John Swett High School

John Swett High School
Location
Crockett, California, USA
Information
Type Public secondary
Established 1927
School district John Swett Unified
Principal Jeff Brauning
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 544 in 2008-09
Color(s) Scarlet, White, and Royal
Athletics Football, basketball, softball, baseball, volleyball, soccer, cross-country, wrestling, cheerleading
Mascot Warriors
Website www.jshs.jsusd.org

Coordinates: 38°03′10″N 122°13′18″W / 38.05278°N 122.22167°W / 38.05278; -122.22167[1]

John Swett High School is located in Crockett, California, USA, and serves the communities of Crockett, Port Costa, Rodeo, and the Foxboro area of Hercules. It is named after John Swett, former California Superintendent of Public Instruction, elected in 1863. John Swett High School was established in 1927. The school remains in its original building complex, which was extensively renovated five years after original construction for seismic retrofitting at a cost of two-thirds of the original cost of the complex. John Swett High School is part of the John Swett Unified School District. Despite backlash from the students, the school's Indian mascot was dropped by a vote of the School District Board in February, 2015.[2] Citing the Golden State Warriors as an example, the school mascot became the Warriors in February, 2016. However, unlike the NBA team the high school has not eliminated Native American references. The Native American group the lobbied for the change see the new name as equally offensive.[3]

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Teachers

As of 2016:[4]

Office staff

As of 2016:[5]

References

  1. United States Geological Survey (14 June 2000). "GNIS Detail - John Swett High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  2. Joe Vazquez (February 12, 2015). "John Swett High School In Crockett Drops 'Indians' Mascot". KCBS.
  3. Elissa Harrington (April 5, 2016). "East Bay school defends name change from 'Indians' to 'Warriors'". ABC7 News.
  4. Faculty
  5. Office Staff


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