El Modena High School

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**El Modena High School**

Established	1967
School type	Public
Principal	Brent Bailey
Students	2177^[1]
Mascot	Vanguard
Location	3920 Spring St. Orange, CA 92869
Information	(714) 997-0705
Website	El Modena High School

El Modena High School, sometimes called El Mo, is a traditional 4 year public high school located in the El Modena neighborhood in the eastern portion of the city of Orange in Orange County, California.

The school is celebrating its 40th anniversary during the 2006-7 school year. El Modena High is part of the Orange Unified School District and competes in the Century League.

1 The Gay-Straight Alliance
2 Notable Alumni
3 References
4 External links

[edit] The Gay-Straight Alliance

In 1999, when the Gay-Straight Alliance Club applied to be a recognized student club, the board of the Orange Unified School District denied the application. The board demanded that the club change its name and agreed to limitations on speech of the club members. The club and Anthony Colín, the club's founder, sued the district in federal court based on the Equal Access Act (Colín v. Orange Unified School District, No. SA CV 99-1461).

In February 2000, the judge for the case issued a preliminary injunction ordering the district to allow the club to meet while the lawsuit was pending. In September 2000, the board settle the lawsuit out of court by agreeing to adopt new rules governing student clubs. The Gay-Straight Alliance gained the same rights as any other campus club, was allowed to keep their name, and had no restrictions on their speech. ^[2] ^[3]