Freedom High School (Oakley, California)

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Freedom High School
Address
Freedom High School (Oakley, California)
1050 Neroly Road

Oakley
,
California
94561-3843

United States
Coordinates 37°58′12″N121°43′12″W / 37.970°N 121.720°W / 37.970; -121.720
Information
Type4A
Established1996
SuperintendentEric Volta
PrincipalSteve Amaro
Teaching staff116.88 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9–12
Number of students2,527 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio21.62 [1]
Colour(s)    Navy blue, silver, and maroon
MascotFalcon
Website Freedom High School

Freedom High School is located in Oakley, California, United States. It opened in 1996 on the grounds of Liberty High School, before moving to the new campus, as a part of the Liberty Union High School District. The current Liberty Union High School District contains Freedom, Liberty, Heritage, and Independence High Schools.

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Clubs and extracurricular activities

Controversy

Controversy started surrounding the formation of a Caucasian Club in November 2003 at the school. Freshman Lisa McClelland gathered about 250 signatures from students and adults to start a club that would focus attention on European heritage and history. Other societies already found in the school include the Black Student Union, the Latinos Unidos, and the ALOHA club for Asian-American students. Lou Calabro, president of the European-American Issues Forum, became an informal advisor of the club and sent letters to two civil-rights organizations that the school's administration be investigated. However, the Caucasian Club was accused of fueling racial tension, [2] and was forced to disband. McClelland eventually transferred out of the school.

If You Really Knew Me

Freedom High School was one stop along the way on the 2010 MTV reality show If You Really Knew Me . The show chronicles high schools across the nation undergoing a "challenge day" where students share their stories. The idea of challenge day is to break down cliques within the school, especially those that result from racism. [3] The school now has an on-campus group that holds mini challenge days frequently for classes.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Freedom High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Caucasian Club creates imbroglio", Washington Times
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2010-11-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "A hometown Joe". www.bengals.com.
  5. ↑ "Ronnie Rivers". www.GoBulldogs.com.
  6. ↑ "Kyle Harmon - Football 2022". SJSU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - San Jose State Spartans.
  7. ↑ "Kyren Paris Class of 2019 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA". Perfect Game.
  8. ↑ "Joey Aguilar - Football". App State Athletics.

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