Aliso Niguel High School
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28000 Wolverine Way Aliso Viejo, California 92656 United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°33′40″N 117°43′11″W / 33.56111°N 117.71972°WCoordinates: 33°33′40″N 117°43′11″W / 33.56111°N 117.71972°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1993 |
| School district | Capistrano Unified School District |
| Principal | Deni Christensen |
| Faculty | 120 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3126 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Black, teal, white |
| Mascot | Wolverines |
| Newspaper | The Growling Wolverine |
| Yearbook | The Legend |
| Website | School website |
Aliso Niguel High School (ANHS), which is part of the Capistrano Unified School District, is located in the city of Aliso Viejo, California. Most of its students reside in the communities of Aliso Viejo and Laguna Niguel. The school is a California Distinguished School, a National Blue Ribbon School, and a New American High School. Aliso Niguel was ranked as number 252 in Newsweek's 2016 list of the top 500 high schools in the nation, and was within the top 5% of high schools nationwide.
Opening its doors in 1993 with a student body of 1600, ANHS became the fourth high school in the Capistrano Unified School District. With the implementation of Digital High School grant in 2000, Aliso Niguel High School invested over $1 million in new technology and related instruction. Additionally, all teachers have e-mail addresses and web sites for swift communication with parents. Organized parent involvement takes the form of an active PTSA and a wide range of parent booster organizations.
In 1996, Aliso Niguel was selected as a California Distinguished School, the youngest school ever to be recognized as such by the State Department of Education. In 2000, Aliso Niguel High School received national recognition as a Blue Ribbon School and New American High School. In 2004, The Western Association of Schools and Colleges granted Aliso Niguel a six-year term of accreditation, which it renewed for an additional six-year period in 2010.
Although the high school started small (with about 1,400 students) in their first year, the high school grew rapidly over the years, and it still continues to grow to this present day. Currently, the school has 26 portable classrooms in its southern parking lot adding to 22,080 square feet (2,051 m2), and 100 permanent classrooms. The permanent buildings are 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) forming a grand total of 222,080 square feet (20,632 m2) on the campus, making Aliso the largest school in the district. The campus also includes a stadium, Wolverine Stadium, with a track and multipurpose field. Wolverine Stadium, which opened in 1994, seats 2,675 people, it includes a visitor side and a larger home side for seating.
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