SIR FRANCIS DRAKE HIGH SCHOOL

'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.^[1]
Approximately 83% of Drake’s 2004 graduates continued on to higher education, 62% to 4-year universities and 21% to 2-year colleges.

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Extracurricular activities

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

Notes

External links

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.^[2]. 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

★ Author Len Clements [1]

★ Cinematographer Lance Acord

★ Comedian Scott Capurro

★ Comedian Arj Barker

★ ESPN Anyalyst Steve Lavin

★ Musician Scott Thunes

★ Musician Terry Bozzio

★ Musician Brad Hargreaves

★ Musician Tal Morris

★ Physicist Alex Zettl [2][3]

★ ''RoboCop'' Screenwriter Edward Neumeier

★ Sports announcer Dave "Stats" Friedman [4]

★ Houston Rockets combo guard Steve Francis.

★ Taiko Drummer Robinson Wadsworth [5]

Notable faculty

★ 1936 Olympic gold medalist Archie Williams

★ Canadian league baseball notable Dick Creighton, known for once pitching an orange

Notes

1. ''Sir Francis Drake High School Profile 2006-07'', accessed March 14, 2007
2. Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 1988 Scholastic Crown Recipients, accessed March 14, 2007

External links

★ Sir Francis Drake High School home page