Del Oro High School

Del Oro High School
Wear the black, Be the gold
Address
3301 Taylor Road, Loomis, CA 95650 Loomis, CA, Placer County 95650 United States of America
Coordinates	38°49′52″N 121°11′04″W / 38.83119°N 121.18434°W / 38.83119; -121.18434Coordinates: 38°49′52″N 121°11′04″W / 38.83119°N 121.18434°W / 38.83119; -121.18434
Information
School type	Secondary
Established	1959
School district	Placer Union High School District
Principal	Dan Gayaldo
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,705
School colour(s)	Black and Gold
Slogan	Anyone. Anywhere. Anytime.
Fight song	Del Oro Fight Song (based on the WSU Fight Song)
Athletics	CIF Sac-Joaquin Section
Athletics conference	Sierra Foothill League
Mascot	Golden eagle
Nickname	D.O.
Team name	Golden Eagles
Rival	Placer High School Rocklin High School Granite Bay High School Folsom High School
Publication	Eagle Claw Productions (formerly D.O. TV)
Website	Official website

Del Oro High School is located in Loomis, California, and is a part of the Placer Union High School District. Del Oro High School opened for instruction of freshmen and sophomores on September 28, 1959, one week after Placer in Auburn and Colfax opened. It was founded in 1958 and currently has over 1600 students attending.

The dropout rate is 1%,^[1] which is below the California state average. Many of Del Oro's teachers are return students. The school has a decades long rivalry with neighboring Placer High School in Auburn, CA, as well as more recent rivalries with Granite Bay High School and Rocklin High School.

Athletics

Del Oro's Division I ranked athletes compete in football, basketball, tennis, baseball, cross country, water polo, track, soccer, and wrestling.

Student Government and Service

Leadership

Del Oro High School has an outstanding Leadership program that is responsible for upholding and continuing the years of tradition that make up Del Oro High School and the surrounding community. It is available for students each term 1st and 3rd block. To get into the class as a commissioner, a student must apply and be accepted by class or ASB officers. To be a class officer, a student must be elected by his or her class in the elections held each spring. To be an ASB officer, a student must be elected by the entire school. Del Oro High School's current ASB officers are- President: Spencer Bergthold; Vice President: Taylor Dumitru; Secretary: Ashlyn Cooper; Treasurer: Ethan Tooker

The Leadership Program is the most well established Del Oro High School organization within the rural Loomis community. The outreach of the program extends far beyond the school, recognized often for substantial dedication and accomplishments in local publications. It is currently headed up by Del Oro High School activities director and water polo/swim coach, Stephanie Fee, a Del Oro graduate of her own.

W.I.N.G.S

Del Oro High School's W.I.N.G.S (standing for With Integrity aNd Guiding Support) program is a dedicated group of students responsible for mentoring and guiding the freshmen class each year.

Peer Helping

Peer Helpers are another part of the foundation that makes Del Oro what it is. They take pride in assisting and mentoring all students of Del Oro High School in all aspects of their lives. The program is currently headed up by Del Oro High School English teacher and Anti-Bullying Club advisor, Mrs. Smith-rains.

Performing arts

Del Oro's performing arts hold a strong role in the small Loomis community. The performing arts department at Del Oro currently consist of an instrumental program, choral program, theatrical program, and dance program.

Instrumental music

The oldest and most rooted in Del Oro tradition is the "band program", currently directed by Ben Duncan. The program consists of five ensembles: marching band (fall only), concert band (spring only), jazz band (spring only), winter percussion (spring only), and winter guard (spring only). None of the ensembles run year-round, so it is very common that students participate in marching band in the fall and up to three of the other choices in the spring (in rare cases, a student may be able to participate in all ensembles).

The band program holds long standing traditions in the Loomis community as the host of the Del Oro Golden Eagle Spectacular (an annual marching band competition for schools in Northern California and sometimes neighboring states) and more recently its hosting of the Del Oro Golden Eagle Winter Spectacular (an annual competition for winter percussion and winter guard ensembles). The band program also hosts an annual local crab feed and performs an annual "light show" at the homecoming game where the stadium lights are turned off and the students perform wearing lights on their bodies with the marching percussion lighting up on contact.

Choral music

Del Oro has two choral ensembles: beginning choir and advanced choir. Both are directed by Lisa Sands (preceded by Marlene Astle). Del Oro is known within the statewide choir community for producing significant numbers of honor choir participants both on the regional and state levels.

Theatre

Though relatively new (the full program began in 2005), the theatre department has quickly become a staple in the Loomis community. The program's debut production was the American classic, "You Can't Take it With You", written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart and directed by Jeffrey Johnson, co-founder of Del Oro's theatrical program. It opened in late-2004, prior to the completion of the new theatre facility and was performed on the campus cafeteria stage.

The school received 10 Elly Award nominations, with one win, from the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance for the performances of "The Foreigner" and "Noises Off" during the 2006-2007 school year.

Dance

The newest program started and was founded by a student named LaTasha Holland in 2006, and is directed by Dawn Kenniston who soon took over in 2007.

Fight song

The "Del Oro Fight Song" is an adaptation of the Washington State University Fight Song; in fact, the marching band plays exactly the same sheet music. The difference between the two fight songs are the lyrics.

Lyrics

The Del Oro marching band of 1999 plays the fight song (no voices).

New Version:

Fight, fight, fight for Del Oro High! Win our victory!
Black and gold will always be bold,
Best in the golden west, we'll do our level best!
Golden Eagles never give in; Honour and loyalty will win!
So fight, fight, fight for Del Oro High, and victory!

Older version:

Fight, fight, fight for Del Oro High! Win THE victory!
Black and gold will always be bold.
Best in the Golden West, we'll do our level best!
Golden Eagles never give in; Honor and GLORY WE will win!
So fight, fight, fight for Del Oro High and victory!

Notable alumni

Thomas E. Cooper – former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force through 1987.
Sally Edwards – member of the Triathlon Hall of Fame.
Randy Fasani – former NFL quarterback
James Irvin – Professional MMA fighter
Marcel Lachemann – Former professional manager and pitching coach in Major League Baseball.
Mark McLemore – pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
Don Verlin – men's basketball coach at the University of Idaho

References

↑ "Del Oro High School". GreatSchools.net. Retrieved 2008-12-10.

External links

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