San Marcos High School (Santa Barbara, California)

San Marcos High School
Location
4750 Hollister Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1958
School district Santa Barbara Unified School District
Principal Ed Behrens
Enrollment 2000
Color(s) Scarlet Red and royal blue (symbol: Lion)
Athletics conference Channel League
Mascot Royals
Rivals

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Information (805) 967-4581
Website

Established in 1958, San Marcos High School ("SM" or "SMHS") is located in a primarily suburban area eight miles north of the city of Santa Barbara, California, with a greater metropolitan population of 200,000. San Marcos has an enrollment of approximately 2000 students in Grades 9-12. It is accredited through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and was named a California Distinguished School in 1994 and 2005.

San Marcos is one of three public high schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District and the only high school in the district that operates on a 4 X 4 Block Schedule, with four terms per year. Each class period is approximately 90 minutes in length. A full schedule is three classes per term. Final grades and credits are given at the end of each term, which equates to a semester under other systems.

San Marcos has numerous student-led clubs and organizations. There are 56 male and female interscholastic sports teams. The school is a CIF Division II school and a member of the Channel League. Over the years, the school has won many league and CIF championships as well as consistently receiving the highest number of CIF Academic Team Championships in the Southern Section. 85% of athletic coaches are also teachers at the school.

There are many outstanding programs at San Marcos. Their nationally recognized Performing Arts Program includes theatre, marching band, jazz and concert bands and several choral groups. The school fields two successful Mock Trial teams that have won a highly competitive county competition numerous times as well as competing at the state level. An award-winning school newspaper, The King's Page," is published ten times a year by students in the journalism class. The award-winning Yearbook is The Crown and Sceptre.

Honor societies include the California Scholarship Federation (CSF) and National Honor Society (NHS). The GPA requirement for NHS is a 3.75 or above (a higher requirement than any other high school in Santa Barbara.)

All students are required to complete 60 hours of community service for graduation.


Alma mater

Written by Alan Lee Brackett, winner of contest for writing new alma mater in 1961.

Oh San Marcos Alma Mater we shall sing our praise to you,
We shall honor your fair colors, Scarlet red and Royal blue,
We shall cherish all our memories and ever faithful be
As we honor the San Marcos Alma Mater hail to thee.

Distinctions

The Royals Marching Band won 1st at the SCSBOA 1A championships in 2008, and 2A in 2007. In the 2005-2006 year, the marching band became state champions and the concert band was invited to play at Carnegie Hall (New York). There they received a gold standing, the highest honor of the festival. The San Marcos Marching Band also took 2nd place in the SCSBOA 3A championships the following year. It has traveled to Miami in December and January 2007-2008 to participate in the Orange Parade, field show competition, and Orange Bowl halftime show. In the summer of 2007, the jazz band traveled to Europe to perform in numerous jazz festivals.

The San Marcos dance team, the Marquettes, has been a national champ for the past 10 years.

The mock trial team won the state competition and advanced to the national championships in 2004 and 2006.

The school was named a California Distinguished School in 2005.

In 2002 and 2003 the school newspaper, The King's Page, won First Place with Special Merit in the American Scholastic Press Association newspaper contest. Additionally, San Marcos received a full 4-year accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in the 2005 school year, and faculty member and Mock Trial Coach Eric Burrows was named California Teacher of the Year the same year.

In the same year, the Academic Decathlon team won county championship and advanced to the state competition.

In 2006, the Varsity Girls Soccer Team went 20-04-02 and were CIF, City, and Channel League Champions. Their CIF championship was the first in girls soccer history. The Varsity Mock Trial team won the state championship, advancing to the National Competition. The school has a successful Golf program, which has won multiple CIF championships.

In March 2008, the San Marcos Madrigal Singers performed the Brahms' German Requiem in Carnegie Hall as a part of the Carnegie Hall National Choral Festival. Over 70 choirs auditioned for this prestigious honor, and the San Marcos Madrigal Singers were one of four groups accepted into the festival. The Madrigals are conducted by Ms. Teraoka-Brady and were conducted by Dr. Craig Jessop of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at Carnegie Hall. Enchante (women's choir) won gold that same year in London and Paris.

In spring of 2009 the San Marcos varsity football team claimed City Champions of Santa Barbara.

For the past 10 years, students in the AP Economics classes, as led by teacher Jamie DeVries, has put on the annual event "Kids Helping Kids," which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to be donated to varying charities. Celebrities, bands, artists, etc. all contribute and donate to this event, which was originally housed by Fess Parker Double Tree, but in recent years has been at the Granada Theater.

Mascot/Colors

The mascot is the Royal - a lion wearing a cape and crown The colors are royal blue and scarlet red

Notable alumni

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.polevaultpower.com/records/hsrecords.php Pole Vault progression

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