La Jolla High School (LJHS) is a comprehensive high school for grades 9–12 located in the

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community of

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. Opened in 1922, La Jolla High School (LJHS) is the second-oldest campus in the

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(SDUSD). LJHS's 12-acre site has 14 permanent buildings. LJHS, one of the 16 high schools in the district, is located in La Jolla, a community of about 41,000 within the city limits of San Diego. The school, located south of downtown La Jolla, is surrounded by residential housing; private and public entities including the

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; and commercial properties with retail, financial and professional services. Modernization of the school has been funded through Proposition MM, The Foundation of La Jolla High School, the ongoing efforts of the PTA (PTSA), and other community partnerships. In 2003, LJHS was named a California Distinguished School. It is accredited by the

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(WASC). As a result of the most recent 2016 visitation and self-study cycle, WASC granted LJHS a 6-year accreditation term In 2019, LJHS was ranked as the 1,139th high school in the

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and 173rd in

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and is also recognized as an Achievement via Individual Determination (AVID) School of Distinction. LJHS was the first public high school west of the Mississippi to earn a chapter in the

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Institution

Administration

* Principal: Dr. Chuck Podhorsky * Vice Principal: Cindy Ueckert * Vice Principal: Joseph Cavaiola LJHS Genter

PTSA

In 1997, former principal Dana Shelburne discontinued LJHS's controversial PTSA (then "PTA") Volunteer Hours program. The program, which was reportedly not put in writing until 1996, allowed PTA parents who volunteered over 75 hours to exercise specific control over their students' schedule and teachers. A PTA brochure said the program allowed parents to create a "dream schedule" for their child. The program was terminated following heavy criticism from parents whose students were enrolled in SDUSD's Voluntary Enrollment Exchange Program, a voluntary school busing program. Shelburne said that the program was shut down due to "the bookkeeping burden on the PTA and lack of benefit."

The Foundation

The Foundation is the fundraising organization for LJHS. Funds raised by the Foundation have been used to fund full-time faculty positions, security cameras, robotics class equipment, technology, textbooks and fiction books, teachers' professional development conference registration, academic league and team competition fees, athletic facility improvements, athletic trainer, and coaching fees among others. The LJHS Foundation fulfills a complementary, but distinct, role from the PTSA by raising funds for high-priority programs that are not fully funded by the SDUSD, as determined by the administration, site governance, and academic department chairs.

Site governance

The Site Governance team meets on the first Monday of each month. It consists of the following nineteen members: the principal; eight certificated staff representatives; one San Diego Education Association site representative; one classified representative; five parent representatives; one community representative; and two student representatives. Agenda items, which can be submitted by anyone, are turned in to the elected chair prior to the meeting. The role of the Governance Committee is to provide a forum for examination of issues relating to LJHS. The development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and policies of LJHS fall within the purview of the Governance Committee. The School Site Counsel meets after Site Governance, and some members are in both groups.

Data

Demographics

LJHS currently enrolls about 1,500 students in grades 9-12, supported by 109 staff members (a principal, 2 vice principals, 67 credentialed teachers, 2 visiting community college professors, 4 counselors, a nurse, a psychologist, a librarian, a media tech, 6 custodial staff, a landscaper, and other support staff). LJHS has two NBCTs ( National Board Certified Teachers) in its English Department, and numerous AP (

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) instructors in English, Computer Science, Social Science, and Science Departments who serve as Readers or Table Leaders for the annual AP Exams, which are designed by the College Board to measure student achievement in college-level classes and administered by the

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(ETS). All LJHS teachers have a valid credential for the subjects they teach, and SDUSD has certified the site as 100 percent

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(NCLB) compliant. Caucasian students make up a little more than half of the student population, and Hispanic students comprise the largest minority population. LJHS is made up of 61% residential students and 39% nonresidential. Of the approximately 1,500 students currently enrolled at LJHS, 24% are eligible for free or reduced lunch. Various students are enrolled in Voluntary Ethnic Enrollment Plan (VEEP), CHOICE, Program Improvement School Choice (PISC), NCLB, and special education programs. LJHS does not receive any

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funds.

