TESORO HIGH SCHOOL

'Tesoro High School' is a public school in the Capistrano Unified School District, founded in the fall of 2001. As of the 2005-2006 year, Tesoro serves nearly 3,000 students in grades 9-12.

Contents

Achievements

Sports

Facilities

Academics

In The Media

External links

References

Achievements

Tesoro is a California Distinguished School.
In 2007, Newsweek's "America's Top Public High Schools" feature ranked Tesoro as number 556 out of the 1,300 top high schools nationwide. ^[1]. This makes it the third highest ranked in the school district after San Clemente and Capistrano Valley High Schools.
The Tesoro High School Chamber Orchestra recently performed for the State Music Educator's Conference in Sacramento and, along with the Wind Ensemble, performed in Carnegie Hall in April 2007. Tesoro's choral music department has also been recognized as one of top choral programs in Southern California , participating and placing in a number of competitions since its inaugural year-2000.
In 2004 and 2005, Tesoro High School's theatre arts department won many CAPPIES awards , along with participating yearly in Theatre Festivals including: South Orange County Roleabout, Fullerton Junior College High School Theatre Festival, California Educational Theatre Association's festival, and the Long Beach State High School Theatre Festival.

Sports

The High School Varsity football team beat Western High School in 2004 to capture their first division title. In 2005, the Tesoro High School Varsity football team became Back-To-Back Division IX CIF Champions after beating Northwood High School for the second time that season.
Tesoro was moved into the more competitive South Coast League for sports in the 2006 school year. Although the 2004 and 2005 football teams had beaten several teams from upper division schools, including Dana Hills,^[2] Foothill,^[3] Kennedy,^[4] and Laguna Hills,
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and the '04 and '05 teams were ranked among the top 10 high school football teams in Orange County, ^[3],^[7], ^[8]
the team placed last in the league in 2006, after losing several key players from the CIF Championship teams. ^[9]
In Track and Field, Tesoro set a school record in the number of contestants who qualified for the CIF Championships. Seniors Brian Kopczynski (3200m), Katie Westland (High Jump), and Ashley Siletto (Long Jump), as well as sophomore Megan Meyer (3200m), qualified. Brian went on to become the first athlete to qualify for the CIF Master's Meet. Tesoro Track and Field Official Website [1]
Girl's Tennis won South Coast in 2006 and ended the season ranked in the OC top ten.
In 2006, the Tesoro High School Girls Varsity Soccer team tied with San Marcos High School to split the Division II Championship.
Girl’s water polo made it to the 2007 SS-CIF playoffs in division II. This was the first year Tesoro Girls water polo team has made it to CIF.
Tesoro High School Aquatics also has a trophy-winning Swim Team and Men's and Women's Water Polo as part of its water sports program. Girl’s water polo made it to the 2007 SS-CIF playoffs in division II. This was the first year Tesoro Girls water polo team has made it to CIF.
Tesoro's 2007 Miliken CIF 4x50 butterfly relay team took 1st place (1:36.31) and clocked the 'second-fastest time in meet history', just off Irvine's 1:35.55 record set in 1999. The fly relay was lead off by Brett Boval (23.66), followed by Rick Caporale (24.13), Spencer Wollkind (25.30), and anchored by Tyler Walker (23.22).
The Cross Country team was quite successful in 2006, with the men's team finishing fourth in the SCL Champs and the girls finishing 3rd and qualifying to CIF and individuals Megan Meyer and Brian Kopczynski qualifying for CIF Finals, both nearly qualifying for the Master's meet. Tesoro Track and Field Official Website [2]

Facilities

Tesoro is the second newest school is CUSD. Tesoro opened in 2001 serving Mission Viejo, Las Flores, Rancho Santa Margarita, Ladera Ranch, and Coto de Caza. In 2006 Mission Viejo students were moved back to Capistrano Valley High in Mission Viejo.
The modern school is built in a canyon at the end of the 241 toll road in between Las Flores and Coto de Caza south of Oso Parkway. The school is about 14 miles from the Pacific Ocean.
Tesoro has two baseball fields, aquatics facilities, one softball field, one soccer/football practice field (in one of the baseball field's outfields), eight tennis courts, and a stadium. In 2006, the stadium was upgraded with artificial turf and track to match the other district high schools.
There are 22 portable classrooms that were placed on the school's basketball courts and blacktop to handle overcrowding. The crowding should be relieved with San Juan Hills High School opening.

Academics

Tesoro is starting to build an excellent program, though it is still young. The API is 801. AP classes are being added each year with just as many options as the more established district schools, with the exception of IB.

In The Media

In 2005, two star football players, Scott McKnight and Sam Smith, were expelled for writing explicit and graphic death threats that involved sexual actions.^[10][11] The students wrote the journals for a class assignment that the teacher, to whom they were referring, collected and then promptly notified school officials.^[12] Some controversy was sparked among students by allegations that the teacher assured students she would not read the journal entries.
Also in 2005, Rianna Woolsey, a Tesoro songleader died in a high speed crash when she crashed into a tree in Coto de Caza.^[13] The school was shaken by the tragic loss. ^[14]
In October, 2006, Nicole Catsouras of Ladera Ranch, California was killed in an auto accident involving her father's Porsche 911 Carrera
^[15]. She was a Tesoro High School student. Her death was due to her speeding on Route 241 at speeds well over 100 miles per hour. She struck a grey Honda Civic and rolled into a toll booth. ^[16] Further press arose as the images of the gruesome accident were circulated about the internet, much to the distress of the family. http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/homepage/article_1538883.php

External links

★ Tesoro High School

★ Tesoro Aquatics

★ Tesoro Theatre Arts

★ Tesoro Athletics

★ Tesoro Track and Field

References

1. 2007 Newsweek High School Rankings
2. www.ocregister.com/ocvarsity/2005/09/24/todaysregister/article_688885.php
3. www.ocregister.com/ocvarsity/2005/09/17/todaysregister/article_679927.php
4. http://www.maxpreps.com/FanPages/Team.mxp/California/Boys_Varsity_Football_Fall_04-05/AreaID-8e11e7d4-d3fa-4e6f-827f-652c29439d27/SchoolID-672e27c2-2f8f-4657-ac79-03267d1d0a67
5. www.ocregister.com/ocvarsity/2005/09/10/todaysregister/article_67
0702.php
6. www.ocregister.com/ocvarsity/2005/09/17/todaysregister/article_679927.php
7. http://www.ocregister.com/ocvarsity/2005/10/28/todaysregister/article_738107.php
8. Orange County Register, OC Varsity TOP 10, 11/19/05, 11/15/05, 11/12/05, 11/8/05, 10/25/05, 10/8/05, 9/27/05, 9/24/05, 9/10/05, 9/25/04
9. Hawley, Robles Earn State Honors, Orange County Register, Sports 1/10/06; Orange County Register OC Varsity, 2005 All-County Football Team, 12/24/05
10. Some journal entries by 2 Tesoro students focused on violence Sam Miller
11. CIF: If Suspended Students Play, Games Forfeited Dave Lopez
12. High School Athletes Accused Of Death Threats Face Suspension
13. Tesoro High Cheerleader Killed In Crash Dave Lopez
14. 1,300 remember student killed in crash Christa Woodall
15. http://holycoast.blogspot.com/2006/11/another-oc-teen-kills-herself-in-high.html
16. Ladera Ranch woman killed in 241 collision Ryan Hammil