Carpinteria High School

Carpinteria High School is a high school located in Carpinteria, California. Located adjacent to the foothills on the edge of the Carpinteria Valley, it is the only public high school in Carpinteria and serves a student body of approximately 700 students in grades 9-12.

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Athletics

Carpinteria High School competes in CIF in Tri-Valley League as The Warriors. The football program holds the CIF record for of 66 consecutive league wins without a loss. The program has also captured the CIF championship 6 times. Carpinteria High School's football team, the Warriors, defeated Moorpark High School in 52 consecutive games, ending in 1997, which is a national high school record. Carpinteria High School graduate of 2001 Chris Gocong won the Buchanan Award as the outstanding defensive player in D-l FCS football while playing for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Gocong currently plays for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League.

The track and field program has also enjoyed notable success, winning 2 CIF Souther Section 1A / Division IV championships and 36 Tri-Valley League titles in the boys division. Though among the smallest high schools in Santa Barbara County, Carpinteria has produced more individual California State Champions (4) than any other county high school. Other sports teams include basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, golf, volleyball, softball, swimming, and waterpolo.

Mascot Controversy

The Carpinteria Warriors have a mascot that is undebatably Native American, and it has given rise to concerns that it perpetuates stereotypes against the Native American people. During the 2006-2007 school year, a Native American student raised this concern to the school board.[1] In April 2007, the board made the decision to remove all native American imagry from the school, but was met with public outcry.[2] Some members of the community did not feel like there was significant polling done prior to making the change. In March 2009, the school board partially overturned their decision with a 3-2 vote.[3] The mascot remained, but some of the floormats and imagery in the school were removed.

Activities

Carpinteria High School has many different clubs and societies available to students, including the California Scholastic Federation, French Club, Spanish Club, Environmental Club, Forensics, Mock Trial, Future Farmers of America, Future Leaders of America, Car Club, Interact Club, Friday Night Live, Junior State of America, Math Club, Migrant Education Club, and CalSOAP Club.

Performing arts

For years Carpinteria High School was home to a musical theatre class, aptly named Muses, through which students were able to learn performance skills and participate in a musical show each semester.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-carpinteria-warriors15-2009mar15,0,5716759.story
  2. ^ http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/03/16/18577910.php
  3. ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29764428/
  4. ^ http://www.nfl.com/player/chrisgocong/2495837/profile
  5. ^ http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2008/Bryant_Noah.asp

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