El Dorado High School is a 9th–12th grade public
high school
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located in
Placentia, California
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. Established in 1966, it is one of four high schools in the
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District and serves the northern parts of Placentia and
Yorba Linda
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far eastern Fullerton, east of the 57 freeway, and a small portion of
Brea. The EDHS campus is located at 1651 Valencia Avenue, approximately 29 miles from downtown
Los Angeles
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and 18 miles from the California coastline.
The school currently has an enrollment of over 2,400 students. The school's first graduating class was the class of 1969. The campus received a major renovation in 2002. The EDHS gymnasium is dedicated to Joe Raya, a former Athletics department staff member. The theatre is dedicated to Mrs. Gai Jones, who directed the theatre department from 1967 to 2002.
In 2004, Athletic director Sally Reclusado was selected as the
CIF Southern Section
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Athletic Director of the Year. Librarian Linda Birtler was awarded the
Orange County
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Department of Education's Outstanding Contribution to Education Award. El Dorado has also won the prestigious
Blue Ribbon
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Award.
The school is home to the El Dorado Golden Hawks Marching Band; the band's past achievements include a performance in the
Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony, the
Tournament of Roses Parade
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and top honors in two trips to the Hawaii International Competition.
Marching band
El Dorado has an award-winning marching band, wind ensemble, symphonic band, winter drumline, colorguard, and three jazz ensembles.
The band has performed in
Canada
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,
Florida
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,
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, and
Nevada
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, as well as at the
2000 Sydney Olympics
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and
2005 and 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade. Also, the drumline and color guard performed in the opening ceremonies for the
2011 Tournament of Roses Parade. The Hawks have also performed for former
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Ronald Reagan and former President
George H. W. Bush.
During the 2007 marching season, El Dorado was undefeated in field tournament competition receiving sweepstakes awards at the Irvine Field Tournament, the Mira Mesa Field Tournament, the Vista Field Tournament, and the Arcadia Festival of Bands Field Tournament.
El Dorado's three jazz ensembles are also well known for their high-level musicianship and straight-ahead jazz style. The three bands have consistently received top honors at local and regional competitions. In Spring 2006, El Dorado's jazz ensemble 1 was distinguished as the "Outstanding Instrumental Ensemble" at the Reno International Jazz Festival .
Athletics
School teams have won various competitions as follows:
*
*1975: the water polo team won the CIF SS (Southern Section) title in an exciting game played at East LA College. The Golden Hawks beat Indio High School 8–6.
*2003: the roller hockey team won the NARCh Varsity cup to become the best high school team in the country by beating
Santiago High School 5–4 in overtime.
*2006: the football team won the CIF Southern Section Championship for the first time in school history by beating
Charter Oak High School
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17–6.
*2007: the football team won the CIF Southwestern division championship by defeating
Trabuco Hills High School
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Awards
THHS has received:
*2002 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
Demographics
The demogra ...
13–12.
*2007: the wrestling team won the CIF Central Division Championship with 188 points, edging out
Canyon Springs High School &
Calvary Chapel High School of Santa Ana
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.
*2008: the wrestling team won the CIF Central Division Championship with 186.5 points, edging out
Millikan High School
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&
Calvary Chapel High School of Santa Ana
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.
*2010: the varsity cheer team won their first USA Spirit High School National Championship after finishing second in 2009.
*2011: the varsity cheer team became the first California School in 23 years to win the UCA National Cheerleading Championships in Orlando Florida. Their performance was broadcast on ESPN and warranted a Foxnews LA feature upon their return. This team finished their second undefeated season and captured CIF, State as well as both the UCA and USA National Championships.
*2017: the boys soccer program were crowned CIF Division 3 Champions and then followed it up by becoming CIF Division 3 SoCal State Regional Champions. After starting the season poorly, the team went 19 games unbeaten, winning 17 of those games and ending the season on a 10-game winning streak.
Principals
*Howard Roop (1966–1969)
*Marvin Stewart (1969–1973)
*Jerry Jertberg (1973–1986)
*Alvin Hawkins (1986–1988)
*Richard Bernier (1988–1991)
*Joann Ball (1991–1994)
*Joe Quartucci (1994–1999)
*Karen Wilkins (1999–2010)
*Cary Johnson (2010–2012)
*Carey Cecil (2012–2015)
*Joey Davis (2016–present)
Notable alumni
*
Bret Boone
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Chris Buck
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-winning director of ''
Frozen''
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Michael Chang
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Christie Clark – Actress, ''
Days of Our Lives''
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John Crawford – Co-founded alternative rock group
Berlin
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Peter Daut – News anchor,
KCBS-TV
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D-loc
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Kottonmouth Kings
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Kingspade
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Chris Dressel – NFL tight end,
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New York Jets
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Janet Evans
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Olympic medal winning swimmer, and former world record holder
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Jason Freese
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Josh Freese – Drummer of the band
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The Vandals
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Till Kahrs – Recording Artist/Singer-Songwriter, Author, Communication Skills Expert
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Dan Kennedy – Professional soccer player currently with
Chivas USA
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James Levesque – Bassist and founding member of
Agent Orange
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Matt Luke – Retired Major League Baseball player
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Travis Miguel – Guitarist for the band
Atreyu
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Dylan Moore –
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Phil Nevin
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Kherington Payne
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Audrina Patridge
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Dan Petry – Retired
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pitcher
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Norm Rapmund
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Shawn Ray
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Steve Soto – Bassist for bands the
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and also founding member of
Agent Orange
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Brett Tomko
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Deborah Voigt
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Soprano opera singer
Public school review page on Placentia HS
Accessed May 29, 2009.
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References
External links
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EDHS Alumni
El Dorado Band & Colorguard
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