Serra High School (San Diego, California)
| Junipero Serra High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
5156 Santo Rd. San Diego, CA 92124 | |
| Coordinates | 32°49′33″N 117°6′20″W / 32.82583°N 117.10556°WCoordinates: 32°49′33″N 117°6′20″W / 32.82583°N 117.10556°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1976 |
| Principal | Dr. Vincent Mays |
| Enrollment | 2,109 (as of 2006) |
| Color(s) | Brown & Gold |
| Mascot | Conquistador |
| Website | serra.sandi.net |
Junipero Serra High School is a public high school situated in the community of Tierrasanta within the city of San Diego, California. It is nearly adjacent to Murphy Canyon, a large military housing community. It is a traditional school and part of the San Diego City Schools.
Smaller Learning Communities
Serra uses High School Reform/Small Learning Communities to enable personalized instruction drawing on ongoing data collection and team-teaching.
- Grade 9 - Freshmen Organized To Create Ultimate Success (FOCUS)
- Grade 10 - Sophomore School Of Humanities (SSH)
- Grade 11 - Project American Dream 11
- Grade 12 - Project American Dream 12
Athletics
Serra High School's athletics programs include:
- football
- basketball
- field hockey
- golf
- mascoting
- track and field
- water polo
- swimming
- baseball
- soccer
- tennis
- cross country
- cheerleading
- volleyball
- badminton
- softball
- wrestling
- lacrosse
In the 2011-2012 season, the girls Basketball team won San Diego CIF by defeating West Hills High School. Varsity Girls Soccer also won a CIF Div. 2 Championship in 2013. The Serra Football program also has won 5 total league championships, in . 1999, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2013. They are currently in the City League, along with Herbert Hoover High, Patrick Henry High, San Diego High, and Samuel F. B. Morse High School.[1]
Clubs
School activities and clubs include:
- A.B.C. Club
- Academic League
- Art Club
- ASB, or the Associated Student Body
- A.V.I.D. Club
- One Man Band
- Ceramic Arts
- Cheer
- C.S.F., or the California Scholarship Federation Club
- Dance Dance Revolution Team
- Drama
- Grape Drank Club
- Got Milk? Club
- Green Club
- GSA (Gay Straight Alliance)
- Space Jam Session
- Key Club
- Link Crew
- NJROTC (Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps)
- Armed Exhibition
- Unarmed Exhibition
- Academics
- Athletics
- Serrandipity (newspaper)
- Surf Club
- Yearbook
- Q News (student-run news show)
- Martial Arts
Alma mater
- Oh Serra Conquistadores,
- Oh Serra, We're proud of you.
- Oh Serra, our alma mater,
- To our school we'll be true.
- We'll sing for you, oh Serra.
- The brown and gold will always fly.
- We'll win for you and stand by you.
- You're our school Serra High
Dress code
Serra students are expected to dress professionally, with respect for themselves and their classmates. Students are expected to exercise good judgment, safety, good taste and modesty regarding their dress and grooming. Any clothing considered to be disruptive to the educational process is inappropriate for school.[2]
AP classes and testing
In 2006-2007 students at Serra took Advanced Placement (AP) exams in the following areas:
- Art History
- Art: Studio 2-D Design
- Art: Studio Drawing
- Biology
- Calculus AB
- Calculus BC
- Chemistry
- Economics: Micro
- English Language & Composition
- English Literature & Composition
- Environmental Science
- French Canadian History
- Government & Politics: U.S.
- Physics B
- Psychology
- Statistics
- U.S. History
- World History
- mathematics
Serra High School Foundation
The Serra Foundation[3] is a group of volunteers consisting of parents, alumni, school administrators, and other community members, who are dedicated to raising funds for Serra High School's academic and football programs.
References
- ↑ "Fall sports". Junipero Serra High School. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ↑ Serra High dress code
- ↑ Serra Foundation