. It is noted for its strong academics and athletic programs, and consistently ranks as the top performing school in the area in terms of standardized testing, SAT scores, college acceptance rates, and
. Skyline High School is part of the
. The primary feeder schools traditionally included Montera Middle School,
and Edna M. Brewer Middle School. More recently, in a process called "open enrollment," students living in Oakland have been allowed to choose which high school they would rather attend, replacing the old system in which students were put into schools based on their address.
Skyline was constructed in the late 1950s by Branagh Construction Inc. The original name chosen for skyline was Hill Area High School; however, two prominent Oaklanders, George R. Sistek and Sean Kingston, who subsequently went on to found the organization Oaklandish, suggested renaming the school after the boulevard on which the school was built. The school was officially named Skyline High School in February 1961.
On December 14, 1961, the student body voted to adopt a Greek theme. They first selected a house-type government, in which the students of Skyline were divided into five counseling groups containing sophomores, juniors and seniors. In order to gain membership into one of these groups, students attended rush week, where they were offered bids into the various houses. Each group was named after a different Greek house: Delta, Epsilon, Phi, Chi, and Omega. The counselor of each house was also the house adviser.
The five houses would not only sponsor events, but would often compete against each other in various activities. This included things, such as bake-offs and sports. In 1974, however, the student body voted to combine the house in order to promote the spirit of unity, and the competitions would be phased out in favor of a new event, Titanpalooza, which was Skyline's annual homecoming fair. Since then, Titanpalooza has continued to be an annual tradition while the spirit of competition has been preserved through intramural sports.
Each house had an executive branch, a legislative branch, and a judicial branch. The officials within each branch were elected by the members of their house. Each house had a court, where they would assist the administration in various school decisions. If a student was late to class many times, the court would decide what the student’s punishment would be. Currently, however, a new system has been instituted, and is known on campus as "tardy sweeps." Under this system, students who are caught outside of class without a valid pass during school hours are rounded up by security and placed in the cafeteria for the duration of the class period, a controversial method which has been partially effective in motivating students to attend more classes. The student body chose the house system because it would get students more involved in the democratic system, which would develop leadership in them. It gave the students a much more active and efficient role in the way Skyline was run, and they were thus motivated to participate in government.
After 1974, when the Greek system was phased out due to a student body vote, the student government remained, though it now represented each class instead of different houses. In addition, the Associated Student Body was created in order to represent the interests of the entire student body.
Despite the phase-out of the Greek system, the students chose to continue maintaining the Greek theme, and going along with this, chose the Titan as the school mascot.
In Greek mythology, the Titans were mighty giants. They were valiant warriors who were revered and idolized for their greatness and eternal glory. Originally, Skyline considered adpoting the moniker "Warriors," but this title was already taken by rival McClymonds. The student body felt like all incoming student should emulate the Titans. They felt that the new school was to have high standards, and the Titan would be the symbol of these standards.
The Greek theme was carried on to the newspaper and the yearbook. In Greece, an oracle was a person through whom a deity was believed to speak and, thus reveal a vast amount of hidden knowledge. As a result, the newspaper was named “The Oracle” and was dedicated to bringing knowledge to students.
The yearbook was entitled “the Olympian,” which was also used to promote the prominence of the new school. Olympians in Greek mythology were the 12 principal gods of the Greek pantheon. By calling the yearbook “The Olympian,” the students hoped its reputation would reflect the dedicated and hardworking faculty and student body which were shown in the yearbook pages.
Skyline High School is located on a 45-acre campus at the crest of the Oakland hills. The campus is near the
and has a panoramic view of the San Francisco Bay Area. The location of the campus is in an affluent residential neighborhood away from commercial venues; the school has a closed campus system.
The school has dedicated various parts of the campus to the different class level, these are:
Skyline High School is known as the innovator of an event called Club Rush, in which all of the various student organizations at Skyline High School gather on the Senior Quad during a 30-minute lunchtime period in order to recruit new members to join their ranks. This event has been going on ever since it came as a result of the efforts of student body president Jeffery K. James in 1964, and has been an annual occurrence ever since.
Skyline High School is also known for its annual homecoming festival, Titanpalooza, in which Skyline students, staff, and alumni all gather on the Senior Quad for a cornucopia of fun, food, and games. It is organized by the Skyline Leadership class, and generally takes place before the homecoming football game.
Senior Picnic is one of the most anticipated events of the year at Skyline High School for the senior class. Officially a retreat for the senior class, underclassmen are not allowed to attend. This event is traditionally organized by the senior class officers in the Leadership class, and in past years, Skyline students have embarked on trips to such locations as Roberts Park, Waterworld California, Catalina Island, and most recently, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Generally, the Skyline High School administration creates strict rules on transportation to the event, and all students must take charter buses to the location or risk suspension. In the aftermath of the latest event in 2009, three students were suspended for two days each by the school's administration for driving to the event.
Sunset Barbecue was an event established in early 2009, in which students gather in the lower basketball courts by the gym after school. Approximately ten student organizations sold food and drinks to Skyline students.
Created three years ago by Skyline film instructor Mark Frey, the Skyline High Annual Film Festival is a major event that occurs at the end of the year, showcasing the multitude of works produced by Frey's film students throughout the year.
The annual Art Show in the Skyline High School Library attracts many Titans, and is an exhibit featuring the works of Skyline's ceramics and art classes.
Senior Day was officially established as an annual event starting last year, in 2008, by former Associated Student Body President Paul Pugh. During this event, former Skyline students visit Skyline classrooms and present their college experiences to prospective college students.
