CANYON HIGH SCHOOL (ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA)

'Canyon High School' is a traditional four year high school located in the Anaheim Hills section of Anaheim, California. It is located on forty acres of land on Imperial Highway between the cross streets of Santa Ana Canyon Road and Nohl Ranch Road, and serves the students in the Orange Unified School District. The school, which opened its doors in 1973, claims a student population of 2,153.^[1] The school primarily serves the neighborhood of Anaheim Hills, and was designated a California Distinguished School in 2007 by the California Department of Education. ^[2]

Contents

History

Education

Athletics

Notable Alumni

References

External links

History

The school opened in 1973 as a shared campus with the established Villa Park High School for students in grades 10-12. The high school was built to house students from both Peralta Junior High School and Vista del Rio Junior High School.
Upon completion of the Anaheim Hills campus, a variety of names were considered for the site. The proposed name of Anaheim Hills High School was not approved as a name, due to the fact that the proposed Anaheim Hills community was not yet developed. Santa Ana Canyon High School, another proposed name based on the geographic location of the school, was not approved due to concern that the public would assume that the school was located in the city of Santa Ana, California.
Ultimately, the name Canyon High School was selected. Boundary changes in the district and increase in the population of the Anaheim Hills community resulted in changes at the school. The school was designated to serve students in grades 9 through 12 in 1988, and El Rancho Middle School was designated as the only feeder school within the boundaries of Canyon High School. The school implemented an International Baccalaureate Program in 1988. ^[3]

Education

Canyon High School offers a variety of programs for its students including the International Baccalaureate Program, Stellar Technology Program, and Specialized Science Program, in addition to numerous college-level Advanced Placement and Honors courses. Its current API Score is 825, designating the school in the top 10% of all high schools in the state of California.
The school focuses on technology, having undergone thousands of dollars worth of upgrading the schools technology, by adding 100 computers, and making 19 of its courses available as online classes. ^[4]

Athletics

The school mascot is a Comanche and its colors are brown and gold. Students at Canyon High School compete in the following sports^[5]:

★ Baseball ★ Basketball ★ Cheer ★ Cross Country ★ Football

★ Golf ★ Soccer ★ Softball ★ Swimming ★ Tennis

★ Track & Field ★ Volleyball ★ Water Polo ★ Wrestling ★ Field and Parade Band

Notable Alumni

★ Eden Espinosa - singer/stage actress

★ James Storm - actor/wrestler

★ Steve Scarsone- Former baseball player

★ Rob Deer- Former All-Star baseball player

★ Doug Linton- Former baseball player

★ Eric Valent- baseball player

★ John Cummings- Former baseball player

References

1. Canyon High School Profile - Orange Unified School District
2. Distinguished School Awards - California Department of Education
3. International Baccalaureate Organization - Canyon High School
4. Canyon High School Accountability Report Card
5. Canyon High School Athletics

External links

★ Canyon High School website

★ Canyon High - Class of '76 Tribute

★ PeraltaJuniorHigh.com