San Marcos High School (San Marcos, California)
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| San Marcos High School | |
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| 1615 W. San Marcos Blvd San Marcos, California USA |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1961 |
| School district | San Marcos Unified School District |
| Principal | Tiffany Campbell[citation needed] |
| Teaching staff | 83[citation needed] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,355[citation needed] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue, Columbia Blue, Silver |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Website | [1] |
San Marcos High School is a high school in the North County city of San Marcos, California. San Marcos High School is a member of the San Marcos Unified School District and serves students from San Marcos, Vista, and Carlsbad.
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Achievements
2015:
- Knight Regiment (Marching Band) - Top 10 Finalists at Western Band Association Championships[citation needed]
2014:
- Knight Regiment (Marching Band) - Silver Medal winners 6A SCSBOA Southern California Championships[citation needed]
- Color Guard - 2014 Southern California Championships: Top team in their respective divisions for Varsity and JV[citation needed]
2011-2012:
- 11th Best High School in Nation, 3rd Best in State[citation needed]
- 98.1% Graduation Rate[citation needed]
- 1st Place, Northrop Grumman High School Innovation Challenge[citation needed]
- Team America Rocketry Challenge Finalist[citation needed]
- National French Contest: 22 of top 35 in SD County are from SMHS[citation needed]
- Great Schools Ranking 10/10[citation needed]
- Homefacts Ranking: A+[citation needed]
- Avocado East Champions: Softball[citation needed]
- Avocado East Champions: Girl's Soccer[citation needed]
- Valley League Champions: Boy's Volleyball[citation needed]
- League Champions: Wrestling[citation needed]
2010-2011:
- "Most Positive School in the World", U.N. Nongovernmental Organizations[citation needed]
- Team America Rocketry Challenge Finalist[citation needed]
- 1st Place, San Diego County Fair High School Yearbook Contest[citation needed]
- API Statewide Ranking: 9/10[citation needed]
- API Similar Schools Ranking: 10/10[citation needed]
- 7th in San Diego County, API Score 2010-2011[citation needed]
- Avocado East Champions: Boy's Soccer[citation needed]
- Avocado East Champions: Girl's Soccer[citation needed]
- Valley League Champions: Boy's Volleyball[citation needed]
- League Champions: Wrestling[citation needed]
Academics
San Marcos High School is a California Distinguished School and is recognized as an AVID National Demonstration School & School of Distinction. In 2005, San Marcos was ranked the 419th best high school in the nation by Newsweek magazine. San Marcos offers eighteen Advanced Placement courses and many Honors courses, both weighted and unweighted. An average of one new AP class has been added every year for the past five years, with plans for more in the near future. The graduation rate for the '09-'10 school year was 95.8%. [1]
Chinese Language Program
San Marcos Unified School District is initiating a new Chinese language program that will allow grades 6-8 at San Elijo Middle School to begin studying the Chinese language as an elective as early as the 2011-2012 school year. This sets the foundation for the growth of course offerings of Chinese currently at San Marcos High School, with an eventual full-fledged program including advanced placement Chinese Language and Culture. Course offerings currently include Years 1 & 2 at both the middle and high schools In addition, San Marcos Unified offers 4 levels of Chinese over the summer holiday for a two-month span. Each level corresponds to one semester of Chinese.
Extracurricular activities
Knight Zone
Knight Zone provides after-school activities, such as academic tutoring, AP class support, dance, digital photography, multi-media presentation, and film appreciation.[citation needed]
Demographics
The student body of San Marcos High School is one of the fastest growing in San Diego county.[citation needed] The population growth has been mainly due to a growing resident population in south San Marcos and southeast Carlsbad within the communities of La Costa and San Elijo.[citation needed]
San Marcos High School is an ethnically diverse campus. At 44.7%, Hispanics account for the largest segment of the population, although the percentage of Hispanics has declined since reaching a high of 52% in 2006. Demographic trends are showing an increase in the percentage of Caucasians and Asians, while Hispanic population growth is stagnant. San Elijo Middle, the main feeder school of SMHS, currently has a Caucasian population of 939 and Asian population of 123 in grade 6-8, while San Marcos High only has 751 Caucasians and 74 Asians in grades 9-11.[citation needed]
Programs
PACE Promise
The PACE Promise, a joint program of San Marcos Unified School District (SMUSD) and California State University San Marcos (CSUSM), guarantees CSUSM admission to all district students continuously enrolled in the district from 9th through 12th grade who meet entrance requirements.[2]
French Foreign Exchange Hosting and Trip
This program hosts students from France that stay with the families of students in the French program in San Marcos.
Notable alumni
- Eddie Sanchez - Professional mixed martial artist. Former UFC heavyweight. Currently fighting for Bellator Fighting Championships[citation needed]
- Chad Ackerman - Lead singer for the band Destroy the Runner, Arnold Schwarzenegger impersonations for the band Austrian Death Machine, and former rhythm guitar player in the bands Die Trying and As I Lay Dying.[citation needed]
- Paloma Young- Tony award winner for 'Costume Design' in "Peter and the Starcatchers"[citation needed]
- Ariel Gade - Actress, notably in Aliens vs Predator: Requiem and Dark Water[citation needed]
- Allan Clark - NFL running back, played for the New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, and Buffalo Bills[citation needed]
