Dublin High Clubs: Community Service and School Spirit
Dublin High’s “club scene” is active, thriving and contributing greatly to campus life.
There are more than 30 clubs at Dublin High serving a wide variety of student interests. They are groups that set the tone for campus culture and serve the community.
“Traditional student activities and athletics are not for every student,” said Tim Sbranti, Dublin High student activities director. “Clubs are important in building connections for many students with school. I also think that the students who are involved with clubs tend to do better with their academics and create a more positive campus climate and culture.”
Dublin High clubs range from academic (California Scholastic Federation) to service (American Red Cross) to political (Young Democrats and Young Republicans) to social (the Bowling Club and the Animation Club).
More than 500 Dublin High students participate in clubs.
Dublin residents speak out at charter school public hearing
Over a three hour period on Feb 4 speaker after speaker after speaker – parents, students, residents and Dublin teachers – spoke out in support of Dublin High and against the Tassajara Prep charter petition. Only one speaker – a representative from the backers of Tassajara Prep – spoke in favor of the charter initiative. The Tassajara Prep representatives left the public hearing early rather than listen to feedback from the community they claim to be supporting. The Dublin Unified School District has conveniently made all of the speaker videos available for on demand replay via YouTube on the DUSD YouTube Channel.
Dublin parent support for the charter school initiative has been limited to non-existent – from the Tassajara Prep organized town hall meetings held last Fall, to the the public hearing last night, to the charter petition itself (submitted with no parent signatures) – the charter petition backers have been unable to garner broad support for the initiative.
This is in stark contrast to many charter petition public hearings where parents passionately rally behind the charter petition. That this show of support hasn’t materialized in Dublin isn’t surprising because in most charter school petition battles it is parents driving the initiative. In the case of Tassajara Prep, it is Livermore-based Tri-Valley Learning Corp. rather than local parents that is the driving force (as reported by local media).
The Dublin school board will announce its decision regarding the charter petition in about a month. If denied, the charter backers can appeal to the County and ultimately the State boards of education. OneDublin.org will keep the community fully informed on next steps in the process.
Those that were unable to attend provided written statements (included below – click read more) that mirrored many of the comments made at the public hearing.
Dublin High Gallery of Visual Artists
Leyla I., Grade 11, Sculpture & Ceramics, untitled.
Dublin High offers diverse options for students – from AP math to visual and performing arts. This article spotlights 14 examples of budding Dublin High artists who are part of Dublin High’s Visual Arts program. Students can currently choose from the following electives (described below in more detail) : Drawing I, Sculpture & Ceramics, Two Dimensional Design, ROP Animation & Motion Graphics and ROP Visual Communications.
Take a moment to enjoy our virtual gallery of Dublin High artists.
Tassajara Prep’s Cookie Cutter Charter Petition
OneDublin.org has obtained a copy of the Livermore Valley Charter Preparatory High School charter petition, and reviewed the Tassajara Prep charter petition, and has concluded that:
- Most of the Tassajara Prep charter petition was a copy of the Livermore Valley Charter Preparatory High School petition. Livermore Valley Charter Preparatory High School was approved after several appeals but has not yet opened or graduated a student.
- The Tassajara Prep charter petition was submitted without parent signatures.
- The location of Tassajara Prep, if approved and opened, remains unknown.
- Tassajara Prep, if approved and opened, will divert up to $5,660,366 per year in ADA funding from Dublin High
Life as a Dublin High Freshman – from Fallon to Dublin High
Me as Ursula (on the right) from the Dublin High production of "Much Ado About Nothing"
I have never been so nervous in my entire life. Not only was high school a huge step up from middle school, but I have been surrounded by negativity about Dublin High since I started elementary school at Dougherty. I wasn’t sure if Dublin High was going to be as horrible as everyone said, or if it was going to be amazing, but I was ready to form my own opinion.
My first day started off like this: Physical Education, Biology, Geometry, Choir, Spanish 2 and Advanced English. I didn’t know many people and I was overwhelmed at first. My teachers were stricter, tougher and expected a lot more of me than in middle school. Some of the buildings were older than I was used to, but that didn’t bother me at all. Although I was overwhelmed, like any Freshman, I had already decided that Dublin High was definitely not horrible like everyone had said.
Dublin High Pathways to College
Meet two impressive Dublin High seniors from the Class of 2010. Both have been inspired to pursue college degrees by the Dublin High ROP (Regional Occupational Program), part of the Tri-Valley ROP. These Dublin High seniors recently spoke at a Dublin Unified School District board meeting about their experiences at Dublin High School and their college plans.
Dublin High – One of America’s Top Public High Schools (Newsweek)
OneDublin.org, working with the Dublin Unified School District, can confirm that based on 2009 results Dublin High will be included in Newsweek’s 2010 list of America’s Top Public High Schools that represents the top 6% of public schools (including charter schools) nationwide. Newseek’s list is prepared by Jay Mathews of the Washington Post and published by Newsweek annually. In 2009, 95% of Dublin High grads reported attending college and Dublin High’s API score increased 44 points to 842 [UPDATE 9-13-2010: Dublin High’s API in 2010 increased to 868, a 26 point gain over 2009]. Only 6% of public schools make the Newsweek list – a prestigious achievement (but no surprise for Dublin High staff, parents, students and graduates). [Update – on July 18 OneDublin.org confirmed the inclusion of Dublin High School on the America’s Best High Schools list for 2010.]
Dublin High Renewal (or, $120M of your tax dollars in action)
The next time you are heading to Target or stopping by the Post Office, take a 2 minute drive up Village Parkway to see your Measure ‘C’ School Bond money in action. Measure ‘C’ was approved overwhelmingly by Dublin voters in the 2004 election. While many Dublin public school projects have been funded by Measure ‘C’ funds, the top priority and bulk of the money is being invested in a complete renewal of Dublin High School. The new Math and Science building is open and the current phase (schedule to complete later this year) will complete the renewal of all academic facilities. A new Sports Center and a 500-seat Performing Arts Center are also planned to complete the project. The Dublin High renewal has already been recognized for its innovative use of green technology, profiled in Green Technology Magazine and winner of the Green Building Award from Green Street Scene. The renewal provides Dublin High has a capacity for 2,500 students (there are approx. 1,500 students currently enrolled at Dublin High). Dublin High was recently notified that it would be included in Newsweek’s 2010 list of America’s Top Public High Schools. Read more…
Dublin High Animation Shortlisted for $20,000 Prize
UPDATE: since this article was posted Dublin High was notified of winning 5th place overall. Congratulations Dublin High ROP Animation!
The Tri-Valley ROP Animation students at Dublin High learned earlier this week that they were selected as one of ten finalists for the California Milk Processor Board student video contest. Dublin High’s entry, “Love in Mikquarious”, was selected by a panel from over 125 entries posted on YouTube from high schools across California.
From January 11-24 the public can view and vote on the finalist entries. The top prize is $20,000 that would go towards Dublin High’s diverse arts program (that includes theater, band, choir, visual and media arts).
Dublin High Class of 2010 – College Early Acceptance Results
The Dublin High Class of 2010 still has many months to go before finishing high school, but many are already getting college acceptance letters based on results to-date. This isn’t surprising given that 95% of 2009 Dublin High graduates reported attending college. Dublin High School’s UC admission rate for 2008-9 was 84% (read more…)
In addition to M.I.T., here is a subset of other colleges offering early acceptance to Dublin High Class of 2010 students:
OneDublin.org 