San Luis Obispo High School, also referred to as "San Luis High" and "SLO High", is an American public
high school
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in
San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo (; Spanish for " St. Louis the Bishop", ; Chumash: ''tiłhini'') is a city and county seat of San Luis Obispo County, in the U.S. state of California. Located on the Central Coast of California, San Luis Obispo is roughly halfwa ...
. It is the only non-
continuation public high school within the city. The school is within the
San Luis Coastal Unified School District
San Luis Coastal Unified School District is a school district primarily in San Luis Obispo, California.
List of schools
Elementary schools
* Baywood Elementary School
* Bishop's Peak Elementary School
* Charles E. Teach Elementary School
* ...
(SLCUSD), serving primarily students living in San Luis Obispo. Before the school's addition of ninth grade in 1982, the school was known as "San Luis Obispo Senior High School" (SLOSH). School colors are black and gold.
Notable alumni
*
Jay Asher, author
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Townsend Bell
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Early career
He spent ...
, auto racing driver
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Ed Brown, professional football
*
Katie Burkhart, National Pro Fastpitch Softball
*
Tim Kubinski, Major League Baseball
*
Brooks Lee, Major League Baseball
*
Jim Lonborg
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, Major League Baseball
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Double Take, musical duo
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Chris Pontius, actor
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Jeff Powers, water polo
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Mel Queen, Major League Baseball
*
The Revels
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, rock band
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Chris Seitz
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Youth and college
Chris Seitz was awarded Gatorade's California High School ...
, Major League Soccer
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Gilbert H. Stork, president of Cuesta College
*
Paul Sverchek, National Football League
Athletics
San Luis Obispo High School is part of the
CIF Central Section
The California Interscholastic Federation—Central Section (CIF-CS) is the governing body of high school athletics in the central and southern portions of the San Joaquin Valley, the Eastern Sierra region, and as of the 2018/9 season, San Luis O ...
. The Tigers compete as members of the
Central Coast Athletic Association
The Central Coast Athletic Association (CCAA) is a high school athletic conference in California that is affiliated with the CIF Central Section. The association was established in 2018 as the Central Coast Athletic Conference and consists of 16 sc ...
. Athletic offerings include: cross country, football, volleyball, water polo, cheer, basketball, soccer, wrestling, swimming, baseball, golf, tennis, volleyball, stunt, and track & field.
CIF Championships
*CIF Southern Section Champion Swim Team (boys): 1982 (Div. 2-A), 1985 (2-A), 1986 (2-A), 1989 (2-A), 2005 (Div. II)
*CIF Southern Section Champion Swim Team (girls): 1993 (Div. III)
*CIF Southern Section Football Champions: 1947 (Northern Division), 1960 (Div. A), 1968 (Div. AA), 1980 (Northwestern), 2001 (Div. IV)
*CIF Southern Section Soccer Champions (boys): 1998 (Div. IV)
*CIF Southern Section Soccer Champions (girls): 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
*CIF Southern Section Tennis Champions (girls): 1990 (Div. 1-A)
*CIF Southern Section Track & Field Champions (girls): 2008 (Div. III), 2009 (III)
*CIF Southern Section Volleyball Champions (girls): 1989 (Div. 2-A)
*CIF Southern Section Baseball Champions: 1958 (Northern Group), 1959 (3-A), 1990 (4-A), 2000 (Div. IV)
*CIF Southern Section Basketball Champions (boys): 1952 (Northern Group)
*CIF Southern Section Basketball Champions (girls): 1985 (Div. 2-A), 1995 (III-A)
*CIF State Cross Country Champions (boys): 2003 (Div. III)
(also SS Div. III champs) / 2021 (Div. 2)
*CIF State Volleyball Champions (girls): 2018 (Div. IV)
*CIF Central Section Cross Country Champions (girls, Division 2) 2018 and 2019
*CIF Central Section Cross Country Champions (boys, Division 1) 2022
*CIF Central Section Track and Field Champions (girls, Division 2) 2022
*CIF Central Section Track and Field Champions (boys, Division 2) 2022
References
External links
School website
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High schools in San Luis Obispo County, California
Public high schools in California
Buildings and structures in San Luis Obispo, California
1895 establishments in California