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2010

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE VASTLY IMPROVED! WAIT LIST TO BE ADMITTED!
BALBOA NOW A SCHOOL OF CHOICE! by Nick Kafkas

Balboa has improved its academic standing, and based on the California API scores it is set to match or
surpass two other highly rated high schools in San Francisco. A change is that is due to the hard work of
the faculty, former Principal Patricia Gray, the students and, the even- handed new Balboa Principal,
Mr. Kevin Kerr.

1) Last year among 17 public (and charter) high schools Balboa was number 6; Balboa could rise this
Spring above 2 other schools.

2) Number of Advanced Placement Classes is now ten including Statistics, Calculus, Chinese, Spanish,
Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, World History and Literature.

3) Five pathways are offered to students in the 11th and 12th grades in Small Learning Communities:

a) Visual and Performing Arts including media arts and animation; b) Wilderness Arts and Literacy
Academy including Environmental Science; c) Academy of Information Technology; d) Law Academy
includes interaction with the Bar Association and summer law internships; d) International Pathway.

4) A young dedicated, innovative and energetic faculty and administration. Example: Physics for ALL 9th
graders; morning study hall for all students.

5) Excellent support for students: A fine and caring counseling staff, a Parent Liaison Center; Peer
Resources; a Teen Clinic offering complete service ••• A vast array of school clubs, including a
reinvigorated California Scholarship Federation with 145 members; School to College assistance
(applications and scholarships), PACT {financial aid and career counseling, AACE (field trips to college
campuses, SAT prep, and more) 96.8 % of Balboa seniors attend college. Recent Successes •" The
Balboa Debate Team won the Bay Area Urban Debate League qualifying tournament and two senior
students Zach Delle and Alan Chin, will attend the national debate competition in NYC this April ••••
Balboa JROTC took overall title in the SFUSD Annual JROTC competition ••• cheerleaders take first
place in the cheer and dance competition at Kezar.

Community Service is required. Every student must complete 100 hours over 4 years, of approved
community service; this is now a requirement of many colleges and universities.

 

 

 

2009

Balboa High School,   known as Bal, is an American public high school located near the Excelsior District in the Mission Terrace neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Balboa serves grades nine through twelve as part of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD).

Balboa is a comprehensive school located in an urban working class district. It educates a greater proportion of the city's disadvantaged and minority students relative to other city high schools. Mirroring conditions in the areas it serves, the school has a history marked by periods of violence, controversy, and low academic performance.

The school motto is "First on the Pacific". The campus is the only historic landmark school in the district and the only one operating in the city. Following the dismissal of the entire faculty in 1999, it became the first school in Northern California to embrace and convert its curriculum to the concept of small learning communities. It was the first in California to start a school-based student health clinic. In response to the AIDS pandemic, it was the first school in California to distribute free condoms to students. In the last decade, Balboa has experienced a turnaround and has improved its reputation and academic performance. The school achieved placement on Newsweek's "America's Top Public High Schools" list in 2007 and 2008.

  
 

 

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2009 Schedule

 

My name is Theresa Flores.  I am a Buccaneer, class of 1990.  My parents, sister and now my son are all Bucs. You may remember our family attending the variety shows and the recent alumni picnic.  My mom, Pamela and I are on the football Boosters Club. 

I would like to request that the new football season schedule be posted on the alumni website.  Maybe you could add a note encouraging folks to support the team by coming out for a fun Friday or Saturday afternoon game.  The new coaching staff and the boys have worked hard all spring and summer and we think this is going to be an exciting season. The field has been groomed, the track and bleachers have been replaced too. 

I have placed a note on the message board on the classmates.com website and hope that you can help get the word out as well.  It sure would be nice to see the stands full of supporters.  I think it would mean a lot to the kids.  It's been 25 years since the Bucs took Turkey Day.  I think we're due and more support from the alumni might just make the difference.   

Please help me get the message out. 

Kindest regards,

Theresa

 

 

 

PRESEASON SCHEDULE

Date

Day

Opponent

Site

Team/Time

Aug. 28

Fri

El Cerrito CANCELLED

Balboa HS

JV/VAR 3:00pm

Sept. 5

Sat

JFK (Fremont)

Balboa HS

VAR 2:00pm

JV 11:00am

Sept. 12

Sat

Vallejo HS

Balboa HS

VAR 2:00pm

JV 11:00am

Sept. 19

Sat

Open

Open

Open

Sept. 26

Sat

El Camino HS

El Camino

VAR 2:00pm

JV 11:00am

 

AAA LEAGUE SCHEDULE

Date

Day

Opponent

Site

Team/Time

Oct. 3

Sat

Galileo HS

Balboa HS

VAR 2:30pm

Oct. 1

Thur

Galileo HS

SOTA

JV 3:00PM

Oct. 10

Sat

Burton

Balboa HS

VAR 2:30pm

Oct. 9

Fri

Burton

Burton

JV 3:00pm

Oct. 17

Sat

Mission HS

Balboa HS

VAR 2:30pm

Oct. 17

Sat

Mission

SOTA

JV 11:00am

Oct. 23

Fri

Washington HS

Washington HS

VAR 3:00pm

Oct. 24

Sat

Washington

Balboa HS

JV 11:00am

Oct. 30

Fri

Lincoln HS

Lincoln HS

VAR 3:00pm

Oct. 31

Sat

Lincoln HS

Balboa HS

JV 11:00am

Nov. 7

Sat

Marshall HS

SOTA

VAR 2:00pm

Nov. 6

Fri

Marshall HS

Balboa HS

JV 2:00pm

Nov. 13

Fri

Lowell

Lowell

VAR 2:00pm

Nov. 14

Sat

Lowell

Balboa HS

JV 11:00am

 

