Escondido High School
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Escondido High School is one of three high schools in the Escondido Union High School District
located in Escondido, California
. Escondido High received a California Distinguished School
award in 2007.
(USC) constructed it in 1889 for use as a Methodist seminary
. The seminary operated for ten years but eventually closed due to lack of finances. USC donated the building to a man named Henry Putnam, who himself gave it to the Escondido Union High School District. Overcrowding prompted the construction of a three-story building just south of the original site; this new building opened in 1927. The original building burned down in 1929.
The severe damage to many school buildings in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake
prompted the California State Legislature
to pass the Field Act
, mandating that school buildings be earthquake-resistant. The state inspected EHS and found the campus to be unsafe, but the inspection report was never acted upon. In the 1950s, the district wanted to construct a new high school to address overcrowding. The new school was to be named Vallecitos High School and located at the present-day North Broadway site. Two bond measures were required to fund construction. When the district began the process of submitting the second bond measure, the state confronted them with the old inspection report. The state again declared the campus unsafe and then required the district to vacate EHS before attempting the bond measure. Classes were moved to the partially completed Vallecitos High, temporary tents, and the buildings at EHS that were still considered safe. The North Broadway campus was completed in 1954. The Vallecitos name was dropped and the campus took the Escondido High name. The downtown campus was fully demolished in the mid-1980s. A resurgence in Escondido High pride began in 2009 as a result of a running back named Rickis Seale, who was ranked in the top ten rookies by NFL Rookie Magazine. He was accepted by Stanford University in the spring of 2010.
Fall
Winter
Spring
for evacuees, along with Mission Hills High School
, Mission Hills Church, and Calvin Christian School
.
Escondido Union School District
The Escondido Union School District is a school district that serves the city of Escondido, California. The district serves almost 20,000 students within the elementary and middle schools with a student to teacher ratio of 19.6 to 1...
located in Escondido, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Escondido High received a California Distinguished School
California Distinguished School
A California Distinguished School is an award given by the California State Board of Education to public schools within the state that best represent exemplary and quality educational programs. Approximately five percent of California schools are awarded this honor each year following a selection...
award in 2007.
History
The first building to house Escondido High School was located in downtown Escondido. The University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
(USC) constructed it in 1889 for use as a Methodist seminary
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
. The seminary operated for ten years but eventually closed due to lack of finances. USC donated the building to a man named Henry Putnam, who himself gave it to the Escondido Union High School District. Overcrowding prompted the construction of a three-story building just south of the original site; this new building opened in 1927. The original building burned down in 1929.
The severe damage to many school buildings in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake
1933 Long Beach earthquake
The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, 1933 at 17:55 PST , with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars worth...
prompted the California State Legislature
California State Legislature
The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members...
to pass the Field Act
Field Act
The Field Act was one of the first pieces of legislation that mandated earthquake resistant construction in the United States...
, mandating that school buildings be earthquake-resistant. The state inspected EHS and found the campus to be unsafe, but the inspection report was never acted upon. In the 1950s, the district wanted to construct a new high school to address overcrowding. The new school was to be named Vallecitos High School and located at the present-day North Broadway site. Two bond measures were required to fund construction. When the district began the process of submitting the second bond measure, the state confronted them with the old inspection report. The state again declared the campus unsafe and then required the district to vacate EHS before attempting the bond measure. Classes were moved to the partially completed Vallecitos High, temporary tents, and the buildings at EHS that were still considered safe. The North Broadway campus was completed in 1954. The Vallecitos name was dropped and the campus took the Escondido High name. The downtown campus was fully demolished in the mid-1980s. A resurgence in Escondido High pride began in 2009 as a result of a running back named Rickis Seale, who was ranked in the top ten rookies by NFL Rookie Magazine. He was accepted by Stanford University in the spring of 2010.
Stats
- Grade Range: 9-12
- Number of Academic Counselors: 6
- Stadium: Wilson Stadium
- Baseball Field: Pete Coscarart Field
Sports
Year-Round- Ultimate Frisbee
- Roller Hockey
Fall
- Boys/Girls Cross Country
- Girls Field Hockey
- Football
- Girls Golf
- Girls Tennis
- Girls Volleyball
- Boys Water Polo
- Roller Hockey
Winter
- Boys Basketball
- Girls Basketball
- Boys Soccer
- Girls Soccer
- Girls Water Polo
- Wrestling
- Roller Hockey
Spring
- Baseball
- Boys Golf
- Softball
- Girls/Boys Swimming
- Boys Tennis
- Girls/Boys Track and Field
- Boys Volleyball
- Roller Hockey
Clubs
- Asian
- AVID
- Best Buddies
- Black Student Union (BSU)
- California Scholarship Federation (CSF)
- Class of 2011
- Class of 2012
- Class of 2013
- Class of 2014
- Dance
- Drama
- El Congreso
- Fellowship of Christian Athlete
- French Club
- Future Farmers of America (FFA)
- Gay Straight alliance (GSA)
- Interact
- Invisible Children United
- Japanese Korean Chinese Club (JKC)
- Junior Statesman of America
- Key Club
- Mariachi
- Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MECHA)
- Music
- National Honor Society (NHS)
- Plus
- Peer Leaders Uniting Students (PLUS)
- Robotics
- Roller Hockey
- S.P.A.C.E
- Speech Club
- Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
- Science
- Surf Rider
- Ultimate Player's Association Club (UPAC)
- Video Club
Extracurricular activities
- Academic Team
- Associated Student Body (ASB)
- Band
- Cheer
- Chorus
- Colorguard
- Drama
- Journalism
- Pageantry
- Yearbook
- PLUS (Peer Leaders Uniting Students)
October 2007 wildfires
During the California wildfires of October 2007, Escondido High School was an emergency shelterEmergency shelter
Emergency shelters are places for people to live temporarily when they can't live in their previous residence, similar to homeless shelters. The main difference is that an emergency shelter typically specializes in people fleeing a specific type of situation, such as natural or man-made disasters,...
for evacuees, along with Mission Hills High School
Mission Hills High School
Mission Hills High School is a high school located in San Marcos, California. It first opened in August 2004 on of land that was previously part of a local dairy...
, Mission Hills Church, and Calvin Christian School
Calvin Christian School (Escondido, California)
Calvin Christian School is a private Christian school in Escondido, California. It consists of a preschool, elementary school, junior high, and high school.-References:*...
.