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Calabasas High School is a four-year high school, freshman-senior, in Calabasas, California, United States. Full-time equivalent (FTE) is a way to measure a workers productivity and/or involvement in a project. ... A public high school is a secondary school that is financed by tax revenues and other government-collected revenues, and administered exclusively by, and at the discretion of, state and local officials. ... The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. ... Location of Calabasas in California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1991-04-05[2] Government - Mayor James Bozajian[1] Area - City 13. ...

Calabasas High School, which serves portions of Calabasas and the West Hills, Los Angeles, California section of Los Angeles, is one of three high schools in the Las Virgenes Unified School District (along with Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, California and Indian Hills also located in Calabasas, California), as well as the closest high school to the west of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Due to this, it is frequently in competition in every aspect with El Camino Real High School, located on the north side of the 101 on Valley Circle Boulevard, about a couple miles north of Calabasas High. Some of the competition is due both schools having students come from all parts of the San Fernando Valley. El Camino Real naturally has more Valley students, but Calabasas High has a very high and significant number as well. West Hills is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ... Las Virgines Unified School District (LVUSD) is a K-12 school district in north-west Los Angeles County consisting of 14 public schools in the cities of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, and Westlake Village. ... For the unincorporated community, see Agoura, California. ... Location of Calabasas in California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1991-04-05[2] Government - Mayor James Bozajian[1] Area - City 13. ... The Los Angeles Unified School District (the LAUSD) is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. ... El Camino Real High School El Camino Real High School (also known locally as ECR and by some more recently as ELCO) is a public secondary school located in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California. ... The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. ... San Fernando Valley from its southwestern edge. ...

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,992 students and 77.8 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 25.6.^[1] Full-time equivalent (FTE) is a way to measure a workers productivity and/or involvement in a project. ...

Awards and recognition

During the 2006-07 school year, Calabasas High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education^[2], the highest award an American school can receive.^[3]^[4] Insignia that designates a Blue Ribbon School The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created to honor schools. ... The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building[1]) , ED headquarters in Washington, DC A construction project to repair and update the building facade at the Department of Education Headquarters building in 2002 resulted in the installation of structures at all of the entrances to protect employees and visitors from...

Calabasas High was ranked #776 in Newsweek's "Top 1000 U.S. High Schools" poll.^[5]

Athletics

Despite Calabasas High being in Los Angeles County, its athletic teams compete in the Marmonte League against teams from Ventura County. The Calabasas football team lost 44 consecutive games in the mid-2000s. Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. ... Ventura County . ...

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The wrestling team is also highly competitive and respected in the Marmonte League.

Extracurricular activities

The Key Club of Calabasas High School is the largest club on campus. With over 100 members, it has served the surrounding community since the start of the school. Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. ...

The CHS Music and Theater programs have also seen much success. The theater department has competed in the Drama Teachers Association of Southern California (DTASC) where they have won several 1st Place awards over the past 5 years. The music department has competed in the National Heritage Festival, where they won 1st place in 2005 for their mixed choir, and frequently competes in the Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival in New York City.

Notable alumni

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Calabasas High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2007.
^ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2006 (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."
^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8759025/site/newsweek/page/8/
^ "MENENDEZ BROTHER ADMITTED TO SLAYINGS, TRANSCRIPT SAYS", Daily News of Los Angeles, April 17, 1993. Accessed November 10, 2007. "Craig Cignarelli - who became best friends with Erik Menendez after the two met in 1986 at Calabasas High School..."
^ Morrison, Mark. " A little Schroder. A little wiser. Former child star Rick (a k a Ricky) Schroder 's grown-up role on NYPD Blue could earn him a nod in next week's Emmy nominations.", USA Today, July 11, 1999. Accessed November 10, 2007. "When I finished Silver Spoons and I went back to Calabasas High School for senior year, I had a tough time."

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