San Pasqual High School is a public
high school
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in
Escondido, California
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. It is named after the nearby
San Pasqual Valley. It is within the
Escondido Union High 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
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team had become
California Interscholastic Federation
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Division 1 champions.
In 2012, the Eagles Boys' Varsity
Soccer
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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
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team had become
CIF Division 5 champions, led by alum and coach
Erik Meek.
In 2022, the Eagles Boys’ Varsity
soccer
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team won the San Diego CIF Open Division championship and the Eagles Girls’ Varsity
soccer
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team won the San Diego CIF Division 3 championship.
In 2023, the Eagles Boys’ Varsity
soccer
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won the Division 2 STATE championship.
Notable alumni
Athletics
*
Jovan Kirovski — Former soccer player, currently an assistant coach for
Los Angeles Galaxy
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in
Major League Soccer
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*
Erik Meek — Class of '91, Former
National Basketball Association
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player
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Shannon MacMillan — 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 — Former professional soccer Player
*
Kelli Gannon - University of Michigan
Field Hockey Hall of Fame
Arts and Media
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Andrea Zittel
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— Class of '83, sculptor and
installation art
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ist
Business
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Tom Anderson
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— Class of '88, creator of the social networking website
Myspace
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Statistics and demographics
As of the 2011–2012 school year, the enrollment was approximately 2500 students.
As of 2011,
European American
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students comprise 43% of the population,
Hispanic and Latino American
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students comprise 47%,
Asian American
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Although this term had historically been used fo ...
students comprise 6%,
African American
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students comprise 3%, and
American Indian students comprise 1%.
Notes
External links
* http://sphsgoldeneagles.org/
* 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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