Castle Park High School

Castle Park High School
Address
Castle Park High School 1395 Hilltop Drive Chula Vista, CA 91911 (619) 585-2000 Chula Vista, California
Information
Type	Public
Established	1962
Principal	Viki Mitrovitch
Enrollment	2,500
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Black & Red
Slogan	Once a Trojan always a Trojan
Mascot	Tommy Trojan / Helen of Troy/
Website	[1]

Castle Park High School, established in 1962, is a high school in Chula Vista, California. It offers Advanced Placement classes. Along with Bonita Vista High School, it is one of only two schools in the Sweetwater Unified School District that offers International Baccalaureate classes. Many of Castle Park's classrooms were renovated in 2006 by Turner Construction Company, and as a result classrooms now are air-conditioned with energy efficient lighting and windows. Classrooms are also now internet ready and have new whiteboards, cabinets, flooring, and paint. The school's landscape was recently cleaned up in 2009 - 2010, and the entire school was repainted on the exterior with a more rich, earth toned tan color in 2011. These much needed improvements will be followed up by another phase of construction which is slated to begin within the next few years with Proposition O.

This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in San Diego County, California, highlighting Chula Vista in red.

Departments

Departments are: English / Language Arts, Special Education, Math, Technology, Physical Education (2 years of P.E. required), Visual and Performing Arts (Art, Drama), Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics: All offered for IB/AP programs), World Languages (French, Spanish: All offered for IB/AP programs), and Social Science.

Programs

Available programs are: Advance Placement (AP), ACE Mentor Program, sponsored by Turner Construction since 2006, AVID, English Language Learners (ELL), Gifted And Talented Education (GATE), International Baccalaureate (IB), Peer Counseling, PUENTE, UCSD Upward Bound Classic Program, School of Business Leadership (SBL), Special Education, and Science Innovation Academy (SIA).

Sports

Fall: Football, Golf, Cross Country, Cheer Leaders, Tennis (Girls), Volleyball (Girls), and Water Polo (Boys).

Winter: Basketball (Girls), Roller Hockey, Soccer (Boys), Soccer (Girls), Wrestling, and Water Polo (Girls).

Spring: Baseball, Golf, Softball, Swimming, Tennis (Boys), Track & Field, and Volleyball (Boys).

Clubs

Clubs include: Thespian/Drama Club, AASU, Grupo Folklorico, Puente, Academic League, Year Book, SBL, AVID, S.I.A.(Science Innovation Academy), Spanish Club, Christian Club, MECHA, CSF, Dance Company, Trojan Brigade, Ecology Club, Cheer Leaders, Trojan Brigade, Best Buddies, I.B., Pep Club, APSA, and Social Justice Club

Notable Alumni

• John Fox, NFL coach
• Zeke Moreno, football player
• Moses Moreno, football player
• Jerome Haywood, football player
• Benji Gil, baseball player
• Steve Riley, football player
• Mary D. Rodriguez, current Director of Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice
• Alex Sanabia, baseball player
• DeMarco Sampson, football player
• Javier Pinon,(Iamtaquero)

See also

• Education in California

References

• Chula Vista Master School Index
• cph.sweetwaterschools.org