Rancho Alamitos High School
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Rancho Alamitos High School is located in Garden Grove, California. It is member of the Garden Grove Unified School District.
The school colors are green and gold. The school's student body is known as the Vaqueros, a Spanish type of cowboy figure, though Rancho students tend to shorten its name to "Vaq." Until the mid-70's the school mascot had been "Poco," a cartoon of a short male dressed in a large poncho with a serape, a Mexican / Indian throw blanket or rug over one shoulder and a large sombrero on his head, covering the eyes. It was at this time that the Hispanic club, MEChA, decided it was time to protest the stereotype of Mexicans and change the mascot. Poco was soon replaced with the more racially sensitive logo of a "boot spur" that you might see today, although a large bold "V" seems to be more common.
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[edit] Sports
[edit] Footballs
The Vaquero football teams have never won a CIF Southern Section title in the history, despite several playoff quarter and semi-final appearances throughout the years, mostly under coach Doug Case.
[edit] Girl Basketballs
The Lady Vaqs was the powerhouse in the early 90's making it to 3 Div. III-A Championship games in 4 years ('90, 92', 93') Their only win whoever came in 1992 with a 68-63 win over South Hills High School.
[edit] Gymnastics
In 1982 Christie Robell won an All Around Individual Championship as well as a championship on the balance beam.
[edit] Cross Country
In 2006, the Vaqs went undefeated in cross country meets and were league champions, being led my Zeyad Muthala with a PR time of 15:38. Rancho Alamitos earned the Garden Grove League Championship in 2006, giving them their 9th championship in the past 50 years, and their first since 1984.
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[edit] Notable alumni
Gary Hall, Sr., 3-time Olympian and silver medalist (swimming), 1968, 1972, 1976. Father of Olympic gold medal swimmer Gary Hall, Jr..
Craig Paquette, Third Baseman in MLB from 1993-2003
Randy Vataha, Wide Receiver, Drafted by Los Angeles Rams, Free agent for New England Patriots, retired with Green Bay Packers. Played seven seasons in the NFL. (1971-1977)
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