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The Preuss School UCSD is a little bitch;
The '''Preuss School''' (commonly '''Preuss''' ([[IPA]]:/pɻoːyːs/), '''Preuss School UCSD''', or '''Preuss Model School''') is a [[coeducational]] college-preparatory [[charter school|charter]] [[day school]] established in 1999 on the [[University of California, San Diego]] (UCSD) campus in [[La Jolla]], [[California]], [[United States]]. The school was named in recognition of a gift from the Preuss Family Foundation and is chartered under the [[San Diego City Schools|San Diego Unified School District]].<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/general/jpreussgroundbreaking.htm | title = Groundbreaking set March 30 for Preuss School at UCSD|last=JaCoby| first=Pat| date=[[March 23]], [[1999]]|publisher=UCSD News| accessdate = 2006-10-24}}</ref>

Preuss uses an intensive college preparatory curriculum to educate [[low-income]] students between [[sixth grade|sixth]] and [[twelfth grade|twelfth grades]],<ref name="PP">{{cite news | url = http://www.newsweek.com/id/33646/output/print | title = The Principal Principle | date=[[August 15]] [[2007]]| publisher = ''Newsweek'' |last=Kantrowitz| first=Barbara| accessdate=2007-10-25}}</ref> hoping to improve their historical under-representation on the campuses of the [[University of California]].<ref>{{citation | url = http://universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/minutes/2002/edpol102.pdf | title = The Regents of the University of California: Committee on Educational Policy |date=[[January 17]] [[2002]]| accessdate = 2007-10-24}}</ref> Criteria for admission include that the student's primary guardian lacks a college education and that the student's family qualifies for federal free- or reduced-price lunches under the [[National School Lunch Act]].<ref name="Why">{{cite news | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/21/AR2007052100975.html | title = Why AP and IB Schools Soar | publisher = ''Washington Post'' |last=Mathews| first=Jay| date=[[May 22]] [[2007]]| accessdate=2007-10-29}}</ref>

The school, which charges no [[tuition]], has received a seven-year [[accreditation]] from the [[Council for Higher Education Accreditation]], has been evaluated as a [[California Distinguished School]],<ref name="CS">{{cite news | url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071022-9999-1m22preuss.html | title = Charter school of hard knocks | publisher = ''San Diego Union-Tribune'' |last=Gao| first=Helen|date=[[October 22]] [[2007]] | accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref> has been named by The Center of Educational Reform as one of the top 53 charter schools in America,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.edreform.com/csoy/schools.htm | title = National Charter School of the Year 2007 Honorees | accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref> and in 2007 was listed among the top 10 American high schools by ''[[Newsweek]]'' and ''[[US News and World Report]]''.<ref name="STAT"/><ref name="Why"/> Preuss sends a high percentage of its graduates to four-year universities.<ref name="PP"/>

==History==
A group of faculty members at the [[University of California San Diego]] first conceived the idea of establishing a [[University-preparatory school|college-preparatory school]] for [[minority group]]s after [[California Proposition 209]], a state measure that banned the use of [[affirmative action]], passed in 1996. It was their belief, as expressed by Cecil Lytle, [[Provost (education)|provost]] of [[Thurgood Marshall College]], that public universities were not active enough in creating educational opportunities for the state's most disadvantaged youth.<ref>{{citation | last=Alvarado | first=Diana | url = http://www.diversityweb.org/digest/Sp.Sm00/education.html | title = UCSD Models Collaboration with Area Schools and Launches a Campus Charter School | journal=Diversity Digest | date=Spring-Summer 2000 | accessdate=2007-10-29}}</ref> Faculty members Hugh "Bud" Mehan and Peter Gourevitch proposed establishing a college-preparatory school that would admit only low-income youths with the potential of becoming first-generation college students. In 1997, the proposal was sent to the [[regents of the University of California]] for approval. The regents, citing a need for private funding and strong oversight, rejected the proposal.<ref name="Warren">{{cite conference | last= Mehan | first=Hugh | coauthors=Lytle, Cecil | url = http://create.ucsd.edu/Research_Evaluation/Warren%20Institute%20Paper.doc | title = Creating Educational Field Stations: A remedy and a model for diversity and access in higher education | booktitle=Warren Institute Conference, Proposition 209: 10 Years Later | date= October 27–28, 2006 | accessdate=2007-10-25}}</ref>