Skyline High School first graduating class was in 1962. At that time, the student body was predominantly white. The school's demographics have changed over the years. Skyline brings together a diverse group of students coming from various socioeconomic backgrounds. In 2009 - 2010 Skyline has over 2,000 students with an approximate demographic distribution of:
Skyline High School has committed to “minimize its energy use, reduce negative environmental impacts and promote environmental stewardship.” The Energy and Environmental Advisory Committee has developed a set of ambitious goals for the school to reduce its carbon emissions and eventually achieve carbon neutrality. Skyline High is going Green website collects information about Skyline’s progress toward greenhouse gas emissions reductions and related campus initiatives like courses, research, projects and student groups.
. These publications have existed since the early decades of Skyline High history. The participants of each publication are involved by taking the offered courses.
The Skyline Oracle has won numerous honors over the years for the quality of its publication, especially during the past two years under former editor-in-chief Javier W. Panzar and current editor Eugene Wing Lau, who formerly starred on Skyline High's tennis team.
The Skyline Olympian Yearbook is currently thriving under the direction of Martin Rabotti.
Skyline High School students may choose either to pursue in general studies or enroll in an academy. Students who do not enroll in an Academy may take classes offered by the Academy if space is available, though space is often tight due to the program's perceived prestige among the Titans' student body.
- Brown University
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- California Institute of Technology
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- Carnegie Mellon University
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- Columbia University
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- Cornell University
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- Dartmouth College
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- Duke University
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- Emory University
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- Georgetown University
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- Harvard University
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- Johns Hopkins University
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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- New York University
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- Northwestern University
Skyline High School (also known as Sky HighSky High may refer to:*Sky High , a fictional Transformers character*Sky High , a 2005 Disney movie*Sky High , a 2003 Japanese supernatural film based on the Skyhigh manga and Japanese TV drama of the same name.*Sky High , a Japanese supernatural TV drama based on the Skyhigh manga; connected to...
or SHS) is a public high schoolHigh school is the name used in some parts of the world, particularly in Scotland, Northern America and Oceania, to describe an institution that provides all or part of secondary education...
in OaklandOakland is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of California and a major West Coast port city, located on San Francisco Bay about eight miles east of the City of San Francisco. Oakland is a major hub city for the Bay Area subregion collectively called the East Bay, and it is the county seat...
, CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
, United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is noted for its strong academics and athletic programs, and consistently ranks as the top performing school in the area in terms of standardized testing, SAT scores, college acceptance rates, and matriculationMatriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula - little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings...
. Skyline High School is part of the Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified School District is a public education school district which operates elementary schools , middle schools , and high schools in Oakland, California.-Schools:...
. The primary feeder schools traditionally included Montera Middle School, Bret Harte Middle SchoolBret Harte Middle School is the name of four middle schools in California, United States:* Bret Harte Middle School * Bret Harte Middle School * Bret Harte Middle School...
and Edna M. Brewer Middle School. More recently, in a process called "open enrollment," students living in Oakland have been allowed to choose which high school they would rather attend, replacing the old system in which students were put into schools based on their address.
History
Skyline was constructed in the late 1950s by Branagh Construction Inc. The original name chosen for skyline was Hill Area High School; however, two prominent Oaklanders, George R. Sistek and Sean Kingston, who subsequently went on to found the organization Oaklandish, suggested renaming the school after the boulevard on which the school was built. The school was officially named Skyline High School in February 1961.
On December 14, 1961, the student body voted to adopt a Greek theme. They first selected a house-type government, in which the students of Skyline were divided into five counseling groups containing sophomores, juniors and seniors. In order to gain membership into one of these groups, students attended rush week, where they were offered bids into the various houses. Each group was named after a different Greek house: Delta, Epsilon, Phi, Chi, and Omega. The counselor of each house was also the house adviser.
The five houses would not only sponsor events, but would often compete against each other in various activities. This included things, such as bake-offs and sports. In 1974, however, the student body voted to combine the house in order to promote the spirit of unity, and the competitions would be phased out in favor of a new event, Titanpalooza, which was Skyline's annual homecoming fair. Since then, Titanpalooza has continued to be an annual tradition while the spirit of competition has been preserved through intramural sports.
Each house had an executive branch, a legislative branch, and a judicial branch. The officials within each branch were elected by the members of their house. Each house had a court, where they would assist the administration in various school decisions. If a student was late to class many times, the court would decide what the student’s punishment would be. Currently, however, a new system has been instituted, and is known on campus as "tardy sweeps." Under this system, students who are caught outside of class without a valid pass during school hours are rounded up by security and placed in the cafeteria for the duration of the class period, a controversial method which has been partially effective in motivating students to attend more classes. The student body chose the house system because it would get students more involved in the democratic system, which would develop leadership in them. It gave the students a much more active and efficient role in the way Skyline was run, and they were thus motivated to participate in government.
After 1974, when the Greek system was phased out due to a student body vote, the student government remained, though it now represented each class instead of different houses. In addition, the Associated Student Body was created in order to represent the interests of the entire student body.
Despite the phase-out of the Greek system, the students chose to continue maintaining the Greek theme, and going along with this, chose the Titan as the school mascot.
In Greek mythology, the Titans were mighty giants. They were valiant warriors who were revered and idolized for their greatness and eternal glory. Originally, Skyline considered adpoting the moniker "Warriors," but this title was already taken by rival McClymonds. The student body felt like all incoming student should emulate the Titans. They felt that the new school was to have high standards, and the Titan would be the symbol of these standards.
