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Wallenberg H.S. Site
Wallenberg High School - Satellite Site
The Western Addition Beacon Center at Wallenberg High School is a student-driven afterschool program that offers Wallenberg students various types of programming that promote leadership, skill building, and academic success. The WA Beacon Center at Wallenberg is open everyday during lunch and after school for Wallenberg students and their families. The Western Addition Beacon offers strong academic support through its partnership with the SFUSD ExCEL Afterschool program to offer high quality academic services including daily multi-subject tutoring, California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) and SAT preparation.
In addition to extracurricular activities, enrichment clubs and academic support for students, the Western Addition Beacon Center offers several services to their families through our Family Literacy Grant. Some of these programs include ESL, Computer Literacy, Health Education, and Career Exploration for adults.
WABC Satellite site: Wallenberg High School, 40 Vega Street.
Phone: 415.710.1146 Fax:415.931.1746
Wallenberg Clubs
The WA Beacon Center offers a wide variety of student-driven clubs that inspire future leaders by allowing youth to outreach, create and design their own clubs. These clubs include cultural clubs that range from the newly formed Arab club to the established Black Student Union. Beacon also offers enrichment clubs including Photography Club, Cooking Club and Music Production.Arab Culture Club - Muslim Club - Jewish Club - Black Student Union
Latino Club - Ecology Club - Anime Club - Cooking Club (Beacon Treats)Dance Club - Mural Club - Maker’s Faire (Science) - Photo Club
Music Production Club - Cycling Club - Chess Club
Partner Organizations
Precita Eyes - Mural Club
Golden Gate Parks National Conservancy - Ecology Club
Japanese Community Youth Council
MYEEP - Mayor's Youth Employment & Education Program
The Beacon Center at Wallenberg has passionate individuals each specializing in a particular program area. Our Freshmen Academy Specialist is in charge of unifying the Freshmen class, assisting them with adapting to high school culture, and offering them resources including weekly workshops that will help them navigate Wallenberg for the next four years. Our College & Career Specialist works mostly with upperclassmen assisting them with personal statements, college applications, financial aids issues, and job placement. He is also responsible for creating a CIT program that provides job readiness training. Finally, our Academic Specialist is responsible for organizing the students, and working with them in a case-management framework.