Orange Glen High School
| Orange Glen High School | |
|---|---|
main entrance | |
| Location | |
2200 Glenridge Rd Escondido, California 92027 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1961; First graduating class 1964 |
| School district | Escondido Union High School District |
| Principal | Stacey Adame |
| Staff | 97.11 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,871 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.27[1] |
| Colors | Blue, Red, White |
| Slogan | "Once a Patriot, Always a Patriot" |
| Mascot | Patriot |
| Newspaper | The Musket |
| Website | http://www.orangeglenhigh.org/ |
Orange Glen High School (OGHS) is one of the five public high schools in the Escondido Union School District in Escondido, California. It was established in 1962. The school earned the California Distinguished School Award in 2007.[2]
In the 2005-06 school year Orange Glen High School served 2,370 students from grades 9 to 12. It has six academic counselors. The school's yearbook is known as The Torch. The Musket school newspaper is part of the High School National Ad Network.
Athletics
Orange Glen High School is a Division II school and a member of the Valley League. In the fall (August), student athletes may participate in cross country, football, girls tennis, girls volleyball, girls golf, marching band and cheerleading. In the winter (November), students can participate in boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, girls water polo, wrestling, cheerleading, drumline and marching band. In the spring (February), boys volleyball, baseball, softball, boys golf, boys tennis, boys and girls track, drumline, drum major, Winter Guard and Concert Band.
Titles won
- In 1999, the boys basketball team won the CIF Division II championships 45-74 over Serra High School.[3]
- In 2014, boys basketball became the CIF Champions winning 60-38 against Tri-City Christian [4]
In 2009 and 2010, the Orange Glen Drum Majors earned the Field Conducting Championship in World Drum Major Association (WDMA.) Since 2009, they have taken 4 field conducting championships and 7 total Championship accolades. The group was represented in the top 5 at Championships from 2009-2013 and is one of only two drum major programs to be represented in every WDMA Championship show in field conducting for 5 straight years, and the only program to be awarded at least one accolade in every Field Conducting Championship. The program has received at least one awarded placement in every drum major competition they have attended except one (Glendora 2012)since their inception in 2009 up until 2013.
Other athletics history
Several notable coaches at Orange Glen include Mike Solari, current Offensive Line Coach with New York Giants NFL Hall of Famer and former Oakland Raider Fred Biletnikoff[5]
Notable alumni
- Janese Swanson, co-developer of the Carmen Sandiego educational games, and founder of the company Girl Tech[6]
Athletics
- Ken Block, rally car driver and founder of DC Shoes
- Lenny McGill, former football player and current Denver Broncos scout[7]
- Brett Salisbury, college football player and author[8]
- Sean Salisbury (1981), football player and ESPN broadcaster
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c "Orange Glen High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ^ North County high schools make the grade with Newsweek : North County Times - Californian
- ^ CIFSDS
- ^ "Orange Glen High School (Escondido, CA) Varsity Basketball".
- ^ The Raider Zone – Hall of Fame – Fred Biletnikoff
- ^ Slatalla, Michelle (September 30, 1999). "Inventor Fills Girls' Desire for Their Own Gadgets". New York Times.
- ^ "Denver Broncos: Lenny McGill". www.denverbroncos.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010.
- ^ "The forgotten season: when injuries and bad luck derailed high hopes". FishDuck. May 7, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2013.