Santa Fe High School (California)
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| Santa Fe High School | |
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| Established | 1954 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Kevin Jamero |
| Faculty | 104 |
| Students | 2,932 ('09-'10 school year) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 10400 Orr and Day Rd, Santa Fe Springs, California, USA |
| District | Whittier Union High School District |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Nickname | Santa Fe |
| Mascot | Chiefs |
| Website | [1] |
Santa Fe High School is a public high school located in Santa Fe Springs, California. The school has an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students and is a part of the Whittier Union High School District. The school's current principal is Kevin Jamero.
Santa Fe High School was dedicated in 1954. It serves 9-12 grade students in the cities of Santa Fe Springs, Norwalk, Downey, and Whittier.
Santa Fe was named a California Distinguished School in 2007.[1]
For the 2009-2010 school year, Santa Fe met its Federal AYP,[2] the school's API score is 786 for that same year.[3] Santa Fe's API Score for the 2010-2011 school year is 803 (not yet published), placing the school within the proficient range of 800.
Santa Fe high school's mascot is the Chief, and the school colors are Black and Gold. Sports offered include golf, soccer, tennis, water polo, swim, softball, baseball, volleyball, cross-country, track, cheerleading and football. Santa Fe holds the record for the highest attendance rate in the Whittier Union High School District. In 2010, Santa Fe had the highest scoring California High School Exit Exam (CASHEE) in the district.
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[edit] Alma mater
Santa Fe's Alma Mater is the representation of the school. It is sung and played after every football game, assembly, and school event.
- Hail Santa Fe
- All hail to you
- Years pass forever,
- We're still with you!
- In spirit, and courage,
- and faith so true!
- All hail to you our Alma Mater
- All Chiefs love you!
[edit] Clubs and Activities
Santa Fe High School also offers many clubs and activities. Some include FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) where students from Santa Fe High school placed nationally in business competitions. Yet another club is the Santa Fe's ASB (Associated Student Body) which has won the California Student Activities Best Activities Program award sponsored by CADA and CASL for ten consecutive years.[4]
Santa Fe also offer many other diverse clubs including:
- Black and Gold Nation
- Expanded Horizons
- The National Honor Society
- Earth Club
- French Club
- Skateboarding Club
- Latin Dance
- Business Academy
- Architectural Academy
- Concert Band
- Robotics
- Science Newspaper
- Junior State of America (JSA)
- Gay Straight Aliance (GSA)
- Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
- California Scholarship Federation (CSF)
- Breakfast Club
- Chess Club
- Drama Club
- Spanish Club
- Key Club
- Art Club
- Link Crew
- Comedy Sportz
- Choir
- Paintball Club
- Science Olympiad (not currently running)
[edit] Santa Fe Chieftain Tribe
The Santa Fe High School award-winning Chieftain Tribe Marching Band and Colorguard is currently under the direction of Mr. Terry Dawson. The Chieftain Tribe has had a long and awarded history of success.[5] The marching band participates in marching band competitions, competing against other high schools in California. The Chieftain Tribe has garnered several achievements, with the most recent being a third-place-win at the 2007 CSCB championships and placing 12th at the 2008 SCSBOA championships.[6] The tribe has also competed in the MBOS league for the first time in 2010 and was one of only twenty four bands to make it to championships for that year.[7]
Smaller subsets of the marching band are the jazz band, concert band, winter drumline, and winter guard. These groups are usually active during the Winter/Spring semesters after the marching band/football season has ended.
[edit] Alumni
Notable alumni include:
- Joe Gibbs - former head coach of the Washington Redskins
- Tammy Jernigan - U.S.Astronaut
- Mark Kotsay - of the Milwaukee Brewers
- Laura Berg - Olympic softball player
- Rod Barajas - of the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Linval Joseph - of the New York Giants
- Theo Epstein - of the Chicago Cubs
- Jorge Morales - of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
[edit] External links
[edit] Social Network
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/disting2007.asp
- ^ http://ayp.cde.ca.gov/reports/AcntRpt2010/2010APRSchAYPReport.aspx?allcds=19651281937903&df=2
- ^ http://whittierunion.schoolwisepress.com/reports/2010/pdf/whittierunion/sarci_en_19-65128-1937903h.pdf
- ^ http://www.wuhsd.org/domain/433
- ^ http://www.wuhsd.k12.ca.us/816209911037250/site/default.asp
- ^ http://www.scsboa.org/mb/recaps/3a6a.pdf
- ^ http://www.wgasc.org/recaps_mbos/mbos_recap4_2010.pdf
