Dublin High School (California)

Coordinates: 37°43′13.1″N 121°55′32.48″W / 37.720306°N 121.9256889°W / 37.720306; -121.9256889

Dublin High School is a four-year public high school located in the East Bay city of Dublin, California. Dublin High School is one of the schools in the Dublin Unified School District. The school is a four-time California Distinguished School (1990,1992,1996, and 2003) and has won several national academic awards.

History

Dublin High School was established in the fall of 1968 as the second high school in Pleasanton, California's Amador Valley High School District and graduated its first senior class in June 1971. After the incorporation of the City of Dublin in 1982 (Dublin, California), Dublin High was annexed and combined with the Murray School District to form the Dublin Unified School District in July 1988. Dublin High has been selected a California Distinguished School four times since 1990 (1990, 1992, 1996, and 2003).^[1]

Academics

Dublin High School's API (Academic Performance Index) in 2013 was 877 (the most recent year reported by the California Department of Education) and graduation rate in 2011 was 97.47% (up from 96.16% in 2010).^[2] Dublin High School has a California Department of Education statewide rank of 10 (out of 10) and a similar schools rank of 10 (out of 10).^[3][4] In August 2015, Dublin High School was notified of inclusion in Newsweek's 2015 List of America's Top Public High Schools (ranked #165, the top ranked Tri-Valley high school).^[5] Dublin High School was also awarded a Silver Medal in the 2015 U.S. News & World Report ranking of high schools (in 2015 7% of schools in the United States achieved Silver Medal recognition).^[6] GreatSchools.org ranks Dublin High School as a 10 out of 10.^[7] 10 Dublin High School Class of 2011 seniors received National Merit Scholarship Program recognition for their performance on the PSAT/NMSQT in 2010.^[8] Two Dublin High School Class of 2013 seniors, Malina Jiang and Nan Zhou, were awarded National Merit Scholarships in May 2013.^[9] Dublin High School was named to the CollegeBoard's Annual AP Honor Roll in 2011 for increasing access to AP courses while maintaining or increasing the percentage of students achieving a 3 or better on AP exams.^[10]

DHS Sports Complex

Dublin High School Renewal / Bond Measure 'C'

73.2% of Dublin voters approved School Bond Measure 'C' in the November 2004 election.^[11] School Bond Measure 'C' approved the Dublin Unified School District to issue $184,000,000 in school bonds over time for various school improvement projects. Dublin High School was the primary beneficiary of Bond Measure 'C' with $120,000,000 dedicated to a complete renewal of the DHS campus (the renewal began in 2008 and was completed in 2015). The renewal includes a new 500-seat Center for Performing Arts and Education,^[12] a modernization of the 1968 gymnasium, and a new courtyard. Dublin High School now has a capacity for over 2,500 students.^[13] The Dublin Unified School District was recognized by Green Street Scene in 2009 with a Green Building Award for the use of green technology in the renewal of Dublin High School.^[14]

Dublin High School Entrance

Performing Arts and Music Programs

Dublin High School has a comprehensive music program offering instruction in Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Color Guard, Winter Percussion, Concert Choir, Advanced Choir, Show Choir and Advanced Placement Music Theory. The Marching Band competes in the Western Band Association (WBA) in the AAAA Division, and has a membership of 141 students as of 2014. For over 20 years, the Dublin High School Irish Guard music program has offered many opportunities for students to perform, including band reviews, home football and basketball games, concerts, field shows and community events. The marching, concert, and jazz bands have performed in many diverse locations including Hawaii, Disney World, Canada, Ireland and Carnegie Hall in New York. The Concert Band performed at Symphony Center in Chicago in April 2014.^[15][16] In March 2016, the marching band travelled to Ireland to perform in the annual Saint Patrick's Day parade in Bray, as well as a concert band performance at two schools, Portmarnock Community School and Loreto Secondary School.^[15] The director of bands at Dublin High School is Paul D. Everts.

Engineering and Design Academy

MythBusters Stars at Dublin High School

Dublin High School added a pre-engineering Project Lead the Way curriculum in 2010, funded by $80,000 in donations from corporations and foundations, starting with Principles of Engineering.^[17] In 2011 the program expanded to include Introduction to Engineering Design.^[18] On February 22, 2012, MythBusters stars Adam Savage and Kari Byron participated in a panel session at the Dublin High School Engineering and Design Academy Open House. 1,000 people attended the sold out event.^[19][20][21]

Notable alumni

• Eric Swalwell, Congressman - United States House of Representatives, California's 15th congressional district^[22]
• Tim Sbranti, Mayor - Dublin, California^[23]
• Justin Peelle, NFL tight Ends coach Philadelphia Eagles^[24]
• Ned Yost, manager of the Kansas City Royals^[25]
• Robert Jenkins, former NFL left/right tackle and coach for the Los Angeles Rams and Oakland Raiders
• Droop-E, Bay Area Hip-Hop producer and rapper
• Phil Demmel, guitarist for Machine Head
• Myles Parrish, rapper, formerly part of group Kalin and Myles
• Azaria Gutierrez, author of five notable books on Wattpad

Eric Swalwell Dublin High School Class of 1999

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dublin High School (Dublin, California).

• Dublin High School official website
• Dublin High School Marching Band Website
• Dublin High School Profile 2011-12 (Dublin High Counseling Dept.)
• Dublin High School Primer 2012 (overview presentation)
• Dublin High School Alumni Profiles