San Lorenzo High School, also known as "SLz", is a public high school located in Ashland, California, and is part of the

San Lorenzo Unified School District San Lorenzo Unified School District is a school district in Alameda County, California, serving the CDP of San Lorenzo and portions of the cities of Hayward and San Leandro and the CDPs of Ashland, Castro Valley and Cherryland. It was establis ...

. The school's student body reflects the diversity of its surrounding and nearby communities, namely

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, San Leandro, Hayward, and

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. As of the 2018-2019 school year, the student demographics are, Hispanic-

Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin A ...

(62%), followed by

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(15%), Black (14%), non-Hispanic White (5%), Pacific Islander (2%), American Indian or Alaska Native (less than 1%), and two or more races (2%).

Academics

San Lorenzo High School includes three academies in partnership with the California Partnership Academies program: *Green Engineering and Technology (GREEN) - for students interested in careers in engineering, technology or other ecological or green industries. *Law Leadership and Culture (LLC) - for students interested in the law, in how societies and language develop and change over time, and about how students impact the world in a positive way. *Bay Area Digital Arts (BADA) - an academy which covers all the regular subjects while teaching skills in digital arts. Students participate in various visual/performing arts classes and their learning is enhanced through creativity. San Lorenzo students are also able to enroll in Advanced Placement and Honors courses such as AP Government, AP Calculus, AP US History, and AP English.

Notable alumni

*Pauline Russo Cutter, Mayor of San Leandro, California * Manny Fernandez, former

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. Two-time

Super Bowl The Super Bowl is the annual final playoff game of the National Football League (NFL) to determine the league champion. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966, replacing the NFL Championship Game. Since 2022, the game ...

champion with the Miami Dolphins * Nonito Donaire, boxer, former World Bantamweight Champion * John Ralston, College Football Hall of Fame Football Head Coach * Steve Smith, singer * Jerry Smith, former

tight end. Two-time Pro Bowl selection with the Washington Redskins

References

External links

San Lorenzo High School Homepage

San Lorenzo Unified School District Homepage

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