Casa Grande High School

Casa Grande High School
Address
333 Casa Grande Road
Petaluma, California
United States
Information
Type Public
School district Petaluma City Schools
Principal Eric Backman
Faculty 78.32 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9th-12th
Enrollment 1,683[1] (2017–2018)
Student to teacher ratio 22.61[1]
Campus Suburban
Mascot Gaucho
Website Casa Grande High School

Casa Grande High School is a public high school in Petaluma, California. Casa Grande is one of six high schools in the Petaluma City Schools District.

Extracurricular activities

Academic Decathlon

Casa Grande has raised an Academic Decathlon team. The team has represented Sonoma County for the last 30 years in the decathlon's state-level competition. They won California's Division II title seven times. The team has advanced to the final competition at the national level once, where it took sixth place overall.[2] In 2017 Casa Grande's team had taken the title of 7th overall team in California Division I.

United Anglers

The United anglers started in 1983 by Tom Furrer when his students argued why they were being taught about endangered species and not given a way to help solve these problems. After finding Adobe Creek in its dried up state, he and his students started what is now a growing organization dedicated to monitoring the endangered steelhead trout, a native species found in Adobe creek,the hatching, raising, and releasing of rainbow trout and chinook salmon into the Russian River, and to educate the public. In 1993, students had raised $510,000 to build a state of the art hatchery, opened in 1993. For the past 34 years, the program has been acknowledged by Jeannie Schulz, the White House, and anthropologists Jane Goodall, while also receiving multiple awards for their work. The United Anglers is a self-sustaining program, most of the program’s money is raised by the students through fundraising and donations in order to reach the $50,000 a year budget. After more than 30 years of teaching wildlife biology and assisting his students in raising rainbow trout in the student run hatcheries, Tom Furrer retired in 2011. The program, now directed by Daniel Hubacker, continues to preserve the native strain of steelhead trout.[3]

Journalism

The Gaucho Gazette is Casa Grande High School newspaper.[4] Established for more than a decade as of 2012, the Gaucho Gazette won the first place 63rd Redwood Empire Excellence in Journalism prize for high school journalism in 2009.[5] The paper was named the 4th best student newspaper by the National Scholastic Press Association in 2012.[6]

Staff

Administration

  • Eric Backman - Principal
  • Stephen Owens - Assistant Principal
  • Sharon Howell - Assistant Principal
  • Dan Osterman - Assistant Principal

Counselors

  • Brett Sklove - Head Counselor
  • Julie Powaser- Counselor
  • Grace Braun - Counselor
  • Kathy Jelin - Counselor
  • Paul Koene - Counselor

Department Chairs

  • Pam Gutierrez - Career Technical Education
  • Sarah Obbagy - English
  • Dan D'Angelo - English
  • Stacy Maderious - Mathematics
  • Jamie Pugh - Mathematics
  • Sean Gragg - Physical Education
  • Kelley Holly - Science
  • Paula Biancalana - Social Science
  • Brian Lochtan - Social Science
  • Kelly Rankin - Visual & Performing Arts
  • Tom Kinney - Visual & Performing Arts
  • Christine Traub - World Language

SLC Facilitators

  • Kelley Holly - Health Career Pathway
  • David Meirik - Innovation
  • Brett Sklove - International House
  • Todd Siders - Social Justice Academy

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Casa Grande High". web. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ Benefield, Kerry. "Casa Grande's Academic Decathlon Dynasty Keeps Rolling." Editorial. Press Democrat [Santa Rosa] n.d.: n. pag. PressDemocrat.com. Press Democrat, 26 Feb. 2013. Web. 27 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "History | United Anglers of Casa Grande, Inc". uacg.org. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  4. ↑ http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100520/articles/100529943
  5. ↑ http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120517/ARTICLES/120519538
  6. ↑ http://petaluma.patch.com/articles/gaucho-gazette-named-fourth-best-student-newspaper-in-country
  7. ↑ "Former Casa star getting world-class basketball education". The Press Democrat. October 19, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ Barber, Phil (April 3, 2013). "Casa Grande standout will be on roster Friday in Sacramento". The Press Democrat. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ Britton, Tim (June 19, 2014). "Baseball continues to bond Gomes brothers". Providence Journal. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  10. ↑ Jackson, John (November 12, 2010). "Giants' TV reporter returns to her roots". Argus Courier (The Press Democrat). Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ Cahill, Greg (1995). "Phoenix Rising". MetroActive. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Eagles draft DT Elijah with Final Pick".

Coordinates: 38°14′34″N 122°35′56″W / 38.24278°N 122.59889°W / 38.24278; -122.59889

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