Sage Creek High School is a public high school in
Carlsbad, California
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. It opened in the fall of 2013 and is located in a coastal suburb of
San Diego
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. Sage Creek specializes in the
STEM fields
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and was created to alleviate growing enrollment at
Carlsbad High School. Although the school is public, a lottery for admission is held if a class reaches a certain threshold. Sage Creek offers Wrestling, Lacrosse, Tennis, Volleyball, Girls' Field Hockey, Basketball, Cross Country, Track and Field, Golf, Boys' Baseball, Girls' Softball, Soccer, and Swimming.
Campus
Sage Creek is a verified
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school, this means the school includes many renewable materials, water, and electricity saving technologies. The roughly 40-acre campus cost over $100 million to build, and includes 3 parking lots, 4 academic buildings, and several sport courts. A 17,500 square foot Performing Arts Center (PAC) opened in June 2018.
Achievements, awards, distinctions
The
California Interscholastic Federation
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(CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in California.
Men's Cross Country
* 2016 - Boys' Cross Country Team received 2nd in the California State CIF Championship division 4.
Women's Cross Country
* 2018 - Girls' Cross Country Team received 1st in the California State CIF Championship division 4.
Men's Volleyball
* 2017 - State Championship - Boys' Volleyball California Regional CIF Division 3. Carlsbad’s First State Champion in any sport
Surf
* 2016 - Surf Team won their division taking a 4-0 undefeated season victory.
Project Design Awards
* 2013 ABC, Award of Excellence
* 2013 ENR California Best Project Award, K-12 category
* 2013 AGC Build San Diego Merit Award, Excellence in Sustainable Project category
* 2014 ASCE, Award of Excellence, Land Development
* 2014 APWA, Project of the Year for Structures, Sustainable/Green and Projects More than $75 Million
Science Olympiad
* 2016 10th place in San Diego Regional Science Olympiad Competition
* 2017 7th place in San Diego Regional Science Olympiad Competition
* 2019 5th place in San Diego Regional Science Olympiad Competition
Robotics
Sage Creek has four award-winning FTC teams. They are Botcats, LevelUp 9261, Crow Force 5, and Python. In 2022, three would compete in the San Diego regional tournament which is equivalent to a state or national level tournament.
STEM
Sage Creek has programs in the STEM fields, including four-year Biomedical and Engineering strands through Project Lead the Way.
References
External links
School Homepage
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Carlsbad, California
High schools in San Diego County, California
Public high schools in California
2013 establishments in California
Educational institutions established in 2013