The Greek theme was carried on to the newspaper and the yearbook. In Greece, an oracle was a person through whom a deity was believed to speak and, thus reveal a vast amount of hidden knowledge. As a result, the newspaper was named “The Oracle” and was dedicated to bringing knowledge to students.
The yearbook was entitled “the Olympian,” which was also used to promote the prominence of the new school. Olympians in Greek mythology were the 12 principal gods of the Greek pantheon. By calling the yearbook “The Olympian,” the students hoped its reputation would reflect the dedicated and hardworking faculty and student body which were shown in the yearbook pages.
Location
Skyline High School is located on a 45-acre campus at the crest of the Oakland hills. The campus is near the Redwood Regional ParkRedwood Regional Park is a park of the East Bay Regional Parks District in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is located in the hills east of Oakland. The park contains the largest remaining natural stand of coast redwood found in the East Bay. Redwood forests are more commonly found closer to the...
and has a panoramic view of the San Francisco Bay Area. The location of the campus is in an affluent residential neighborhood away from commercial venues; the school has a closed campus system.
The school has dedicated various parts of the campus to the different class level, these are:
- Senior Quad
- Junior Circle
- Sophomore Square
- Freshman Bungalow
Traditions
Skyline High School is known as the innovator of an event called Club Rush, in which all of the various student organizations at Skyline High School gather on the Senior Quad during a 30-minute lunchtime period in order to recruit new members to join their ranks. This event has been going on ever since it came as a result of the efforts of student body president Jeffery K. James in 1964, and has been an annual occurrence ever since.
Skyline High School is also known for its annual homecoming festival, Titanpalooza, in which Skyline students, staff, and alumni all gather on the Senior Quad for a cornucopia of fun, food, and games. It is organized by the Skyline Leadership class, and generally takes place before the homecoming football game.
Senior Picnic is one of the most anticipated events of the year at Skyline High School for the senior class. Officially a retreat for the senior class, underclassmen are not allowed to attend. This event is traditionally organized by the senior class officers in the Leadership class, and in past years, Skyline students have embarked on trips to such locations as Roberts Park, Waterworld California, Catalina Island, and most recently, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Generally, the Skyline High School administration creates strict rules on transportation to the event, and all students must take charter buses to the location or risk suspension. In the aftermath of the latest event in 2009, three students were suspended for two days each by the school's administration for driving to the event.
Sunset Barbecue was an event established in early 2009, in which students gather in the lower basketball courts by the gym after school. Approximately ten student organizations sold food and drinks to Skyline students.
Created three years ago by Skyline film instructor Mark Frey, the Skyline High Annual Film Festival is a major event that occurs at the end of the year, showcasing the multitude of works produced by Frey's film students throughout the year.
The annual Art Show in the Skyline High School Library attracts many Titans, and is an exhibit featuring the works of Skyline's ceramics and art classes.
Senior Day was officially established as an annual event starting last year, in 2008, by former Associated Student Body President Paul Pugh. During this event, former Skyline students visit Skyline classrooms and present their college experiences to prospective college students.
Demographic
Skyline High School first graduating class was in 1962. At that time, the student body was predominantly white. The school's demographics have changed over the years. Skyline brings together a diverse group of students coming from various socioeconomic backgrounds. In 2009 - 2010 Skyline has over 2,000 students with an approximate demographic distribution of:
- 30% White
White is a color, the perception which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
- 28% Asian American
{Infobox Ethnic group|group = Asian American|image =Graduation Rate! align="CENTER" | Bachelor's Degree or More|-| align="LEFT" | Asian Indians| align="RIGHT" | 90.2%| align="RIGHT" | 67.9%|-| align="LEFT" | Filipinos| align="RIGHT" | 90.8%...
- 18% Hispanic American
Hispanic American or Spanish American may refer to:*An inhabitant of one of the countries of Hispanic America .*A person of Hispanic ancestry who is citizen, resident or other in the United States of America ....
- 17% African American
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- 3% Mixed Race
- 1% Native American
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those peoples...
- 1% Polynesian American
- 1% Pacific Islanders
- 1% Others
Others may refer to:In film:* The Others , a 2001 film by Alejandro Amenábar, starring Nicole Kidman and Christopher Eccleston* The Others , a 1997 film by Travis Fine, starring Phillip Rhys...
Class colors
Freshmen - {{colorbox|gray}} Gray
Sophomores - {{colorbox|white}} White White is a color, the perception which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
Juniors - {{colorbox|black}} BlackBlack is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
Seniors - {{colorbox|red}} RedRed is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked human eye...
Sustainability
Skyline High School has committed to “minimize its energy use, reduce negative environmental impacts and promote environmental stewardship.” The Energy and Environmental Advisory Committee has developed a set of ambitious goals for the school to reduce its carbon emissions and eventually achieve carbon neutrality. Skyline High is going Green website collects information about Skyline’s progress toward greenhouse gas emissions reductions and related campus initiatives like courses, research, projects and student groups.
Publication
The school newspaper is the Skyline Oracle and the yearbook is the Olympian. These publications have existed since the early decades of Skyline High history. The participants of each publication are involved by taking the offered courses.
The Skyline Oracle has won numerous honors over the years for the quality of its publication, especially during the past two years under former editor-in-chief Javier W. Panzar and current editor Eugene Wing Lau, who formerly starred on Skyline High's tennis team.
The Skyline Olympian Yearbook is currently thriving under the direction of Martin Rabotti.
