El Dorado High School (Placentia, California)

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Location
El Dorado High School

1651 Valencia Avenue Placentia, CA, 92870 USA
Information
School district	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
Principal	Karen Wilkins Assistant Principals-John Bellows,Jennifer Graves
Enrollment	2450
Faculty	92
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Athletics conference	Century League
Mascot	Golden Hawk
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Established	1967
Homepage	www.edhs.org

El Dorado High School is a 9th–12th grade public high school located in Placentia, California. Established in 1967, EDHS is one of four high schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. The school currently has an enrollment of over 2,400 students and is directed by principal Karen Wilkins. The schools first graduating class was the class of 1969. The campus received a major renovation in 2002. The gymnasium is dedicated to Joe Raya who was the original athletics director. The theatre is dedicated to Mrs. Gai Jones, who directed the theatre department from 1967 to 2002. The campus is located at 1651 Valencia Avenue. It is approximately 29 miles from downtown Los Angeles, 30 miles from the California coastline, and 7 miles from Disneyland.

El Dorado is a nationally acclaimed school whose staff has received many awards. In 2004, Athletic director Sally Reclusado was selected as the CIF Southern Section Athletic Director of the Year. Librarian Linda Birtler was awarded the Orange County Department of Education's Outstanding Contribution to Education Award. El Dorado has also won the prestigious Blue Ribbon Award.

[edit] CIF SS Champions

In 2006, the El Dorado Football team won the CIF Southern Section Championship for the first time in school history by beating Charter Oak High School 17-6.^{[citation needed]} In 2007, the El Dorado Football team won the CIF Southwestern division championship by defeating Trabuco Hills High School 13-12.^{[citation needed]}

The El Dorado Wrestling team made history by being the 1st Back to Back CIF Championship Wrestling Team in the school's history. In 2007, the El Dorado Wrestling team won the CIF Central Divisional Championship with 188 points, edging out Canyon Springs & Calvary Chapel of Santa Ana. In 2008, the El Dorado Wrestling team won the CIF Central Divisional Championship with 186.5 points, edging out Millikan & Calvary Chapel of Santa Ana.

[edit] Notable alumni

El Dorado High is the alma mater to:

Bret Boone - Major League Baseball player, Class of 1987.
Janet Evans - Olympic medal winning swimmer, Class of 1989.
Jason Freese - Touring member of the band Green Day, Class of 1993.
Travis Miguel - Guitarist for the band Atreyu, Class of 1997.
John Mykkanen - Olympic medal winning swimmer, Class of 1991.^{[citation needed]}
Phil Nevin - Retired Major League Baseball player, Class of 1989.
Dan Petry - Retired Major League Baseball pitcher, Class of 1976.
Brett Tomko - Major League Baseball pitcher, Class of 1991.
Deborah Voigt - World-renowned soprano opera singer, Class of 1978.
Christy Clark - Actress "Days of Our Lives", Class of 1992.
Kent Nichols - Comedian and co-creator of Ask A Ninja, Class of 1994.
Audrina Patridge - Cast member on MTV reality show The Hills, Class of 2003.