Hayward High School (California)

Hayward High School is a public high school in Hayward, California, United States, one of four high schools in the city. It is one of the oldest high schools in Northern California. The school's official mascot is the "Farmer", which dates back to Hayward's period as an agricultural center. Its emblem features a farmer with a plow, a reference to the city's agricultural past.

This article is about the California high school. For the Wisconsin high school see Hayward High School (Wisconsin).
Hayward High School
Address
1633 East Avenue

Hayward
,
California
94541

United States
Coordinates37°40′20″N 122°4′5″W
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoPersonal Responsibility In Delivering Excellence
Established1892 (1892)
School districtHayward Unified School District
PrincipalDave Seymour
Teaching staff72.02 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,637 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.73[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Black and gold    
Athletics49 teams in 15 sports
MascotFarmer
API average688 (2012-13)
NewspaperThe Haywire
YearbookThe Agrarian
Websitewww.haywardhigh.net
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History

Founded in 1892, Hayward High is one of the oldest high schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. The first true high school that opened in 1893 was called Union High School #3. It served students from Hayward, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, Redwood, Palomares and Stonybrook. Initially, it was a one-story building with a basement. As late as the 1960s, students still rode their horses to school and tied them to hitching posts. As the number of students exceeded the campus' limit, the site was expanded from 10 to 30 acres (120,000 m2). The architecture for the new buildings included ionic columns, low-pitched roofs, and friezes of goods. This building, built in 1911, lasted until Hayward High moved to its current campus in 1962, to make way for the City Center Building. Frederic Johnson was principal of the school from the 1911 opening to 1935. The school gymnasium became the now demolished Centennial Convention Center.[4]

Demographics

Hayward High had an enrollment of 1,665 students in the 2014 school year.[5]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Hayward High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. School Enrollment by Ethnicity - Enrollment by Ethnicity for 2013-14
  3. 2012 Base API School Report - Hayward High
  4. Hayward High alum fights to save last remnant of old school - San Jose Mercury News
  5. School Enrollment by Grade - Enrollment by Grade for 2009-10
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