 

AAA LEAGUE PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

Date

Day

Opponent

Site

Team/Time

Nov. 19

Thur

TBA

TBA

4:00pm

Nov. 20

Fri

TBA

TBA

4:00pm

Nov. 26

Thur

TURKEY DAY CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

KEZAR

11:00am

 

 

Principal Kevin Kerr                                                                                          Balboa High School

Athletic Director Val Cubales                                                                        1000 Cayuga Avenue

Head Football Coach Alvaro Carvajal                                                     San Francisco, CA  94112

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Balboa has six JROTC companies (classes) with five of them meeting each day, five days a week. Balboa has a before and after school class from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 pm, respectively everyday. Balboa's Drum Corps are well-known for receiving first place in the SFUSD Brigade Fall Liberty Ball Competition for over a decade during the 80's, 90's, and early 2000s. Balboa constantly participates in physical activity challenges in its Raiders Team, individual drill-down competitions, guidon flag drill and other drilling and marching exhibitions. Balboa's special teams participate and perform in many parades where it is well known and award winning such as the annual San Francisco Veterans Day Parade, the Excelsior District Festival and the annual 91st or spring drill competition in the Presidio.

The Balboa Battalion and its cadet corps of approximately 225 cadets volunteer extensively in different service learning projects and community service projects coordinated by the battalion staff of student officers and the army instructors. The battalion donates canned food items and toys to annual holiday food and toy drives where it has gained notoriety among the Student Association for amassing large amounts of food for the drive; because of this, the Balboa Battalion sponsors and puts together the food drive each year at Balboa. Balboa's JROTC participates in the city-wide beach clean up annually, as well as cleaning up the school campus on a regular basis several times a month. The Balboa Battalion is a familiar face in each Earth Day event at Balboa, where cadets volunteer and clean the school. The JROTC program participates in service learning programs such as training in the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team to respond to any emergency event that may happen within the city or the school to keep fellow cadets and students alike of Balboa High School safe.


 

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YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AT WORK! 

During the first six months of 2010,
your alumni association has made
fifty-seven donations to Balboa
worth more than $31,500. 
 

YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AT WORK!  

Here are some of your contributions at work: 

1)       Senior sweaters and blocks - $13,500 

2)      Eight scholarship grants totaling $9,500 (details at right) 

3)      Sheet music and arrangements - $360 

4)      Summer football training - $1,000 

5)      Class of 2010 bronze numeral - $575 

6)      Grant for production of 2010 Galleon - $500 

7)      School beautification paint - $700 

These are just a few of the ways your contributions have helped our alma mater.

 

Thank you,

 

Ed Baker (F’59), Treasurer

 

Your Alumni Association is pleased to announce the awarding of scholarships to graduates of the class of 2010.  Six awards were presented to the following Buccaneers: 

2010 scholarship grants.  They are:

 

Richard Radetich Memorial Creative Arts Scholarship

Adam Kennedy

$1,000

 

Patrick McMillan Memorial Leadership Scholarship

Phillip Chen

$1,000

 

John Consiglieri Football Scholarship

Jordan Anderson

$1,000

 

Balboa Alumni Science and Engineering Scholarship

Simon Huang

$4,000

 

Salvatore Billeci Memorial Music Scholarship

in memory of Calvin Simmons

Elijah Pontecorvo

$1,000

 

Bess Powell Memorial Female Athlete Scholarship

Jessica Tang

$500

 

Carl Mitchel/Orron Qualls Memorial Athletic Scholarship

Sam Johnson

$500

 

Don Hofvendahl Educational Scholarship

Karen Chaw

$500

 

A total of $9,500 was awarded to eight graduates.

 

 

Ed Baker

 

                 YOUR ALUMNI $$
         CONTRIBUTIONS AT WORK!
                        2008
1) Alumni enabled a sophomore English class to attend an outdoor "Romeo and Juliet" in Mendocino.

2) Eight students went to the Senior Prom with your help.

3) Alumni contributed to a 17 day summer trip in Spanish language immersion in Mexico.

4) Many students got an '09 senior sweater who could not otherwise afford one.

5) $10,000 in scholarships were awarded to senior class '08. --->

6) Contributed to the Galleon to keep the cost down. Galleons are now $55. '

7) Contributed seed money to the Booster Club which sells food and t-shirts at games to help our athletic teams.

8) Contributed school supplies (binders, backpacks, paper, etc) for students unable to afford them. 

These are some of the ways your money helps Balboa.
THANK YOU!

Nick Kafkas and Balboa Alumni Board of Directors

Your Alumni Association is pleased to announce the awarding of scholarships to graduates of the class of 2008. Ten awards in the amount of $1,000 each were presented to the following  buccaneers:

Richard Radetich Memorial Scholarship -
John Fernandez and Tiffany Lam

Patrick McMillan Memorial Leadership Scholarship -
 Jobelle Calimag
John Consiglieri Football Scholarship -
Eric Lara
Douglas Connell Memorial Engineering Scholarship -
 Tobin Tse
Nick Kafkas Spirit Scholarship in Memory of Dan Larsen -
 Lewis Geist

Salvatore Billeci Memorial Music/Fine Arts Scholarship -
 Ricky La
Bess Powell Memorial Female Athlete Scholarship -
Nikki Pizzi
Coach Ed Nevius Athletic Scholarship -
Gen Kurakata

Walt Jebe Memorial Excelsior History Scholarship -
Andrew Huang