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History of the Sequoia Union High School District |
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 "Argo Tower" - Sequoia High School .-1987: Courtesy of the Redwood City Public Library - Histrocial Collection
The school opened with an enrollment of 53 students and two teachers. The first classes met in downtown Redwood City in what now is the Fox Theatre. The present Sequoia High School campus was dedicated in 1924.
The campus was immediately recognized for its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, two large gyms and spacious auditorium, now known as Carrington Hall.
In 1995 Sequoia High School was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Over time as the District grew, additional campuses were opened in neighboring communities. In 1951, Menlo-Atherton High School was opened near the Menlo Park - Atherton border, followed by Carlmont High School in Belmont in 1953 and Woodside High School on Woodside Road in 1958.
That same year, Ravenswood High School in East Palo Alto was opened. That campus later closed in 1976. The same fate came to San Carlos High School, located in the San Carlos hills, which opened in 1960 and closed in 1982. Redwood High School, the District's continuation high school, opened in 1966.
The Adult School officially started in 1920, but references to a night school can be found as early as 1900 in local newspapers.
Currently, the Sequoia district has a growing enrollment of over 7,400 and serves the communities of Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, Portola Valley, Woodside, Atherton, Redwood City, Redwood Shores, San Carlos and Belmont. Over 60 percent of the teachers hold a master's degree or higher and 151 teachers speak a second language. Also, Sequoia district teachers have been named San Mateo County Teacher of the Year in seven out of the last 12 years.
The District is committed to a quality education for all students. The schools provide a rich selection of programs, services, and academic courses designed to prepare students for both college and the workplace. As a result, approximately 90 percent of the graduating students go on to attend two- or four-year colleges and universities. This level of quality has been recognized at the State level resulting in all four comprehensive high schools being named California Distinguished Schools, and Redwood High School being named as a Model Continuation High School.
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