Laguna Hills High School
| Laguna Hills High School | |
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| Address | |
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25401 Paseo de Valencia Laguna Hills, California 92653 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Hawks Soar Above the Rest |
| Established | 1978 |
| School district | Saddleback Valley Unified School District |
| Principal | Bill Hinds |
| Faculty | 80 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,600 |
| Color(s) | Brown and Gold |
| Mascot | Hawk |
| Rival | Aliso Niguel High School |
| Information | (949) 770-5447 |
| Website | Laguna Hills High School |
Laguna Hills High School is a public high school located in Laguna Hills, California which serves the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. The school has the smallest student enrollment of the district’s four schools at approximately 1,600 students. The mascot for Laguna Hills is the Hawk, and the official colors are brown and gold. 220 credits are required to graduate from Laguna Hills High School. 89% of LHHS grads are accepted at 2 or 4-year colleges
The innovative programs include the Golden-Bell Award Winning Two-Way Language Immersion Program; AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination); a four-year Model United Nations program; an interdisciplinary senior humanities program; the renowned International Baccalaurate (IB) program; and a two-period Virtual Enterprise business program.
Recent renovations to the school have brought a new football stadium and second gym, and new science building, a redone theater and library, a new multipurpose room in the center of campus, a new food services building, expansion of the ceramics and arts room, a new video productions class and a massive 4,500 sq ft (420 m2) weight room. Upcoming projects will focus on the locker rooms and the remaining classrooms.
The International Baccalaureate program at Laguna Hills High School has historically had the highest pass rate for full diploma candidates of the high schools offering the diploma program in SVUSD. In 2007 26 students graduated as full diploma candidates. Competitive and successful Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs have a tradition of engaging honors students in curriculum designed to help them succeed in these rigorous exams.
ComedySportz has become an integral part of the school's drama department as well as student activities. In only its second year, the troupe placed 2nd at the Fullerton Drama Festival under Theater Games.
The LHHSMUN program is headed by campus MUN advisor, Carri Geiger. The LHHSMUN conference is held every February. It recently held its 24th annual conference on February 20, 2015. The MUN program is campus -wide, as students are permitted to join MUN as part of a class (9th and 10th grades). During 11th and 12th grade, MUN is taken as an elective.
Under the supervision of Greg Roberts, Laguna Hills Key Club is one of the largest and the most active club on campus. As of November 2009, there are over 100 active and participating members. Members regularly meet in the Theater every Tuesday at lunch.
LHHS sponsors 17 different varsity sports. Football, Wrestling, Softball, Baseball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Cross Country and Track & Field won the Pacific Coast League championship. Girls Basketball and Wrestling both won CIF titles. Work on the school's new stadium was finished in August 2007 so that games can be played at LHHS rather than in the stadium at nearby Mission Viejo High School. Each student must have completed four semesters of physical education before they graduate.
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