltg.ca.gov/s_lt.govnewsom.html . dead .
  23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoimZbzvIv0 Eric Schmitt reports on Iraq
  24. Web site: Pittman. Travis. Pete Carroll and Robin Williams were high school classmates. KING5.com. King Broadcasting Company, A Gannett Company. 12 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140813061610/http://www.king5.com/sports/Pete-Carroll-Robin-Williams-classmates-270914321.html. August 13, 2014. mdy-all.

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