La Quinta High School (La Quinta, California)

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**La Quinta High School**
Home of Scholars and Champions

Established	1994
School type	Public
Principal	Donna Salazar
Students	Approximately 2,700
Colors Mascot	Burgundy and Navy Blackhawk
Location	79255 Westward Ho Drive, La Quinta, CA
Information	(760)772-4150
Website	http://www.dsusd.k12.ca.us/schools/LQHS/

La Quinta High School is a public high school for grades 9-12. It is located in La Quinta, California and has a current enrollment of about 2,700.

1 History
2 Academics
3 Clubs
4 Athletics
5 Notable Alumni
6 External links

[edit] History

La Quinta High School was founded in 1994. It had an enrollment of about 600 students in grades 9. Over the past 12 years, it has obtained several awards such as 3 California Distinguished School awards. Since ---- it has also been an International Baccalaureate School. After Matt Bugg's departure, long-time vice principal Donna Salazar assumed his position.

[edit] Academics

LQHS offers Advanced Placement, IB, and honors classes. There is also a Health Academy, Public Service Academy, and Culinary Arts program to immerse students in vocational work in preparation for life after high school.

In 2006, the high school was ranked 617th in Newsweek's "The Complete List: 1,200 Top U.S. Schools" which factored the number of Advanced Placement and/or International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school in 2005 divided by the number of graduating seniors, along with the socio-economic background of the student body at the school.

[edit] Clubs

LQHS gives access to many clubs and organizations on campus including:

Actors Anonymous
Anime Club
ASB
AVID
Blackhawk Brigade
Blackhawks on Broadway
Chess Club
Choir
Christian Club
Debate
EAST Lab
Environmental
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Friday Night Live
GSA
International Thespians' Society
Italian Club
Journalism
Key Club
Leo Club
MECHA
Photo Club
ROTC
Spanish Club
Stat Brats
Theatre
Winter Drumline
Winter Colorguard
Yearbook
Young Democrats
Young Republicans

[edit] Athletics

LQHS thrives in traditional high school sports as well as more unusual ones such as lacrosse and rugby, which is a new addition as of the 2005-2006 school year. Other sports consist of swimming, waterpolo, baseball, softball, basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, golf, and cross country. La Quinta High School's main athletic competition (rival) is Palm Desert High School. LQHS beat Palm Desert 33-28 on November 10, 2006 in Palm Desert to win the DVL.