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 named for Junípero Serra, a Spanish missionary who founded Mission San Diego and other settlements in what is now 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:
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
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
- Government & Politics: U.S.
- Physics B
- Psychology
- Statistics
- U.S. History
- World History
Serra High School Foundation
The Serra Foundation[2] 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 Foundation