Discipline, dropout and graduation rates

La Jolla High's

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rate is low, at about 115 suspensions per year; some of these suspensions are accrued by the same students. The main reasons (about 50%) are due to minor disruptions in the classroom. The other 50% of suspensions include reasons such as fighting, alcohol/drug/tobacco possession and/or use, and stolen property. The dropout rate is 0.2%. Students graduating with UC "a-g" credits increased from 70.7% to 79.4% in 2013–2014, the most recent year recorded by SDUSD. Class of 2016 students will be required to pass the "a-g" requirements for graduation.

Assessment and testing

The most recent testing data is available on the

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website. The CST Standards Assessment and Reporting system was phased out in the 2014–15 school year and replaced with the new California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASP). The CAASPs are summative assessments for all 11th graders in English Language Arts and Mathematics to measure their achievement in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). On La Jolla's 2018 performance on the CA School Dashboard, LJHS 11th graders scored 78.6 above the standard for Math and English Language arts, a 21.8 point increase from 2017. A more comprehensive breakdown of testing statistics related to English Language Learners, students receiving SpED services, socioeconomically disadvantaged students, and other subgroups can be found on the Mid-Cycle Review WASC document published on the LJHS website.

Academics

All LJHS classes have a hard cap of 36 students per class. However, certain AP courses and other classes are filled above capacity. The school offers a breadth of courses at a variety of academic levels. These include: *21 Advanced Placement courses *6 college courses: Mesa College Political Science 101/102, Mesa College English 47A/101, Mesa College Math 150/151, Mesa College Math 254/245, Mesa College Business/Marketing 100, UCSD Extension Introduction to Sociology/Human Nutrition *AVID classes for 26 students *GATE services through cluster, honors, and AP courses *Seminar Program/Independent Studies *English Language Learner support *Literacy Advancement classes (Bridging English for students in need of remediation) *Special Education courses in math, reading and transition skills *Credit recovery through APEX for eleventh and twelfth grade students *iHigh credit recovery LJHS also has a Seminar Humanities program. In 2015, the number of seminar-identified students in grades 9-12 was 234. The number of students enrolled in a seminar-identified class was 152. There are no seminar classes for 12th grade, as seniors are expected to take AP's or college-level classes such Political Science (offered through Mesa Community College) on the LJHS campus. Each year, approximately 72% of LJHS students attend four-year universities, with a significant number of students attending

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schools, out-of-state institutions, and the

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and

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systems, an additional 20% of students attend 2 year

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for a total of 92% seeking higher education right after graduation. Beginning with the 2019–20 school year, LJHS, along with Muirlands Middle School and the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts, is piloting a new late start program for the San Diego Unified School District, with first period at 8:35 am (rather than the previous 7:25 am), with the stated purpose of increasing attendance, test scores, and graduation rates. Muirlands Middle Principal Geof Martin has also stated that "In addition, healthy start times lead to decreased rates of emotional and behavioral problems, including anxiety and depression, along with corresponding increases in social, academic and athletic performance". All classes are expected to conform to the Schoolwide Student-Learner Outcomes (SSLOs): # Students will demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills, and will be able to use technology when applicable. # Students will develop the interpersonal skills necessary to work collaboratively, ethically, and effectively with others in order to be contributing members in a global society. # Students will be able to demonstrate the higher order thinking skills of analysis, synthesis, application, and evaluation. # Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the world's various viewpoints, belief systems, and cultures as well as American core values. In 2013–2014, La Jolla High School did not meet the Adequate Yearly Progress criteria mandated under the federal

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(ESEA), with an insufficient percentage of students proficient in Mathematics. LJHS did meet each of the other four criteria.

Incidents

2012 ACLU settlement

On February 17, 2012, a former LJHS student represented by the

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& Imperial Counties agreed to a settlement with the

that required the district and LJHS to adopt stronger free speech protections for students. The settlement was precipitated by the whitewashing of student political messages from LJHS's so-called "senior benches" by former principal Dana Shelburne. According to the ACLU chapter, the settlement includes an updated and constitutionally-sound

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policy for all students in the San Diego Unified School District.

