San Clemente High School is a high school located in southern Orange County, California in the town of San Clemente. Location of San Clemente within Orange County, California. ... // Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) is the second largest school district in Orange County, California and the 95th largest in the United States. ... The term public school has three distinct meanings: In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... Cities in Orange County Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. ... This article is about a city in Orange County. ...

Located in a historic beach community famous for its climate and surf, San Clemente High’s current attendance boundaries include the City of San Clemente and portions of Capistrano Beach and San Juan Capistrano. The school has an enrollment of approximately 3,150 students.

The school was opened in 1964, making it the oldest High School in South Orange County. The first graduating class was the class of 1965. In 1996, San Clemente High was noted as one of the few remaining “small town” high schools in Southern California. In 1999, the school was nominated as a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. South Orange County is the southern part of Orange County, California, and is genetically, economically, and geographically much different from North Orange County. ...

In 2004 Newsweek Magazine ranked San Clemente High school number 533 out of the 1,000 best high schools in the United States. In 2007, San Clemente High School was ranked number 471 by the magazine. ^[1] Newsweek Logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and Canada. ...

San Clemente's Academic Performance Index for the 2006-2007 school year was 784. This was a drop from the score of 802 the prior school year. The school dropped to the lowest API of CUSD's five comprehensive high schools and was the only one to get a lower score in 2006-07 compared to 2005-06..

The school participates in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program, Model United Nations, National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation (CSF), National Merit Scholars, Early Childhood Education Academy, Business Pathway, Automotive Technology Academy, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into International Baccalaureate Organization. ... A Model United Nations Conference in Stuttgart, Germany in action. ... Established in 1921, the National Honor Society (NHS) is recognition program for middle and high school students who show achievement in scholarship, leadership, service, and character. ... Started in 1921 by Charles F. Seymour, the California Scholarship Federation, or CSF, seeks to recognize students living in the state of California who possess high standards in academic scholarship, community service and citizenship. ...

The school offers the following Advanced Placement (AP) Courses: AP Economics (Macro and Micro), AP Psychology, AP Environmental Science, IB Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics B, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP European History, AP Art History, AP Spanish Language IV and V, AP French Language IV, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics Advanced Placement (AP) is the term used to describe high school classes that are taught at a college level. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This course is for advanced students interested in college-level work in economics and/or gaining advanced standing in college. ... This article relates to the AP test. ... AP Environmental Science is for highly motivated students with interest in interdisciplinary science. ... The Advanced Placement Chemistry (or AP Chemistry) course and the corresponding exam offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program allows United States high school students to potentially earn college-level credit in chemistry. ... AP Physics B is an advanced placement science course that is separated into five different sections of study: Newtonian Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Physics, Waves and Optics, and Atomic and Nuclear Physics. ... Advanced Placement English Language and Composition (or AP English Language and Composition or AP Lang ) is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... The Advanced Placement Program, commonly known as Advanced Placement, or AP, is a United States and Canada-based program that offers high school students the opportunity to receive university credit for their work during high school. ... The AP Spanish Language exam is part of the College Boards Advanced Placement Program. ... This course is for foreign language students interested in college-level courses or gaining advanced college credit. ... AP Calculus AB is an advanced placement calculus exam taken by some United States high school students. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into AP Calculus. ... AP Statistics students engage in the exploratory analysis of data, using graphical and numerical techniques. ...

The school offers the following IB Courses, organized by IB coordinators Mrs. Kathleen Sigafoos and Mr. Patrick Harris: IB literature, IB Math Studies, IB Math Analysis, Theory of Knowledge (TOK), IB Latin American 20th Century, IB Music, IB Music Appreciation It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into International Baccalaureate Organization. ...

Departments

The school has an award-winning dance team, waterpolo team, and nationally-ranked athletic teams, which include wrestling, football, boys tennis, boys/girls waterpolo and swimteam, girls soccer, girls basketball, girls volleyball, and girls golf. It's home to an Academic Decathlon team, a MACYs Drama Department, and a music department, which includes Concert Band, Concert Orchestra, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, and Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Pete Jackson. It is ranked in the top 1.3% of High Schools nationwide.^{[citation needed]} The United States Academic Decathlon (USAD) is one of the premier academic competitions in the United States. ...

Also recently the San Clemente JV cheer sqaud won at a National Competition.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

• Rian Johnson, screenwriter and director. Most of his 2006 film Brick were filmed on and around the school grounds.
• Eric Hester, composer
• Jorge Garcia, actor, LOST
• Tiffany Brissette, actress, Small Wonder
• Tessa Keller, star of MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
• Masafumi Kawaguchi
• Sheryl Cameron, Vice President of Small Business loans, JPMorgan Chase.
• Rachel York, Broadway and film Actress, original name was Rachel Lemanski.
• Elliot Rebolledo, Lead Singer of Hardcore Metal Children OF The Black Star.

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External links

• new school website
• District's SCHS website