Everything about Sir Francis Drake High School totally explained
Sir Francis Drake High School is a
secondary school located in
San Anselmo, California. It was named for English
privateer and naval hero
Sir Francis Drake, who purportedly landed in the area in
1579. The school's
mascot is a
pirate.
The school was established in
1951 as the second high school in the
Tamalpais Union High School District. It is located at 1327
Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, situated on a 21 acre (85,000 m²) campus bordered by two creeks. The site was formerly known as Cordone Gardens. 2006-07 enrollment was 1,114 students.
Approximately 83% of Drake’s 2004 graduates continued on to higher education, 62% to 4-year universities and 21% to 2-year colleges.
Extracurricular activities
The school newspaper, the
Jolly Roger is published ten times a year. The 1986-87 edition was a winner of
Columbia University’s
Silver Crown Award for high school newspapers in 1988.. The
Jolly Roger has been a regular recipient of the Medalist rating, given to the top 5% among high school newspapers in its class in United States.
Notable alumni
Notable faculty
1936 Olympic gold medalist Archie WilliamsFurther Information
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