2014 football concussion and lawsuit

In October 2014, La Jolla High School student Trey Enloe suffered a

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in a

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game against

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. Assistant coach Steven Wachs was suspended for the rest of the season following the incident, however, he said he was unaware of the player's concussion during the game. Former NFL player and LJHS Football Head Coach Jason Carter denied any knowledge of the incident. Carter told the

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(VOSD) that he "was present at the junior varsity game on Oct. 16, but didn’t see he studentget injured." However, video footage obtained by VOSD through a Public Records Act request show Carter watching as the injured student was assessed. VOSD reporter Mario Koran wrote that "Principal Chuck Podhorsky wouldn’t confirm whether the incident took place. The district said my inquiry was the first it had heard of the details of the incident." An internal email obtained by the VOSD revealed that Vice Principal Anne McCarty had notified all other administrators, including Principal Podhorsky, of the incident via email. According to his father, the student "now experiences a constant state of fogginess. He can’t read more than three lines at a time before a searing headache sets in ... ehasn’t formally withdrawn from school, his dad said, but his grades for the semester won’t count." In October 2015, the Enloe family filed suit against the San Diego Unified School District.

2015 campus vandalism

Between Friday, February 20, 2015, and Saturday, February 21, 2015, LJHS was subject to campus-wide

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in the form of

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. In addition to graffiti that was graphic and sexual in nature, the

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reported that it was being pursued as a

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, in part because the words "White America" and a

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were a part of the graffiti. The graffiti was found in various areas of the campus, including on the Free Speech Bulletin Board. News footage from San Diego CBS8 shows SDUSD employees removing student posters from the Free Speech Board indicated in the 2012 ACLU settlement in order to scrub explicit graffiti.

2018 racial stereotyping

The school's newspaper,
Hi-Tide
', faced scrutiny in 2018 after running cartoons of various

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. This was later described as "an error in judgment" by the school's principal and SDUSD. This led to calls for the principal's dismissal, which were ultimately denied.

2020 Martin Teachworth sexual abuse lawsuit

On February 27, 2020, four female graduates of LJHS filed a lawsuit against SDUSD and former high school physics teacher Martin Teachworth. The plaintiffs alleged that Teachworth had groped them and sexually harassed them while they were minors enrolled in his classes, that LJHS and SDUSD knew about complaints filed against Teachworth, and that LJHS administrators and SDUSD officials had engaged in a cover-up as to Teachworth's conduct.

Notable alumni

Business and politics

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, video game pioneer and research within game theory, founder of EA * Terra Lawson-Remer, San Diego county supervisor *

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, real estate developer, publisher of ''

'' * Evan Murphy, civil rights activist

Entertainment and media

* Michael Andrews, film and television composer, cover version of "

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" * Sean Casey, filmmaker, actor *

Robbin Crosby Robbinson Lantz Crosby (August 4, 1959 – June 6, 2002) was an American guitarist who was a member of glam metal band Ratt, earning several platinum albums in the US in the 1980s. Crosby died in 2002 from a heroin overdose. Early life Crosby ...

, guitarist with heavy metal band,

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Warren DeMartini Warren Justin DeMartini (born April 10, 1963) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist for glam metal band Ratt, which achieved international stardom in the 1980s. Early life DeMartini was born on April 10, 1963, in Chicago, ...

, lead guitarist with heavy metal band,

* Crystal Hefner, ''Playboy'' Playmate and third wife of

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John Michael Higgins John Michael Higgins (born February 12, 1963) is an American actor and comedian whose film credits include Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, the role of David Letterman in HBO's '' The Late Shift'', and a starring role in the American versio ...

, actor and comedian *

Jeffrey Jacquet Jeffrey Michael Jacquet (born October 15, 1966) is a former United States, American actor perhaps best known for his television roles as Eugene in the first season of the American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitcom ''Mork & Mindy'' and as Jeremy S ...