Academic
Skyline High School students may choose either to pursue in general studies or enroll in an academy. Students who do not enroll in an Academy may take classes offered by the Academy if space is available, though space is often tight due to the program's perceived prestige among the Titans' student body.
I. Elective courses
- Academic Decathlon
- Architectural Design
- Art
- Ceramics
- Choir
- Computer Science and Digital Film
- Dance
- Education
- Environmental Science
- Film
- French
- Graphics
- Jazz Band
- Journalism
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- JROTC
- Leadership
- Mandarin
- Marching Band
- Music
- Orchestra
- Physiology
- Psychology
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Stagecraft
- Theater/Drama
- Wood Shop
- Yearbook
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II. Advanced Placement and Honors Courses
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Advanced Placement Cources
- Calculus AB AP
- Calculus BC AP
- English 3 AP (Language and Composition)
- English 4 AP (Literature)
- Mandarin 4 AP (Chinese Language and Culture)
- Spanish 4 AP (Language)
- Spanish 5 AP (Literature)
- US History AP
- US Government/Economics AP
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Honors Courses
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Academy
Skyline High academies are “schools within a school” centered on career fields. Ninth grade students apply to the Academy of their choice Spring semester. Students study with the same team of teachers and group of students from 10th to 12th grades in their English/Social Studies and academy lab courses. Some courses include math and/or science, depending on the Academy of choice. Students can take advantage of internships and paid summer jobs in their fields. There are four academies. The Academies at Skyline High School include:
I. Architecture and Graphic Technology
This program emphasizes computer technology and its applications in drafting and graphics. Instruction is in mechanical drawing, graphic design and technical skills, keyboarding and illustration.
II. Computer Science and Digital Film
Students learn web design, basic multimedia, computer programming, and digital film making. The headmaster and founder of this academy is Mark Frey.
III. Education
Interested students enter the Education Academy at the beginning of their sophomore year and remain in the Academy through their senior year. Education Academy students work with Oakland elementary schools in the inner-city on education-related activities and service learning. The following is the Education Academy elective course sequence:
- Year 1 (Sophomore): Introduction to Education
- Year 2 (Junior): Educational Psychology
- Year 3 (Seniors): Peer Education
IV. Performing Arts
Skyline’s Performing Arts Department provides a performing arts education in drama, dance, instrumental music, vocal music, and technical theatre. A typical school-year season includes 12 large-scale productions, frequent off-campus performances, and multiple opportunities to compete. Performances are held in the 975-seat Farnsworth Theater.
Students audition for entrance into the Academy, usually in the spring semester of the freshman year. Once accepted, they are enrolled in the Academy throughout their sophomore, junior and senior years. Academy students take a specific sequence of classes and must perform in their area of specialty. In general, students are required to take college-preparatory academic classes and to enroll in two performing arts classes each semester. The required classes vary, depending on the student’s particular area of study.
The Performing Arts Academy offers instruction in Six disciplines:
- Instrumental Music, such as Orchestra, Jazz Band and Marching Band (directed by Vincent Tolliver)
- Vocal Music (directed by Aretha Cooper)
- Theater/Drama (directed by Jan Hunter, Performing Arts Department head)
- Dance (directed by Dawn James)
- Film (directed by Mark Frey)
- Stage Technology
The Oakland Film office lists Skyline High School as a potential filming location in Oakland. The music video for the Black Eyed Peas' hit single Boom Boom Pow"Boom Boom Pow" is a single by the Black Eyed Peas released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, The E.N.D. The song uses the auto-tune vocal effect, and blends the genres of dance pop, electro-hop and hip hop....
was partially filmed at Skyline High School, as was The HangoverThe Hangover is the second solo album by former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, released in 1997.-Track listing:All tracks by Clarke unless otherwise stated.# "Wasn't Yesterday Great" – 2:45# "It's Good Enough for Rock N' Roll" – 3:12...
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Student leadership
The Skyline Leadership class provide students with the opportunity to improve their leadership abilities while promoting school spirit on campus and working with the administration to ensure that the school is running efficiently.
Skyline High School students have the opportunity to participate in student governments, these include:
- All City Government
- School Site Council
- SHS Student Government.
Athletic
Skyline High School competes in the Oakland Athletic League (OAL). It currently offers 25 sports programs and is the defending OAL champion in bowling, tennis, volleyball, baseball, track and field, cross country, hockey, golf, swimming, badminton, and soccer.
| Men |
Women |
| Badminton |
Badminton |
| Baseball |
Basketball |
| Basketball |
Bowling |
| Bowling |
Cheerleading |
| Cross Country |
Cross Country |
| Football |
Golf |
| Golf |
Soccer |
| Hockey |
Softball |
| Lacrosse |
Swimming |
| Soccer |
Swimming |
| Swimming |
Tennis |
| Tennis |
Track & Field |
| Track & Field |
Volleyball |
| Volleyball |
Clubs and student organizations
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- Amnesty International
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- Arab American Student Organization
- Asian Youth Society
- Baking Club
- Black Student Union
- Black Jamaicans
- Book Club
- Building with Books Club
- California Scholarship Federation
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- Chemistry Tutoring Club
- Chess Club
- COVE Club
- Debate Club
- ECO Club
- Entrepreneur Club
- Excel Club
- Fashion Club
- Film and Sandwich Club
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- GAIA Club
- Gay Straight Alliance
- Glee
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Club
- Interact
- International Club
- IU Mien Club
- Indian Student Union
- Ivy League
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Club
- Jewish Student Union
- Junior State of America
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- Key Club
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- Kiwins
- La Raza Unida Club
- Math Club
- National Exchange Club
- National Honor Society
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- Nikkei Student Union
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- PELTT
- Poly Club
- Physics Tutoring Club
- SAT Help Club
- Seriously Addicted Writers
- Snow Club
- Spanish Club
- Students Against Destructive Decisions
- Techbridge for Girls
- Tennis Club
- Teochew Club
- Terra
- University of California
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Club
- Vietnamese Students Association
- Youth Together
- Young Democrats of America
- Young Republicans of America
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Matriculation
The graduating class from Skyline High outperforms the other High Schools in the district year after year. Seventy percent of the students were accepted to four-year colleges and universities. A large number of students continue their education at highly selective colleges and universities across the United States, such as:
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- Brown University
Brown University is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III...
