Steele Canyon High School
| Steele Canyon Charter High School | |
|---|---|
| Motto | "You Can't Bend Steele" |
| Established | 2000 |
| Type | California Public Charter High School |
| Students | 2,150 (2009–2010 school year) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 12440 Campo Road, Spring Valley, California, USA |
| District | Grossmont Union High School District |
| Colors | Navy Blue, Cardinal Red, White |
| Nickname | Steele, SCHS |
| Mascot | Scratch the Cougar |
| Yearbook | "Canyon Echoes" |
| Newspaper | "Cougar Chronicle" |
| Website | Steele Canyon High School |
Steele Canyon Charter High School is a public charter high school located in the San Diego East County community of Spring Valley, California. Opened in 2000, the school serves students in grades nine through grade twelve and was part of the Grossmont Union High School District until July 1, 2007.
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[edit] History
2000-2001 School Year
- Steele Canyon High School opens. 9th Grade is the only grade level.
2001-2002 School Year
- Steele Canyon High School 9th and 10th grade levels.
2002-2003 School Year
- Steele Canyon High School 9th -11th grade levels. Steele Canyon High School begins to compete in varsity level sports. SCHS went on to win two league titles that year - boy's golf and girl's tennis.
2003-2004 School Year
- Steele Canyon High School a 9th-12th grade. Making Steele Canyon a four year comprehensive high school.
- October: The severity of the Cedar Fire causes Steele Canyon High School to close for a week and their first-ever planned Homecoming was postponed two weeks.
- The Class of 2004 is the first graduating class of Steele Canyon. First Prom at the San Diego Convention Center.
2004-2005 School Year
- Class of 2005 is the second graduating class.
2005-2006 School Year
- Class of 2006 is the third graduating class.
2006-2007 School Year
- Steele Canyon High School votes to become a charter school.
- Class of 2007 is the fourth graduating class.
2007-2008 School Year
- Class of 2008 is the fifth graduating class.
- 1 July: Steele Canyon High School becomes a California Public Charter School
- August: Steele Canyon has a ribbon cutting ceremony to kick off the opening of its Charter School doors. It begins its "Maiden Charter Voyage" with Dr. Craig Rocha and its first Governing Board at the helm.
- 20–28 October: Steele Canyon serves as an evacuation center for San Diego residents threatened by the Harris fire which was one of the larger October 2007 California wildfires. The fire later threatens the school itself. Firefighters, with helicopter support, defend the school by using a back burning technique on the hills nearby. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Steele Canyon High School and gives a press conference addressing the fires.[1]
- Prom held at The House of Blues
2008-2009 School Year
- Steele Canyon gets a new football field and track.
- Graduating Class of 2009 is the sixth graduating class. "Can't Outshine the Class of '09"
- Prom held at The Wave House
2009-2010 School Year
- Graduating Class of 2010 is the seventh graduating class.
- Prom held at U.S. Grant Hotel
- 'First High School Reunion Ever!
- http://www.steelecanyonalumni.org held at SCHS August 8, 2009 hosted by Class of '04-'05 and former Cross country and Track and Field Runners
- The song "You Can't Bend Steele" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE4RLWNI4vA) was sung by Mike Eddie.
[edit] Facilities and faculty
Steele Canyon High School has 130 employees. All employees hold the proper credentials and certificates to be more than qualified for the positions they hold.[citation needed]
[edit] Extracurricular activities
[edit] Athletics
Steele Canyon Cougars compete in the Grossmont South League Conference and the San Diego Section of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF).[2]
The school has teams that compete in CIF in the following sports: baseball (boys), basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football (boys), golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball (girls), swimming and diving, tennis, track, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling (boys).[3]
Since the Fall of 2002 (the first year of varsity-level competition), SCHS has won 26 league titles and nine CIF championships "The Legacy":
Grossmont South League titles
- Boys
- Basketball: 2004, 2005, 2009
- Baseball: 2008, 2009
- Cross Country: 2007, 2009
- Football: 2006
- Golf: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Tennis: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Track and Field: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Wrestling: 2008, 2009, 2010
- Girls
- Cross Country: 2006
- Gymnastics: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Soft ball: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Tennis: 2002
- Track and Field: 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Soccer: 2010
- Golf: 2009, 2010
- Water Polo: 2010
CIF-San Diego Section championships
- Boys
- Basketball: 2004, 2005
- Cross Country: 2007
- Track & Field: 2008, 2009
- Wrestling: 2009
- Girls
- Softball: 2006, 2007
- Track & Field: 2009
- Soccer:2010 CIF Champion Runner Up
Steele Regiment is Steele Canyon's Competitive Marching band that competes in the 1A category. In 2010 they won 1st place in Poway Regionals as well as 2nd and 3rd in other Marching Band competitions.
[edit] Arts
Art and drama performances are occasionally held after school hours. Steele Canyon Players put on two main plays each year, one in the fall and one in the spring. The advance theatre class puts on One Acts in the spring.
Shows that have been presented by the Steele Canyon Players
- The Boy Friend, Fall 2004
- Our Town, Fall 2006
- Pippin, Spring 2007
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Fall 2007
- Outside In, Spring 2008
- The Madwoman of Chaillot, Fall 2008
- The Island of Doctor Moreau, Spring 2009
- The Love for Three Oranges, Fall 2009
- Guys and Dolls, Spring 2010
- Metamorphoses (play), Fall 2010
- The Wiz, Spring 2011
[edit] Notable alumni
- Andrew Bellatti, Class of 2009, Drafted in the 2009 MLB Draft in the 12th round to the Tampa Bay Rays.
- Michael Cederoth, Class of 2011, Drafted in the 2011 MLB Draft in the 41st round to the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Alexis Swanstrom, Class of 2011, crowned Miss California Teen USA in 2010
- Alberto Bernal, Class of 2005, Creates 1st Alumni Reunion Event http://www.steelecanyonalumni.org
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Coordinates: 32°43′46.63″N 116°55′29.69″W / 32.7296194°N 116.9249139°W
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