El Dorado High School (Placerville, California)

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name = El Dorado High School


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established = 1928
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type = public, co-ed
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district =El Dorado Union High School District
grades = 9-12
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principal = Jerry Smith
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staff = 107 [ [http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/Navigation/fsTwoPanel.asp?bottom=%2Fprofile%2Easp%3Flevel%3D07%26reportNumber%3D16 El Dorado High School - School Profile 2005-2006] . Educational Data Partnership.]
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enrollment = 1244 [ [http://cifsjs.org/schooldirectory/d_f.pdf CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Member School Directory 2006-07] . California Interscholastic Federation. Accessed 2007-06-24.]
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conference = Pioneer Valley League
colors = Royal blue and White
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mascot = Cougar
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location = 561 Canal Street Placerville, CA 95667
country = USA
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website = http://cougar.eduhsd.k12.ca.us/

El Dorado High School is a public high school in Placerville, California, United States. One of six high schools in the El Dorado Union High School District, EDHS is a California Distinguished School [California Department of Education. [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingcounty.asp?county=09&submit1=Submit Award Winners for El Dorado County] . Distinguished School Awards - California School Recognition Program. Accessed 2007-06-24.] .

History

Curriculum

College-bound students can begin earning college credits from California State University, Sacramento through an Accelerated College Entrance program held on campus. The school also offers three career academy programs to students in grades 10-12: the Automotive Academy and Construction Academy programs, offered through a joint agreement with Cosumnes River College, and the Health Academy at El Dorado High.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

El Dorado High School fields athletic teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, ski & snowboard racing, and wrestling in the Sac-Joaquin Section of the California Interscholastic Federation.

The school is known for its excellent ski and snowboard team, both teams winning numerous league and state championships. With 24 league titles in the past 27 years, the ski/snowboard team is one of the most dominant high school sports programs in the country over the last 3 decades.

Apart from skiing/snowboarding, the school holds twelve team championships, including eight girls' volleyball titles (1983-1986, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 1999). [Sac-Joaquin Section. [http://cifsjs.org/pastchamps/champsschoolpdfs/championsbyschool.pdf Team Champions By Schools] . California Interscholastic Federation. Accessed 2007-06-24.]

El Dorado moved down into the Pioneer Valley Leaugue in 2006, and has started to dominate in the league. Now that El Dorado is in the proper division for it's school size, they have become division champions for soccer, volleyball, wresteling, women's swimming, and cross country. some of these teams have even advanced further into their division/league play-offs.

Clubs and activities

*Associated Student Body
* [http://www.schoolnotes.com/95667/lcambrid.html Band]
*Cheerleading
*Cultural Dancers
*California Scholarship Federation
* [http://www.studio81.org/ Drama]
*French
*Friday Night Live
*Interact Club
*Key Club
*Leos Club
*La Raza
*Multi-Cultural
*Speech/Debate
*Students On Bikes

Notable alumni

*Toby Hall, catcher for the Chicago White Sox

References

External links

* [http://cougar.eduhsd.k12.ca.us/ El Dorado High School official website]