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| zipcode = 94611
| country = [[United States|USA]]
| type = [[State school#United States|Public]] [[high school]]
| established = 1914
| district = [[Oakland Unified School District]]
| principal =
| grades = [[Ninth grade|9]]
| enrollment = 1,796 (2022–2023)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Miles=10&Zip=94556&SchoolPageNum=3&ID=062805004305|title=Oakland Technical High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=November 15, 2024}}</ref>
| ratio = 18.11<ref name=NCES/>
| teaching_staff = 99.19 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| conference = [[California Interscholastic Federation|CIF]] Oakland Section
| mascot = Bobo the [[Bulldog]]
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| yearbook = The Scribe Annual
| website = {{URL|http://www.oaklandtech.com/}}
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'''Oakland Technical High School''', known locally as '''Oakland Tech''' or simply '''"Tech"''', is a [[State school#United States|public]] [[high school]] in [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], [[California]], United States, and is operated under the jurisdiction of the [[Oakland Unified School District]]. It is one of six comprehensive public high school campuses in Oakland. Oakland Tech's attendance jurisdiction includes several neighborhoods, including [[Chinatown, Oakland, California|Oakland Chinatown]], [[Rockridge, Oakland, California|Rockridge]], [[North Oakland, Oakland, California|North Oakland]], and [[Temescal, Oakland, California|Temescal]].
Tech received the maximum 6-year accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in 2009.<ref>[http://oaklandtech.com/staff/blog/2009/05/29/wasc-grants-oakland-tech-6-year-accreditation/ School website announcement]</ref>
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Paideia is an advanced History and English program founded by Mary Ann Wolfe, a political science and government teacher who worked at Oakland Tech for over thirty years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/the-wrong-path/Content?oid=11027969|title=The Wrong Path?|last=Tsai|first=Joyce|date=November 22, 2017|work=East Bay Express|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref> In the sophomore year, students have the option to take English 2 Paideia and World Cultures. In 11th grade, students have the option to enroll in [[Advanced Placement|AP]] or [[Honors course|HP]] English and US History. In 12th grade, students who are recommended may take the advanced senior block, consisting of AP Government, AP Literature, and HP Comparative Government, in which they analyze works of art and compare them to the government. In senior year, students, according to grades, are also able to take AP Government and AP English 4. Students can be jointly enrolled in Paideia within select academies in 10th grade and any academy in 11th and 12th grades.
In 2008, over half of the advanced senior block was accepted to the prestigious [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]].<ref>[http://oaklandtech.com/paideia.htm Oakland Technical High School
The Race, Policy, and Law academy began in the 2017-18 academic year.
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==Notable alumni==
{{Alumni|date=October 2021}}
*[[Merrill Kenneth Albert]], Class of 1941 - author and trial lawyer
*[[Steven F. Arnold]] - filmmaker, photographer, painter, illustrator, set and costume designer, and assemblage artist
*[[Pervis Atkins]], Class of 1954 - NFL football player, actor
*[[Frank Shozo Baba]], Class of 1933 - Japanese American Nisei who made radio broadcasts during World War II in U.S. and in post-war Japan
*[[Stephen Bechtel]], Class of 1918 - engineer, president, CEO of [[Bechtel Corporation]], 1933-1960
*[[Yusuf Bey]], Black Muslim activist and leader<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/the-sinister-side-of-yusuf-beys-empire/Content?oid=1068749 |title= The Sinister Side of Yusuf Bey's Empire |author= Chris Thompson |newspaper=[[East Bay Express]] |date= November 13, 2002 |access-date= February 5, 2024 }}</ref>
*[[Bernice Bing]], Class of 1955 - artist, activist
*[[Linc Blakely]], Class of 1931 - Major League Baseball player, [[Cincinnati Reds]]
*[[Esther Baum Born]], Class of 1920 - architectural photographer, author
*[[Souley Boum]], Class of 2017 - basketball player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/oakland-bred-point-guard-souley-boum-forced-into-starring-role-as-a-freshman-at-usf/article_a7cf4f34-102f-5445-9a7b-dfee2ffe0b56.html |title=Oakland-bred point guard Souley Boum forced into starring role as a freshman at USF |first=Karl|last=Buscheck|work= [[San Francisco Examiner]]|date=January 19, 2018|access-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Antonia Brico]] (born Wilhelmina Wolthius),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rowell|first1=Margaret|title=Master teacher of cellists, and humble student of nature : oral history transcript / and related material, 1982-1984|pages=85–86|url=https://archive.org/stream/masterteachcellist00rowerich/masterteachcellist00rowerich_djvu.txt|website=Archive.org|date=1982 |access-date=20 February 2016|ref=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Brico Requiem|url=http://www.westword.com/news/the-brico-requiem-5055682|website=Westword|access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wilhelmina Wolthius Class of 1919|url=http://oaklandtech.com/staff/centennial/2015/02/22/wilhelmina-wolthius-class-of-1919/|website=School Historical Archive|date=22 February 2015|access-date=20 February 2016|ref=3}}</ref> Class of 1919 - classical pianist, first woman conductor of the [[New York Philharmonic]]
