Livermore and Granada High Schools Open Their Doors to all Incoming Freshmen, New Livermore Families, and the Community

Livermore High School’s (LHS) Orientation andOpen House takes place on Monday, March 19th and Granada High School’s (GHS) Orientation and Course Expo takes place on Wednesday, March 21st.  Both evenings begin at 6:00 PM and consist of curriculum overviews, a showcase of departments and campus life, and opportunities to speak one-on-one with school administrators, staff, and more. Please visit www.livermorehs.schoolloop.com and www.granadahs.schoolloop.com for detailed maps and agendas.

Over the last century both Livermore and GranadaHigh Schools have been educating Livermore youth. Granada High looks forward to proudly celebrating their bi-centennial during the 2012/313 school ear. Fundamentally, the goals of promoting academic excellence, building community, and preparing students for college and careers has not changed over time. What has changed are the courses offered to students, the creative delivery of thosecourses, the application of that knowledge by students, and the vast array of opportunities for students to connect with one another. LHS’s Orientation and Open House and Granada’s Expo provides each school with a platform to bring to light the comprehensive academic, art, and athletic programs available to students.

Each school focuses on being both college-preparatory and career-preparatory, each serving more than 2,000 students with a wide variety of honors, Advanced placement and career and technical education programs. The visual performing arts programs offeropportunities to participate in instrumental music, art, photography courses, and more. Students fully participate in the publication of monthly school newspapers, learn in state-of-the-art science classrooms and laboratories, andhave the opportunity to compete in highly competitive East Bay Athletic League (EBAL) and North Coast Section (NCS) fall, winter, and spring athletic programs.

Livermore High School’s Green Engineering Academyoffers students a look into engineering science and builds upon the Project Lead The Way (PLTW) pre-engineering courses. This hands-on curriculum prepares students for careers in engineering architecture and related technical fields.  It is a California Partnership Academy (CPA), which incorporates integrated academic and career technical education, business partnerships, mentoring, and internships and all courses are college-preparatory. LHS also has the only agricultural program running in Alameda County and is one of four in the Bay Area. This program prepares students for careers in agricultural science and engineering, food and science technology, bioresource fields, and more. Students can participate in the LHS Future Farmers of America (FFA) program as well as a new “Growing California Green: From the Farm to the TableAcademy” for incoming freshman. This new academy offers students courses in culinary, environmental, agriculture, and vita-culture sciences. The arts are alive at LHS with an unparalleled performing arts curriculum where studentshave opportunities to perform in professional quality theater productions, Show Choir, and instrumental music. The student athlete will find a wide selection of sports to choose from and will play on the recently renovated football and track fields which incorporate green resources. LHS baseball athletes play in the new baseball complex dedicated to Livermore graduate Randy Johnson, probaseball pitcher.

Granada High School’s Expo showcases all courses offered to students including the Biotechnology Pathway. Students are provided with a solid start in this career field as well as other health-related professions. Students learn techniques and laboratory skills, as well as skills needed to be competitive and successful in the working world. In addition to classroom experiences, studentshave opportunities for job shadowing, internships, independent research, and are connected to professionals in the field through the partnerships with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Ohlone Junior College in Fremont. GHS continues to look for opportunities to excite and prepare students which inspired the newest courses in studio broadcasting. Students work withprofessional quality studio equipment to control all aspects of production from writing, editing, mixing, filming, to broadcasting. Students produce a weekly show broadcast on campus, putting to use the skills learned in the classroom. The performance arts are also strong at GHS with accomplished jazz ensemble, woodwind, and strings programs. Over the last 20 years, the Granada MusicProgram has received many hundreds of awards and accolades. The Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, and Choir have performed in contests, conferences, and festivals from British Columbia to the Mexican Border.

Both schools are dedicated to student learning and work hard to connect school and home through a variety of parent and student organizations including Boosters, Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA), and a wide variety of student clubs. Many successful students havegraduated from both Livermore and Granada High Schools and each school looks forward to the opportunity to share their campuses and programs with the community. Please visit www.livermorehs.schoolloop.com or www.granadahs.schoolloop.com for more information.Additional Contacts: Livermore High School Principal Darrel Avilla, davilla@lvjusd.k12.ca.us (925) 606-4812 Granada High School Principal Philomena Rambo, prambo@lvjusd.k12.ca.us (925)606-4800