Castle Park High School

Castle Park High School
Address
Castle Park High School 1395 Hilltop Drive Chula Vista, CA 91911 (619) 585-2000 Chula Vista, California
Information
Type	Public
Established	1962
Principal	Thomas Glover
Vice principal	Miriam Duggan
Vice principal	Luciano Alvarado
Enrollment	2,500
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Black & Red
Slogan	Once a Trojan always a Trojan
Mascot	Tommy Trojan / Helen of Troy/
Website

Castle Park High School, established in 1962, is a high school in Chula Vista, California. It offers Advanced Placement classes. Along with Bonita Vista High School, it is one of only two schools in the Sweetwater Unified School District that offers International Baccalaureate classes. Many of Castle Park's classrooms were renovated in 2006 by Turner Construction Company, and as a result classrooms now are air-conditioned with energy efficient lighting and windows. Classrooms are also now internet ready and have new whiteboards, cabinets, flooring, and paint. The school's landscape was recently cleaned up in 2009 - 2010, and the entire school was repainted on the exterior with a more rich, earth toned tan color in 2011. These much needed improvements will be followed up by another phase of construction which is slated to begin within the next few years with Proposition O.

This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in San Diego County, California, highlighting Chula Vista in red.

Departments

Departments are: English / Language Arts, Special Education, Math, Technology, Physical Education (2 years of P.E. required), Visual and Performing Arts (Art, Drama), Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics: All offered for IB/AP programs), World Languages (French, Spanish: All offered for IB/AP programs), and Social Science.

Programs

Available programs are: Advance Placement (AP), ACE Mentor Program, sponsored by Turner Construction since 2006, AVID, English Language Learners (ELL), Gifted And Talented Education (GATE), International Baccalaureate (IB), Peer Counseling, PUENTE, UCSD Upward Bound Classic Program, School of Business Leadership (SBL), Special Education, and Science Innovation Academy (SIA).

Sports

Fall: Football, Cross Country, Cheer Leaders, Tennis (Girls), Volleyball (Girls), and Water Polo (Boys).

Winter: Basketball (Girls), Roller Hockey, Soccer (Boys), Soccer (Girls), Wrestling, and Water Polo (Girls).

Spring: Baseball, Golf, Softball, Swimming, Tennis (Boys), Track & Field, and Volleyball (Boys).

Clubs

Clubs include: Thespian/Drama Club, AASU, Grupo Folklorico, Puente, Academic League, Year Book, SBL, AVID, S.I.A.(Science Innovation Academy), Spanish Club, Christian Club, MECHA, CSF, Dance Company, Trojan Brigade, Ecology Club, Cheer Leaders, German Club, Trojan Brigade, French Club, Best Buddies, Gay/Straight Alliance, Feminist Club, I.B., Pep Club, Clubs Of Troy, APSA, and The Zeitgeist Club.

Notable Alumni

John Fox, NFL coach
Zeke Moreno, football player
Moses Moreno, football player
Jerome Haywood, football player
Benji Gil, baseball player^[1]
Steve Riley, football player
Alex Sanabia, baseball player
DeMarco Sampson, football player

References

↑ "Benji Gil". Kansas City Royals. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 8 August 2009.

Sweetwater Union High School District

Senior High Schools	Bonita Vista High School Castle Park High School Chula Vista High School Eastlake High School Hilltop High School MAAC Community Charter School Mar Vista High School Montgomery High School Olympian High School Options Secondary School Otay Ranch High School Palomar High School San Ysidro High School Southwest High School Sweetwater High School

Middle Schools	Bonita Vista Middle School Castle Park Middle Chula Vista Middle Eastlake Middle Granger Junior High Hilltop Middle Mar Vista Middle Montgomery Middle National City Middle Rancho del Rey Middle Southwest Middle

Coordinates: 32°36′25.5″N 117°3′7.29″W / 32.607083°N 117.0520250°W / 32.607083; -117.0520250