Redwood High School (Larkspur)
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395 Doherty Drive Larkspur, California United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°56′17″N 122°31′27″W / 37.93806°N 122.52417°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1958 |
| School district | Tamalpais Union High School District |
| School code | CEEB 051-361 |
| Principal | David Sondheim |
| Faculty | 86 teachers; 9.3 FTE counselors & support staff (2011–2012) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1456 (2011–2012) |
| • Grade 9 | 359 |
| • Grade 10 | 391 |
| • Grade 11 | 380 |
| • Grade 12 | 326 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red & Grey |
| Athletics conference | North Coast Section (NCS), Marin County Athletic League (MCAL) |
| Mascot | "Big Red" (Giant) |
| Team name | Giants |
| Rival | Marin Catholic High School |
| Newspaper | Redwood Bark |
| Yearbook | The Log |
| Feeder schools |
Del Mar Middle School Hall Middle School Kent Middle School Ross Middle School |
| Website | www.redwood.org |
Coordinates: 37°56′17″N 122°31′27″W / 37.93806°N 122.52417°W
Redwood High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Larkspur, Marin County, California, approximately 11 miles north of San Francisco. Redwood High is part of the Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD). The school serves the cities of Belvedere, Corte Madera, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Larkspur, Ross, and Tiburon.
The school houses the TUHSD headquarters.
By 1957, the school age population of the Tamalpais Union High School District had grown too large for Tamalpais High School and Sir Francis Drake High School to accommodate. With the pressure of students coming in from elementary schools from Sausalito to Belvedere to Ross, voters chose to create a new school, and chosen for its site was the marshy area that extended east from the centrally located town of Larkspur to U.S. Route 101, an area that townspeople had called "the slough" since Larkspur was settled. The importance of wetlands was under-appreciated, and the land was seen as "waste." Beginning in early 1957, a large section of the marsh was flattened and filled, two roads were cut through from Magnolia Avenue out to the new school, and a playing field and parking lot were included. The first students who were to attend the new high school chose the name of the newspaper and sports teams: the Giants became their mascot in reference to the nearby redwood trees. School publications followed the tree theme: the Bark became the school's newspaper, and the Log the school's year book. The colors red and gray were a source of much contention, but were finally accepted. The school opened its doors in 1958.
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