Loara High School

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Loara High School
Logo loara.gif
Motto "Once a Saxon, Always a Saxon"
Established 1962
Type Public Secondary, International School
Principal Pam Krey
Students 2578[1]
Grades 9-12
Location 1765 West Cerritos,
Anaheim, California, USA
Campus Suburban
Colors           Red and Gold
Mascot Saxon
Website Loara High Website

Loara High School is a public, four year International Baccalaureate American high school in the Anaheim Union High School District, located in the city of Anaheim in Orange County, California. The campus consists of 2,578 students and 111 certificated staff.[1] As of 2008 the student to teacher ratio of 25.8 to 1.[1] Loara is a California Distinguished School which prepares students to "innovate in service of their community". The school was one of the premier institutions becoming an International School in Orange County during the 1990s.

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[edit] Students

As of 2008, the campus' over 2,578 students consists of the following percentage of ethnic groups: 0.3% American Indian, 7% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 3% Filipino, 64% Hispanic, 1% Asian Indian, 2% African-American, and 16% Caucasian.[1] Over half of the student qualify for the reduced lunch program. Nearly one fourth of the students participate in an English learners program.

[edit] History

Loara was established in 1962 and is one of eight comprehensive high schools within the district. The school's name is said to mean "lost child."

In 1971, then-California governor and future U.S. president Ronald Reagan visited the Loara campus on a tour of the city of Anaheim.

The school has recently undergone modernization under Bond Measure Z, which includes two gyms, a science building, and a math building. Loara has an IB program which is delivering very successful and intelligent students. In 2006, the campus completed an extensive technology improvement plan. This includes the construction of the prototype for "Classroom of the Future," two technologically advanced rooms that were designed to model future prospects.

Sammy Saxon is the school mascot. His appearance is typically depicted as a caricature of an Anglo-Saxon warrior.

[edit] Academics

[edit] International Baccalaureate

Loara had one of the largest International Baccalaureate (IB) programs in Orange County.[2] Loara was authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme in July 1999, the program is taught in English to 148 students.

Students usually take IB exams in May. Students study six subjects selected from the subject groups. Normally three subjects are studied at the higher level representing 240 teaching hours, and the remaining three subjects are studied at standard level representing 150 teaching hours. All three parts of the core curriculum (extended essay, theory of knowledge and creativity, action, service) are compulsory and central to the philosophy of the Diploma Programme.

In the last examination session, students completed the following exams: Biology HL, Chemistry SL, English A1 HL, French B SL, History HL, Japanese B SL, Math.Studies SL, Mathematics HL, Psychology SL, Spanish B HL, Spanish B SL and Theory of Knowledge (aka ToK). Due to its late introduction into the curriculm, many IB classes are offered as combined classes, such as Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate.

The two-year IB Diploma Programme curriculum presents students with opportunities to demonstrate and build on their positive qualities. It offers challenges—academic, artistic and sporting—as well as community responsibility, through the creativity, action, service (CAS) requirement. In the past, IB graduates have been accepted into, but not limited to, ivy league colleges.

Recent changes in the monetary allowance of the Anaheim Union High School District have suspended the IB program at Loara High School. The primary cause of such action would be a result of the district's decision to remove all secretarial positions from its campuses. Loara officially ended its IB program with the class of 2009, although the class of 2010 still had the opportunity to complete the program.

[edit] Departments

+ denotes availability of Advanced Placement and/or International Baccalaureate courses

[edit] Programs

[edit] Athletics

The school competes in the CIF-SS Goldenwest League.

[edit] State championships

  • Tennis, 1966
  • Football, 1968

[edit] Notable faculty

  • Lute Olson (Robert Luther Olson); NBA basketball player, counselor, driver ed instructor, famed high school, college and Olympic Coach.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d "Loara High - Reports". California Department of Education. http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/DQReports.asp?CDSType=S&CDSCode=30664313033784. Retrieved 2008-06-21. 
  2. ^ Deruyter, Vanessa. "Recent Articles about Loara High School - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/loara-high-school. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 

[edit] External links

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