About Us
Whitney High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school with an enrollment of approximately 2,045 students. Class sizes are as follows: Seniors, 450; Juniors, 521; Sophomores, 523; and Freshmen, 551. Whitney High School is one of the two comprehensive high schools in the Rocklin Unified School District (RUSD). Since opening its doors in 2005, Whitney High School has established itself as an exceptional academic institution.
The academic year is divided into two semesters, each 18 weeks in length. The school offers students up to eight classes on an alternating schedule of 80-minute blocks, with a 30-minute student support session (Intervention) offered each day. Whitney High School’s design and development benefited from input from the Rocklin business and academic community. The school features a variety of Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways, a television broadcast studio, a theater, a technology center, a culinary arts program, state-of-the-art athletic facilities, and an Air Force JROTC program.
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Mission Statement
Our Aspiration:
The mission of Whitney High School, a leader in providing diverse student opportunities, is to ensure that each student achieves their personal goals, develops a sense of individual purpose, and becomes college and career-ready. Each student will be a strong self-advocate in a culture distinguished by character, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity that promotes safety and social growth.
Whitney High School: FIND PURPOSE. FIND PASSION. FIND YOU.
Objectives:
- Students will complete A-G course requirements and/or a Career and Technical Education pathway through a purpose-driven curriculum supported by the best instructional practices.
- Students will develop, apply, and achieve personal goals through a variety of challenging and diverse opportunities.
- Students will acquire skills to effectively communicate and self-advocate with parents, peers, teachers, and other adults within a safe environment.
- Students will discover and embrace their purpose to be engaged and fulfilled in meaningful, relevant high school experiences.
- Students will have a high degree of school pride on a unified campus.
Strategies:
- We will provide a framework of enduring skills to help students develop their purpose, passion, and personal goals through diverse, rigorous, and relevant class choices.
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Develop choice-based learning and enduring skills in the classroom, including critically evaluating the reliability of information, appropriately using, referencing, and citing information, utilizing strong interpersonal and communication skills, and using technology effectively.
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Develop cross-curricular and asynchronous course offerings to meet the diverse needs, passions, and personal goals of students.
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- We will provide professional development and share best instructional practices to help staff successfully implement an engaging and challenging curriculum.
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Create cross-curricular and vertical teams that emphasize the importance of community in developing our school's culture, increasing communication among staff, and promoting personal growth for both students and staff.
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Teachers will determine the focus area for a single common thread of instructional strategies or practices, and cross-curricular teams will research, develop, and present over the course of the school year.
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- We will provide a vertically and horizontally aligned goal-setting approach school-wide, while emphasizing cross-curricular partnerships and promoting more profound learning experiences.
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Develop a platform for students to showcase their achievements and skills, developing their purpose and passion while setting goals.
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- We will clearly define and communicate the diverse and unique student opportunities to effectively promote Whitney High School.
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Establish a unified, distinct, and recognizable foundation for our WHS brand.
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Enhance community visibility and engagement through targeted promotions.
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Optimize our website for usability and user experience.
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Train staff in the communications skills needed to promote and market our school.
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Promote a positive school culture that will increase staff and student pride and involvement.
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Equity Inclusivity Commitment
At Whitney High School, we will work together to develop a learning community that is inclusive and respectful for every member of this campus. Our diversity is reflected in a myriad of social identities and life experiences.
The goal of inclusiveness encourages and appreciates expressions of different ideas, opinions, and beliefs, so that conversations and interactions that could potentially be divisive instead become opportunities for intellectual and personal enrichment, as well as community connection. On this campus, we disavow hate speech or any actions that attempt to silence, threaten, or degrade others. In celebrating the diversity of our campus, we repudiate discrimination based on culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, religion or absence of religion, disability, or sexual orientation.
A dedication to inclusiveness requires respecting what others say, their right to express themselves, thoughtful consideration of others' communication, and accountability for one’s actions and behavior. Both speaking up and listening are valuable tools for furthering thoughtful, enlightening dialogue. Respecting one another's differences is critical in transforming a collection of diverse individuals into an inclusive, collaborative, and excellent learning community."
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