Freedom High School (Oakley, California)
| Freedom High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
1050 Neroly Road , 94561-3843 | |
| Coordinates | 37°58′12″N 121°43′12″W / 37.970°N 121.720°W |
| Information | |
| Type | 4A |
| Established | 1996 |
| Superintendent | Eric Volta |
| Principal | Steve Amaro |
| Teaching staff | 116.68 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 2,478 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.24[1] |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue, silver, and maroon |
| Athletics conference | CIF Bay Valley Athletic League[1] |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Nickname | Falcons |
| Website | Freedom High School |
Freedom High School is located in Oakley, California, United States. It opened in 1996 on the grounds of Liberty High School, before moving to the new campus, as a part of the Liberty Union High School District. The current Liberty Union High School District contains Freedom, Heritage, Independence, La Paloma, and Liberty high schools.
History
Liberty Union High School District opened Freedom High School in 1996,[2] because all the new students were freshman the school did not have a graduating class that year. In 1997, The school's administration offices, library, gym, and the classrooms was built by S.J. Amoroso Construction of Foster City.[3] Plans for the new classrooms at Freedom was announced in late 1997. In 1999, the Oakley Public Library was merged with the Freedom Library to form a joint-use library.
Freedom High School is currently ranked #9,782 in National Rankings by U.S News[4]
Athletics
Freedom High School is known as the Falcons, as of 2025 Freedom offers multiple sports which all compete in Bay Valley Athletic League[5]
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Cross-Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming & Diving
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
- Bowling
- E-Sports
If You Really Knew Me
Freedom High School was featured on the 2010 MTV reality show If You Really Knew Me. The show chronicles high schools across the nation undergoing a "challenge day" where students share their stories. The idea of challenge day is to break down cliques within the school, especially those that result from racism.[6] The school now has an on-campus group that holds mini challenge days frequently for classes.
Notable alumni
- Joe Mixon (2014), running back for the Houston Texans[7]
- Ronnie Rivers (2017), running back for the Los Angeles Rams[8]
- Kyle Harmon (2018), college football linebacker for the San Jose State Spartans[9]
- Kyren Paris (2019), shortstop for Los Angeles Angels[10]
- Joey Aguilar (2021), quarterback for the Appalachian State Mountaineers[11]
References
- ^ a b c "Freedom High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ The Falcon (September 25, 2019). This is Oakley 1996 (Freedom High). Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Freedom High could be tardy for opening". Contra Costa Times. Knight Ridder. November 10, 1996. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ "Top High schools in America".
- ^ League, Bay Valley Athletic. "Bay Valley Athletic League". Bay Valley Athletic League. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "A hometown Joe". www.bengals.com.
- ^ "Ronnie Rivers". www.GoBulldogs.com.
- ^ "Kyle Harmon - Football 2022". SJSU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - San Jose State Spartans.
- ^ "Kyren Paris Class of 2019 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA". Perfect Game.
- ^ "Joey Aguilar - Football". App State Athletics.
- Freedom High School Planner/Handbook 2009