Patrick Henry High School (San Diego, California)

Patrick Henry High School
Established	1969
Principal	Pat Crowder
Faculty	116
Students	2,480
Grades	9–12
Location	6702 Wandermere Drive; San Diego, California, USA
Campus	Location on Yahoo Maps
Colors	Green, Gold & White
Mascot	Patriots
Yearbook	'The Encounter'
Newspaper	'The Patriot Press'
Website	henry.sandi.net
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Patrick Henry High School is attended by students residing in Del Cerro, San Carlos, Allied Gardens, Mission Valley and College Area in the city of San Diego, California.

Patrick Henry High School attendance area

It is a four-year high school accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The 57-acre (230,000 m²) campus includes a counseling center, child development center, computer and science labs, a newly remodeled auditorium, library and drama theater. Patrick Henry is a member school of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors and complies with the NACAC statement of principles of good conduct.^{[citation needed]}

The school participates in the Voluntary Ethnic Enrollment Program (VEEP) whereby approximately 600 students travel daily from a minority community and are regularly enrolled, full-time students. In 2009, the ethnic composition of the school represented more than 20 ethnic groups, PHHS is composed of approximately 48.8% White, 29.4% Hispanic, 10.4% African-American and 11.4% other ethnicities

[edit] History

Patrick Henry High School opened in 1967. The student body then consisted of juniors and sophomores only. Classes were scheduled around a twenty minute modular system with some classes consisting of two "mods" and others were three "mods". This allowed for extra time during the day that students could use for independent study. Most independent study time was spent with students talking to friends in the "quad". After two years, the experiment in independent study was stopped.^{[citation needed]}

In the late 1970s Patrick Henry was the first of only a few high schools in the San Diego area to have a smoking section.

The school was designated a California Distinguished School in 1999.^{[citation needed]} In 2000 and again in 2003, Newsweek Magazine listed Patrick Henry as being among the top one percent of high schools in the nation.^{[citation needed]} The 2005 Academic Performance Index (API) has continued to rise and was 748 in 2009 (an API of 800 is the target).^{[citation needed]}

[edit] College admissions

Annually about 40% of Patrick Henry graduates enroll in colleges and universities. In 2006 these included UCSD (8), UC Berkeley (6), UCLA (5), UC Irvine (4), Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (4), UCSB (4), UCSC (3), SDSU (51), Lewis and Clark (1), University of Puget Sound (2) and one each at Rice, Harvard, NYU, Purdue, USC, Johns Hopkins, MSU, Michigan State, Amherst, Arizona State, Vanderbilt, Tulane and Howard.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Administration

Patrick Henry High School's graduation requirements are consistent with the requirements of the San Diego Unified School District.

[edit] Campus

The San Diego Community College, Navajo campus, is co-located on the school site.

[edit] Student Clubs & Organizations

[edit] Organizations

Associated Student Body (ASB)
The Encounter (Yearbook)
Patriot Press (School Paper)
Patriot Volleyball^[1]
Band^[2]: Drumline, Concert Band, Marching Band,^[3] and Jazz Band^[4]
Choirs: Bel Cantos, Concert Choir, Women's Ensemble
Colorguard^[5]
Drama
Link Crew
Naval Junior Reserve (NJROTC)^[6]
Peer Mediation^[7]

[edit] Clubs

Academic League
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
GSA (Gay and Straight Alliance)
Guitar Club
The Writers' Well
Patriot Volleyball
Biology Club
California Scholarship Foundation (CSF)
AIDS Awareness Club (AAC)
Future Educators of America
Frisbee Club
H.E.A.R.T Club
Invisible Children's Club
Language Clubs: French,^[8] German,^[9] Japanese,^[10] Asian],^[11] Spanish,^[12] Mandarin.
Key Club
Improv Troupe^[13]^[14]
Bicycling Club
Marine Science Club
Math Club^[15]
Media Arts Club
Mix It Up
Model United Nations^[16]
M.T.R.P
Philosophy Club
Physiology Club
Robotics Club
Science Olympiad^[17]
RPG (Role Playing Games) Club
Sign Language Club
Speech & Debate
Students for Social Action
Students for Universal Relief
Student-to-Student^[18]
T.R.E.E.S Club
Tutoring for Triumph^[19]
Ultimate Frisbee
Jewish Student Union
Fishing Club
Chinese Club
Women's Ensemble

[edit] Sports

The mascot is the Patriots.

[edit] Fall

Cross Country^[20]
Women's Field Hockey^[21]
Football
Women's Tennis
Women's Volleyball
Men's Waterpolo

[edit] Winter

Men's & Women's Basketball^[22]
Men's & Women's Soccer
Women's Waterpolo
Wrestling

[edit] Spring

Men's & Women's Badminton
Baseball
Cheer^[23]
Men's Golf
Men's & Women's Lacrosse
Softball
Men's & Women's Swimming
Men's Tennis
Men's & Women's Track & Field
Men's Volleyball

[edit] Notable alumni

Brian Stokes Mitchell 1974, Actor, Singer, Composer
Annette Bening 1975 Actress
Dante, Stand-up comic and actor, (Class of 1988)
Aaron Harang Major League Baseball Pitcher, (Class of 1996)
Eric Karros Former Major League Baseball Player, Commentator (Class of 1985)
Ken Kocher National Football League; Greenbay Packers, Arena Football League; Columbus Destroyers (Class of 1998)
Ericka Lorenz US Olympic Water Polo Player, (Class of 1999)
Matt Nokes Major League Baseball Catcher, (Class of 1980)
Russ Lorenson Actor, Singer, Composer (Class of 81)
Ricky Williams National Football League Running Back, Heisman Trophy Winner (Class of 1995)
Sal Zizzo US Soccer Player, (Class of 2005)
Rey Mysterio Professional Wrestler, (Class of 1993)
Steve Fairchild 1975. Former National Football League coach, Colorado State head coach.
Kellen Winslow Jr. (Grades 9-10) NFL Tight End, Cleveland Browns
Tony Harnell 1978. grades 9-10 Singer/Songwriter for well known 80's hard rock band TNT

[edit] Incidents

In 2007, San Diego police conducted a sting operation at both Patrick Henry High School and University City High School. Between both operations, 15 students were arrested for selling drugs to an undercover officer who had posed as a student during the first semester.^[24]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[0] Patriot Volleyball

[1] Band

[2] Marching Band

[3] Jazz Band

[4] Colorguard

[5] Naval Junior Reserve (N.J.R.O.T.C)

[6] Peer Mediation

[7] French

[8] German

[9] Japanese

[10] Asian

[11] Spanish

[12] Improv Troupe

[13] [1]

[14] Math Club

[15] Model United Nations

[16] Science Olympiad

[17] Student-to-Student

[18] Tutoring for Triumph

[19] Cross Countrya

[20] Women's Field Hockey

[21] Men's & Women's Basketball

[22] Cheer

[23] SignOnSanDiego.com

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