37°40′50.49″N121°45′41.44″W / 37.6806917°N 121.7615111°W /37.6806917; -121.7615111
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| Type | Publichigh school |
| Motto | It's a Great Day to be a Cowboy! |
| Established | 1891 |
| School district | Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District |
| Principal | Roxana Mohammed |
| Teaching staff | 82.05 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,803 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.97[1] |
| Colors | Green and gold |
| Mascot | Cowboy |
| Newspaper | El Vaquerito[2] |
| Yearbook | El Vaquero |
| Information | (925) 606-4812 |
| Website | Livermore High School |
Founded in 1891,Livermore High School is apublichigh school located in the city ofLivermore,California,United States. It is one of two comprehensive high schools in theLivermore Valley Joint Unified School District, withGranada High School being the other. In 2007, it was chosen as one in four schools inAlameda County to receive theCalifornia Distinguished School award.[3]
Livermore High School is home to the Green Engineering Academy, a program to promote engineering through hands-on learning activities and applications of engineering to all areas of the students academics. The GEA is open to about 60 students per year. In October 2012, the GEA won the Golden Bell Award for outstanding academic programs in a California classroom.[citation needed] The GEA gained further success and publicity through students' audits of Bay Area schools, being featured onABC 7 News,[4]CBS 5 News, andKQED 88.5 FM radio, the Alameda County Office of Education andPG&E.[citation needed] A number ofAdvanced Placement courses are offered.[5] Livermore High School is also a member of the Tri-Valley Regional Occupation Program (ROP),[6] hosting a number of ROP classes.
Under Livermore cross country coach Ed Salazar, the cross country team set a NCS record with seven straight section titles from 1990-1996. During this period Micheil Jones (1994)[7] and Joe Smith (1995)[8] won individual state cross country titles.
Under coach Nick Winter, the cross-country team won two consecutive NCS Meet of Champions titles in 1981 and 1982.
The Livermore lacrosse team was created in 2006. At the end of the 2008 season, four team members were named East Bay Athletic League Honorable Mention players.[9]
A new 49,000-square foot gymnasium facility was completed in June 2022. The building contains a main gym, wrestling room, and dance studio. Construction was completed ahead of schedule due to distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
A new aquatics facility was also completed in the summer of 2023.[10]
The Livermore High SchoolParent–Teacher Association was chartered in 2011. Its website ishere. The group's purpose is to support staff, academics, and student life at LHS.
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