, former child actor and attorney *

Samin Nosrat Samin Nosrat ( fa, ثمین نصرت, , born November 7, 1979) is an American chef, TV host, food writer and podcaster. She is the author of the James Beard Award–winning, ''New York Times'' Bestselling cookbook '' Salt Fat Acid Heat'' and hos ...

, celebrity chef and author *

Pierre de Reeder Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock. The group released their debut album '' Take-Offs and Landings' ...

, bassist of band

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Cliff Robertson Clifford Parker Robertson III (September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011) was an American actor whose career in film and television spanned over six decades. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film '' PT 109'', and won the 196 ...

, Academy Award-winning actor * Alan Russell, bestselling mystery and crime novelist *

Gore Verbinski Gregor Justin "Gore" Verbinski (born March 16, 1964) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and musician. He is best known for directing ''The Ring (2002 film), The Ring'', the ''Pirates of the Caribbean (film series), Pirates of t ...

, Academy Award-winner and director ''

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'' movies *

Blake Sennett Blake Sennett (born September 22, 1976) is an American musician and actor who served as the lead guitarist for indie rock band Rilo Kiley, as well as the lead singer/lead guitarist for his alt-rock side project the Elected. Until 2017 he led Nigh ...

, actor and lead guitarist of band

Raquel Welch Jo Raquel Welch ( Tejada; September 5, 1940) is an American actress. She first won attention for her role in ''Fantastic Voyage'' (1966), after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hammer ...

, Golden Globe Award-winning actress *

Robin Wright Robin Gayle Wright (born April 8, 1966) is an American actress. She has won a Golden Globe Award and a Satellite Award, and has received eleven Emmy Award nominations for her work in television. Wright first gained attention for her role in t ...

, Golden Globe Award-winning actress

Science

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, astronaut

Sports

* Bill Andrews, surfer, documentary photographer, archivist *

Rolf Benirschke Rolf Joachim Benirschke (born February 7, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the San Diego Chargers from 1977 until 1986. He is probably most known ...

, professional football player, kicker for

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Eric Hedlin Eric Hedlin (born April 18, 1993) is a Canadian long-distance swimmer. Hedlin won a silver medal in the men's open water 5 km swim at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships. Career Hedlin began his notable international career competing i ...

, Olympic swimmer for Canada *

Wally Henry Wallace "Wally" Henry (born October 30, 1954) is a former professional American football wide receiver. He played in the National Football League for six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1979 season as a k ...

, Olympic curling coach *

Terry Holladay Terry Holladay (born November 28, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player who played between 1974 and 1987, whose tennis career is particularly remembered for her pregnancy and its impact on protected rankings. Biography Holladay w ...

, professional tennis player *

Gene Littler Gene Alec Littler (July 21, 1930 – February 15, 2019) was an American professional golfer and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Known for a solid temperament and nicknamed "Gene the Machine" for his smooth, rhythmical swing, he once said ...

, professional golfer, 1961 U.S. Open champion *

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, Olympic curler *

John Michels John Spiegel Michels (born March 19, 1973 in La Jolla, California) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. High school career Michels attended La Jolla High School, where he was a three time letterman in ...

, NFL offensive tackle, Super Bowl Champion for

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, professional tennis player *

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, professional baseball player, catcher for Oakland A's & New York Yankees; singer/songwriter * Dave Robinson, professional baseball player, outfielder for

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, professional golfer, 1963 British Open runner-up * Dave Schramm, offensive coordinator of

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football team *

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, Olympic curler *

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, professional baseball player and manager, 2-time World Series champion * Karin Smith, Olympic javelin thrower *

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, professional golfer, 1982 Masters champion *

Butch Van Artsdalen Charles M. Van Artsdalen (January 31, 1941 – July 18, 1979) was a surfer. He moved to La Jolla, California, from his birthplace of Norfolk, Virginia, at age 14. Van Artsdalen is best known as a pioneer of surfing 25-foot waves at such North ...

, legendary surfer *

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, professional baseball player, outfielder for

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, professional baseball player, pitcher for

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References

External links

La Jolla High School Website

La Jolla Alumni Online

CAASP Test Results for LJHS
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