| Soquel High School | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1962 |
| School district | Santa Cruz City School District |
| Principal | Ken Lawrence-Emanuel |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,200 (2010) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics conference | CIF Central Coast Section - SCCAL |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Website | http://www.soquelhs.net/ |
Soquel High School is a high school in Soquel, California, located on Old San Jose Road. It currently has 1,200 students and was established in 1962. The school is operated by the Santa Cruz City High School District. The school mascot is the Knight.
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SHS offers advanced placement classes in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English, Spanish, U.S. History, U.S. Government, Statistics, and Calculus. SHS offers a Humanities Academy, which provides a rigorous program for academically motivated students in English and Social Studies. It also offers the MEC (Manufacturing, Engineering, & Construction) academy, which honors and encourages hands-on learning, academic achievement, professional integrity, and relevant vocational skills.
The SHS Music Department has a renowned Jazz Band, Jazz Singers, Concert Choir, and Marching Band. SHS Theater Arts department stages a variety of performances during fall and spring. SHS is also known for its Regional Occupations Program (ROP) which includes courses in Horticulture, Floristry, Veterinary Science, Sports Occupations, Administration of Justice, Cabinetry, Marketing, and Computer Graphics.
Soquel High School offers a variety of competitive sports and is part of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League (SCCAL) and the California Interscholastic Federation-Central Coast Section (CCS). In the fall Soquel offers Cross Country, Football, Girls Golf, Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball, and Water Polo. The men's water polo team has been particularly successful winning 16 straight SCCAL championships and a CCS championship in 2003.[1] In winter Soquel offers Basketball, Soccer and Wrestling, and in the spring there is Baseball, Softball, Track & Field, Swimming & Diving, Boys Tennis, Boys Golf, and Boys Volleyball. In addition, Soquel High School students can compete in surfing and cheerleading that fall outside of the SCCAL and CCS and are listed under Club Sports.[2]
While the student body changes year to year it is typically comprised ethnically of: American Indian 1%, Asian 5%, Hispanic 23%, Black 1%, White 69%, Unknown 1%. Typically 54% of the students are male and 46% female. The teacher to student ratio is about 1:18.[3]