Emery Secondary School
Coordinates: 37°50′8.21″N 122°16′55.88″W / 37.8356139°N 122.2821889°W
| Emery Secondary School | |
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| Location | |
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1100 47Th St. Emeryville, California, United States 94608-2908 | |
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| Type | Public |
| School district | Emery Unified School District |
| Principal | William Chavarin |
| Enrollment | Approx. 350 |
| Website |
emeryusd |
Emery Secondary School is a high school in Emeryville, California, United States for 7th through 12th grades. It is part of the Emery Unified School District. The school has an enrollment of around 350 students.[1] Emery Secondary School was formerly Emery High School but, after the closure of Emery Middle School, it became a secondary school with the addition of the 7th and 8th grades.The school building was scheduled to close in 2012 and be replaced by a new K-12 school.[2]
As of 2016 the school is temporarily located in Oakland, California.[3]
Athletics
The school competes in the Bay Counties League - East.[4] At the 2003 National Chess Education Association tournament in Anaheim, the Emery Chess Club secured first place in the 8th, 11th and 12th grade categories.[5]
Notable alumni
- Darnell Robinson, retired American professional basketball player. While at Emery High, he was the leading scorer in California men's high school basketball history.[6][7]
Notable faculty
- Edyth May Sliffe, 1901–1986, gave her name to an annual award by the Mathematical Association of America.[8]
References
- ↑ "Emery Secondary School", National Center for Education Statistics, accessed June 7, 2009.
- ↑ "City of Emeryville Memorandum", Patrick D. O'Keeffe, City Manager, City of Emeryville, October 2008.
- ↑ "About Us." Emery Unified School District. Retrieved on May 7, 2016. "Emery Secondary School Interim Address 915 – 54th Street Oakland, CA 94608"
- ↑ "AD Board Members", Bay Area Conference, December 1, 2008.
- ↑ "Emery Chess Club checkmates foes", Meredith May, San Francisco Chronicle, December 19, 2003.
- ↑ "Arkansas Star Robinson Opts For NBA Draft", Contra Costa Times, March 27, 1996.
- ↑ "Emery's Big Package Awaits Brethren Christian in Final Basketball: Darnell Robinson, 6-11, is expected to power his team's offense in the Division V State championship game", Los Angeles Times, March 16, 1993.
- ↑ "History of the Awards and Edyth May Sliffe", University of Nebraska–Lincoln, January/February 1989.