| Esperanza High School | |
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| Location | |
| 1830 N. Kellogg Dr. Anaheim, CA United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1973 |
| School district | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District |
| Principal | Dr. Ken Fox |
| Faculty | 124 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,500 |
| Color(s) | Cardinal and Gold |
| Mascot | Aztec |
| Information | (714) 986-7540 |
| Website | www.esperanzahs.com |
Esperanza High School (EHS) is a 9th–12th grade public high school located in Anaheim, California and is part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District.
It is a California Distinguished School and is home to various C.I.F. championship athletic programs; it is also home to numerous academic clubs, such as Speech and Debate, Mock Trial, and Academic Decathlon. It is a member of the Century League. The school's colors are cardinal and gold, and its mascot is the Aztec.
The school has two campuses: a main campus and a west campus connected by a pedestrian bridge over Kellogg Drive. Since 2010, west campus became known as the Freshmen Focus Campus; however, the mathematics and foreign language buildings on this campus are not reserved solely for freshmen. The west campus is the former Orchard Drive Elementary school, which the high school absorbed in 1986.
Current enrollment exceeds 2,500. Most pupils come from nearby Yorba Linda, California, Anaheim and east Placentia.
Esperanza was ranked 860 of the "Top 1,300 U.S. High Schools" in MSNBC/Newsweek's 2008 list.[1]
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Since 1996, the Esperanza High School Mock Trial team has appeared in the Orange County Mock Trial Championships eight times. The team won the championship in 1998, 1999, and 2006.
Esperanza's Academic Decathlon team was established in 2003-2004 as a club and later transformed into an academic class in 2007-2008. In its first year of creation, the Esperanza High School Academic Decathlon team took home over 20 medals in individual events. In 2007, EHS took home the first place trophy for division three and was thus elevated to division two, and in 2010 the team won first overall in division two, being promoted into division one. The EHS team is currently in division one.
The Esperanza High School California Scholarship Federation represents one of the largest and oldest clubs on the campus. In 2008, the Esperanza Chapter held the Southern California Conference in which its quiz bowl team won first place.
The Esperanza Entertainment Unit consists of a marching band, concerts bands, color guard, and jazz bands representing Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California. The EHSEU website is currently at http://www.ehseu.org
The marching band is competitive in both parade competitions and field shows. With the opening of Yorba Linda High School, Esperanza dropped from 6A division, to 5A division in the 2009 season. The band competes in 5 parades a year, both community parades, like the Placentia Heritage Day Parade, and competitive parades such as Arcadia Invitational.[2] The band also competes in approximately 5 field shows, all competitive. The EEU has placed in almost all competitions. In 2010 the EEU went to SCSBOA championships. The band placed 5th with a 82.1 and color guard placed second with a 94.8.[3] The marching band and color guard have traveled to Hawaii and Arizona in the past 5 years.
Esperanza currently has two concert bands, a symphonic band, and a wind ensemble. These bands do not compete against other school but rather play festivals where they are judged. Students audition for these two bands and the wind ensemble takes the top musicians. Esperanza played at one festival in 2011, at Valenica High School.
There are currently three jazz bands associated with the EEU, Jazz One, Two and Three. Jazz Three is a training band for students to learn the basics of jazz. Jazz One and Two are highly competitive. Within Jazz One and Two, there are smaller combo groups that also compete. All three jazz bands go to five competitions in the Spring. The Reno International Jazz Festival is the most prestigious competition for the EEU Jazz One and Two. Both bands have placed two years in a row.[4] This year, both jazz one and two placed second in their respective divisions.[5] Along with all these competitions, all three jazz bands host the Aztec Jazz Festival and a "Big Band Blowout". The Aztec Jazz Festival invites high schools and middle schools in Southern California to compete against each other and be judged to further improve their playing abilities.[6] The Big Band Blowout invites Esperanza's "feeder" middle school to perform with all three jazz bands and a guest artist.
Esperanza brightly shines the cardinal and the gold, in academics and athletics, victories so bold! And while we strive, so filled with pride, along successful trails, we join to show our strong allegiance alma mater hail.