UC regent Peter Preuss provided a gift of $5&nbsp;million through the Preuss Family Foundation, and the project was revamped.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Preuss School, History | url=http://preuss.ucsd.edu/about/history.php | publisher=UCSD | accessdate=2008-01-11}}</ref> In the new proposal, the project was to be mostly privately funded and was to have an oversight agency known as the Center for Research on Educational Equity, Access, and Teaching Excellence (CREATE).<ref name="Warren"/> CREATE would be responsible for maintaining Preuss as an example for other institutions of public education. In addition, it would coordinate efforts between the university and Preuss, including using the school for research on educational equality and for extending this research to other neighborhood schools.<ref name="Warren"/> This second proposal was brought to the regents and, assisted by public outcry against the university and positive press for the school from the ''[[San Diego Union-Tribune]]'', ''[[Sacramento Bee]]'', and ''[[LA Times]]'',<ref name="Warren"/> it was approved.

Doris Alvarez, 1997 National Principal of the Year, was selected to head the project.<ref name="PP"/> Alvarez in turn selected Janis Gabay, 1990 National Teacher of the Year, to head the faculty.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | url = http://ca.encarta.msn.com/media_701500899_761568652_-1_1/National_Teacher_of_the_Year.html | title = National Teacher of the Year | publisher = [[Encarta]] | accessdate=2007-10-25}}</ref> After funding was obtained in 1998, the school began accepting applications. By May 1999, the school had received more than 500&nbsp;applications for the charter class. About 300 of these were deemed acceptable by the admissions board, and 150 of them were then chosen by [[lottery]]. The group included about 50 students in each of three grades—sixth, seventh, and eighth—and the school continued to add a new sixth-grade class each fall until the intended total enrollment of 800 was reached.

As the school became established, it influenced other schools. Gompers Middle School, also founded by Cecil Lytle, was modeled after Preuss and took advice from CREATE.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2005/mar/10/out-past/ | title = Out of the past | publisher = ''San Diego Reader'' |last=Potter|first=Matt|date=[[March 10]], [[2005]]| accessdate=2007-10-29}}</ref> Southeastern San Diego-based Lincoln High also used Preuss as a guide, and the [[University of California, Davis]], (UC Davis) and the [[University of California, Berkeley]], (UC Berkeley) studied it while designing their own high schools for disadvantaged youth.<ref name="CS"/>

===Controversies===
In its history, Preuss has been the subject of two controversies. The first arose in March 2005 when a study, released by UCSD through CREATE, concluded that students who applied to the charter school but lost out in the subsequent lottery did as well in standardized testing as students who won in the lottery and were accepted. This led to speculation that Preuss was a [[boutique]] charter school that attracted highly motivated students while leaving less-motivated students to the mainstream public schools. It also led to the criticism that the school's practices were no more progressive than any other public school.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20050320-9999-1m20preuss.html | title = UCSD study questions Preuss achievements | publisher = ''San Diego Union-Tribune''|last=Magee| first=Maureen|date=[[March 20]], [[2005]]| accessdate=2007-10-25}}</ref> The study found, however, that the number of college preparatory (A–G) courses and [[Advanced Placement Program|advanced placement]] (AP) classes taken by Preuss students was higher than the number taken by their peers who lost in the lottery.<ref>{{citation | last1=McClure | first1=Larry | last2=Morales | first2=J. César | url = http://create.ucsd.edu/Research_Evaluation/PreussReportJune2004.pdf |format=PDF| title = The Preuss School at UCSD: School Characteristics and Students’ Achievement | publisher=The Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment and Teaching Excellence, [[University of California, San Diego]] | location=[[La Jolla, California]] | date=June 2004 | accessdate=2007-10-25}}</ref>

