Oakland Alternative High School is an

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secondary school in

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. It was built in 1912 by a prominent local architectural firm and is located at 3319 South Adams Street (South End)."Oakland Alternative High School in Tacoma's South End was built in 1912 by architects Frederick Heath and George Gove. It is one of more than two-dozen pre-1960s school buildings owned by Tacoma Public Schools that could be eligible for the City of Tacoma's register of historic places." Todd Matthew
Survey could help preserve Tacoma's oldest public schools
October 28, 2008 Tacoma Daily Index

Campus

The school's building, designed by architect Frederick Heath and George Gove (of the Heath & Gove firm), and was built in 1912. The school served elementary students until 1988, at which time it became a high school. During 2009–10, approximately 250 students attended Oakland. OHS also added a middle school component in the 2009–10 school year.

Curriculum

The curriculum at OHS is the same as any Tacoma School District's comprehensive high schools. Oakland works on a

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system, rather than a semester system. Student earn the same number of credits at Oakland per quarter as students attending comprehensive high schools do in a semester. Oakland has a three period day vs. a six or seven period day.

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