Loara High School

Loara High School

"Once a Saxon, Always a Saxon"
Address
1765 West Cerritos
Anaheim, California 92804
USA
Coordinates 33°48′42″N 117°56′39″W / 33.81167°N 117.94417°W / 33.81167; -117.94417Coordinates: 33°48′42″N 117°56′39″W / 33.81167°N 117.94417°W / 33.81167; -117.94417
Information
Type Public Secondary, International School
Established 1962
Principal John Briquelet
Staff 111 (2007-8)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2624[1] (May 30, 2013)
Campus Suburban
Color(s)           Scarlet and Vegas Gold
Mascot Saxon
Newspaper The Saxon Shield
Yearbook Seaxe
Website Loara High Website

Loara High School is a public four year American high school in the Anaheim Union High School District, located in the city of Anaheim in Orange County, California. Loara is a Title I school that serves a large number of students from low-income families, and the campus consists of 2,578 students and 111 certificated staff.[1] As of 2008 the student to teacher ratio of 25.8 to 1.[1] Loara is a California Distinguished School which prepares students to "innovate in service of their community". The school was one of the premier institutions becoming an International School under the International Baccalaureate in Orange County in 1999, however, the program was discontinued in 2009 due to the lack of funding.

Students

In 1962, the student body consisted of the following percentage of ethnic groups: 90% Caucasian, >0.1% Native Americans, >0.5% Asian/Indian American, >0.1 Filipino American, 8% Hispanic, >0.1% African American. As of 2010, the campus' over 2,686 students consists of the following percentage of ethnic groups: 0.3% American Indian, 11% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 3% Filipino, 71% Hispanic, 1% Asian Indian, 2% African-American, and 12% Caucasian.[1] Over half of the student qualify for the reduced lunch program. Nearly one fourth of the students participate in an English learners program. [2]

History

Loara was established in 1962, with the first graduating class in 1965, and is one of eight comprehensive high schools within the district.

In 1971, then-California governor and future U.S. President Ronald Reagan visited the Loara campus on a tour of the city of Anaheim.

The school has recently undergone modernization under Bond Measure Z, which includes two gyms, a science building, and a math building.[3] In 2006, the campus completed an extensive technology improvement plan. This includes the construction of the prototype for "Classroom of the Future," two technologically advanced rooms that were designed to model future prospects.

Sammy Saxon is the school mascot. His appearance is typically depicted as a caricature of an Anglo-Saxon warrior.[4]

Academics

Loara had one of the largest International Baccalaureate (IB) programs in Orange County. The IB program is no longer offered at Loara.[5] Loara was authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme in July 1999, the program is taught in English to 148 students.

Athletics

The school competes in the CIF-SS Golden West League.

State championships

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Enrollment by Ethnicity for 2012-13". California Department of Education. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Student Ethnicity".
  3. ↑ http://edencoinc.com/pdf/measureZfuture.pdf
  4. ↑ http://loarahighschool.blogspot.com/2012/09/logo-and-mascot.html
  5. ↑ Deruyter, Vanessa. "Recent Articles about Loara High School - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  6. ↑ http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=207976277
  7. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/adamsmi02.shtml
  8. ↑ Miller, Michael (September 27, 2013). "'Romeo and Juliet' meets Jeff Buckley in 'The Last Goodbye'". Los Angeles Times.
  9. ↑ Digiovanna, Mike (April 25, 1991). "It Took More Than an Injury to Stop Bob Caffrey : Baseball: Shoulder problems contributed to the end of pro career for former Titan and Loara standout. But he says that's not the whole story.". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Charles Gipson Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Kevin Mclain". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  12. ↑ http://www.ocregister.com/articles/nieto-66237-says-disease.html
  13. ↑ "George Zeber Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

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