Villa Park High School
| Villa Park High School | |
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| 18042 Taft Avenue Villa Park, CA 92861 |
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| Type | public |
| Established | 1963 |
| Faculty | 91 |
| Enrollment | 2,400[1] |
| Information | (714) 628-4300 |
| Mascot | Spartans |
| Website | Villa Park High School |
Villa Park High School is a suburban public high school in Villa Park, California. The school was built in 1964 and is one of four comprehensive high schools in the Orange Unified School District. The campus serves students residing in Villa Park and portions of the cities of Orange and Anaheim.
Current enrollment (September, 2008) is 2,453 students. The ethnic breakdown of the student population is 12% Asian, 22% Hispanic , 3% African American and 54% white (non Hispanic). The professional staff includes 91 teachers, six counselors, a library media specialist, a career advisor, an activities director, and three administrators. A dedicated classified staff also supports the school program.
The principal is Ed Howard. The school Academic Performance Index (API) for the 2007–08 school year was 802, a thirteen point increase over the previous year.
The regular school day begins at 8:00 AM and ends at 2:46 PM. A small number of earlier classes are available for students who want to begin and finish their school day earlier. These "zero period" classes meet from 6:55—7:55 A.M.
Rival schools include Canyon High School in nearby Anaheim Hills.
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[edit] Athletics
The school mascot is a Spartan and its colors are columbia blue, silver, and black. Students at Villa Park High School compete in the following sports:[2]
- Wrestling
- Kick Boxing
- Co-Ed Wrestling
- Baseball
- Girls Basketball
- Cross Country
- Girls Football
- Football (Century League Champs 2010)
- Golf (CIF Champs in 2009/2010)
- Hockey
- Soccer
- Dance
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Water Polo (Century League CHAMPS 2009)
- Advanced Dance
- Cheerleading
- Marching Band
[edit] Notable alumni
- Aaron Boone – Former MLB Infielder, ESPN Baseball Tonight Analyst
- Eric Chenowith – (Basketball player) University of Kansas, and NBA.
- Kevin Costner – Actor
- Robbie Martin – NFL Football Player, Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts
- Pat McInally – All-Pro NFL punter, Cincinnati Bengals
- Paul Moyer – Professional Football Player, Seattle Seahawks
- Susie Rasinski – U.S. Ambassador to Austria
- Mark Trumbo - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Monte Scheinblum, 1992 U.S. National and World Long Driving Champion.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Villa Park High School Profile". Orangeusd.org. http://www.orangeusd.org/schools/high/villapark/index.asp. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ^ "Villa Park Athletics". Villa Park Athletics. http://www.villaparkathletics.org/. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ^ "Monte Scheinblum Shines When He's Hitting Off the Tee", Bucky Albers, Dayton Daily News, May 19, 1993, Retrieved December 23, 2010. The family settled in Orange County, Calif., and Monte says he was a 4.3 student at Villa Park High School
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 33°49′01″N 117°49′03″W / 33.816807°N 117.817458°W
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