The second, more publicized controversy, arising in the fall of 2007, involved accusations of grade tampering. The accusations, whose source was past faculty and included a former teacher who filed a legal claim against the school,<ref name="PDE">{{cite news| url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070915/news_1m15preuss.html | title = Preuss details emerge | publisher = ''San Diego Union-Tribune''|last=Gao| first=Helen |date=[[September 15]] [[2007]]| accessdate=2007-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071115-1840-bn15preuss.html | title = Preuss School ex-teacher claims she was fired for blowing whistle | publisher = ''San Diego Union-Tribune''|last=Gao| first=Helen |date=[[November 15]], [[2007]]| accessdate=2007-10-25}}</ref> alleged that the school sometimes changed Fs to passing grades.<ref name="PDE"/> Some past teachers also said that they felt overwhelming pressure to give good grades while teaching at the school.<ref name="CS"/> UCSD's office of audit and management advisory services was assigned to investigate the accusations,<ref>{{cite news | url = http://ucsdguardian.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=2 | title = Preuss School Under Fire in Grade Change Scandal | publisher = ''UCSD Guardian''|last=L’Heureux| first=Matthew|date=[[September 25]], [[2007]]| accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref> and the school's principal, Doris Alvarez, and academic adviser Phil Ensberg were placed on leave.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://cfx.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070913/news_1n13preuss.html | title = Preuss officials on paid leave in grade probe | publisher = ''San Diego Union-Tribune''|last=Gao| first=Helen |date=[[September 13]], [[2007]]| accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref>
The report, released in December, found that 76&nbsp;percent of the 190&nbsp;transcripts reviewed contained grading inaccuracies and that a majority of these changes had a positive effect on the student's transcript.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20071212-9999-1n12preuss.html | title= Review finds extensive grade inaccuracies at charter school | publisher = ''San Diego Union-Tribune''|last=Yang Su | first=Eleanor | date=[[December 12]], [[2007]] | accessdate=2007-12-23}}</ref><ref name="Audit">{{citation | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/images/071212preuss_final_report.pdf | format=PDF|title= UCSD Preuss Charter School Grades Investigation | publisher = UCSD Audit Management Services | date=[[December 12]], [[2007]] | accessdate=2007-12-23}}</ref> After the audit and what she said was pressure from the university,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20071220/news_1n20preuss.html | title= Ex-principal of Preuss denies role in scandal | publisher = ''San Diego Union-Tribune''|last=Yang Su| first=Eleanor |date=[[December 20]], [[2007]]| accessdate=2007-12-24}}</ref> Alvarez
resigned as principal of Preuss but denied any role in changing grades. She was expected to remain at UCSD as an advisor until retirement on [[June 30]], [[2008]].<ref name="resigns">{{cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071218-1739-bn18preuss.html | title= Preuss principal resigns after grading scandal | publisher = ''San Diego Union-Tribune''|last=McDonald| first=Jeff||date=[[December 18]], [[2007]]| accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref><ref name="USA">{{cite news | url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-12-21-high-stakes_N.htm | title= School test scandal claims decorated principal | publisher = ''USA Today''|last=Toppo| first=Greg | date=[[December 21]], [[2007]] | accessdate=2007-12-23}}</ref> Scott Barton was named acting principal for the remainder of the academic year.<ref name="resigns"/> The audit was later challenged by a group of UCSD professors who questioned its statistical analysis and the method by which its testimonial evidence was gathered.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://mplab.ucsd.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/letterofconcern.pdf|format=PDF| title= Why UCSD Should Correct The Deeply Flawed Audit of the Preuss School| publisher = |last=| first= | date=[[January 15]], [[2008]] | accessdate=2008-01-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20080116-9999-1m16letter.html | title= Validity of Preuss audit in question | publisher = ''San Diego Union-Tribune''|last=Su| first=Eleanor||date=[[December 18]], [[2007]]| accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref> The Association of California School Administrators also voiced concerns about the audit and said that the auditors did not appear to understand the role of the principal or the goals of the school.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://mplab.ucsd.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/acsa.pdf|format=PDF| title= Association of California School Administrators| publisher = |last=| first= | date=[[January 15]], [[2008]] | accessdate=2008-01-15}}</ref> Later UCSD Vice Chancellor Paul Drake said on National Public Radio (NPR) that in the audit "they were never able to exactly prove who had done what or why".<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18613843 | title=Top San Diego School Accused of Grade-Fixing | publisher = NPR|last=Richard| first=Gonzalez||date=[[Feb 1]], [[2008]]| accessdate=2008-02-03}}</ref>

