El Toro High School
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| El Toro High School | |
| School type | Public |
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| Established | 1973 |
| District | Saddleback Valley Unified School District |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Principal | Dave Ellick |
| Faculty | 97 |
| Students | 2,605 |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Mascot | Chargers |
| Location | 25255 Toledo Way Lake Forest, CA |
| Information | (949) 586-6333 |
| Website | www.svusd.k12.ca.us/Schools/ETHS/ |
El Toro High School is a public high school in Lake Forest, California, United States and is one of five high schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District (SVUSD). The school has served the area since 1973. The current principal of the school is Dave Ellick.
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[edit] Academics
El Toro's 2004 API score of 795 tied for highest in the SVUSD. The school began participating in the International Baccalaureate Program in 2004. Over 400 computers are available for student use including four classroom sets of laptops.
Recent graduates have been admitted to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Stanford, MIT, Cal Berkeley, UCLA, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Northwestern, Vassar, Duke, Tufts and the United States Air Force Academy.
[edit] Athletics
El Toro's mascot is a bull and teams identify themselves as the Chargers. School colors are blue and gold and teams compete in the CIF Southern Section.
Recent accomplishments include:
- 1995 Football CIF Champions
- 1999 Water Polo CIF Finalists
- 2000 & 2001 Water Polo CIF Semi-Finalists
- 2001 Boys’ Cross Country Orange County Champions
- 2000 Girls’ Basketball CIF Semi-Finalist
- 2000 Girls’ Water Polo CIF Semi-Finalist
- 2001 Girls’ Volleyball CIF Finalist
- 2005 Boys' Basketball CIF Finalist
- 2006 Boys' Lacrosse State Champions
- 2006 Boys Water Polo CIF Champions
- JV Cheer 2007 US Spiritleaders Champions
[edit] Extracurricular Activities
El Toro students participate in over 45 clubs and organizations. With two-thirds of the student body involved in athletics, visual and performing arts and/or campus activities.
Programs available include Model United Nations, Mock Trial, Scholastic Competition, Video Production, Web Page Design, and Virtual Economics. The Read 180 Program and the Newcomers Program were introduced in 2003. El Toro has highly recognized programs in the fine and performing arts, including the 2003 WBA Class AAA Marching Band/Color Guard state champions ping pong universal champions and an award-winning drama department.
[edit] Awards
- California Distinguished School 1988, 1994, & 2001.
- National Blue Ribbon Nominee 1994 & 2001.
- California “Top 100” High Schools Selection.
- 15 National Merit Finalists; 15 Semi-Finalists in the past 5 years.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Lindsay Soto of the Fox Sports Network
- Swimmer Kaitlin Sandeno, four-time Olympic medalist
- Tony Tave, professional skateboarder
- Rob Johnson, NFL Quarterback
- Steve Stenstrom, NFL Quarterback
- Sunny Leone (Karen Malhotra), Vivid Girl/porn actress
- Taylor Rain, porn actress
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