Oakland High School Archives

An African American boy holds a book up for an elder African American man to sign the book.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Could Have Visited Any School District, and He Chose OUSD

March 30, 2023 Momo Chang

NBA legend, humanitarian, and author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visited Oakland High yesterday to congratulate the Oakland High boys and Oakland Tech girls basketball teams for winning state championship titles this year. He was there to celebrate

A Latinx youth holds up a screen to take a selfie with a group of people behind him smiling and posing.

“Homeroom” Documentary Highlights Youth Activism in Oakland and Gives a Sense of Hope

August 20, 2021 Tony Daquipa

“Homeroom” documentary by Peter Nicks is the most hopeful in the trilogy of films focusing on Oakland’s public institutions.

A smiling man carries a cardboard box filled with plastic face shields for Kaiser nurses. The cardboard box says "avocados" on it.

Oakland Teacher Jeadi Vilchis Produces Face Shields for Essential Workers with 3D Printer

May 5, 2020 Debora Gordon

Oakland High School graduate creates laser cut face shields for Kaiser nurses.

Where the Kids Are

September 29, 2014 Sara Rowley

A few months ago, I took a group of neighborhood kids up to the end of our block to a big old oak tree. We slung a rope over a low-hanging branch, tied it, and