- Natomas High School
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Natomas High School Address 3301 Fong Ranch Rd
Sacramento, CA, Sacramento, 95834
United StatesInformation School type Public, High School Established 1997 Founded 1995 Opened 1997 Status Open School district Natomas Unified School District Principal John Eick Vice principal Angela Ritter-Herrera, Matt Huddleston Grades 9-12 Gender Co-Ed Classes English, Industrial Technology, Math, Physical Education, Science, Social Science, Visual & Performing Arts, World Languages Average class size 35 Language English, Spanish, Napelese, Filipino, Ebonics, Hindi,etc. Campus size 500 acres School Color(s) Burgundy/Black/White/Silver Slogan "It's a Great Day to be a Nighthawk!...CAW!" Athletics Baseball, Boys Basketball, Boys Soccer, Boys Tennis, Cheer leading, Cross Country, Football, Girls Basketball, Girls Golf, Girls Soccer, Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball, Softball, Wrestling Mascot Nighthawks Team name Nighthawks Rival Inderkum Tigers STAR Average 701 Graduates 87% Phone 916-641-4960 Website http://www.natomas.k12.ca.us/nhs/site/default.asp Natomas High School is a high school in the Natomas Unified School District located in the Natomas neighborhood of Sacramento. It is located at 3301 Fong Ranch Road. The school mascot is the nighthawk. John Eick is the principal and Angela Ritter-Herrera, Heather Garcia and Matt Huddleston are vice principals.
Opened in 1997, the school is the first high school built in the Natomas Unified School District. A total of 1,300 students started attending the school that year, although it was built to accommodate 1,800 and has a total capacity of 2,200.[1] For the previous three years, high school students in the district attended classes on the campus of Leroy Greene Middle School.[2]
In 1998, the school started a Business and Professions Academy. By 2001, eighty students in the program would regularly come to school in dresses, suits and ties or other clothing considered "business appropriate".[3]
The Sacramento Theatre Company used the school's stage in 2002 when renovations delayed the use of the theater where the company normally performed.[4]
In 2009, NHS was named the second most diverse school in the country.
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Notable alumni
- Robert Rothbart - center for Hapoel Galil Elyon in the Israeli basketball league
- Alejandro Begines - Writer for Meet the Browns on TBS.
- Teal Wicks - Currently performing on Broadway as Elphaba in Wicked.
- Cory Vincent - NOC Operator for KLOVE and Air1 Radio. The most popular Christian radio station in the United States.
Sports
- 2008 Varsity Boys championship Soccer Team
Natomas Nighthawks (14-6-4), played Bella Vista (13-6-3) 2-1 in pouring rain to win the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III championship at Folsom High School. It was Nighthawks' first boys section soccer championship and the first time a fat-Rebelo-coached team advanced past the first round of the playoffs in his eight years at the school.
Number Player Position Grade 1 Kris Schultz GK FR 2 Oscar Espinoza D FR 3 Ernesto Oliver FORW Soph 4 Raul Gutierrez D SR 5 Armando Basurto D SR 6 Rigoberto Gonzalez MF, DFORW SR 7 Michael Patch FORW, MF SR 8 Alex Ortega MF, D SR 9 Armando Villalobos MF, FORW SR 10 Miguel Romo MF SR 11 Luis Huerta MF, FORW Soph 12 Frank Ankomah D SR 13 Markis Quiming D JR 14 Edward Gutierrez MF, D Soph 15 Uriel Guevara MF, FORW FR 16 Kyle Rossow MF JR 17 Aldo Meza MF, D FR 18 Jack Gonzalez D SR 19 Ryan Ashby FORW, MF JR 20 Daniel Cuevas FORW FR 21 Albert Fernandez FORW, MF Soph 22 Hugo Urena D FR Notes
- ^ [1]"NATOMAS GEAR UP FOR THE ... FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL", no byline given, Sacramento Bee, September 2, 1997, Page B8
- ^ [2]"NATOMAS HIGH OPENS TO RAVE REVIEWS COMMUNITY HAS WAITED NEARLY A DECADE FOR MODERN, HIGH-TECH CAMPUS", no byline given, Sacramento Bee, September 11, 1997, Page N1
- ^ [3]"Business academy suits students at Natomas High", no byline given, Sacramento Bee, November 22, 2002, Page N1
- ^ [4]"Stage flight: 'Picasso' opens STC's season in a high school theater, one of the many challenges the company faces", no byline given, Sacramento Bee, September 26, 2002, Page E1
External links/sources
Categories:- High schools in Sacramento, California
- Educational institutions established in 1997
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