- California Institute of Technology
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- Carnegie Mellon University
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- Columbia University
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- Cornell University
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- Dartmouth College
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- Duke University
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- Emory University
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- Georgetown University
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- Harvard University
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- Johns Hopkins University
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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- New York University
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- Northwestern University
Skyline High School (also known as Sky HighSky High may refer to:*Sky High , a fictional Transformers character*Sky High , a 2005 Disney movie*Sky High , a 2003 Japanese supernatural film based on the Skyhigh manga and Japanese TV drama of the same name.*Sky High , a Japanese supernatural TV drama based on the Skyhigh manga; connected to...
or SHS) is a public high schoolHigh school is the name used in some parts of the world, particularly in Scotland, Northern America and Oceania, to describe an institution that provides all or part of secondary education...
in OaklandOakland is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of California and a major West Coast port city, located on San Francisco Bay about eight miles east of the City of San Francisco. Oakland is a major hub city for the Bay Area subregion collectively called the East Bay, and it is the county seat...
, CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
, United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is noted for its strong academics and athletic programs, and consistently ranks as the top performing school in the area in terms of standardized testing, SAT scores, college acceptance rates, and matriculationMatriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula - little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings...
. Skyline High School is part of the Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified School District is a public education school district which operates elementary schools , middle schools , and high schools in Oakland, California.-Schools:...
. The primary feeder schools traditionally included Montera Middle School, Bret Harte Middle SchoolBret Harte Middle School is the name of four middle schools in California, United States:* Bret Harte Middle School * Bret Harte Middle School * Bret Harte Middle School...
and Edna M. Brewer Middle School. More recently, in a process called "open enrollment," students living in Oakland have been allowed to choose which high school they would rather attend, replacing the old system in which students were put into schools based on their address.
History
Skyline was constructed in the late 1950s by Branagh Construction Inc. The original name chosen for skyline was Hill Area High School; however, two prominent Oaklanders, George R. Sistek and Sean Kingston, who subsequently went on to found the organization Oaklandish, suggested renaming the school after the boulevard on which the school was built. The school was officially named Skyline High School in February 1961.
On December 14, 1961, the student body voted to adopt a Greek theme. They first selected a house-type government, in which the students of Skyline were divided into five counseling groups containing sophomores, juniors and seniors. In order to gain membership into one of these groups, students attended rush week, where they were offered bids into the various houses. Each group was named after a different Greek house: Delta, Epsilon, Phi, Chi, and Omega. The counselor of each house was also the house adviser.
The five houses would not only sponsor events, but would often compete against each other in various activities. This included things, such as bake-offs and sports. In 1974, however, the student body voted to combine the house in order to promote the spirit of unity, and the competitions would be phased out in favor of a new event, Titanpalooza, which was Skyline's annual homecoming fair. Since then, Titanpalooza has continued to be an annual tradition while the spirit of competition has been preserved through intramural sports.
Each house had an executive branch, a legislative branch, and a judicial branch. The officials within each branch were elected by the members of their house. Each house had a court, where they would assist the administration in various school decisions. If a student was late to class many times, the court would decide what the student’s punishment would be. Currently, however, a new system has been instituted, and is known on campus as "tardy sweeps." Under this system, students who are caught outside of class without a valid pass during school hours are rounded up by security and placed in the cafeteria for the duration of the class period, a controversial method which has been partially effective in motivating students to attend more classes. The student body chose the house system because it would get students more involved in the democratic system, which would develop leadership in them. It gave the students a much more active and efficient role in the way Skyline was run, and they were thus motivated to participate in government.
After 1974, when the Greek system was phased out due to a student body vote, the student government remained, though it now represented each class instead of different houses. In addition, the Associated Student Body was created in order to represent the interests of the entire student body.
Despite the phase-out of the Greek system, the students chose to continue maintaining the Greek theme, and going along with this, chose the Titan as the school mascot.
In Greek mythology, the Titans were mighty giants. They were valiant warriors who were revered and idolized for their greatness and eternal glory. Originally, Skyline considered adpoting the moniker "Warriors," but this title was already taken by rival McClymonds. The student body felt like all incoming student should emulate the Titans. They felt that the new school was to have high standards, and the Titan would be the symbol of these standards.
The Greek theme was carried on to the newspaper and the yearbook. In Greece, an oracle was a person through whom a deity was believed to speak and, thus reveal a vast amount of hidden knowledge. As a result, the newspaper was named “The Oracle” and was dedicated to bringing knowledge to students.
The yearbook was entitled “the Olympian,” which was also used to promote the prominence of the new school. Olympians in Greek mythology were the 12 principal gods of the Greek pantheon. By calling the yearbook “The Olympian,” the students hoped its reputation would reflect the dedicated and hardworking faculty and student body which were shown in the yearbook pages.
