Scripps Ranch High School
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| Established | 1993 |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Principal | Donna Campbell |
| Students | 2,395 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 10410 Treena Street San Diego, California, USA |
| Colors | Cardinal, White, and Blue |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Yearbook | 'Legend' |
| Newspaper | 'The Falcon Flyer' |
| Website | School website |
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Scripps Ranch High School (SRHS), located in Northeast San Diego, California, United States, serves the Scripps Ranch community as well as students participating in the Voluntary Enrollment Exchange Program (VEEP) bussing program of the San Diego Unified School District. It is a National Blue Ribbon School and a California Distinguished School[1] and ranks 241st out of 1,000 on America's Top High Schools.[2] It is widely known for its location in an affluent upper-middle class neighborhood. Students from Scripps Ranch High School are referred to as "Scrippies," a combination of the words Scripps and preppy, due to their stereotype of being wealthy.
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[edit] Standardized test scores
For 2006, the base API score was 775 with a target score of 800. Overall, most ethnic groups performed well, consistently just missing their target API score of 800. The exceptions to this were the Asian and White groups which scored 838 and 819 respectively.[3]
[edit] Athletics
[edit] Seasonal sports
- Fall: Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Women's Tennis, Women's Golf, Women's Volleyball, Men's Water Polo
- Winter: Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men and Women's Soccer, Women's Water Polo, Wrestling
- Spring: Badminton, Baseball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Track and Field, Men's Volleyball
- Non-seasonal: Cheerleading, Dance Team
In March 2007, the SRHS Falcons defeated Junipero Serra High School in the CIF San Diego Section Division II Championship, earning the school's first CIF Basketball title. Scripps Ranch re-developed its physical plant by installing an artificial turf field and all-weather track in the summer of 2006.
Wrestling took first place in CIF for the 2006-2007 year.
Its rival schools are the Mira Mesa High School Marauders, St. Augustine High School Saints, and Cathedral Catholic High School Dons.
[edit] Scripps Ranch AFJROTC
SRHS also is home to the 935th Regiment of United States Air Force Junior ROTC.[4] Air Force ROTC teaches drilling, marching, knowledge about the current national commands, the importance of community service, and Aerospace Science. In Aerospace Science, the history and progress of Flight in the United States are covered. Scripps Ranch's ROTC include Color Guard, Honor Guard, Armed Fancy Drill Team, Sabre Team, and Unarmed Team. In Color Guard, cadets represent our Nation's flags and the Air Force Flag at home football games or any other School activity that Color Guard is needed, such as rallies. Even though this particular group of AFJROTC is ceremonial they still receive full cadet training. Honor Guard is similar to Color Guard, however Honor Guard present the flags in various Honor events (i.e. Veteran's Day). In Armed Fancy Drill Team they compete and make new moves for competitions. In Sabre Team they also assemble new choreography, but with swords. In Unarmed Team they use their hands to make sounds of beats and rhythms.
[edit] Annual events
[edit] Dances and rallies
All of the dances at Scripps Ranch High School are planned and produced by ASB. Students partake in Homecoming, Winter Formal, Sadie Hawkins Dance, and Prom dances held every year.
During a year, there are three rallies consisting of that season's sports doing a skit or musical performance, a cheerleading routine, a sabre or drill team presentation, class yells, t-shirt give-aways, a skit of any drama production debuting soon or recently, and a class competition. The Class Competitions usually are made up of 3 or more people from each grade trying to complete a relay as quickly as possible. However, somehow the Seniors always seem to win... Each class has its own color and t-shirts worn to show support. T-shirt designs are usually based on the color and year of the grade. The colors for each grade are blue for seniors, red for juniors, white for sophomores, and green for freshman.
- Homecoming Rally: Held at the stadium, classes have float competitions. The float designs usually coincide with the theme of homecoming. (i.e. During the Viva Las Vegas theme the Seniors were Bellagio, the Juniors were Treasure Island, the Sophomores were Caesar's Palace, and the Freshman were Circus Circus) Sports usually participating in the rally are football and field hockey.
- Winter Rally: Held at the gym, sports teams that usually participate are water polo, volleyball, and basketball. Basketball's routine is usually a dunk show, and they frequently miss.
- Good Bye Rally: Exactly what it says. It's a good-bye rally to make the seniors feel special one last time, before they're booted out of the proverbial nest (since these are the Scripps Ranch Falcons, even though Osprey live in the light towers) and into the real world.
[edit] Powder Puff Football Game
After an incident at the 2005 game that the administration deemed inappropriate, the annual game was canceled until further notice. However, after recent petitions and meetings with school officials, compromises were made and the game was reinstated in 2007 after a 2 year absence. The major loss of the 2007 game was the lack of male cheerleading, the group who had caused the game to be cancelled in 2006. Even more, the game was not 'prime time', as many around the county are, and was played directly after school without much fanfare or publicity.
In 2008 there was a slight improvement. While the absence of male cheerleading was still imposed, senior students borrowed skirts from the cheerleaders and vocalized their support. Instead of a game right after school, the game was held at 5 pm. Though only a small improvement, every year brings more privaleges back to the students and the participants of the game.
[edit] Clubs and organizations
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Scripps Ranch High School features a Academic League team that has attended the National Academic Championship sponsored by Questions Unlimited for the past eight years, and in 2002 was the second-place team in tournament.
[edit] Publications
Scripps Ranch High School's student-produced newspaper is the Falcon Flyer and yearbook is known as the Legend. It is also home to a number of other limited release publications such as the award-winning yearly LitMag.
[edit] Instrumental music
Dean Hickman founded the program in 1993 from the ground up. Over the years, the school has had many ensembles including a string quintet, string orchestra, full orchestra, concert band, steel drum band, jazz band, and The Rising Star Marching Band and Pageantry.
The ensembles have traveled worldwide, including Hawaii in 1997, Bahamas in 1999, The Peoples' Republic of China in 2001, Chicago in 2006, and Seattle and Vancouver in 2008.
One of the most distinguished awards that the marching band received was the Walter Brennan Sweepstakes Award at the Camarillo Christmas Parade. The group won the award annually for their participation throughout the late 90's throughout the early 2000's (13 of the past 14 years).
[edit] Alma mater
All hail our alma mater,
We lift our song anew.
Forever only loyal
To Cardinal, White, and Blue.
For your lofty dreams and standards high
We'll reach together toward the sky,
Our hearts remaining true
Dear Scripps Ranch High, to you.
- Words and Music by Nancy Shirley and Dean Hickman
[edit] Notable alumni
- Kellen Winslow II NFL Player, (Class of 2001)
- Jerad Anderson Actor, (Class of 1999)
- Adam Brody Actor, (Class of 1998)
[edit] Student related incidents
On April 26, 2005, San Diego Police Department arrested two students on campus from a Crimestoppers tip and confiscated a pellet gun from one of the students on campus.[5]
In 2006, two students pleaded guilty to detonating dry ice bombs directed at a school administrator's home.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ SRHS Foundation Information
- ^ San Diego Schools Nation Ranks
- ^ 2006 Base API School Report
- ^ Loading... - Scripps Ranch AFJROTC 935th
- ^ Maureen Magee and Joe Hughes (2005-04-27). Boy with pellet gun arrested at school. San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.
- ^ Dana Littlefield (2006-06-01). Students plead guilty in bottle-bombing incident. San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.
