La Jolla High School

Established	1922
School type	Public school
Principal	Dana Shelburne
Address	750 Nautilus St., La Jolla, CA 92037
Enrollment	1,650
Colors	Black & Red ██
Mascot	Viking
Rival Schools	The Bishop's School, Cathedral Catholic High School, Mission Bay High School
Homepage	[1]

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La Jolla High School (LJHS) is a comprehensive high school for Grades 9–12 located in La Jolla, a community within the city limits of San Diego. LJHS supports approximately 1,650 students with exemplary educational programs and services. The student body is comprised of the local community and students from the Voluntary Ethnic Enrollment Program, School Choice, and the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Bishops School is a private, highly selective, college preparatory Episcopalian day school located in La Jolla, California. ... Cathedral Catholic High School (CCHS) is a coeducational Catholic Christian High School in San Diego, California. ... Mission Bay High School is a public school located in the Pacific Beach suburb of San Diego, California. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... One of the beaches at La Jolla Cove. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin...

In 2003, LJHS was named a California Distinguished School. It is the first high school west of the Mississippi to have a chapter of the Cum Laude Society. Additionally, La Jolla High has been ranked as one of the top 100 high schools in the nation by Newsweek magazine. In 2005, LJHS was awarded a six-year Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation term. La Jolla High is also an Achievement Via Individual Determination (AVID) School of Distinction.

Annually, approximately 95 percent of seniors enter universities or colleges, with a significant number of students attending Ivy League schools, out-of-state institutions, and the University of California (UC)/California State University (CSU) systems. The La Jolla High School mission is to promote a spirit of academic, athletic, and personal excellence. Goals toward this mission include:

• Focus on literacy
• Presenting academic challenge to all students so each can achieve full potential
• Providing role models in the administration and faculty to exude the academic

and personal values taught

• Welcoming all students and acknowledging the urgency of the human quest for

high self-esteem

• Creating an atmosphere where learning and social development flourish
• Recognizing differences in needs and providing a variety of experiences to

prepare all students for vocational, as well as academic, goals

• Encouraging each student to become literate in the sciences, as well as in the

humanities, and to develop an appreciation and understanding of both fine and practical arts

Administration

• Principal: Mr. Dana Shelburne
• Vice Principal (Grades 9 & 11): Bev Greco
• Vice Principal (Grades 10 & 12): Walter Fairley

Notable alumni

• Robbin Crosby, guitarist with heavy metal band, Ratt
• Warren DeMartini, lead guitarist with heavy metal band, Ratt
• Trip Hawkins, video game pioneer
• Bahar Yousofi, noted chemist and Loyola Marymount University alumni
• Peter King, Professional Surfer
• Gore Verbinski, director of Pirates of the Caribbean
• Delara Aharpour, famed psychiatrist and UCSC alumni
• Cliff Robertson, actor
• Gregory Peck, actor
• Jonathan Schmock, actor, writer
• Raquel Welch, actress
• Robin Wright-Penn, actress
• Theo Lee, well known philospher and UCLA alumni

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External links

• La Jolla High School Website
• La Jolla Alumni Online

Coordinates: 32.833° N 117.273° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...