El Dorado High School (Placerville, California)
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| El Dorado High School | |
| Location | |
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| 561 Canal Street Placerville, CA 95667 USA |
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| Information | |
| School district | El Dorado Union High School District |
| Principal | Jerry Smith |
| Staff | 107[1] |
| Enrollment |
1244[2] |
| Type | public, co-ed |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Athletics conference | Pioneer Valley League |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and White |
| Established | 1928 |
| Information | (530) 622-3634 |
| Homepage | http://cougar.eduhsd.k12.ca.us/ |
El Dorado High School is a public high school in Placerville, California, United States. One of six high schools in the El Dorado Union High School District, EDHS is a California Distinguished School[3].
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[edit] History
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ELDO ROCKS!
[edit] Curriculum
College-bound students can begin earning college credits from California State University, Sacramento through an Accelerated College Entrance program held on campus. The school also offers three career academy programs to students in grades 10-12: the Automotive Academy and Construction Academy programs, offered through a joint agreement with Cosumnes River College, and the Health Academy at El Dorado High.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
[edit] Athletics
El Dorado High School fields athletic teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, ski & snowboard racing, and wrestling in the Sac-Joaquin Section of the California Interscholastic Federation.
The school is known for its excellent ski and snowboard team, both teams winning numerous league and state championships. With 24 league titles in the past 27 years, the ski/snowboard team is one of the most dominant high school sports programs in the country over the last 3 decades.
Apart from skiing/snowboarding, the school holds twelve team championships, including eight girls' volleyball titles (1983-1986, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 1999).[4]
[edit] Clubs and activities
- Associated Student Body
- Band
- Cheerleading
- Cultural Dancers
- California Scholarship Federation
- Drama
- French
- Friday Night Live
- Interact Club
- Key Club
- Leos Club
- La Raza
- Multi-Cultural
- Speech/Debate
- Students On Bikes
[edit] Notable alumni
- Toby Hall, catcher for the Chicago White Sox
[edit] References
- ^ El Dorado High School - School Profile 2005-2006. Educational Data Partnership.
- ^ CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Member School Directory 2006-07. California Interscholastic Federation. Accessed 2007-06-24.
- ^ California Department of Education. Award Winners for El Dorado County. Distinguished School Awards - California School Recognition Program. Accessed 2007-06-24.
- ^ Sac-Joaquin Section. Team Champions By Schools. California Interscholastic Federation. Accessed 2007-06-24.
