San Pasqual High School is a public
high school
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in
Escondido, California
Escondido is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. Located in the North County region, it was incorporated in 1888, and is one of the oldest cities in San Diego County. It has a population of 151,038 as of the 2020 census.
Et ...
. It is named after the nearby
San Pasqual Valley
San Pasqual Valley, historically spelt as San Pascual (Spanish for " Saint Paschal"), is the northernmost community of the city of San Diego. It is named for the Kumeyaay village of San Pasqual that was once located there. It is bordered on the ...
. It is within the
Escondido Union School District.
Athletics
Teams
The school supports numerous sports teams that are accredited by the CIF (SDS Division) such as:
In 2010, the Eagles Boys' Varsity
Soccer team had become
California Interscholastic Federation
The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in the U.S. state of California. CIF membership includes both public and private high schools. Unlike most other state organizations, it does not have a ...
Division 1 champions.
In 2012, the Eagles Boys' Varsity
Soccer team had established a winning season in which they were nationally recognized as the 3rd ranked high school team in the United States and 1st ranked in California according to
MaxPreps.com with a record of 20-2-1.
In 2018, the Eagles Girl's Varsity Wrestling Team became the San Diego Section CIF Champions, with 7 Section & 1 State Placers coached by Danny Harris.
In 2019, the Eagles Boys' Varsity
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
team had become
CIF
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Cif was launched in France in 1965 and was marketed in competit ...
Division 5 champions, led by alum and coach
Erik Meek
Erik Joal Meek (born January 17, 1973)
''www.dukeupdate.com.'' Retrieved May 12, 2013.
.
Notable alumni
Athletics
*
Jovan Kirovski
Jovan Kirovski ( mk, Јован Кировски; born March 18, 1976) is an American former soccer player who is the Technical Director for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. Kirovski is the first American to win the UEFA Champions Le ...
— Former soccer player, currently an assistant coach for
Los Angeles Galaxy
LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began pla ...
in
Major League Soccer
*
Erik Meek
Erik Joal Meek (born January 17, 1973)
''www.dukeupdate.com.'' Retrieved May 12, 2013.
— Class of '91, Former
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
player
*
Shannon MacMillan
Shannon Ann MacMillan (born October 7, 1974) is an American retired soccer player, coach, FIFA Women's World Cup champion, Olympic gold and silver medalist. Named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year for 2002, MacMillan played for the United Stat ...
— Class of '93, Former professional soccer Player and
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame honors Oregon athletes, teams, coaches, and others who have made a significant contribution to sports in Oregon. The first class was inducted in 1980, with new inductees added in the fall. Operated by the Oregon Sports ...
inductee
*
Nikki Serlenga
Nichole Lee Serlenga (born June 20, 1978) is an American retired soccer player. She is a former United States women's national soccer team player and received a silver medal as a member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team.
Early life
Born in San Die ...
— Former professional soccer Player
Arts and Media
*
Andrea Zittel — Class of '83, sculptor and
installation art
Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called ...
ist
Business
*
Tom Anderson
Thomas Anderson (born November 8, 1970) is an American technology entrepreneur and co-founder of the social networking website Myspace, which he founded in 2003 with Chris DeWolfe. He was later president of Myspace and a strategic advis ...
— Class of '88, creator of the social networking website
Myspace
Statistics and demographics
As of the 2011–2012 school year, the enrollment was approximately 2500 students.
As of 2011,
European American students comprise 43% of the population,
Hispanic and Latino American
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students comprise 47%,
Asian American students comprise 6%,
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
students comprise 3%, and
American Indian students comprise 1%.
Notes
External links
* http://sphseagles.com/
* https://www.flickr.com/groups/sanpasqualhighschool/
High schools in San Diego County, California
Public high schools in California
Education in Escondido, California
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