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Ponderosa High School (California)

Coordinates: 38°40′23″N 120°56′32″W / 38.67306°N 120.94222°W / 38.67306; -120.94222
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Ponderosa High School
Address
Map
3661 Ponderosa Rd

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95682

United States
Coordinates38°40′23″N 120°56′32″W / 38.67306°N 120.94222°W / 38.67306; -120.94222
Information
TypePublic
Established1963
School districtEl Dorado Union High School District
SuperintendentRon Carruth
PrincipalJeremy Hunt
Staff72.26 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,648 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.81[1]
Color(s)Pine green and gray
   
NicknameBruins
RivalEldorado High School
WebsitePHS website

Ponderosa High School is a public high school in Shingle Springs, California. Opened in 1963,[2] it is a member of the El Dorado Union High School District in El Dorado County, California.

In the 2018–19 school year, there were 1,865 students enrolled. Ponderosa's mascot is the bruin bear.

Sports

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Ponderosa High School offers many sports programs, including cross country, basketball, baseball, football, golf, ski/snowboard, soccer, swimming, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo and wrestling. The school is in the Division II Capital Valley Conference.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ponderosa High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. ^ (16 May 2008). El Dorado school bond is badly needed, Sacramento Bee ("Ponderosa High School which opened in 1963 ...")
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