==Facilities==
[[Image:PreussSchool.jpg|thumb|left|The Preuss campus as seen from Voigt Drive]]
From the beginning, finding a place for Preuss was a concern. It was quickly decided that it would be best for the school to be on the UCSD campus to allow students a look at university life.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://create.ucsd.edu/Research_Evaluation/TIP.doc || title = Whole-School Detracking: A Strategy for Equity and Excellence | work = Theory into Practice|last=Mehan| first=Bud | accessdate=2007-11-19}}</ref> However, finding a suitable location proved difficult because all the land on campus was already in use. For the first year of its existence, the school was housed on the campus of the Thurgood Marshall College, in a building called "La Casa", surrounded by [[eucalyptus]] trees and within walking distance of UCSD's main library, [[Geisel Library]].<ref name="Fac">{{citation | last=De la Torre | first=Stephanie | url = http://ogs.ucsd.edu/grad2grad/print/Grad_to_Grad_Fall1999.pdf | format=PDF|title = Preuss School Enrolls First Class | newspaper=Grad to Grad | date=Fall Quarter 1999 | accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref>

In August 2000, Preuss moved to its own new campus at the northeast corner of the UCSD campus.<ref name="SC">{{cite news | url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040627/news_lz1n27preuss.html | title = Successful commencement | publisher = ''San Diego Union-Tribune''|last=Magee| first=Maureen |date=[[June 27]], [[2004]]| accessdate=2007-10-25}}</ref> The campus cost about $14 million, all of which came from community donors and organizations.<ref name="SC"/> The campus has five&nbsp;buildings for classrooms; each building has six&nbsp;classrooms, three on the first story and three on the second. The one exception to this is the science building, which requires more room for labs and hence has four&nbsp;rooms in its building. The campus includes an office area; a [[gym]]nasium used for physical education, music, and choirs; an outdoor cafeteria; a library that includes a media and resource center; and a [[lacrosse]] and soccer facility. The front of the school includes a loading and unloading dock for the school buses. While an open campus for its initial years, by the 2006 school year the Preuss campus was fenced around the perimeter. During the 2007 school year, a side field formerly used for athletics was paved over and converted to two additional bungalow buildings intended to be used for music and the arts.

==Academics==
A goal of Preuss is to have every student accepted to a college or university. The school shapes its curriculum around college entrance requirements, especially those of the University of California.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/sd/swlit04preuss.asp | title = Preuss Model School: Schoolwide Literacy Model | accessdate=2007-11-19}}</ref>

Every Preuss student studies Spanish or Japanese for at least three years, with an option for as many as five. Each student takes math courses for seven years. On the Preuss campus, students study basic algebra, geometry, pre-calculus, and calculus for two years and later take more advanced courses on the UCSD campus, which they travel to via shuttle. Required science classes include Earth sciences, physics, biology, and chemistry. Required history classes cover Western civilization, as well as U.S. history, European history, and government and politics at the advanced placement (AP) level. English and physical education are also included in the required core curriculum.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://preuss.ucsd.edu/newsletter/March%202005%20Newsletter.pdf |format=PDF| title = March 2005 Parent Newsletter |publisher=Preuss School|date=[[March]], [[2005]]| accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref>

Through all seven years at Preuss, students are required to take an advisory course known as ''university prep''. In addition to this and other required courses, during sixth, seventh, and eighth grades each student chooses one elective course per semester. In ninth and tenth grades students take a year-long elective, while in eleventh and twelfth they choose two year-long electives. Electives have included [[robotics]], engineering, drama, [[student's union]] (known as ''Associated Student Body'' or ''ASB''), journalism, publications, music, [[music technology]], and public speaking. In 12th grade, each student completes a senior internship, usually on the UCSD campus.

