Elsie Allen High School

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Elsie Allen High School
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Elsie Allen High School
599 Bellevue Ave

Santa Rosa
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California 95407

United States
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TypePublic secondary
Established1995
School district Santa Rosa City Schools
PrincipalGabe Albavera
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,030 (2019-20) [1]
Color(s)Navy blue, silver and white
   
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Website elsieallen.srcschools.org

Elsie Allen High School (EAHS) is a high school located in Santa Rosa, California at 599 Bellevue Ave. It is part of the Santa Rosa High School District, which is itself part of Santa Rosa City Schools. The primary feeder school is Cook Middle School. The school is named after Elsie Allen. [2]

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History

Elsie Allen High School was founded in 1994. The first graduating class of the school was in 1997. It was named after Pomo basket weaver and educator Elsie Allen. [2] The University Center at Elsie Allen High School is the recipient of the prestigious 2010 California School Boards Association Golden Bell Award. The University Center at Elsie Allen High School guarantees admission to Sonoma State University and offers an annual savings of $10,000 in college tuition for students accepted in to the program. [3] In 2009, the University Center boasted the only Presidential Scholar ever to come from a Sonoma County public school; Jesse Nee-Vogelman earned perfect scores in four portions of the SAT. [4] In 2011, parents, faculty and community members came together to support Elsie Allen high School students by creating the Elsie Allen High School Foundation. The non-profit Foundation supports students by providing mentors, job shadows, career days and scholarships to college and trade schools. [5] In 2017, the Elsie Allen High Foundation received a $250,000 grant to help set up a $1 million endowment fund to provide Elise Allen High student scholarships for decades to come. [6]

Campus

The campus is also home to Midrose High School, an alternative school. Midrose is located on the northside of the campus. [7]

Extracurricular activities

Clubs

Elsie Allen has a number of student clubs, including the California Scholarship Federation, Rotary Interact, Key Club, and a Gay-Straight Alliance.

Journalism and yearbook

The school yearbook is called Phoenix and has been published annually in the spring since 1995. The school newspaper goes by the name The Tracker and has been published continuously since fall 1994. The school graduated its first class in 1997 [8]

Sports

Elsie Allen has an American football team. Starting in 2011, they stopped playing in the North Bay League and became an independent team. [9] The school also has a men's club rugby team. [10] Elsie Allen also has boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, and track and field. [11] [12] There is also badminton, swim team and girls tennis.

Performing arts

The Arts Program has twice won the Congressional Art Competition. [13] [3] The Drama Program has received a multitude of awards over the past several years for acting, directing, and overall performance, as well as the top award for playwriting at the annual Lenaea Festival. [14] The Elsie Allen High Drum Line performs regularly for visiting dignitaries at businesses and community events. [15]

Former principals

In 2018, Principal Mary Gail Stablein retired after serving as Elsie Allen High School's principal for 16 years. Stablein focused on preparing students for careers and higher education, boosting on campus the number of college-prep courses, student support services and job training and scholarship opportunities. [5]

The founding principal was Carnell Edwards. He died in his home state of North Carolina in May 2011 of a heart attack. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Elsie Allen High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Elsie Allen 1899-1990". University Library. Sonoma State University. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Elsie Allen".
  4. ↑ "Elsie Allen grad joins nation's elite as Presidential Scholar". 15 July 2009.
  5. 1 2 "'I'll miss the stories kids share': Elsie Allen principal retires after 16 years". 16 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Elsie Allen High School Foundation Fiesta". 11 March 2019.
  7. ↑ Benefield, Kerry; Johnson, Julie; Callahan, Mary (20 November 2013). "Teacher released from hospital after stabbing on Elsie Allen campus". Press-Democrat. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  8. ↑ Clegg, Eileen (14 June 1997). "Elsie Allen Graduates First Class". The Press Democrat . Retrieved 7 July 2008.
  9. ↑ Barber, Phil (23 August 2011). "Elsie Allen football goes independent". PrepSports. Press-Democrat. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "A High School Rugby Team Triumphs by Defying the Divides That Shape Santa Rosa". 14 June 2018.
  11. ↑ Jackson, John (14 February 2013). "Petaluma High School grapples with racial incident at basketball game". Petaluma360. Argus-Courier. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  12. ↑ Serafini, Steven (19 May 2014). "Libbey, Ljung, Miles, Reyes win SCL track titles, 21 Dragons earn NCS". Sonoma Index-Tribune. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  13. ↑ Daglish, Ronan. "Congressional Art Competition". house.gov. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Drama Production class wins Gold and Silver at Lenaea High School Theatre Festival".
  15. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/jenkloseSRCS/videos/elsie-allen-high-school-drum-line-kicking-off-the-north-bay-organizing-project-a/967130623325027/ [ user-generated source ]
  16. ↑ "Obituary: Carnell Edwards". 24 May 2011.

Coordinates: 38°24′20″N122°44′06″W / 38.40556°N 122.73500°W / 38.40556; -122.73500 [1]

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elsie Allen High School
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