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| La Costa Canyon High School | |
| Home of the Mavericks | |
| Established | 1996 |
| School type | Public |
| Principal | Craig Lewis (07-09), Kyle Ruggles (09- ) |
| Location' | Carlsbad, California, United States of America |
| Enrollment | 2,718 |
| Colors | Green White Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Maverick |
| Homepage | Official website |
La Costa Canyon High School is one of the high schools in the San Dieguito Union High School District. Located on 88 acres (360,000 m²) in south Carlsbad in northwest San Diego County, La Costa Canyon opened in September, 1996. The students attending La Costa Canyon live in Encinitas and south Carlsbad. These communities include both beach and agricultural areas and lie in proximity to the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Salk Institute, and Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation. La Costa Canyon High School was honored as a 1999 California Distinguished School and was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2001[citation needed].
The school mascot is the Maverick[1].
General Information
2,548 students were enrolled at La Costa Canyon High School in 2009, with a senior class of about 700. The average number of students who drive into school is 1567. The pupil-teacher ratio is 34:1. The average SAT score is in the 1150-1200 range, making LCCHS one of the most academically acclaimed public schools in the state and ranked 232 by USNews.com out of 91,957 public schools in the US. For the 2008-2009 school year LCC had an API of 817. Over 97 percent of the students are college bound. 77% of the student body is Caucasian and 17% of the student body is Latino, the rest a mix.
Faculty
The faculty consists of a principal, three assistant principals, one dean, six counselors, a media-specialist, and over 125 certificated staff members. Approximately 70% have degrees beyond a Bachelor's Degree. Over the past 13 years, La Costa Canyon has seen 7 different principals. The newest administrative additions are Kyle Ruggles, the new 09-10 principal, and two new 09-10 assistant principals: Bjorn Paige and Mark Van Over. They join existing assistant principal Doug Kamon.[2]
Journalism Program
La Costa Canyon's Journalism program produces school and surrounding community news in four different forms: Print, Television, Radio and Online. La Costa Canyon is considered by the Journalism Education Association as one of the top journalism programs in the nation.
In Spring 2010 the Journalism department of La Costa Canyon High School was one of three schools in the nation to be awarded the prestigous First Amendment Press Freedom Award in recognition of, "the free and responsible student media which thrives in the school." The prize was presented to the La Costa Canyon journalism department on April 15th by the Journalism Education Association during the opening keynote ceremony in Portland, Oregon at the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention, which is attended by thousands of student journalists from across the United States. [3] Schools who apply for the award have their applications reviewed by a committee of representatives from the sponsoring organizations: Journalism Education Association, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, National Scholastic Press Association and the Quill and Scroll Society.
Staff writers and Editors of the journalism programs place regularly in "Write Off" competitions in the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention. In 2009 LCCNEWS.com was awarded third place nationally for best news website.
MavLife, the student run newsmagazine of La Costa Canyon reaches three thousand students and the surrounding community in Carlsbad with monthly print installments. The Journalism department also reaches students through the student run news Web site www.lccnews.com which is updated daily.
Speech and Debate Team
La Costa Canyon is ranked nationally within the top one hundred debate teams in the nation. Currently coached by Andrea Cartwright, La Costa Canyon has repeatedly been recognized as in the top tier within area 4.
Athletics
La Costa Canyon offers a highly competitive full men's and/or women's athletic program in the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling. Surfing and table tennis are club sports available to LCCHS students. La Costa Canyon has many teams ranked highly on both a national and state-wide level and has produced numerous CIF division champions.
The most recent athletic success is that of the boys' lacrosse team who finished their 2010 season undefeated going 23-0, and winning the CIF San Diego title after defeating the Torrey Pines Falcons 12-6. The team is currently ranked 15th in the nation by computer rankings, and 1st in the nation by win-loss factor.
Notable alumni
- Ryan Guy – Soccer player for St. Patrick's Athletic of the League of Ireland
- Eric Avila – Soccer player for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer
- Kevin O'Connell – New York Jets football player
- Chase Budinger – Houston Rockets basketball player
- Haley Webb – actress
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