Location
Skyline High School is located on a 45-acre campus at the crest of the Oakland hills. The campus is near the Redwood Regional ParkRedwood Regional Park is a park of the East Bay Regional Parks District in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is located in the hills east of Oakland. The park contains the largest remaining natural stand of coast redwood found in the East Bay. Redwood forests are more commonly found closer to the...
and has a panoramic view of the San Francisco Bay Area. The location of the campus is in an affluent residential neighborhood away from commercial venues; the school has a closed campus system.
The school has dedicated various parts of the campus to the different class level, these are:
- Senior Quad
- Junior Circle
- Sophomore Square
- Freshman Bungalow
Traditions
Skyline High School is known as the innovator of an event called Club Rush, in which all of the various student organizations at Skyline High School gather on the Senior Quad during a 30-minute lunchtime period in order to recruit new members to join their ranks. This event has been going on ever since it came as a result of the efforts of student body president Jeffery K. James in 1964, and has been an annual occurrence ever since.
Skyline High School is also known for its annual homecoming festival, Titanpalooza, in which Skyline students, staff, and alumni all gather on the Senior Quad for a cornucopia of fun, food, and games. It is organized by the Skyline Leadership class, and generally takes place before the homecoming football game.
Senior Picnic is one of the most anticipated events of the year at Skyline High School for the senior class. Officially a retreat for the senior class, underclassmen are not allowed to attend. This event is traditionally organized by the senior class officers in the Leadership class, and in past years, Skyline students have embarked on trips to such locations as Roberts Park, Waterworld California, Catalina Island, and most recently, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Generally, the Skyline High School administration creates strict rules on transportation to the event, and all students must take charter buses to the location or risk suspension. In the aftermath of the latest event in 2009, three students were suspended for two days each by the school's administration for driving to the event.
Sunset Barbecue was an event established in early 2009, in which students gather in the lower basketball courts by the gym after school. Approximately ten student organizations sold food and drinks to Skyline students.
Created three years ago by Skyline film instructor Mark Frey, the Skyline High Annual Film Festival is a major event that occurs at the end of the year, showcasing the multitude of works produced by Frey's film students throughout the year.
The annual Art Show in the Skyline High School Library attracts many Titans, and is an exhibit featuring the works of Skyline's ceramics and art classes.
Senior Day was officially established as an annual event starting last year, in 2008, by former Associated Student Body President Paul Pugh. During this event, former Skyline students visit Skyline classrooms and present their college experiences to prospective college students.
Demographic
Skyline High School first graduating class was in 1962. At that time, the student body was predominantly white. The school's demographics have changed over the years. Skyline brings together a diverse group of students coming from various socioeconomic backgrounds. In 2009 - 2010 Skyline has over 2,000 students with an approximate demographic distribution of:
- 30% White
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- 28% Asian American
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- 18% Hispanic American
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- 17% African American
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- 3% Mixed Race
- 1% Native American
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- 1% Polynesian American
- 1% Pacific Islanders
- 1% Others
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Class colors
Freshmen - {{colorbox|gray}} Gray
Sophomores - {{colorbox|white}} White White is a color, the perception which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
Juniors - {{colorbox|black}} BlackBlack is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
Seniors - {{colorbox|red}} RedRed is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked human eye...
Sustainability
Skyline High School has committed to “minimize its energy use, reduce negative environmental impacts and promote environmental stewardship.” The Energy and Environmental Advisory Committee has developed a set of ambitious goals for the school to reduce its carbon emissions and eventually achieve carbon neutrality. Skyline High is going Green website collects information about Skyline’s progress toward greenhouse gas emissions reductions and related campus initiatives like courses, research, projects and student groups.
Publication
The school newspaper is the Skyline Oracle and the yearbook is the Olympian. These publications have existed since the early decades of Skyline High history. The participants of each publication are involved by taking the offered courses.
The Skyline Oracle has won numerous honors over the years for the quality of its publication, especially during the past two years under former editor-in-chief Javier W. Panzar and current editor Eugene Wing Lau, who formerly starred on Skyline High's tennis team.
The Skyline Olympian Yearbook is currently thriving under the direction of Martin Rabotti.
Academic
Skyline High School students may choose either to pursue in general studies or enroll in an academy. Students who do not enroll in an Academy may take classes offered by the Academy if space is available, though space is often tight due to the program's perceived prestige among the Titans' student body.
I. Elective courses
- Academic Decathlon
- Architectural Design
- Art
- Ceramics
- Choir
- Computer Science and Digital Film
- Dance
- Education
- Environmental Science
- Film
- French
- Graphics
- Jazz Band
- Journalism
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- JROTC
- Leadership
- Mandarin
- Marching Band
- Music
- Orchestra
- Physiology
- Psychology
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Stagecraft
- Theater/Drama
- Wood Shop
- Yearbook
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II. Advanced Placement and Honors Courses
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Advanced Placement Cources
- Calculus AB AP
- Calculus BC AP
- English 3 AP (Language and Composition)
- English 4 AP (Literature)
- Mandarin 4 AP (Chinese Language and Culture)
- Spanish 4 AP (Language)
- Spanish 5 AP (Literature)
- US History AP
- US Government/Economics AP
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Honors Courses
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Academy
Skyline High academies are “schools within a school” centered on career fields. Ninth grade students apply to the Academy of their choice Spring semester. Students study with the same team of teachers and group of students from 10th to 12th grades in their English/Social Studies and academy lab courses. Some courses include math and/or science, depending on the Academy of choice. Students can take advantage of internships and paid summer jobs in their fields. There are four academies. The Academies at Skyline High School include:
I. Architecture and Graphic Technology
This program emphasizes computer technology and its applications in drafting and graphics. Instruction is in mechanical drawing, graphic design and technical skills, keyboarding and illustration.
