37°45′35″N 122°9′47″W / 37.75972°N 122.16306°W / 37.75972; -122.16306 Castlemont High School is a public high school in Oakland, California , United States, originally known as East Oakland High School . It is part of the Oakland Unified School District . The Castlemont name was selected by a vote of the students.
6-500: Castlemont High School was founded in 1929 in a medieval-style building. The architecture inspires many of the school traditions, such as the sports teams being named "Knights" and "Crusaders" and the school newspaper Ye Castle Crier . The motto is " Build on and make thy castles high and fair, rising upward to the skies. " Its Basketball teams in, 1969, 1976, & 1979 were winners of the Tournament of Champions (T.O.C.), formerly
12-570: Is a public high school in Oakland, California , United States, originally known as East Oakland High School . It is part of the Oakland Unified School District . The Castlemont name was selected by a vote of the students. Castlemont High School was founded in 1929 in a medieval-style building. The architecture inspires many of the school traditions, such as the sports teams being named "Knights" and "Crusaders" and
18-537: The 130 lbs wrestling California State Championship, the only Oakland Section person to ever place first in his weight class. Former School Choir, "The Castleers", whose members in the 1970s toured the world performing a variety of songs that included R&B and gospel. For an eight-year period, from 2004 to 2012, the large school housed three separate smaller schools called the Castlemont Community of Small Schools . The smaller schools were known by
24-658: The large school housed three separate smaller schools called the Castlemont Community of Small Schools . The smaller schools were known by the names: A similar smaller school experiment was going on at the Fremont Federation of High Schools . The school opened back under the reunified name "Castlemont High School" in the fall of 2012. Notable alumni of Castlemont Senior High School include: Castlemont Community of Small Schools 37°45′35″N 122°9′47″W / 37.75972°N 122.16306°W / 37.75972; -122.16306 Castlemont High School
30-488: The northern California championships, and its track team in 1975 Maurice Glass held high school indoor sprint record. In 1983, Derrick Adams took first place in the 130 lbs wrestling California State Championship, the only Oakland Section person to ever place first in his weight class. Former School Choir, "The Castleers", whose members in the 1970s toured the world performing a variety of songs that included R&B and gospel. For an eight-year period, from 2004 to 2012,
36-406: The school newspaper Ye Castle Crier . The motto is " Build on and make thy castles high and fair, rising upward to the skies. " Its Basketball teams in, 1969, 1976, & 1979 were winners of the Tournament of Champions (T.O.C.), formerly the northern California championships, and its track team in 1975 Maurice Glass held high school indoor sprint record. In 1983, Derrick Adams took first place in
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