St. Helena High School
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1401 Grayson Ave. St. Helena, California 94574 United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°29′49″N 122°27′49″W / 38.496896°N 122.463655°WCoordinates: 38°29′49″N 122°27′49″W / 38.496896°N 122.463655°W |
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| School type | Public |
| Motto | "Wisdom is Knowing What to Do Next. Virtue is Doing It." |
| Established | 1897 |
| School district | St. Helena Unified School District |
| CEEB code | 052-740 |
| Principal | Ben Scinto |
| Faculty | 40 |
| Grades | 9 – 12 |
| Number of students | 499 |
| Hours in school day | 8:15am – 3:22pm (374 minutes) |
| School color(s) | Red, White and Black |
| Fight song | When The Saints Go Marching In |
| Athletics | 14 (4 boys, 5 girls, 5 coed) |
| Athletics conference | Central League 1, Coastal Mountain Conference |
| Team name | Saints |
| Rival | Justin-Siena High School Calistoga High School |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) |
| Website | St Helena HS website |
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St. Helena High School
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| Location | 437 Main St., St. Helena, California |
| Coordinates | 38°29′51″N 122°27′38″W / 38.49750°N 122.46056°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1913 |
| NRHP Reference # | 78000727 |
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 1978 |
Saint Helena High School or more commonly, St. Helena High, is an American public high school located in St. Helena, CA in the Napa Valley of California. St. Helena High serves grades 9-12 and is the only source of secondary education in the St. Helena Unified School District.
The first "high school" in St. Helena were actually classes held at the local Presbyterian Church for one year in 1895. The next year, the high school had its first official building when it moved into the now defunct Turner Hall in Lyman Park in the center of the town. Classes were held there until 1912.
In 1910, Frances Grayson Crane donated land to open a new high school. Construction finished in 1912 and the resulting school, St. Helena High School, was opened. The new building boasted two stories, a laboratory, a wood shop and a basketball court. An auditorium was built adjacent around the 1960s. The stone building was used from 1912 until the 1960s when it was declared earthquake unsafe for students. In 1967, a new building, now known as the 100 Wing was built. Two more wings were built soon after and a new office was constructed in 1975. By then, the 1912 stone building was renamed Vintage Hall, but was no longer used by students.
The old stone building underwent a historic restoration and earthquake retrofit, which was completed in 2003. The facility now houses high school space, including a cafeteria on the ground floor. The second floor is used by the St. Helena Unified School District offices, including a state of the art meeting room used by the school board and the St. Helena city council for their sessions. Students use the TV studio located in the meeting room.
When all construction was completed, the school had 3 wings, an office, a gym, a baseball field, a football field, track and a pool. In the years following the construction of the new high school, a JV baseball field was built, as well as two Agricultural buildings. The auditorium built in the 1960s was condemned as of 2011-2012, and was demolished. Construction estimates that the new building should be finished in the year 2016. The swimming pool has also been renovated as of 2014, and is now available to students for use.
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