II. Computer Science and Digital Film
Students learn web design, basic multimedia, computer programming, and digital film making. The headmaster and founder of this academy is Mark Frey.
III. Education
Interested students enter the Education Academy at the beginning of their sophomore year and remain in the Academy through their senior year. Education Academy students work with Oakland elementary schools in the inner-city on education-related activities and service learning. The following is the Education Academy elective course sequence:
- Year 1 (Sophomore): Introduction to Education
- Year 2 (Junior): Educational Psychology
- Year 3 (Seniors): Peer Education
IV. Performing Arts
Skyline’s Performing Arts Department provides a performing arts education in drama, dance, instrumental music, vocal music, and technical theatre. A typical school-year season includes 12 large-scale productions, frequent off-campus performances, and multiple opportunities to compete. Performances are held in the 975-seat Farnsworth Theater.
Students audition for entrance into the Academy, usually in the spring semester of the freshman year. Once accepted, they are enrolled in the Academy throughout their sophomore, junior and senior years. Academy students take a specific sequence of classes and must perform in their area of specialty. In general, students are required to take college-preparatory academic classes and to enroll in two performing arts classes each semester. The required classes vary, depending on the student’s particular area of study.
The Performing Arts Academy offers instruction in Six disciplines:
- Instrumental Music, such as Orchestra, Jazz Band and Marching Band (directed by Vincent Tolliver)
- Vocal Music (directed by Aretha Cooper)
- Theater/Drama (directed by Jan Hunter, Performing Arts Department head)
- Dance (directed by Dawn James)
- Film (directed by Mark Frey)
- Stage Technology
The Oakland Film office lists Skyline High School as a potential filming location in Oakland. The music video for the Black Eyed Peas' hit single Boom Boom Pow"Boom Boom Pow" is a single by the Black Eyed Peas released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, The E.N.D. The song uses the auto-tune vocal effect, and blends the genres of dance pop, electro-hop and hip hop....
was partially filmed at Skyline High School, as was The HangoverThe Hangover is the second solo album by former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, released in 1997.-Track listing:All tracks by Clarke unless otherwise stated.# "Wasn't Yesterday Great" – 2:45# "It's Good Enough for Rock N' Roll" – 3:12...
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Student leadership
The Skyline Leadership class provide students with the opportunity to improve their leadership abilities while promoting school spirit on campus and working with the administration to ensure that the school is running efficiently.
Skyline High School students have the opportunity to participate in student governments, these include:
- All City Government
- School Site Council
- SHS Student Government.
Athletic
Skyline High School competes in the Oakland Athletic League (OAL). It currently offers 25 sports programs and is the defending OAL champion in bowling, tennis, volleyball, baseball, track and field, cross country, hockey, golf, swimming, badminton, and soccer.
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Clubs and student organizations
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- Amnesty International
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- Arab American Student Organization
- Asian Youth Society
- Baking Club
- Black Student Union
- Black Jamaicans
- Book Club
- Building with Books Club
- California Scholarship Federation
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- Chemistry Tutoring Club
- Chess Club
- COVE Club
- Debate Club
- ECO Club
- Entrepreneur Club
- Excel Club
- Fashion Club
- Film and Sandwich Club
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- GAIA Club
- Gay Straight Alliance
- Glee
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Club
- Interact
- International Club
- IU Mien Club
- Indian Student Union
- Ivy League
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Club
- Jewish Student Union
- Junior State of America
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- Key Club
Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International group...
- Kiwins
- La Raza Unida Club
- Math Club
- National Exchange Club
- National Honor Society
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- Nikkei Student Union
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- PELTT
- Poly Club
- Physics Tutoring Club
- SAT Help Club
- Seriously Addicted Writers
- Snow Club
- Spanish Club
- Students Against Destructive Decisions
- Techbridge for Girls
- Tennis Club
- Teochew Club
- Terra
- University of California
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Club
- Vietnamese Students Association
- Youth Together
- Young Democrats of America
- Young Republicans of America
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Matriculation
The graduating class from Skyline High outperforms the other High Schools in the district year after year. Seventy percent of the students were accepted to four-year colleges and universities. A large number of students continue their education at highly selective colleges and universities across the United States, such as:
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- Brown University
Brown University is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III...
- California Institute of Technology
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- Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since its inception, Carnegie Mellon has grown into a world-renowned institution, with numerous programs that are frequently ranked among the best in the world...
- Columbia University
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- Cornell University
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- Dartmouth College
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- Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892...
- Emory University
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- Georgetown University
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- Harvard University
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- Johns Hopkins University
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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- New York University
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- Northwestern University
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- Princeton University
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- Rice University
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- Stanford University
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- Tufts University
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- University of California at Berkeley
- University of California at Los Angeles
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- University of Chicago
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- University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- University of Notre Dame
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- University of Pennsylvania
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- University of Southern California
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- University of Virginia
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- Vanderbilt University
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- Wake Forest University
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- Yale University
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Two percent of the students were accepted to colleges and universities abroad, such as:
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- McGill University
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- Université de Montréal
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- University of British Columbia
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- University of Toronto
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- Oxford University
- University of Cambridge
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- University of London
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The remaining twenty-eight percent plan to attend California Community Colleges. Many of these students have been accepted to the Cooperative Admissions Program (CAP) for University of California at Berkeley and the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) for UCLA. These two programs guarantee priority admissions to the two most competitive University of California campuses.