Preuss also has a policy on [[Advanced Placement Program|advanced placement]] (AP) courses. Students are required to take AP classes while in high school at Preuss, and most take their first such class in their freshmen year. This requirement is meant to improve the students' chances for college admission and to reduce the number of college courses these low-income students might later have to take and pay for. By graduation, Preuss students will have taken at least six AP courses.<ref name="Why"/> Inclusion of AP courses in the Preuss curriculum assisted greatly in the school's ranking of ninth on ''Newsweek'''s list of top high schools in America in 2007. Its ranking was unusually high for a school new to the list.<ref name="Why"/>

Preuss had the highest "academic performance index" in San Diego County as of 2005.<ref name="SC"/> Its students' results in the [[Standardized Testing and Reporting]] (STAR) program, the California Standards Test (CST), and the University of California college preparatory (A–G) requirements were higher than those of other schools with similar student populations.<ref name=Tests>{{cite web | url = http://create.ucsd.edu/Research_Evaluation/PreussReportJune2004.pdf |format=PDF| title = School Characteristics and Students' Achievement | accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref> These results led ''San Diego Magazine'' to name Preuss one of the city's great schools.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/media/San-Diego-Magazine/July-2006/Great-Schools/ |last=Marcia|first=Manna|date=[[July]], [[2006]]| title = Great Schools | accessdate=2007-10-25}}</ref>

Preuss students have been getting into college. In 2005, of the school's 75&nbsp;graduates, 91&nbsp;percent were accepted to a four-year college or university, and 9&nbsp;percent were accepted to community college.<ref name=UT>{{cite news | url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040609/news_1m9preuss.html | title = Distance from home a concern at Preuss | publisher = ''San Diego Union-Tribune''|last=Magee| first=Maureen| date= [[June 9]], [[2004]] |accessdate=2007-10-25}}</ref> The class of 2007 surpassed these numbers when 96 percent of its members gained admission to four-year universities.<ref name="USA"/>

===Schedule===
Preuss uses a different schedule from most schools to make room for all the courses offered. Both the school year and school day are longer than normal. The school year is 198&nbsp;days (compared with 180&nbsp;days for traditional schools),<ref name="time">{{cite news | url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/preps/20041109-9999-1s9p-preptu.html | title = Preuss students juggling course time and court time | publisher = ''San Diego Union-Tribune''|last=Vargas| first=Nicole |date=[[November 9]], [[2004]]| accessdate=2008-01-03}}</ref> and the school day is 396&nbsp;minutes (compared with an average of 360&nbsp;minutes for traditional schools).<ref name="time"/> Preuss uses a block schedule that calls for four&nbsp;classes to meet on Monday and Wednesday ("A" day) and the other four to meet on Tuesday and Thursday ("B" day). Fridays rotate between the two "A" and "B" days. During its early years, Preuss ran on a trimester system to match that of UCSD. In 2006, the school switched to a semester system.<ref name="Audit"/>

===Graduation requirements===
Every Preuss student who hopes to graduate must complete at least 10 volunteer hours each year and a total of 65 by the end of senior year.<ref name="EDGOV">{{cite web | url = http://www.ed.gov/admins/comm/choice/charterhs/report_pg20.html | title = Charter High Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap | accessdate=2007-11-19}}</ref> Parents are expected to volunteer at the school for at least 15&nbsp;hours a year, although this requirement is not enforced. Each student must complete an annual science-fair project that leads to a research project and presentation in the student's senior year.<ref name="EDGOV"/>

===Faculty===
The tasks of the faculty members at Preuss extend beyond teaching. On Fridays, the teachers meet for two&nbsp;hours to discuss staff development, trends in education, and student work, and each teacher creates an annual portfolio to present to the rest of the faculty at the end of the year.<ref name="EDGOV"/> Preuss signs one-year contracts with its faculty members and does not grant tenure.

