Soquel High School
| Soquel High School | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1962 |
| School district | Santa Cruz City School District |
| Principal | Gail Atlansky |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,200 (2010) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | Football, Cheerleading, Basketball, Soccer, Lacrosse, Baseball |
| Athletics conference | CIF Central Coast Section - SCCAL |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Website | http://soquel.sccs.net/ |
Soquel High School is a high school in Soquel, California, located on Old San Jose Road. It currently has 1,200 students and was established in 1962. The school is operated by the Santa Cruz City High School District. The school mascot is the Knights.
Academics
SHS offers advanced placement classes in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English, Spanish, U.S. History, U.S. Government, Statistics, and Calculus. SHS offers a Humanities Academy, which provides a rigorous program for academically motivated students in English and Social Studies. It also offers the GMEC (Green Manufacturing, Engineering, & Construction) academy, which honors and encourages hands-on learning, academic achievement, professional integrity, and relevant vocational skills.
Music, Theater, and ROP
The SHS Music Department has a renowned Jazz Band, Jazz Singers, Concert Choir, and Marching Band. SHS Theater Arts department stages a variety of performances during fall and spring. SHS is also known for its Regional Occupations Program (ROP) which includes courses in Horticulture, Floristry, Veterinary Science, Sports Occupations, Administration of Justice, Cabinetry, Marketing, and Computer Graphics.
Athletics
Soquel High School offers a variety of competitive sports and is part of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League (SCCAL) and the California Interscholastic Federation-Central Coast Section (CCS). In the fall Soquel offers Cross Country, Football, Girls Golf, Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball, and Water Polo. The men's water polo team has been particularly successful winning 16 straight SCCAL championships and a CCS championship in 2003.[1] In winter Soquel offers Basketball, Soccer and Wrestling, and in the spring there is Baseball, Softball, Track & Field, Swimming & Diving, Boys Tennis, Boys Golf, and Boys Volleyball. In addition, Soquel High School students can compete in surfing and cheerleading that fall outside of the SCCAL and CCS and are listed under Club Sports.[2]
Student Body
While the student body changes year to year it is typically comprised ethnically of: American Indian 1%, Asian 3%, Hispanic 34%, Black 1%, White 57%, Decline to State 4%. Typically 51% of the students are male and 49% female. The teacher to student ratio is about 1:18.[3]
Soquel High School was opened to students on September 11, 1962 and currently has approximately 1,100 students as of 2014. The high school spans 40 acres and is located on a plateau in the foothills of this Coastal California community one mile from the shores of Monterey Bay. Its original meaning is derived from a Costanoan Indian word for “place of the willows”. Students at Soquel High School reside in the Soquel Village area, Capitola-By-The-Sea, Live Oak and parts of Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley. Soquel High is a comprehensive public school which offers and affirms a challenging and rigorous academic program leading to graduation as well as surpassing college entrance requirements. Students from a broad and diverse suburban population come together at Soquel to learn and to grow toward their promising futures.
Notable alumni
English Premier League
- Lynden Gooch, professional soccer player
Major League Baseball
- Alan Castro, former minor league player[4]
- Pete Hamm, former MLB pitcher[4]
- Tim Hamm, former minor league player[4]
- Casey McGehee: Major League Baseball infielder [4]
- John Orton, former MLB catcher
- Terry Taylor, former minor league player[4]
National Football League
Others
- Drek Sherinian: Rock Keyboardist (Alice Cooper, KISS, Dream Theater, Billy Idol, Black Country Communion)
- Chris Sharma: World class climber
- Edmund McMillen: Video game designer
- Kyra Davis: Author[5]
- Maggie Vessey: American middle distance runner
- Luke Rockhold : Professional Mixed Martial Artist and current UFC middleweight contender[6]
References
- ↑ "Page 10". Waxempolo.com. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Soquel High School - Athletics". Soquelhs.net. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Soquel High School - Soquel, CA". PublicSchoolReview.com. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Soquel HS (Soquel, CA)". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ↑ "Sex in the city with a ‘Double Latte’". 67.15.208.115. 2005-05-29. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Santa Cruz's Luke Rockhold". Retrieved 2015-07-14.