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This article is about Concord High School in Concord, California. For others of a similar name, see Concord High School (disambiguation).
Concord High School
Address
Map
4200 Concord Boulevard

Concord
,
California
94521-1059
Information
School typePublic High school
MottoHome of the Minutemen
Founded1966
SuperintendentSteven Lawrence
AdministratorStudent Services Coordinators: Julene MacKinnon, Barnaby Gloger
PrincipalGary McAdam
Grades9-12
Enrollment1610 (2007-08)
LanguageEnglish
Area144,373 sq ft (13,412.7 m2).
Color(s)Green and Gold   
MascotMinutemen
Websitehttp://www.mdusd.k12.ca.us/concord/

37°58′40″N 121°59′15″W / 37.97778°N 121.98750°W / 37.97778; -121.98750[1]

Concord High School is located at 4200 Concord Blvd. in Concord, California,[2] near El Dorado Middle School and Westwood Elementary. As of 2009, the current principal is Dr. Gary McAdam, who became principal during the summer break, just after Dr. Ron Miller retired. [3] The school educates nearly 1700 students, and it continues to grow. It is one of the six high schools in the Mount Diablo Unified School District. Concord High School was constructed in 1966 and currently provides 144,373 square feet (13,412.7 m2) of area in permanent structures. This includes about 70 classrooms, a library, and other structures.

Athletics

Athletics have grown tremendously at Concord High[citation needed], especially in the last few years. Several programs have been added[citation needed] and others have expanded rapidly[citation needed], triumphing along the way[citation needed].

Fall

  • Football
  • Spirit Squad (co-ed)
  • Tennis (Girls)
  • Volleyball (Girls)
  • Water Polo
  • Cross Country
  • Marching Band
  • Auxiliaries

Winter

  • Basketball
  • Soccer
  • Wrestling
  • Winterguard
  • Winter percussion

Spring

  • Baseball
  • Bowling
  • Golf
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis (Boys)
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball (Boys)
  • Auxiliaries (Training Clinics)

Field of Dreams

The vision of the Field of Dreams Project is to renovate existing, build new, and maintain facilities that will benefit all indoor and outdoor athletic programs and fine arts programs. Field of Dreams led the way for:

  • The brand new Concord High football stadium. Opened in autumn 2006, the new stadium features brand new lights, grass, scoreboard, bigger and better bleachers, fencing, goal posts, and renovations and building of stadium bleachers. The Homecoming game of 2006 was the first ever game in the history of Concord High to be played on Concord's own field under its own lights[citation needed].
  • Over the summer of 2006, many improvements were made to the Concord High Gymnasium[citation needed], including new flooring with artwork and new lighting.
  • Concord received brand new tennis courts as a result of a $500,000 project funded by Measure A and Proposition 55[citation needed]. They are currently in use.
  • Baseball field improvements, including scoreboard, fencing, wind screen, and many more improvements are being planned[citation needed].
  • Renovated softball field[citation needed] with new scoreboard, fencing, etc.

This is just the start for the improvements[citation needed]. Future improvements include a press box, new synthetic track, a pool, a green house, new classrooms, and more.

Minutemen Soccer Program

The Concord High School has an active soccer program. In the 2008 season, the team made it to the NCS playoffs [citation needed] but were eliminated by Las Lomas High School in the quarterfinals.

Minutemen Swimming Program

Brett Lowe made All American 100 breaststroke time with a time of 58.07 seconds [citation needed].

Academics

Concord High offers many course choices to its students, including over 18 AP/Honors courses[citation needed]. Concord offers many foreign languages including Spanish, French, German, and American Sign Language, but due to budget cuts, German and American Sign Language were discontinued.[citation needed]. The school also features a great band program with six different bands. Ladies First, the award-winning[citation needed] advanced women's singing group, is also located at Concord High. Fine Arts classes at Concord include Art, Ceramics, Photography, Creative Writing, Film Study, Video Production, Foods, Drama, Concert Choir, Show Choir, Ladies First, Symphonic Band, Orchestra, Stage Band, Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and Marching Band[citation needed]. The journalism class currently does not produce any publication due to a lack of participation in the course. But when it did produce, the school newspaper was named "The Patriot". Concord High, in partnership with the Contra Costa County Office of Education and their ROP classes, also has an award winning Robotics Class.

CHS Academy

The CHS Academy is a Health and Human Services California Partnership Academy [4] located on the Concord High School Campus and available for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students. Academy students take their core class with the same classmates for the entire school year, but also take some classes with the general Concord High School student population. Students in the Academy form close relationships with each other and with their teachers throughout their years in the program.

Academy curriculum focuses on preparing students for life after high school with an emphasis on the health and human services fields such as medicine, psychology, and social work. Students in the Academy attend many field trips throughout the year including trips to many local colleges such as UC Davis, Berkeley, the Art Academy, San Francisco state. Students in the Academy also organize the yearly Diversity Conference, blood drives, and donations drives.[5]

The Academy Co-directors are Niko Villars and Mathew Ryan. Other Academy teachers include Jeremy Eklund and April Kulunk.

Drama

The drama program at Concord High has been improving amazingly over the last few years and was the very first high school in the USA to perform the play "Zoot Suit". The drama program does 3 plays a year.

Music

Concord High's Jazz Ensemble has recently[when?] received the scores to apply for the Monterey Jazz Festival[citation needed]. The marching band took part in the Oakland Holiday Parade on December 1, 2007. The band took first place in its division, and 3rd place overall[citation needed]. In 2009, the band program went to the Seattle Music Heritage Festival and took sweepstakes placing first in the jazz band category and first and second in the wind ensemble categories[citation needed].

New parking lot

In 2003 the gravel parking lot was replaced by a new asphalt one. Gates were installed and are shut during school hours. This was done to help enforce the "closed campus" policy, in which students are not allowed to leave campus during school hours. The gate that opens onto Mendocino Road is open all day and guarded by an attendant.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey (19 January 1981). "GNIS Detail - Concord High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  2. ^ Information taken from the Concord High School website. Accessed 21 July 2008.
  3. ^ Concord High School Administration
  4. ^ http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/hs/cpagen.asp
  5. ^ Villars, Niko. "home." CHS Academy. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2010. http://sites.google.com/site/chsacademy"

Fun Facts

  • Concord High has the best Special Education Program in the Mount Diablo Unified School District[citation needed], for special needs students.
  • The CHS Academy receives the most grants (in the school)[citation needed], to further educate Concord High students.
  • Concord High's rival school is Clayton Valley High School[citation needed].

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