Royal High School (California)
| Royal High School | |
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| Address | |
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1402 East Royal Avenue Simi Valley, California United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°15′49″N 118°46′18″W / 34.26356°N 118.77178°WCoordinates: 34°15′49″N 118°46′18″W / 34.26356°N 118.77178°W |
| Information | |
| Type | public secondary |
| Established | 1968 |
| School district | Simi Valley Unified School District |
| CEEB code | 053379 |
| Principal | Keith Derrick |
| Staff | Teachers: 90 (2010-2011) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2,110 (2013-2014) |
| Campus | suburban |
| Color(s) | Green, White and Gold. |
| Athletics conference | Coastal Canyon League |
| Mascot | Willie the Highlander. |
| Website | http://www.royalhighlanders.org/ |
Royal High School (RHS) is one of three public high schools in Simi Valley, California. Royal is part of the Simi Valley Unified School District and is located on Simi Valley's west side.
Royal High School is a California Distinguished School and the recipient of a Digital High School Technology Grant. It provides numerous courses of study and offers many of the Advanced Placement classes sponsored by the College Board including AP English, Statistics, Physics, Calculus AB and BC, Computer Science, Studio Art, World and U.S. History, Spanish, French, Government, Economics, Chemistry, and Biology as well as many Honors courses. It also offers ROP (work experience) programs and numerous performing, visual, and technical arts. Students may take classes in piano, photography, video production, broadcasting, music (choir and band), dance, stagecraft, web design, drama, graphics design, or drawing/painting.
Royal opened in 1968 but did not have a graduating class until 1970, because the class of 1969 was not divided up and remained at Simi Valley High School. Royal opened up with only sophomores and juniors. Freshmen, at that time, were part of the junior high system.
Royal High School has a partnership with the Reagan Library. Students may earn a diploma seal by completing a community service project, taking an AP Social Science class, and being involved in school governance. Students often are involved in events at the Reagan Library. Events including meeting with Senators, Governors, and other government officials. Royal High School has one of the few IB programs in the region. Royal High School is the only school with an Air Force JROTC program in the area.
Royal High School offers a variety of sports. Royal High school is most widely known for their prestigious Boys Soccer, Girls Water Polo, Boys Water Polo, Boys Volleyball, Cross Country, and Wrestling teams which have won the Marmonte League Championships and have been finalist in the California State Championships numerous times. Royal has recently added Boys Lacrosse and Girls Lacrosse.
Royal's school colors are hunter green and gold.
The Royal High School Boys soccer team has won 17 league titles and 3 CIF Southern Section titles in the program's 40 year history.
Royal Girls Water Polo have won CIF the last two years. Many of the students are recruited by universities to play.
The Royal High School Baseball team has won the Marmonte League championships in 1971, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2005 and 2010.
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