Stockdale High School (Bakersfield, California)

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Stockdale High School
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Stockdale High School (Bakersfield, California)
2800 Buena Vista Rd.

Bakersfield
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California
Coordinates 35°19′34″N119°07′35″W / 35.32611°N 119.12639°W / 35.32611; -119.12639
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School typeSenior High School
Established1991 (1991)
School district Kern High School District
PrincipalErika Pierce [1]
Teaching staff85.00 (FTE) [2]
Grades9 to 12
Number of students2,298 (2022-2023) [2]
Student to teacher ratio27.04 [2]
Color(s)Black, Silver, and White    
Slogan"Branded By Excellence"
Mascot Mustangs
Rival Bakersfield High School, Centennial High School, Garces Memorial High School
YearbookThe Silverado
Website stockdale.kernhigh.org

Stockdale High School (SHS) is an American senior high school located in Bakersfield, California. Its athletics teams are known as the Stockdale Mustangs and the school colors are black and silver. Stockdale High School first opened in 1991. Now in its 28th year, with approximately 2,069 students enrolled, [3] Stockdale has an API of 831. [4] Sixty-four sections of GATE, Honors, and Advanced Placement classes are offered for the college-bound. For students interested in career pathways, eight courses are offered, including Agricultural Science and Technology, Applied Engineering and Design, Computer and Commercial Graphics, Computer Science and Information Systems, Accounting and Finance, Medicine (M.A.S.H., the Medical Academy of Stockdale High), Virtual Business Enterprise, and Construction Technology. The school motto is "Branded by Excellence." In 2010, Newsweek ranked Stockdale among the top 6 percent of all public schools in the United States. [5]

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Associated Student Body

Stockdale High School's official student governing body is the Associated Student Body (ASB). The ASB Executive Board is made up of two representatives from each class as well as a panel of board members elected by the students. The Executive Board oversees all dances, clubs, student groups, activities, community service, and various other school events.

Programs

Forensics (speech and debate)

Forensics is an elective at Stockdale High. They won the Valley Title in Debate 2002, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 and the Speech Valley Title in 2016 and 2021. The program teaches students oral argument, rhetoric, and persuasive skills. The current Stockdale Forensics Coach is Crystal Huddleston.

Stockdale High School campus entrance Campus entrance2.jpg
Stockdale High School campus entrance

National Honor Society

The NHS at Stockdale is the primary community service organization on campus and includes over 590 students as members. The club was awarded national recognition in 2015 as one of five chapters in the country chosen for the Outstanding Service Project award for Welcome Home. They have also won Beautiful Bakersfield awards and PEAAK awards.

Medical Academy and HOSA

The Medical Academy of Stockdale High (MASH) has its own Health Occupation Students of America club (HOSA). Students enter the academy their freshman year and take special medical classes until completion in the senior year.

Math Club

The Math Club meets once every week to do many different math related activities. It hosts the CAML, a math competition, as well as the AMC.

Model United Nations (MUN)

MUN is a club at Stockdale. Students meet once a week to practice their speaking skills and critical thinking, while participating in competitions.

Notable alumni

District

Stockdale High School is a part of the Kern High School District, one of the largest high school districts in the state of California. Stockdale High's boundaries cover much of the southwest corner of Bakersfield, California.

"The Spine", the school's main hallway The spine stockdale.JPG
"The Spine", the school's main hallway

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References

  1. ↑ "Principal's Message – About – Stockdale High School". stockdale.kernhigh.org.
  2. 1 2 3 "Stockdale High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Stockdale High School in Bakersfield, CA".
  4. ↑ "2011 Base API School Report - Stockdale High". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  5. ↑ "Newsweek names Stockdale in 'best high schools' rankings - BakersfieldCalifornian.com". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
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