Enterprise High School (Redding, California)

Enterprise High School
Established 1954
Type High school
Principal Eric Peterson
Asst. Principal Keith Turner, Rebecca Berg
Faculty 125
Grades 9-12
Location 3411 Churn Creek Road,
Redding, California, United States
District Shasta Union High School District
Accreditation California Distinguished School
Colors Black and Gold
Athletics Football, Basketball, Track, Cross Country, Wrestling, Skiing, Snowboarding, Cheerleading, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Tennis, Golf, Soccer, Swimming,
Mascot Hornets
Yearbook Vespa
Newspaper Hornet's Nest
Website http://www.enterprisehornets.com

Enterprise High School is a public high school in Redding, California. It has an enrollment of about 1000 students. Enterprise High School is part of the Shasta Union High School District in the Redding.

Keith Turner is one of the assistant principals, he is in his 4th year at the school after serving at as AP at Shasta High School for 8 years.

Academics

Enterprise High School is a state-recognized distinguished school in California. The foreign languages offered are French, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese. There is also a drama department. Enterprise currently offers Honors and Advanced Placement Courses in: English I, English II, English III, English IV, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, European History, U.S. History, American Government/Economics, Statistics, Trigonometry, Calculus, and Spanish.

Due to the low socio-economic status of Enterprise, test scores are reflective of that status. Contrary to popular belief, however, Enterprise ranks a 10 out of 10 when compared to schools of similar size. Other school in the district rank much lower when compared to school of equivalent size and socio-economic status. Enterprise also has an extensive and broad College Preparatory program. Every subject is offered in CP level, acceptable to the University of California and California State University systems.

Below is the list of classes available to Enterprise High School students:

English Social Sciences Science Mathematics Other
Honors/CP English I Introduction to Social Science/Personal Growth (required) CP Physical Earth Science CP Algebra I Freshman 9th P.E. (required by the state of CA)
Honors/CP English 2 AP European History/CP World History CP Biology CP Geometry All electives chosen by choice
AP/CP English III AP/CP U.S. History Honors Chemistry CP Algebra II All electives chosen by choice
AP/CP English IV AP/CP American Government/Economics AP Physics, AP Chemistry, or AP Biology (optional) Trigonometry/Pre Calculus/AP Statistics or AP Calculus

Enterprise has an extensive list of available electives, in which they satisfy unit credit for the UC and CSU systems.

Visual/Performing Arts Art I-IV (AP available) Band I & II (many other programs are offered once in enrollment and observed experience) Choir (many other programs are offered once in enrollment and observed experience) Drama I-IV

Practical/Vocational Arts Computer Aided Drafting I-III/IV Construction Computer Applications Introduction to Technology Culinary Arts Family and Consumer Science Yearbook Newspaper

Foreign Language Spanish I-III (AP available) French I-III Mandarin Chinese American Sign Language Russian

Other NJROTC Student Government Teacher Aiding

The Music Department

Enterprise High Schooll is known for its marching and concert bands, which have been directed by Daniel Neece, who retired in 2013, since the 1980s. The marching and concert bands are now directed by Micheal Costa. Alissa Aune, who also directs the choir program, now directs the "Starship" program, a pop-oriented music program which gives well-known performances in Redding and elsewhere. Under her direction the choirs in the traditional choral program have received "Superior Ratings" for twenty consecutive years. Enterprise is also the home of the award winning vocal jazz choir "T.B.A." This fine ensemble has won numerous awards in competition over the years and was recognized by Down Beat magazine in 2003 as the top Student Vocal Jazz Group of the year. Enterprise is also the home of the "Victorian Dinner Celebration" now in its 26th year of sold-out performances. This original dinner/play set in a Victorian Christmas holiday venue offers audience members an unforgettable evening of comedy, delicious food, and beautiful vocal and instrumental music. Both Neece and Deborah Divine, the former choir teacher, have been recognized as the California Music Educator Association (CMEA) "Educator-Of-The-Year" in 2006 and 2007 respectively.

The music department offers a variety of extra music classes for those interested. The band programs includes two jazz bands, various instrumental ensembles, and the percussion ensemble. The choir program offers chamber choir, women's choir, T.B.A., and Victorian caroling for those who make tryouts.

River bowl

Every October, Enterprise and their main rivals, Shasta High School, play in a celebrated game called the River bowl. The Hornets and the Wolves have been playing for the bowl for 15 years. After Enterprise winning the Riverbowl every year, Shasta finally took the River bowl in 2005. However, Enterprise won the River bowl back on October 13, 2006 with a score of 10-0 the first shut out in River Bowl history . On October 12, 2007, a great and close game was played with the conclusion of Shasta winning the River bowl back with a score of 17-24. The overall score of wins for the last 15 years is 12-3, with Enterprise in the lead. Then on October 17, 2008, Enterprise served up another extremely close game and won the Bowl back from Shasta with a score of 38-35. As of 2009 The River bowl score was 33-20 in favor of Enterprise. They lost the 2010 river bowl against Shasta with a score of 20-53 followed by another victory for Shasta in 2011.

Clubs

Enterprise clubs take a huge role in the Enterprise and Redding community. To occupy students during lunch and other times, various clubs make up the whole school for fun and planning.

Athletics

Enterprise currently requires a 2.0 GPA to participate in sports.

Fall Sports
Winter Sports
Spring Sports

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