==Student life==
===Athletics===
Preuss requires physical education through the tenth grade. At this point, students may chose to opt out and take another elective or try out for one of Preuss' five athletic teams. All Preuss teams compete in Division IV of the San Diego section of the [[California Interscholastic Federation]]. Offered sports include [[cross country running]], [[soccer]], [[basketball]], and [[lacrosse]] for boys and girls, as well as [[volleyball]] for girls only. Most Preuss teams are non-league and have yet to develop [[sports rivalry|rivalries]] with other schools. Preuss has yet to win a section title game, although it appeared in one in boys' soccer in 2006–07. The game resulted in a 5–1 loss to repeat champion [[Francis W. Parker School (San Diego)|Francis Parker]].<ref name="Soccer">{{cite news | url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070304/news_1s4p-4bsoc.html | title = Players cheer Parker repeat | publisher = ''San Diego Union-Tribune''|last=Thien| first=Glae|date=[[March 4]], [[2007]]| accessdate=2007-04-05}}</ref>

===Clubs===
A majority of Preuss clubs and organizations meet after school until 5:30&nbsp;p.m., when the late-activity buses take up to 256&nbsp;students home.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://preuss.ucsd.edu/documents/Afterschool%20Late%20Bus%20Schedule.pdf |format=PDF| title = Preuss Late Activities Program / Late Bus Schedule|publisher=Preuss School|date=[[November]] [[2007]]| accessdate=2008-02-03}}</ref> A large number of the clubs are science-related. Robotics is popular on the Preuss' campus, which has teams that compete in robotics-related events sponsored by For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology ([[FIRST Robotics|FIRST]]), as well as teams that compete in [[botball]] games played by robots they have built.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://cfx.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060219-9999-1m19robot.html | title = Problem-solving skills encouraged at robot scrimmage| publisher=''San Diego Union Tribune''|last=Rodgers| first=Terry|date=[[February 19]], [[2006]]| accessdate=2008-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20050320-9999-1m20robots.html | title = Student teams compete in tournament at USD| publisher=''San Diego Union Tribune''|last=Stetz| first=Michael|date=[[March 20]], [[2005]]| accessdate=2008-02-03}}</ref>

[[Image:National Botball 021.jpg|thumb|left|Preuss' botball team competing at the 2006 national tournament in [[Norman, Oklahoma]]]]School clubs include [[Science Olympiad]]; [[Oceanography]] Club; and the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and the Black Chemical Engineers Club which focus on practicing for [[Quiz Bowl]]-like events. Other science-related clubs include a medical engineering club, the students well-being advocacy program (SWAP), and an [[organ donation]] club which promotes the process to students.

Preuss encourages outreach and service clubs such as the [[Rotary]]-sponsored Interact, an organization similar to [[Key Club]] that helps involve students in community-service events. Others include the Preuss chapter of the [[National Honor Society]], an ecology club that runs the school's recycling program, and a student-to-student [[mentorship]] program.

Other clubs on campus include a [[chess]] club, an [[urban dance]] league, and an arts collective. Preuss also has a choir that offers two concerts annually and has performed in other school events such as the "La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Stars in Their Eyes" concert. A tennis club has also been formed.

=== Events ===
The Preuss middle school and its high school each hold three&nbsp;dances per year. Two of the high school dances are the [[Students' union|ASB]] Ball and the [[Prom]]. The students' union (ASB) also sponsors a school-spirit week, a talent show, a sports day, and a [[Shakespeare]] festival. Classic Cars for Classic Kids, an annual fundraiser featuring [[vintage cars]] and student exhibits, is held to raise the large sums, $375,000 in 2004, that the school needs to lease school buses.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041205/news_1c5stiff.html | title =School patrons rev up at garage|publisher=''San Diego Union-Tribune''|date= [[December 5]], [[2004]] |last=Stiff| first=Burl| accessdate=2007-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051027/news_1c27benefit.html | title = For Their Benefit| publisher=''San Diego Union Tribune''|last=Inman| first=Brittany|date=[[October 27]], [[2005]]| accessdate=2007-11-27}}</ref>

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==See also==
*[[Primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California]]

== External links ==
*[http://preuss.ucsd.edu/ Preuss School Website]
*[http://www.firstwiki.org/index.php/812 FIRST Robotics Team 812]
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The Preuss Pool UCSD
Address
Map
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

La Jolla
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California
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Information
School typeCharter secondary[1]
Founded1999
School districtSan Diego Unified School District
PrincipalKanYe West
Facultythree part time
Grades6–12[1]
Enrollment752 students[1] (2007)
LanguageEnglish
CampusUrban
Color(s)Pink and Green ██
MascotThe Dough Boy
Websitehttp://preuss.ucsd.edu/index.html

The Preuss School UCSD is a little bitch;

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