Oakland Technical High School
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Oakland Technical High School is a public high school in Oakland, California. Known locally as Oakland Tech, it is operated by the Oakland Unified School District.
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Oakland Technical High School
Oakland Tech is a public high school located on 4351 Broadway in North Oakland. It is one of six comprehensive public high school campuses in Oakland. Oakland Tech's attendance boundary includes several neighborhoods, including Oakland Chinatown. Founded in 1917, it is the alma mater of Tony Martin, Clint Eastwood, Lawrence T. Taylor, Rickey Henderson, Abbas Milani, Huey P. Newton, the Pointer Sisters, Gabriel Carroll, Marshawn Lynch, Leon Powe, Quentin Thomas, Curt Flood, Ron Dellums,John Brodie, University of California basketball players Devanei Hampton and Alexis Gray-Lawson, rappers Mistah F.A.B. and Yukmouth, and Ian Russell Stark AcademiesStudents at Oakland Technical High School have the option enrolling in one of the school's academies, which operate as small subsets of the school. Students take one or two classes within their academies, and spend the rest of the day in normal classes. As of 2007, Oakland Tech has The Oakland Technical High Engineering Academy, Health, Performing Arts, and Computer & Technology academies. Students also have the opportunity to enroll in the Paideia program but only if recommended by a teacher. Paideia is an advanced History and English program directed by Maryann Wolfe and Marietta Joe. Together they both teach grades 10-12. In the sophomore year, students have the option to take English 2 Paideia and World Cultures, taught by Jonas Zuckerman and Marietta Joe. In 11th grade, students, based on their grades, have the option to enroll in HP English/AP US History or HP English/HP US History, taught by Elisabeth Haugen and Maryann Wolfe. In 12th grade, students who area recommended may take AP Government, AP Literature, and HP Comparative Government, taught by Marietta Joe and Maryann Wolfe, in which they analyze works of art and compare them to the government. Recently this year, another sub section has been added to Paideia. In senior year, students, according to grades will also be able to take AP Government and HP English 4. This will be taught by Harry Pasternak and Brenan Nicolas. The Paideia program routinely send students off to top tier public and private universities. Students regularly score 4’s or 5’s for AP classes taken in the Paideia program. School Clubs
Test ScoresThe Oakland Unified School District mandates that every school publish a public record of their standing on a variety of standardized tests and other quantitative analyses. To view Oakland Tech's scores, see: Executive Summary School Accountability Report Card, 2005-06. BuildingThe school building has been a local landmark since 1986. It resembles the main science building at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During the 1970s when many California schools were being demolished and rebuilt for earthquake safety, Tech's main building was declared too historic to tear down. Instead, it was gutted and rebuilt on the inside to preserve its historic exterior. In the past few years the exterior of Tech has been repainted. DemographicsAccording to 1999's statistics, Oakland Tech enrolls 1,676 students. The school's approximate racial makeup is 62.6% African American or Black, 20.2% Asian/Pacific Islander, 11.2% Hispanic, and 5.6% White. Fight songs1920sA verse of the school's fight song, composed in the 1920s though today largely unknown:
1950sThe Tech hymn as sung in the 1950s:
Late 1950sThe fight song from 1956 to 1958:
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