Steele Canyon High School
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| Motto | "You Can't Bend Steele" |
|---|---|
| Established | 2000 |
| Type | California Public Charter High School |
| Principal | Craig D. Rocha, Ph.D. |
| Students | 2,150 (2007–2008 school year) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 12440 Campo Road, Spring Valley, California 91978, |
| District | Grossmont Union High School District |
| Colors | Navy Blue, Cardinal Red, White |
| Mascot | Scratch the Cougar |
| Yearbook | "Canyon Echoes" |
| Newspaper | "Cougar Chronicle" |
| {{{free_label_1}}} | Cougars |
| Website | Steele Canyon High School |
Steele Canyon 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, such as Sarah Tominello, 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
- Fall: Steele Canyon High School opens.
2002
- Fall: 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
- Fall: The class of 2007 begins its freshman year marking the first year of operation for Steele Canyon High School where all four grade levels are present.
- October: The severity of the Cedar Fire causes Steele Canyon High School to close for a week and their first-ever planned Homecoming is cancelled.
2004
- Spring: Steele Canyon High School graduates its first class.
2006
- Fall: Steele Canyon High School votes to become a charter school.
2007
- 1 July: Steele Canyon High School becomes a California Public Charter School
- 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]
[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 that 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), swim and dive, 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 four CIF championships:
Grossmont South League titles
- Boys
- Basketball: 2004, 2005, 2008
- Baseball: 2008
- Cross Country: 2007
- Football: 2006
- Golf: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Tennis: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Track and Field: 2007, 2008, 2009
- Wrestling: 2008
- Girls
- Cross Country: 2006
- Gymnastics: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Soft ball: 2006, 2007
- Tennis: 2002
- Track and Field: 2005
CIF-San Diego Section championships
- Boys
- Basketball: 2004
- Cross Country: 2007
- Girls
- Softball: 2006, 2007
[edit] Arts
Art and drama performances are occasionally held after school hours, such as the one organised by the "Future Film Makers" club where student-made short films are shown. This program allows students to express themselves artistically.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
Grossmont Union High School District - school mascots and colors
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 32°43′46.63″N 116°55′29.69″W / 32.7296194°N 116.9249139°W
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