Congratulations to the Skyline High School Class of 2014!
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Congratulations to the Skyline High School Class of 2014! The Skyline PTSA is pleased to announce that Skyline Seniors will be attending: FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Academy of Art Institute University CSU Santa Monica UC Irvine Academy of Art University, SF CSU Sonoma UC Los Angeles Alabama A&M University Carrington College UC Merced American Musical/Dramatic Academy College Cogswell Polytechnical College UC Riverside Arizona State University Dillard University UC San Diego Art Institute of San Francisco Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University UC Santa Barbara Berkelee School of Music Holy Names College UC Santa Cruz Brigham Young University Howard College University of Alabama Brown University Louisiana State University University of Arizona Cal Poly Pomona McGill University, Canada University of Arts, London Cal Poly San Luis Obispo New School, NY University of Nebraska CSU East Bay Notre Dame de Namur College University of Nevada, Las Vegas CSU Fullerton San Francisco Cons. of Music University of Pennsylvania/Wharton CSU Long Beach Santa Clara University University of Phoenix CSU Los Angeles Santa Monica City College University of Puget Sound CSU Sacramento Southern Oregon University University of San Francisco CSU San Diego Tuskegee University Vassar College CSU San Francisco UC Berkeley CSU San Jose UC Davis COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND OTHER DESTINATIONS Alameda Beauty College Diablo Valley College Santa Barbara Community College Alameda Community College Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Santa Clara Community College Art Institute of San Francisco Heald College Santa Monica Community College Avalon Beauty School Laney College Sierra College Berkeley City College Merritt College Spain College Carrington College Peralta Community College United States Army Chabot College Santa Barbara City College College of Alameda San Francisco Community College SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING SCHOLARSHIPS FROM: Brown University Henry J. Bianchi Port of Oakland Clorox Ifany Spirit Award UC Berkeley Incentives Awards Clorox Partners JROTC Association of the US Army UC Berkeley Regents Cogswell College Visual Arts JROTC Sons of the American Revolution University of Nevada Las Vegas Dell Leong Sen Benevolent Society UCLA Regents Delta Phi Beta Link Inc. University of Pennsylvania East Bay Consortium Marcus Foster Zhong Shan Family Association East Bay Fund Oakland Dollars for Scholars Gates Millennium OUSD Community Ready Award -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Skyline High School Parent Teacher Student Association wishes the very best to each of the 2014 graduates and their families! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skyline High School is a comprehensive public high school located in the Oakland Hills with high academic standards. It is well-known for its outstanding Performing Arts department, strong sports programs, the vibrancy of its many student clubs and Atlas House, a 9th grade small learning community. Skyline offers a wide variety of AP classes including electives in many languages, history and the sciences. Seven academies and pathways are offered for more focused study: • Architecture Graphic Design • Green Energy • Performing Arts • Computer Science and Technology • Sports, Health and Fitness • Education • Media, Law and Democracy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014 Sweepstakes Award, Bay Area Urban Debate League- Best overall team 2014 Bay Area Urban Debate League – 2 Champions 2104 California Invitational Debate – Skyline student placed 9th in field of hundreds 2014 National Association of Urban Debate Leagues National Championship at Georgetown Best Team 2014 Reno Jazz Festival Sixth Place, Division “AA” Skyline Jazz Band 2014 OUSD High School Network – 47% of students made one year or more growth in Reading Comprehension 2014 OUSD Increase in graduation cohort rate to 82% 2014 OUSD Dropout rate decreased by 50% over the last 3 years ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2013-14 First place In Oakland Athletic League for: Girls Cross Country, Girls Golf, Girls Tennis, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Boys Track and Field, Girls Track and Field, Girls Volleyball Skyline also offers sports programs in: Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Softball, Girls Swimming, Boys Swimming, Boys Track, Football, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Baseball, Cheerleading, and Bowling. Skyline also offers academic programs in: Journalism and Publishing (Oracle Newspaper), Mock Trial, Debate, ROTC, Marching Band, Orchestra, Guitar, Piano, Voice, Dance, Drama, Digital Photography, Ceramics, Leadership, Mandarin, French, Spanish, Environmental Science, Physiology, Digital Filmmaking, Computer Technology, Educational Psychology, Introduction to Education, Sustainable Systems, Green Energy, Physics of Energy Science, Biological connections to Renewable Energy, Sport and Fitness Business Economics, Sports Medicine, and Physiology and Anatomy for Sport and Exercise. Skyline offers the following AP Classes: AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP Spanish, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, AP AB Calculus, AP BC Calculus, AP World History, AP US History, AP US Government Remember, it’s a GREAT day to be a Titan! Skyline High School, 12250 Skyline Blvd., Oakland, CA 94619, 510 482-7109 For more information: skylinehs.org Skyline High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges .