Canyon High School (Anaheim, California)
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{{Infobox school
| name = Canyon High School
| image =
| imagesize = 245px
| address = 220 South Imperial Highway
| city = Anaheim
| state = California
| zipcode = 92807-3999
| country = United States
| established = 1972
| type = Public
| district = Orange Unified School District
| ceeb = 052267
| principal = Brent McKee
| teaching_staff = 82.31 (FTE)
| grades = 9–12
| enrollment = 2,178 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0628650&ID=062865004421|title=Canyon High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 17, 2024}}
| colors = {{Color box|black}} Black
{{Color box|#E7D8AC}} Vegas gold
| fightsong = Canyon Comanche Fight Song
| athletics = Cross Country
| rival = Villa Park High School
| feeders = El Rancho Charter School
| feeder_to = Santiago Canyon College
| affiliation
| alumni =
| athletics_conference = Division 2 Southern Section
| sports = Cross Country
| mascot = Comanche
| nickname = The Comanches
| newspaper = The Comanche Insider
| yearbook = The Legend
| campus size = {{convert|40|acre|m2}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.canyonhighschool.org}}
}}
Canyon High School is a traditional four-year high school located in the Anaheim Hills community in the city of Anaheim, California and is an International Baccalaureate school. It is located on {{convert|40|acre|m2}} of land on Imperial Highway between the cross streets of Santa Ana Canyon Road and Nohl Ranch Road, and serves students who reside in Anaheim Hills and a small portion of Yorba Linda north of La Palma Avenue and east of Yorba Linda Boulevard. The school, which opened its doors in 1973, has a student population of 2,400.{{Cite web |url=http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/schools/high/canyon/index.asp |title=Canyon High School Profile - Orange Unified School District |access-date=2010-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412080024/http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/schools/high/canyon/index.asp |archive-date=2010-04-12 |url-status=dead }} The school primarily serves the community of Anaheim Hills as well as parts of East Anaheim and Orange, and was designated a California Distinguished School in 2007 by the California Department of Education.[http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingyear.asp?year=2007&submit2=Submit Distinguished School Awards - California Department of Education] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501052252/http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingyear.asp?year=2007&submit2=Submit |date=May 1, 2007 }} The school's fight song is Washington and Lee Swing. The school is currently ranked as one of the top 1,000 high schools in the United States by Newsweek at number 128, a distinction given to less than 1% of high schools nationally.{{cite magazine|magazine=Newsweek|title=America's Top Public High Schools|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/?s=canyon&q=2008/rank/1}} It is the 204th highest ranked school in the state of California.{{cite magazine|magazine=Newsweek|title=America's Top Public High Schools: California|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/?s=california&q=2008/rank/1}}
History
The school started in 1974 as a shared campus with the established Villa Park High School for students in grades 10–12. Upon completion of the Anaheim Hills campus, a variety of names were considered for the site. A ballot of three proposed names was given to the students of Vista Del Rio Jr. High School to vote on. The students did not like any of the choices so a write-in campaign was started. Canyon High School was the name of choice due to its location and the fact that the local students call that area "The Canyon".
Ultimately, the name Canyon High School was selected. Boundary changes in the district and an increase in the population of the Anaheim Hills community resulted in changes at the school. The school was designated to serve students in grades 9 through 12 in 1987, and El Rancho Charter School was designated as the only feeder school within the boundaries of Canyon High School. The school implemented an International Baccalaureate Program in 1988.[http://www.ibo.org/school/000500/ International Baccalaureate Organization - Canyon High School]
Education
Canyon High School offers a variety of programs for its students including the International Baccalaureate Program, Stellar Technology Program, and Specialized Science Program, in addition to numerous college-level Advanced Placement and Honors courses.
