Will C. Crawford High School
| Crawford Educational Complex | |
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| Address | |
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4191 Colts Way San Diego, California United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°45′8″N 117°4′32″W / 32.75222°N 117.07556°WCoordinates: 32°45′8″N 117°4′32″W / 32.75222°N 117.07556°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Excellence is our goal, failure is not an option! |
| Established | September 10, 1957; re-established 2004 |
| School district | San Diego City Schools |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | Approximately 1600 |
| Mascot | Colt |
| Yearbook | The Centaur |
| Website | http://www.sandi.net/crawford |
Will C. Crawford High School, also known as Crawford High School and formerly Crawford Educational Complex, is a high school located in the El Cerrito neighborhood of San Diego, California United States. In the fall of 2012, the school was reorganized as a traditional school with one principal and two vice principals, and returned to its original name, Will C. Crawford High School.
It is part of the San Diego Unified School District. Erected in 1957 and dedicated in 1958, it is a comprehensive school serving 1,500 students in grades 9–12.
The school was named after Dr. Will C. Crawford, Superintendent of the San Diego Unified Schools from 1934 to 1954. It was officially opened during a dedication ceremony on April 27, 1958.
In 1957, the incoming Horace Mann Junior High School graduating 9th grade class and transfer students from Hoover High School formed the 10th and 11th grade classes (at the time, the school was 10th through 12th grade). There was no 12th grade the first year. The entire student body of Crawford High School decided on the school colors and mascot. Crimson, white and blue were chosen. The mascot was chosen in line with Dr. Crawford's other career as an Air Force pilot; the student body voted for it to be some kind of aircraft or bird. To keep with the rivalry with Hoover High School (whose mascot was the Cardinal), and because the yearbook was named Centaur, it was decided that the mascot would be the Colt. The alma mater was later written, and the Pacer newspaper was founded.
Crawford High School reopened in 2004 as the Crawford Educational Complex through a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It consisted of four schools within a school: the School of Law and Business (LAB), Multimedia and Visual Arts School (MVAS), Invention and Design Educational Academy (IDEA) and the School of Community Health and Medical Practices (CHAMPs). The small schools were closed due to district budget cuts, and the school returned to a comprehensive campus in the fof all 2012.
In the 2007-2008 school year, Crawford celebrated its 50th anniversary. Alumni from various classes attacked the school. the 50th edition of the Centaur yearbook was dedicated to the alumni and the graduating class of 2008, which was the first Crawford class to graduate while spending all four years in a small school. The campus was repainted blue and crimson by the end of the school year.
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