Joseph_Gregori_High_School
Joseph Gregori High School
Public school in Modesto, California, United States
Joseph A. Gregori High School is a high school in Modesto, California, United States. When it opened in fall 2010,[3] it was the seventh comprehensive high school in Modesto City Schools.[4]
| Joseph A. Gregori High School | |
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| Address | |
3701 Pirrone Road , 95356 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°43′13″N 121°03′50″W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Established | 2010 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Modesto City Schools |
| Principal | Phillip Jaramillo |
| Teaching staff | 85.73 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,339 (2020–21)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 27.28[1] |
| Campus size | 88 acres (36 ha) |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and Gold |
| Athletics | CIF Sac-Joaquin Section |
| Athletics conference | Central California Athletic League |
| Mascot | Jaguar[2] |
| Newspaper | Jaguar News Network |
| Website | Joseph Gregori High School |
Planning for this school started in the early 1990s, following a lengthy history within the district of the need for another campus to accommodate students in the Salida area and northwest Modesto, relieving overcrowding at Modesto and Davis High School.[5] In 2001, Modesto City Schools passed a high school bond called Measure T that provided $65 million for the construction of two high schools.[6]
The school is named for Joseph Gregori,[7] who served as a principal, teacher, and coach in the Modesto City Schools for 28 years before his death in 1998 at age 50.[8]
The school opened in the fall of 2010 with 9th and 10th grade students. It was designed for a capacity of 2,500 students and was projected to open with 1,800–1,950 students.
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The 88-acre (36 ha) campus sits on land formerly used as almond and walnut orchards. Modesto City School District purchased the property from the family of Dick and Jennie Van Konynenburg. The family had owned the property since 1932.
Some adjacent property owners[who?] criticized the Modesto City School District for their use of eminent domain to purchase easements, rights of way, and land in order to widen Stoddard Road.
The school's 14 buildings were designed by Fresno-based firm Darden Architects as a mirror image of nearby James C. Enochs High School.
Gregori has a huge campus and has over 2,000 students enrolled, so the student body is split up in 4 different SLCs (Small Learning Communities).
- Digital Media & Business
- Visual & Performing Arts
- Global Studies
- Career Technology
Although it is a newer school, Gregori has a lot of electives to offer including classes in the categories of: foreign languages, visual and performing arts, agriculture, business, health, physical education, broadcast & multimedia journalism, and digital media.
Gregori features normal extracurricular activities in all major sports.
- Football
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Softball
- Baseball
- Track and field
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Water polo
- Swimming
- Golf
- Soccer
In addition to after-school sports, Gregori offers a variety of clubs on campus. Here is a list of current clubs and organizations:
- Academic Decathlon
- Art
- Black Student Union
- Broadcast Journalism
- Chess
- Cube Club
- Drama
- Fashion Club
- FBLA
- FFA
- French Club
- Get Motivated Daily
- Global Club
- Gregori Card Club
- Gregori Christian Outreach
- Hip Hop Club
- H.Y.L.C (Hispanic Youth Leadership Counsel)
- Interact Club
- K.E.Y. Club
- Leadership
- LGBT
- Military Club
- PHAST
- Philosophy Club
- Photography
- Ping Pong
- Speech
- Teens Run Modesto
- Triathlon
- Tri-M Honor Music Society
- Ultimate Frisbee Club
- World Media
- "Joseph A. Gregori High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- Balassone, Merrill (2008-04-22). "Gregori High mascot no average Joe". Modesto Bee. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04.
- Balassone, Merrill (2007-10-27). "Gregori getting closer to reality: Groundbreaking's on Tuesday, just before board signs contract". Modesto Bee.
- Johnson, Elizabeth (2005-03-01). "Salida high school is a go". Modesto Bee. p. 1.
The school, the district's seventh comprehensive high school is two years behind schedule.
- Balassone, Merrill (2007-03-16). "Gregori High principal selected: Jeff Albritton will leave Davis to lead new school in Salida". Modesto Bee.
- Balassone, Merrill (2007-06-15). "High school looking at year delay". Modesto Bee.
- Herendeen, Susan (2002-04-16). "Schools named for Enochs, Gregori". Modesto Bee. p. 1.
- Flores, Diane (1998-03-10). "Schools mourn Gregori; Beyer principal, 50, collapses at home". Modesto Bee. p. 1.