La Quinta High School (Westminster, California)

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La Quinta High School is a high school in Westminster, California and is a member of the Garden Grove Unified School District. It has the highest API score for a public school in Orange County (score 840), as well as one of the highest percentages of students attending college in the whole county^{[citation needed]}. It also participates in most of the district's sports (excluding wrestling, which was removed from the school's schedules at the beginning of the 2004-2005 school year but may resume at the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year). La Quinta also has the largest Business department in the district; it offers classes to obtain either an Accounting Certificate or Business Ownership Certificate as a supplement to college applications or resumes. It was founded in 1963, and recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. Its mascot is an Aztec. La Quinta's current principal is Louise Milner.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Bobby Crosby, shortstop for the MLB Oakland Athletics^[1]
• Brent Kutzle, bass guitar and cello player for the band, One Republic^[2]
• Gerald Laird, catcher for the MLB Texas Rangers^[3]
• Ian Kennedy, starting pitcher for the New York Yankees of the American League
• Ian Stewart, Third Baseman for the MLB Colorado Rockies
• Park Joon Hyung(Class of 1987). South Korean singer/rapper and a former member of defunct group, g.o.d.

Jean Bruce Scott - class of 1974 actress Charlie Phillips - class or 1973 Dodger pitcher Dominic Lucero - class of 1985 Dancer/actor

[edit] External links

• Official site of school