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Welcome to our school
Sequoia High School is built on three major principles: personalizing, performance, and choice.
A high school of 275+ students, Sequoia offers a personal, family-like learning environment where students and their teacher-colleagues work side-by-side on a first-name basis, to the single goal of empowering the individual student with a meaningful education. Students are assigned to advisory classes where teachers work with them as a team. Advisory teachers review individual student progress regularly. Intimate knowledge of student learning styles and close professional relationships between teachers and students develop as students work with the same teacher for their entire stay at Sequoia.
Our second organizational principle concerns student performance. Students work to gain mastery of learning at their own pace. One student may complete an algebra course in less than a year; another will take longer. Students graduate when they have completed their course work and can demonstrate mastery of important skills. Individual graduations occur throughout the school year, when each student is ready to be graduated.
Finally, Sequoia is a school of choice. Students give up the broad course offerings and extracurricular activities of a traditional school for this more personal, individualized approach. Each student formally "chooses" the school, agrees to work hard each day and support the principles of the school; each parent agrees to actively support the student's serious efforts; and the school pledges an education which will allow students to thrive in a changing world.
-- The Staff of Sequoia
-- Kelly Shepherd, Principal
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Directions to Sequoia High School
Northbound: From I-5, take 41st Street exit. Turn left at the traffic signal. At second traffic signal, turn right on to Rucker. The school will be on your left as you approach 35th Avenue.
Southbound: From I-5, take exit 193 (Pacific Ave). Turn west. Turn left at Rucker Avenue. The school will be four blocks down on your right.
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School Hours
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Regular Hours |
8:20 AM - 2:50 PM |
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Early release |
11:30 AM |
Our mission statement
Sequoia High School will provide students with an educational environment that is positive, recognizes individual differences, and has high expectations for achievement and behavior. Sequoia works to meet the needs of its community through a program that emphasizes:
- Goal Setting
- Individual Responsibility
- Choice
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Fax:425-385-5102