Irvine High School (Irvine, California)
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| Irvine High School | |
| Address | |
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| 4321 Walnut Ave Irvine, CA 92620 |
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| Information | |
| School board | Irvine Unified School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. Gwen Gross |
| Principal | Monica Colunga |
| Vice principal | Samantha Doss, Harry Meader, Keith Tuominen |
| Enrollment |
1,828[1] (2005-06) |
| Faculty | 76.6 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 23.9[1] |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Vaquero |
| Color(s) | Green and Light Blue |
| Yearbook | Citadel |
| Newspaper | El Vaquero |
| Established | 1976 |
| Homepage | www.irvinehigh.org |
Irvine High School is a public high school located in the city of Irvine in Orange County, California, as part of the Irvine Unified School District.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,828 students and 76.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 23.9.[1]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
During the 1988-89 school year, Irvine High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[2][3], the highest award an American school can receive.[4][5]
It was named a California Distinguished School by the California State Board of Education in both 1988 and 2007.[6]
Additionally, in 2000 and again in 2006, the Accrediting Commission for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges awarded Irvine High a full six-year term of accreditation under the Pursuing Excellence format.
Irvine High School has also been named a Grammy “Signature Gold” for its instrumental and choral music departments.
[edit] History
Irvine High School opened its doors in 1976, with its first graduating class in 1979. One of four comprehensive high schools in the Irvine Unified School District, it supports a student enrollment of approximately 2,100.
The campus itself is notable for its architecture. Designed in the Brutalist architecture style and built largely of cinder block, it features distinctive "stamped" concrete panels with impressionistic designs. Irvine High School has no lunch tables. The shapes and angles of everything on the campus are based on the hexagon, and an imperfect line of symmetry can be drawn vertically through much of the campus.
In recent years, the school has developed and emphasized an acronym of values:
- Integrity: firm adherence to a code of moral values; honesty; incorruptibility.
- Honor Yourself & Others: a keen sense of ethical conduct toward one's self and to the whole community.
- Social Responsibility: acting with empathy and concern towards family, school and the global community.
[edit] Noted alumni
- Eric Anderson (1972-), musical theatre actor
- Amanda Beard (1981-), U.S. Olympic Women's swimmer.[7]
- Jack DeSena (1987-), Actor on All That and Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Bob Hamelin (1967-), former Major League Baseball player.[8]
- Lon Harris (1978-), Co-host of Mahalo Daily podcast
- Don Jeffcoat (1975-), Actor/Host of Nickelodeon's Wild and Crazy Kids
- Dustin Kensrue (1980-), vocalist/guitar with Thrice
- Jason Lezak (1975-), U.S. Men's Olympic swimmer
- Chris Mandeville, former National Football League player
- Beverly Oden, U.S. Olympic Women's volleyball player
- Elaina Oden, U.S. Olympic Women's volleyball player
- Kim Oden, U.S. Olympic Women's volleyball player
- Jason Peoples, Winner on television show Average Joe
- Arie Posin, director of the movie Chumscrubber
- Jimmy Raye, former National Football League player, Front Office
- Teppei Teranishi, guitar with Thrice
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Irvine High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 17, 2007.
- ^ "Irvine: Blue ribbon schools", Orange County Register, September 28, 2006. Accessed December 18, 2007.
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
- ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
- ^ Distinguished School Awards: Award Winners for Orange County, California State Board of Education. Accessed December 17, 2007.
- ^ Klein, Sarah A. "Conquering Heroine; Amanda Beard Welcomed Back After Olympic Trial Swim Wins", Los Angeles Times, March 15, 1996. Accessed January 15, 2008. "A sign hastily written on notebook paper and held behind Olympic Swim Team member Amanda Beard's back on Thursday said it all: Amanda Beard is Cool. Even though she's just a freshman at Irvine High School and is only 14, she's cool, calm and collected about her two first-place finishes in the Olympic trials. And she's super-cool in the minds of her classmates."
- ^ Bob Hamelin, The Baseball Cube. Accessed December 17, 2007.
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