Talk:San Marin High School

message: from VfD:
Non notable. Sander123 09:46, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I added quite a bit of information to this page, so if you didn't think the article was good enough before, I urge you to review it, and possibly change your vote. However, if you are really convinced that High Schools must have former presidents as their alumni to consider inclusion, then sadly, there is probably little I can do to make you change your mind. Houshuang 18:30, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Gee, thanks!  I'll keep that in mind.  I've only written one new article in the last 48 hours.  Is that enough, or do I need to write some about the things I find in the Yellow Pages?  Geogre 22:55, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
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message: Looking the current information on the page, it is clearly a subquality page written by biased people.  The information about the school itself is limited and outdated, and a whole paragraph about Hostility in San Marin ???? I have been there for the past four years and personally know a lot of students, parents, staff there, that paragraph is completely biased and full of prejudice.  
The following is what I proposed.  I would have deleted the whole 2nd paragraph, but thougth I'd just add updated 2008 and leave the paragraph intake but we can, of course, delete the whole second paragraph!  
San Marin High School is a high school located in Novato, California, in the United States.  Novato is in Marin County.
San Marin High School is located 30 miles north of San Francisco in Novato, California, a community of approximately 52,000 residents, with an estimated median household income of over $70,000. 
  
San Marin High School opened in 1968 in Novato. The school rests on 39.6 acres, with a total of 51 classrooms, two gymnasiums, a student center, library, college and career center, weight room, and science lab.  
 
Athletic facilities include tennis and basketball courts, baseball and softball diamonds, soccer field and artificial turf football field and an all weather track. San Marin High School serves grades 9-12, and offers a comprehensive program of study to approximately 1040 students.
All the facilities have recently been upgraded thanks to the Facility Bond passed by Novato. 
The current enrollment is 1039 wiht 76.6% White, 14.9% Hispanic, 6.4% Asian/Pacific Rim, 2.3% African American and 2.7% Others.  Over the past seven years there has been an increase in the percentage of the Hispanic students corresponding to a decrease in the percentage of Caucasian students; a trend that mirrors the community changes of Novato. 
The staff includes 62 certificated members including three counselors, one librarian and three administrators. The school employs 25 classified staff including six office staff, three custodians, two part-time and one full-time campus supervisor, eight instructional aides (two for ELL students, three for RSP students and three for Special Day Class students), a library clerk, a college and career center specialist and two food service employees.
San Marin has established educational objectives aimed at providing students with challenging learning experiences in academics, as well as providing assistance with choosing future educational and career choices.  Students are given opportunities to take classes in performing arts, visual arts, athletics, Regional Occupational Program courses, Advanced Placement (see chart below) and Honors Courses, and Sheltered Courses.  In particular, R.O.P. (Regional Occupational Program)(493 students), A.P. (453 students) and honors enrollment (140 students) has climbed dramatically. San Marin students are involved in a wide range of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Our active student population allows for many opportunities for parent involvement.  Parent organizations include PTSA, Sports Boosters, Music Boosters, Drama Boosters, Art Boosters, the English Language Advisory Committee; These groups are very active in supporting the school.
   
The school has a 98.3% graduation rate.  The school ranks in the 90th percentile of Californian high schools.   It has 62 teachers, 25 classfied staff and a regional occupational program. The school newspaper is called The Pony Express.
In 2001 the San Marin Football had it's first and only undefeated football season going (12-0).  They won the MCAL and North Coast Section 2A Championships.  San Marin recently won the 2007 MCAL Girls Tennis Champions, the 2008 Varsity Baseball NCS Champions, and JV Baseball MCAL Champions.        
Past Reputation for hostility
The following information is dated. San Marin High School and, for that matter, Novato, has made great progress in this area. The fact a sports Code of Conduct was drafted following the incident below and received school-wide support quickly is one of the evidences of the changes in place. Recent WASC review has 'Humanity' quoted as one of the strengths of e San Marin High School. - Updated 2008
Sylvia Barry (talk) 05:09, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion regarding content concerning racism and homophobia & additions to article

message: Two San Marin alumni, Paul Sloan (Class of 1993) and John Keohane (1978) were identified as Casualties of the September 11 attacks by the IJ.  There is a memorial for them at the school, with a related Facebook page. See also , , , and . I'm thinking of adding them to the list of notable alumni, even though they may not have their own articles created.  Any opinions?--Hjal (talk) 23:50, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  San Marin Casualties of the September 11 attacks 

message: NOTE: I apologize in advance for not citing my sources here, I do not have any other than my own experience with the Academy program. I feel it would be relevant to include a section acknowledging the history, successes and controversies surrounding the Academy at San Marin. I do not expect this section to be readily publishable in its present form, my goal is to at least get the process started.
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In the late 1990s, a group of teachers (led by Mr. Harris and Mr. Fowler) applied for and secured a special technology grant to fund a new school-within-a-school, to be focused on group project-based learning.
Approximately one hundred students each year were to participate in this new program, which incorporated the use of modern technology well before most public schools had pushed to do the same. Web page development, digital video editing, and social networking were all required skills to complete the program, which was also responsible for covering English and American history curriculum.
The program was popular among its participants, but was not without detractors. Other departments within the school argued that grant funds should be shared outside the Academy. This began a long-running split between the program's proponents and opponents.
The Academy building burned down in June of 1999  http://articles.sfgate.com/1999-06-03/news/28595558_1 
In 2001, after having the third consecutive teacher fired without cause, all participating teachers resigned in protest, despite having completed plans for a new building. The next year, the building completed, the administration appointed five new teachers to the program, with minimal background in group project-based learning or multimedia applications. Not long after, the Academy was merged with San Marin's ESL (English as a second language) program.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nesabishii (talk • contribs) 20:09, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Communication and Multimedia Academy 

message: In regards to the previous apology in advance about the poorly compiled 
history of the Multimedia and Communications Academy, it is not accepted.
 As one of the teachers who joined the academy for the 01-02 school year, 
the portrayal of any of the teachers and unqualified in multimedia technology 
and PBL (project based learning) is unsubstantiated and wrong. 
On the contrary, the CM Academy teachers won the Golden Bell 
exemplary program award that school 
year.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Theaetetus (talk • contribs) 21:34, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  CM academy, ten years later. 

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