The school focuses on technology, having undergone thousands of dollars worth of upgrading the schools technology, by adding 100 computers, and making 19 of its courses available as online classes. Canyon is also home to Orange County's only high school Aviation Academy which uses advanced simulators and encourages students to explore career options in the Aviation industry with an emphasis on becoming pilots.[http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/sarc/pdf/390_sum.pdf Canyon High School Accountability Report Card] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822233021/http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/sarc/pdf/390_sum.pdf |date=August 22, 2007 }} In 2019, the U.S. News & World Report ranked the school 387th in the state of California and 2,557th in the United States.{{cite web |title=How Does Canyon High Rank Among America's Best High Schools? |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california/districts/orange-unified/canyon-high-2954 |website=usnews.com |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=January 1, 2020 |year=2019}}
Athletics
The school mascot is the Comanche. Students at Canyon High School compete in the following sports:
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- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheer
- Color Guard
- Cross Country
- Dance Team
- Football
- Lacrosse
- Golf
- Marching Band
- Roller Hockey
- Soccer
- Softball
- Song Team
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Winter Drumline
- Wrestling
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==Notable alumni==
- David Buehler, National Football League kicker{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2013/02/giants_sign_former_cowboys_kic.html|title=Giants sign former Cowboys kicker David Buehler|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|date=February 13, 2013}}
- Eden Espinosa, singer/stage actress{{cite news|last1=Hodgins|first1=Paul|title=O.C.'s Eden Espinosa goes from 'Wicked' green to 'Flora' red|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/espinosa-89929-flora-elphaba.html|access-date=March 17, 2015|work=Orange County Register|date=May 1, 2008}}{{cite news|last1=Haithman|first1=Diane|title=Since Disneyland, she can cast a spell|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-dec-17-et-eden17-story.html|access-date=March 17, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 17, 2007}}
- Andy Garfield, film score composer{{Cite web|last=Hoang |first=Regina |title=High Life / A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : High Stepping to French Beat : Activities : O.C. students march right into Euro Disneyland for ‘once-in-a-lifetime experience.’ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 30, 1992 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-30-vw-2096-story.html}}
- Seonna Hong, artist{{cite web |url=http://www.kidsonpaper.org/hong.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010210229/http://www.kidsonpaper.org/hong.html |archive-date=2008-10-10 |title=.. Kids On Paper ..}}
- Christina Hall, Real estate investor and Television personality.
- Penelope Hocking, Professional soccer player{{cite web |title=Penelope Hocking - Women's Soccer |url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/penelope-hocking/12198 |website=USC Athletics |language=en}}
- Courtney Mathewson, Olympic gold medalist water polo player{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/school-530076-hall-canyon.html|title=Canyon High names first four inductees to its Hall of Fame|newspaper=The Orange County Register|date=October 8, 2013|last=Mills|first=Andrea}}
- Connie Needham, actress{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-17-ca-3798-story.html|title=Once Is Not Enough For Bradford Child|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|last=Wong|first=Herman|date=October 17, 1987}}
- Brian Nestande, California State Assemblyman
- Andy Park, Illustrator{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/andy.park.125/about?section=education|title=Andy Park|publisher=Facebook|access-date=April 25, 2019}}
- Chris Snitko, Major League Soccer player{{cite news|last1=Witherspoon|first1=Wendy|title=Elite Brotherhood|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-03-05-sp-43404-story.html|access-date=March 17, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 5, 1996}}
- Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Major League Soccer player{{cite news|title=Bruins land the top class|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/374388/bruins-land-the-top-class|access-date=March 17, 2015|work=ESPN.com|date=July 26, 2006}}
=Professional baseball players=
- John Cummings, pitcher{{cite news|last1=Foster|first1=Chris|title=Patience Helps Cummings Get Back to Major Leagues|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-09-sp-33060-story.html|access-date=March 17, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 9, 1995}}
- Rob Deer, All-Star right fielder{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=Gerald|title=Things Are Looking Up for Rob Deer|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-01-sp-4445-story.html|access-date=March 17, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 1, 1985}}
- Grant Green, second baseman{{cite news|last1=Fletcher|first1=Jeff|title=Angels trade Alberto Callaspo to A's for Grant Green|url=http://www.ocregister.com/angels/alberto-519040-angels-callaspo.html|access-date=March 17, 2015|work=Orange County Register|date=July 30, 2013}}
- Doug Linton, pitcher{{cite news|last1=Wojciechowski|first1=Gene|title=Myrtle Beach: It's Not Toronto, but Then Again, It's Not Gastonia, Either : Linton Just Happy to Make His Pitch|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-23-sp-5709-story.html|access-date=March 17, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 23, 1987}}
- Vinnie Pestano, pitcher{{cite news|last1=Janes|first1=Chelsea|title=Pestano returns home to Southern California|url=http://m.indians.mlb.com/news/article/36633154/|access-date=March 17, 2015|work=MLB.com|date=August 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092407/http://m.indians.mlb.com/news/article/36633154/|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}
- Steve Scarsone, second baseman{{cite news|last1=DiGiovanna|first1=Mike|title=MINOR LEAGUE NOTEBOOK : Scarsone Sees His Way Out of Slump, Then Goes On to Thrive in Triple A|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-03-sp-232-story.html|access-date=March 17, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 3, 1991}}
- Eric Valent, first baseman{{cite news|last1=Foster|first1=Chris|title=PREP BASEBALL '95: PREVIEW : Canyon's Valent Has Always Been Ahead of the Game|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-07-ss-39901-story.html|access-date=March 17, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 7, 1995}}
- Christian Colon, shortstop[http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100607&content_id=10915598&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Royals opt for shortstop Colon with top pick]
References
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External links
- https://www.canyonhighschool.org/
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1973
Category:High schools in Anaheim, California
Category:International Baccalaureate schools in California