San Leandro High School is a four-year public high school in San Leandro, California, USA. The school is a member of the San Leandro Unified School District. In 2007, the School District bought land for a new building to house the freshman class to relieve overcrowding at SLHS. This move has met with some opposition due to the separation of the freshman class from the rest of the school. The freshman (9th grade) campus is named the "Fred Korematsu Campus", after Japanese American activist Fred Korematsu.AcademicsSan Leandro High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Students are allowed to take courses either as College Preparatory, Honor or Advanced Placement. Advanced Placement Courses are offered in English literature, calculus AB, calculus BC, statistics, chemistry, biology, physics B, world history, U.S. history, American government, French language, Spanish language & literature, studio art, computer scienceFine artsSan Leandro High has art programs including those deemed Advanced Placement, with classes ranging from sculpture to creative writing. The music program has been to state competitions and the drama department puts on theater and musical productions each fall and spring.In 2011 the new Art Building opened. The building contains a state of the art green screen room and control room, two sound booths, five classrooms, and an amphitheater.Awards and recognitionSan Leandro High School was recognized by the California Department of Education in 1996 as a California Distinguished School.
