Alameda High School

I’m currently a senior at this high school and so far the experience has been pleasant! There was personal drama and workload stress but that’s to be expected from every high school. Our sports program is good and the teachers are always ready to be casual and funny with the students, not maintain a strictly professional relationship. It can really help to know your teacher’s funny and affable when the workloads crushing you.

This school was ok during my first 2 years but Junior and Senior years were the worst when school officials put a tardy policy when late to 1^st period and after lunch get a lunch detention. This is unfair advantage for students coming from Bay Farm/​Harbor Bay which has to go through 4 elementary schools, one middle school and 2 private schools traffic. Staff thank too far into the future which they thank that every student is going to a public 4 year university and not pay attention to the community college system.

This school was okay when I attended here. I graduated in 2013 and I’ve heard that things have gone far more downhill since I’ve left. I transferred here sophomore year (2010) from ASTI, the same year the new principal took over. My first year at this high school went okay, however if you’re introverted like I was you’ll have a much harder time making friends (I recommend joining lots of clubs or doing sports to meet people). I eventually made some really good friends and I still keep in touch with them in college.
My second year here they started to get more ridiculous (like if you were late to class you got a call home to your parents) and the summer school program was cut. By my last year here they no longer allowed you to change teachers/​transfer to a better class and heard that they planning on making so you can’t drop a class anymore. Judging by the other reviews I’m glad I graduated when I did before things got worse.
Overall, I did have a very good experience attending this school. I had some really wonderful teachers and made a lot of great friends. My only regret is that I wish I had tried to be more involved in activities sooner instead of waiting senior year to get involved in clubs and events. I’m glad I went here though.

I didn’t want to have to give this One Star but their new Tardy Policy is so unfair on the students, I mean really you first Tardy immediately gets you a Lunch Detention? and if you keep doing it you have to go to Saturday School? Like really that is so unfair for students like me who have to go all the way from Bay Farm, The Staff really needs to rethink that Policy.

Never knew that we can Unilocal about high schools
first of all, mgmt or teachers, principals before the class of 2010 is alright. afterwards
shit just got real, new principals and stupid new rules, we have alot of councelors and teachers who are the best of the best with thier PHDs and ect, LEAVING. yes leaving
i never seen so much movement within a school within such time and notice.
so being class of 09′ i feel so lucky to leave with good mgmt and teachers. Now its all lame and crappy, teachers are being pressured to do stupid things and its just wrong
i heard that now students can just sign up for AP classes w. o taking the pre reqs or something stupid like that. It sounds great but I feel that once the students who are not prepared go into that class, he or she might either do well which is good or screw up.
if they screwup then tehy will waste the teacher’s /​class time. with this in mind, the teachers have less time to teach the kids and thus learning less crap and in the end screw up on the ap test.
overall, shyt just got real at ahs, its nice and all, i still head back to help out teachers but it really sucks.
gluck to the teachers still teaching there.

I love my high school! They offered classes to help students prepare for college, and even had you meet with a counselor prior to applying that could review your college application and give you tips. There were a good amount of extra curricular activities available to be a part of as well as to run for a position in. Sports teams were good too. Played on the tennis team for 4 years and got to travel for games and competitions. Tennis courts are well maintained and also used for PE. Elective classes were fun — art, music, drafting, etc. Foreign language teachers made learning another language fun and creative. Had great teachers all four year! Some harder than others, but all having your academic success at heart.

Crowded, multicultural student body located near the Park St. shopping district for easy lunch dining. Strong social sciences and art departments. Weak in the sciences, especially chemistry. Good sports program. Good leadership program. Poor counseling department. Huge numbers of students graduate and attend UC schools.
Totally inadequate parking for everyone, including teachers.

Class of «82» rocked! That shows my age doesn’t it: (Age is only a number…

I had my good time at AHS. Teacher was very nice to me even tho I was pain in the ass for most of the teacher that had me as student.
Mr. Gross History teacher is the BOMB. always feed us donut.
Ms. Davis Martin English teacher she is great too.
Mr. Burgun Math teacher was my middle school math teacher he is the best math teacher i ever had.

reppin’ class of oh-​one BABIE!!!
ok sorry, with that out of my system
AHS is a good school to go to
if you are not popular or rich… it might sounds bad, coz of the cliques and rich and the poor… blah blah blah
happens with all HS
I had this precal teacher, I forgot her name, but Idon’t think she liked me… all the guys in class were her favorite though, but as for the girls… arggggggggggg
anywayz
I had a scary PE teacher
a cool US history teacher
a nice calculus teacher
a WEIRD english teacher
and go on…
the school is next to the library
and in the middle of the business area
so FOOD FOOD FOOD is everywhere
they had (still have?) the HOME project
i could go on… but ya’ll got my points!!!

I attended AHS for my Freshman year & the old Alemeda was under construction… I wonder how thats going… My first period class was on the third floor over looking my apartments. I will always love Cali…

Wow, I can’t believe I’m the first one to Unilocal review my hs. It is what it is. I actually think it looked nicer back then than it does now. There were far less bars around the place. We could go out to have lunch on Park Street at various locations. Most of the teachers were fair. The «new» gym was insane with echo sounds because they hadn’t prepared the sound in it yet. Hey, it helped me get into a good college, so for that, I guess it wasn’t all that bad.
They had really well maintained tennis courts and a decent pool. And some classes were held in the historical building side which had insanely high ceilings for the rooms, and really pretty steps to sit on.