Soquel High School
| Soquel High School | |
|---|---|
| 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, Gold and White |
| Athletics | Football, Cheerleading, Basketball, Soccer, Lacrosse, Baseball |
| 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 Knights.
Academics
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.
Music, Theater, and ROP
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.
Athletics
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]
Student Body
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]
Famous alumni
Major League Baseball
- Alan Castro, former MLB player[4]
- Pete Hamm, former MLB player[4]
- Tim Hamm, former MLB player[4]
- Wayne Kirby, former MLB player[4]
- Casey McGehee: Major League Baseball infielder [4]
- John Orton, former MLB player
- Terry Taylor, former MLB player[4]
National Football League
- Dwight Lowery: NFL Cornerback
Others
- Derek Sherinian: Rock Keyboardist (Alice Cooper, KISS, Dream Theater, Billy Idol, Black Country Communion)
- Chris Sharma: World class climber
- Edmund McMillen: Video game designer
- Kyra Davis: Author [5]
References
- ↑ "Page 10". Waxempolo.com. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Soquel High School - Athletics". Soquelhs.net. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Soquel High School - Soquel, CA". PublicSchoolReview.com. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Soquel HS (Soquel, CA)". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ↑ "Sex in the city with a Double Latte". 67.15.208.115. 2005-05-29. Retrieved 2012-11-18.