*[[John Brodie]], Class of 1953 - NFL player, quarterback of [[San Francisco 49ers]]; professional golfer, Senior PGA Tour
*[[Gabriel Carroll]], Class of 2001 - award-winning mathematician, [[Stanford University|Stanford]] economics professor
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*[[Alexis Gray-Lawson]], Class of 2005 - professional basketball player, [[Phoenix Mercury]]
*[[Bob Greenwood (baseball)|Bob Greenwood]], Class of 1946 - Major League Baseball player, [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
*[[Randall B. Griepp]], Class of 1958, cardiovascular surgeon
*[[Bud Hafey]], Class of 1929 - Major League Baseball player, [[Chicago White Sox]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], [[Cincinnati Reds]], Philadelphia Phillies
*[[Tom Hafey (baseball)|Tom Hafey]], Class of 1931 - Major League Baseball player, [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]], [[St. Louis Browns]]
*[[Bernie Hamilton]], Class of 1946 - actor, ''[[Starsky and Hutch]]''
*[[Jack Hayford]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Jack Hayford, Class of 1952|url=http://oaklandtech.com/staff/centennial/2015/03/14/jack-hayford-52/|website=School Historical Archive|date=14 March 2015|access-date=20 February 2016|ref=4}}</ref> Class of 1952 - minister, chancellor, songwriter
*[[Rickey Henderson]], Class of 1976 - Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player (inducted 2009), member of eight teams
*[[Proverb Jacobs]], Class of 1954 - NFL football player, [[Philadelphia Eagles]], [[New York Giants]]
*[[Josh Johnson (quarterback)|Josh Johnson]], Class of 2004 - NFL [[quarterback]]
*[[Rodney Joseph Johnson]], Class of 1984 - Houston police officer
*[[Louise Jorgensen]], Class of 1916 - ballerina and choreographer; director/producer of Oakland Christmas Pageant (1919-1987)
*[[Thomas Kraabel]], Class of 1952 - Biblical archaeologist
*[[Ted Lange]], Class of 1966 - director, screenwriter, actor in ''[[The Love Boat]]'', ''[[That's My Mama]]''
*[[Cookie Lavagetto]], Class of 1931 - Major League Baseball player, [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], [[Brooklyn Dodgers]], manager of [[Washington Senators (1901-60)|Washington Senators]], [[Minnesota Twins]]
*[[Don Lofgran]], Class of 1946 -
*[[Terrell Lowery]], Class of 1988 -
*[[Marshawn Lynch]], Class of 2004 - NFL All-Pro [[running back]] for Super Bowl champion [[Seattle Seahawks]], [[Oakland Raiders]], co-founder and owner of the [[Oakland Panthers]]
*[[Tony Martin (entertainer)|Tony Martin]], Class of 1930 - actor, singer, entertainer
*[[Bill McKalip]], Class of 1926 - college All-American football player, NFL player, [[Portsmouth Spartans]], [[Detroit Lions]]
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*[[Joe Mellana]], Class of 1922 - Major League Baseball player, [[Philadelphia Athletics]]
*[[Abbas Milani]], Class of 1965 - historian, author, director of Iranian studies at [[Stanford University]]
*[[Mistah F.A.B.]] Class of 2000 - rapper
*[[Huey P. Newton]], Class of 1959 - co-founder of [[Black Panther Party]]
*[[Ray Norton]], Class of 1956 - Olympic sprinter (Rome, 1960), NFL football player, [[San Francisco 49ers]]
*[[Frank Oz]], Class of 1962 - actor, film director, puppeteer for [[The Muppets]]
*[[Nell Irvin Painter]], Class of
*[[Milman Parry]], Class of 1919 - scholar of epic poetry, Homeric studies, professor at [[Harvard University]]
*[[Wolfe Perry]], Class of 1974 - actor, college basketball player at [[Stanford University]]
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*[[Peter Stackpole]], Class of 1931 - photographer
*[[Rehema Stephens]], Class of 1987 - basketball player, [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
*[[Robert Webber]], Class of 1941 - film and TV actor, ''[[12 Angry Men (1957 film)|12 Angry Men]]'', ''[[Private Benjamin (1980 film)|Private Benjamin]]'', ''[[10 (1979 film)|10]]'', ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]''
*[[George Wells (wrestler)|George Wells]], Class of 1965 - professional wrestler, Canadian Football League player
*[[Arleigh Williams]], Class of 1930 - college football, baseball player, [[University of California, Berkeley]] administrator
*[[Yukmouth]], Class of 1993 - rapper
==See also==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.oaklandtech.com School website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060208142906/http://www.myhighschooljournalism.org/ca/oakland/oaktech/ ''The Tech Scribe''] - school newspaper
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[[Category:Public high schools in California]]
[[Category:1914 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Oakland Unified School District]]
[[Category:School buildings completed in 1914]]
[[Category:Oakland Designated Landmarks]]
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