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.
Despite the town's small population, the school serves an area of 50,000. The town it serves has changed from a rural community to a more suburban community. 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]
In 2021 El Molino High School merged with Analy High and the school was known as "West County High School" for one year, before returning to its original name in 2002.[6][7][8][9]
Demographics
The school served 1,141 students in the 2019–2020 academic year (prior to its consolidation with El Molino High School).[2]
In 2009, the varsity boys' basketball team won the NCS Division III Final. [11]
Music
Band
There are four band classes and one orchestra class; the total membership exceeds 200 students. [citation needed]
The bands perform in two scheduled concerts per year, as well as perform the national anthem at a San Francisco Giants game, travel to southern California to participate in the DisneyMagic Music Days main street parade, and march in the local Apple Blossom Festival Parade.
In 2010 and 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.[citation needed]
Choir
West County High School choir department performs three concerts each year. The choirs are divided into Concert Choir (open enrollment), Treble Choir (women only), and Honor Choir (membership by audition only).
Speech and debate
The school's Speech and Debate team is a member of
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,[12] #95 for 2014 (the highest-ranked Californian school north of San Francisco),[13] and #352 for 2016.[14] It has been was named a California Distinguished School four times: in 1986, 1994, 1999, and 2009.[15]
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