| Atascadero High School | |
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| Location | |
| 1 High School Hill Atascadero, California, USA |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Atascadero Unified |
| Principal | E.J. Rossi |
| Staff | 91[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,493[1] |
| Color(s) | Grey Orange |
| Mascot | Greyhound |
| Website | Atascadero HS |
Atascadero High School, is an American public high school located in Atascadero, California.
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Atascadero offers different pathways of study, from trade based programs to college prep.
The school's biggest athletic rival is Paso Robles High School. Both schools have faced off over the years within the California Individual Finals and have created great intra-community drama.
Atascadero High School usually goes undefeated in PAC 7 for football. However, the Greyhounds went 2-2 in league in 2005-2006, 4-1 in 2007-2008 (beating Paso Robles 24-21), and last year went 4-2 (losing to Paso Robles)13-14. In 2010 Atascadero again couldn't hold on and lost to Paso Robles 34-7. They went 5-2.Also the 2010 freshman football team went undefeated for the first time in school history.
Atascadero High School is home to FIRST Robotics Team 973, recently one of the most competitive teams in the nation. In 2009, they won the Los Angeles regional, and were selected 2nd in the draft at the World Championships. In 2011, Team 973 was one of the three winners of the FIRST World Championship in St. Louis.
In 2009 the Atascadero High School Forensics team sent two debaters to the National Forensics League tournament in Birmingham, Alabama. The students participated in the highly competitive event of Public Forum Debate. Unfortunately the Forensics program was eliminated in the 2010 school year.
Atascadero High School also is home to a one of the county's strongest performing arts departments, led by Theatre Director Catherine Kingsbury, Band Director Nate Conrad and Choral Director Emy Bruzzo.