__NOTOC__ Elsinore High School is a public high school located in

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. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the oldest schools in

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. The campus is visible from the

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freeway. The school is a

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, an AVID National Demonstration School, and a Riverside County High School Model of Excellence for their Special Education and Peer Counseling programs.

Student body

The student body includes 500–600 students in each grade or class: *Freshman: 601 *Sophomore: 638 *Junior: 582 *Senior: 503

Clubs

Active clubs at the school include

academic decathlon The Academic Decathlon (also called AcDec, AcaDeca or AcaDec) is an annual high school academic competition organized by the non-profit United States Academic Decathlon (USAD). The competition consists of seven objective multiple choice tests, tw ...

, ASB, AVID,

cheerleading Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense physical activity. It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to ente ...

, dance, drama, Model United Nations, Relay For Life, and

Solar Cup The Solar Cup is an eco-boating competition in Temecula, California. Paid for by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and taking place on Lake Skinner, the competition revolves around high school teams constructing solar powered e ...

Sports

The school engages in a large number of sports including baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country running, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.

Notable alumni

Dane De La Rosa Dane David De La Rosa (born February 1, 1983) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Career Prior to playing professional ...

, Professional baseball player * Alisa M. Kimble, Miss California USA 1997, Miss Lake Elsinore 1988 *

Kodi Lee Kodi Taehyun Lee (born July 7, 1996) is a Korean American singer-songwriter and pianist. He rose to fame after participating in, and ultimately winning, the 14th season of '' America's Got Talent''. In 2019, Lee auditioned for ''AGT'', and w ...

, America's Got Talent Winner and 1st Golden Buzzer, 2019 * Mackee M. Mason, Principal, Austin Achieve Public Schools *

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, Disney actor, singer *

Daniel Stange Daniel Adam Stange (born December 22, 1985) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Career Stange attended Elsinore High School in Wi ...

, former

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and

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pitcher

References

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