Amador High School

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Amador High School
Address
Amador High School
330 Spanish Street

Sutter Creek
,
California
95685

United States
Coordinates 38°23′53″N120°48′39″W / 38.39813°N 120.81094°W / 38.39813; -120.81094
Information
Type Public high school
Established1911
StatusOpen
School district Amador County Unified School District
NCES School ID [1]
AdministratorJulie Riffel
PrincipalButch Wagner
Faculty33.52 FTEs [1]
Grades9-12
Age range13-18
Enrollment702 (as of 2022–2023) [1]
Average class size27
Student to teacher ratio20.94 [1]
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day7 hours, 45 minutes
Color(s)Dark Blue, White, and Gray    
Fight song "On to Victory"
Athletics conferenceMother Lode League
MascotBuffalo
Nickname Amador
Team nameThe Thundering Herd
Rival Argonaut High School
National ranking1747 (2016-17)
Newspaper"Herd This"
Yearbook"The Skip"
Feeder schoolsIone Junior High School, Jackson Junior High School
Mascot NameBuckingham "Bucky" Amador Buffalo
BandAmador High School Marching and Concert Band
Website amadorhs.amadorcoe.org

Amador High School, located in Sutter Creek, California, is one of two public high schools in Amador County. Originally known as "Amador County High School" at its inception in 1911, the school's name changed to "Sutter Creek Union High School" in 1916, reverting to "Amador County High School" in 1949, at the request of that year's graduating class. In 1984, upon completion of the merger of three school districts in the county, the name was changed to "Amador High School". [2]

Contents

As of the 2020–21 school year, the school had an enrollment of 638 students and 31.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 20.2:1. There were 177 students (27.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 14 (2.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [1]

Academics

California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Amador High School had an API growth score of 791 in 2009. Amador High School's 2009 base score was 788, however the school did not meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.

Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. Amador High School made AYP in 2009.

School statistics

Scores on the California Standards Test [3] follow:

SubjectAmador HSOther CA Schools
English/Language Arts58%41%
Geometry42%24%
US History38%38%
Biology51%36%
Science32%35%

Athletics

Amador High School is home of the Buffaloes (Thundering Herd). They are part of the Mother Lode League and a member of the California Interscholastic Federation (Sac-Joaquin Section).

In September 2022, shortly after the beginning of a game, the Amador County Unified School District cancelled all of the school's scheduled varsity football games, including the one then in progress, due to the discovery of a group chat with "racial overtones" involving a majority of the team, [4] ending the team's entire 2022-2023 season with the cancelled games scored as forfeit. [5] The matter was turned over to an independent investigator, with some allegations referred to law enforcement. [4]

Rivalry with Argonaut

Known as the "Big Game" officially, and unofficially also the "Cross-County Clash", [6] the towns of Sutter Creek and Jackson have watched Argonaut High School & Amador High School face off in athletics for more than 100 years. In football, both teams play for the coveted "Rotary Bell", [7] [8] which remains in the possession of the winning team for a full year. Students previously participated by defacing the other school's property, but in recent years police have succeeded in controlling the vandalism. The town of Sutter Creek supports Amador during sports seasons by displaying the school's colors along Main Street.

Theater

Amador High School Drama, Performing Arts and Publications is headed by theater teacher Giles Turner (who has held the position since 1967). [9]

In 2013, the school's theater was renamed The Giles Turner Performing Arts Center, in honor of Turner's 50th year in the teaching profession. Later in 2018, Turner was again commemorated with a celebration held by former students in honor of his 50th year teaching theater at Amador; in order to continue his legacy, a theater scholarship, the Giles Turner Alumni fund, was set up to provide financial aid to those who wish to continue to study theater. [9]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 School data for Amador High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ Amador High School Yearbook, "The Skip", 1989
  3. ↑ "Amador High School: School Accountability Report Card, 2005–2006, Amador County Unified School District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
  4. 1 2 Davidson, Joe (September 27, 2022). "Amador High football season canceled amid investigation into players' racist chat thread" . Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ Massimino, Dominic (September 27, 2022). "Amador High canceling its football season amid texting scandal sends shock waves through MLL". The Union Democrat. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ledger Dispatch: Big Game is tonight as Amador visits Argonaut. November 13, 2009". Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  7. ↑ Ledger Dispatch: To the victor goes the bell. Oct 6, 2017 .
  8. ↑ THE ROTARY CLUB OF JACKSON'S BIG GAME BELL TROPHY
  9. 1 2 Schaap, Caitlyn. "Alumni Come Together to Celebrate Teacher's Impact". Ledger Dispatch. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
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