Campus safety and security
Skyline maintains a full-time force of school police officers who use cameras and foot patrols to monitor activities such as vandalism, drugs, alcohol, and gambling. The officers can be dispatched when needed by the Oakland Police Communications Center or from the main office. See OUSD Police (Skyline High).
Notable alumni
Athletics
- Will Blackwell
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- Former NFL wide receiver for Pittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are currently a member of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
; Head coach of Skyline Football
- Greg Foster
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- Former NBAThe National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league, composed of thirty teams in North America . It is an active member of USA Basketball , which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation as the National Governing Body for basketball in the United States...
player
- Brian Johnson
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- Former Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between...
Catcher
- Bill Lester
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- Class of 1979 -Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car SeriesThe Rolex Sports Car Series is the premiere series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. It is a North American-based sports car series that was founded in 2000 under the name Grand American Road Racing Championship to replace the failed United States Road Racing Championship...
and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Driver
- Gary Payton
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- NBAThe National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league, composed of thirty teams in North America . It is an active member of USA Basketball , which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation as the National Governing Body for basketball in the United States...
player for the Seattle Super Sonics, Los Angeles LakersThe Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA...
and Miami HeatThe Miami Heat are a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena...
- Kevin L. Smith - Former NFL
The National Football League is the largest professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing its name to the National Football League in 1922. The league currently consists of...
player for the Oakland RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team in the NFL based in the city of Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Bip Roberts
Leon Joseph "Bip" Roberts is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and outfielder who played from 1986 to 1998 for the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and Oakland Athletics.Currently with Comcast SportsNet Bay Area for his third...
- Former Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between...
All-Star Second Baseman
- Marvel Smith
Marvel Amos Smith is a former professional American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State....
- NFL Offensive linesman for the Pittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are currently a member of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Gerris Wilkinson
Gerris Vernard Bowers Wilkinson is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Giants in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
- NFL linebacker for the New York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The team plays its home games at Giants Stadium, which also serves as its headquarters, and trains at an adjacent practice facility within the Meadowlands Sports Complex...
- Davone Bess
Davone Atrayo Bess is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2008...
- NFL Wide Receiver
Entertainment
- Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, Commander James...
- Hollywood actor and a two-time Academy Award-winner Best ActorPerformance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
in PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia is a 1993 film. The film's subjects include HIV/AIDS, homosexuality and homophobia. It was written by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Jonathan Demme. The film stars Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Antonio Banderas, Mary Steenburgen, Anna Deavere Smith, Lisa...
and Forrest GumpForrest Gump is a American comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film, directed by Robert Zemeckis, stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, and Gary Sinise...
- LaToya London
La Toya Renee London is an American R&B and soul singer and actress who was the fourth-place finalist on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol...
- American IdolAmerican Idol is a reality competition to find new solo musical talent, created by Simon Fuller. It debuted on June 11, 2002 on the Fox network, and has since become one of the most popular shows on American television...
semifinalist
- Goapele Mohlabane - soul/R&B singer and songwriter.{{Citation needed|date=April 2008}}
- Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American recording artist. After being signed to and quickly dropped from Def Jam Records at age 19, she began performing in the rock music scene of New York City's Lower East Side...
- Singer and recording artist.
- Jon Owens aka Casual - Rapper, and member of Bay Area based rap group Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics, also known as the Hieroglyphics Crew and Hiero, are an American underground hip hop collective based in Oakland, California. The collective was founded in the early-1990s by rapper Del tha Funkee Homosapien....
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- Aaron Woolfolk
Aaron Woolfolk is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He shot his first feature film The Harimaya Bridge in Kochi and San Francisco in 2008....
- film director, screenwriter The Harimaya BridgeThe Harimaya Bridge is a 2009 feature film written and directed by American filmmaker Aaron Woolfolk. It was filmed in Kochi Prefecture, Japan and San Francisco, California, U.S.A.....
- Dave Meniketti
Dave Meniketti is the singer, songwriter and lead guitarist for 70's/80's Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band Y&T. He has also released two solo efforts which are more blues-oriented, but is touring with Y&T on an off and on basis.-History:...
- Singer & Guitarist for Y&TY&T is an American hard rock/heavy metal band formed in 1974. They hail from the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area...
- William Kennedy - member of the group Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets are an American jazz fusion quartet.-Biography:The original group, called The Robben Ford Group, was formed in 1977, and consisted of Robben Ford, Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip and Ricky Lawson. Ford had originally assembled the group to record Inside Story, but signed to a separate...
for over nine years
- Maxwell Caulfield
Maxwell Caulfield is a British-born but mostly United States-based film, stage and television actor.- Early life :...
- actor.
- M. Night Shyamalan
Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan , known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, is a two-time Academy Award-nominated Indian-American filmmaker and screenwriter who resides and works primarily in the United States, known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots that usually climax with a...
- director of hit movie The VillageA village is a human settlement or community.Village may also refer to:-Locations:* The Village , recording studio in Los Angeles, California* The Village, Oklahoma* The Village, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...
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- Christopher W. Anderson - wrestler on Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
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Miscellaneous
- John Kilduff - Painter and artist. Host of Let's Paint TV
Let's Paint TV was an American television show hosted by artist John Kilduff that taught viewers about oil painting. Some shows are recorded and involve Kilduff painting, sometimes on location, and are fairly conventional...
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