Welcome to Anzar High School. It can be difficult to find your
way out here, but it’s well worth the trip. Anzar is a fairly new
high school; it is only 10 years old
– because of this, things are done a bit different out here.
Welcome to Anzar High School. It can be difficult to find your way out here, but it’s well worth the trip. Anzar is a fairly new high school; it is only 10 years old – because of this, things are done a bit different out here.
Anzar is well known for being one of the few schools in California requiring exhibitions to graduate. Exhibitions are large reports involving both oral and written sections. They cover different subjects such as math, language arts, history, etc. and relate these subjects to real-life situations. Not to mention that we are required to complete 18 hours of community service each semester. Sure, this sounds like a lot, but once again, it is well worth it. Colleges look at Anzar students over students from many other schools because they know Anzar students have to work harder to graduate.
The small classes at Anzar allow for more one-on-one attention between teachers and students. This allows the students to achieve more and allows them to become friends with the teachers. There is always help no matter where you turn – if you are struggling, someone, whether a teacher or student, will be there to help.
But who really cares about the academics? At Anzar, we have a lot of fun. We have tons of clubs to fulfill everyone’s interests, and new clubs are constantly forming. I am called Mr. Anzar by a lot of people because I have taken it upon myself to join every club in the school and I am running for Associated Student Body president. Even though we are a small school, we show more pride than any other. We try to have rallies at least once a month and do all kinds of class competitions.
Only at Anzar will you find the school’s star athletes hanging out with nerds who play “Dungeons and Dragons.” Though there is still segregation everywhere you go among races and cliques, Anzar is very diverse and most of the people here get along with one another as well as become close friends no matter what their differences.
After going to another high school before Anzar, I have come to realize what a truly great school it is. Before Anzar, I was never too thrilled about going to school day after day after day. But now, I love my school so much that I show more spirit than the cheerleaders. (No offense to them.)
What I am trying to get at is this – this is Anzar. We are a small school, with around 350 students, and we are most definitely not your average school, but we are proud of what we are and that’s what matters. We are Anzar and you’ll be hearing from us again.
Bryce Galvan is a junior at Anzar High School, and is commonly known as Mr. Anzar for a reason.
