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1943-1946. Rank. Sergeant. Battles/wars. World War II. Lionel Joseph Wilson (March 14, 1915 – January 23, 1998) was an American political figure and a member of the Democratic Party. He was the first black mayor of Oakland, California, serving three terms as mayor of Oakland from 1977 until 1991.
This is a list of high schools in Oakland, California. American Indian Public High School, a charter school; Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy, a charter school; Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy, a (6-12) charter school; Bishop O'Dowd High School; Bunche High School (alternate continuation)
Student Council Co-Presidents. Mason Jones & Olivia Falk. Website. college-prep.org. The College Preparatory School (CPS or College Prep) is a four-year private non-residential high school in Oakland, California most known for its placement rates into elite colleges [2] and its speech and debate program.
Oakland mayor Lionel Wilson declared October 1981 as "McClymonds in Africa month" during their fundraising. [ 12 ] In the 1990s, the school and the school district was troubled by an increase of violence; during that time the school board had adopted an enforced dress code districtwide (no expensive jewelry, no track suits, and no shorts), and ...
Lionel J. Wilson: Wilson was born March 14, 1915, in New Orleans, the eldest of eight children. His family moved to Oakland when he was three. He was a graduate of McClymonds High School, UC – Berkeley, and Boalt School of Law. An accomplished athlete as well as a scholar, he once pitched for the Oakland Larks, a black professional team.
Antioch Charter Academies (2 schools) Aspire Schools (Richmond Cal Prep, Richmond Tech Academy) Benito Juarez Elementary School. Caliber: Beta Academy. Clayton Valley Charter High School. Contra Costa School of Performing Arts. Eagle Peak Montessori School. Golden Gate Community School. Invictus Academy of Richmond.
The first international high school, located on the campus of LaGuardia Community College, opened in 1985; two more followed in the 1990s. Since 2001, the network has opened and supported nine additional high schools with the help of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The network of schools annually serves 4,000 students immigrating from 90 ...
Earl Warren – Assistant Attorney City of Oakland, District Attorney of Alameda County, Attorney General of California, Governor of California and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice [133] Lionel J. Wilson – politician, first African-American mayor of Oakland [134] Mother Wright – anti-hunger activist [135]