Steele Canyon High School

Steele Canyon Charter High School

Aerial view from the southeast
Motto "You Can't Bend Steele"
Established 2000
Type California Public Charter High School
Principal Don Hohimer
Students Approx. 2,200 (2014-2015 school year)
Grades 9–12
Location 12440 Campo Road,
Spring Valley, California, USA
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Colors Navy Blue, Cardinal Red, White
Nickname Steele, SCHS
Mascot Scratch the Cougar
Newspaper Cougar Chronicle
Website Steele Canyon High School

Steele Canyon Charter High School is a public charter high school located in the San Diego East County community of Spring Valley, California. Opened in 2000, the school serves students in grades nine through grade twelve. Operating as a California charter school since July 1, 2007.

History

2000-2001 School Year

Steele Canyon High School opens. 9th Grade is the only grade level.

2001-2002 School Year

Steele Canyon High School 9th and 10th grade levels.

2002-2003 School Year

Steele Canyon High School 9th -11th grade levels. Steele Canyon High School begins to compete in varsity level sports. SCHS went on to win two league titles that year - boy's golf and girl's tennis.

2003-2004 School Year

Steele Canyon High School a 9th-12th grade. Making Steele Canyon a four year comprehensive high school.
October: The severity of the Cedar Fire causes Steele Canyon High School to close for a week and their first-ever planned Homecoming was postponed two weeks.
The Class of 2004 is the first graduating class of Steele Canyon. First Prom at the San Diego Convention Center.

2004-2005 School Year

Class of 2005 is the second graduating class.

2005-2006 School Year

Class of 2006 is the third graduating class.

2006-2007 School Year

Steele Canyon High School votes to become a charter school.
Class of 2007 is the fourth graduating class.

2007-2008 School Year

Class of 2008 is the fifth graduating class.
1 July: Steele Canyon High School becomes a California Public Charter School
August: Steele Canyon has a ribbon cutting ceremony to kick off the opening of its Charter School doors. It begins its "Maiden Charter Voyage" with Dr. Craig Rocha and its first Governing Board at the helm.
20–28 October: Steele Canyon serves as an evacuation center for San Diego residents threatened by the Harris fire which was one of the larger October 2007 California wildfires. The fire later threatens the school itself. Firefighters, with helicopter support, defend the school by using a back burning technique on the hills nearby. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Steele Canyon High School and gives a press conference addressing the fires.[1]
Prom held at The House of Blues

2008-2009 School Year

Steele Canyon gets a new football field and track.
Graduating Class of 2009 is the sixth graduating class. "Can't Outshine the Class of '09"
Prom held at The Wave House

2009-2010 School Year

Graduating Class of 2010 is the seventh graduating class.
Prom held at U.S. Grant Hotel
'First High School Reunion Ever!
http://www.steelecanyonalumni.org held at SCHS August 8, 2009 hosted by Class of '04-'05 and former Cross country and Track and Field Runners

2014-2015 School Year

Hohimer comes into rule. Cougar Staff Wifi is terminated.
The song "You Can't Bend Steele" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE4RLWNI4vA) was sung by Mike Eddie.

Facilities and faculty

The logo at the entry of Steele Canyon High School, in 2007.

Steele Canyon High School has 130 employees.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Steele Canyon Cougars compete in the Grossmont South League Conference and the San Diego Section of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF).[2]

The school has teams that compete in CIF in the following sports: baseball (boys), basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football (boys), golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball (girls), Wrestling, swimming and diving, tennis, track, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling (boys).[3]

Since the Fall of 2002 (the first year of varsity-level competition), SCHS has won 29+ league titles and nine CIF championships "The Legacy":

Grossmont South League titles


CIF-San Diego Section championships

Steele Regiment is Steele Canyon's Competitive Marching band that competes in the 1A category. In 2010 they won 1st place in Poway Regionals as well as 2nd and 3rd in other Marching Band competitions.

Associated Student Body

One of the most organized, prestigious, inspired group of kids. Steele Canyon's ASB has been involving students into their school since the beginning. They are the backbone to this school, a talented group of kids that not only bring every student together, but the community as well.

Arts

Art and drama performances are occasionally held after school hours. Steele Canyon Players put on two main plays each year, one in the fall and one in the spring. The advance theatre class puts on One Acts in the spring.

Notable alumni

See also


References

  1. ↑ "Governor Schwarzenegger Holds a Press Conference on Relief Efforts at Steele Canyon School Evacuation Center".
  2. ↑ "CIF Venues".
  3. ↑ "Grossmont Union High School District School Listing".
  4. ↑ "Closer’s role suits Aztecs’ Cederoth". U-T San Diego. Retrieved October 24, 2014.

External links

Coordinates: 32°43′47″N 116°55′30″W / 32.72972°N 116.92500°W