iPedia Free Information Center

Information about Agoura High School

Agoura High School
Enlarge picture
Picture of the front of Agoura High School
Established1965
TypePublic Secondary
PrincipalLarry Misel
Asst. PrincipalChris Regan, Sherry Bronow, Rick Naranjo
Teaching staff94 teachers
Studentsc.2500
Grades9-12
Location28545 West Driver Avenue,
Agoura Hills, California, USA
DistrictLas Virgenes Unified
AccreditationWASC (2002-2008)
ColorsBlue and Gold                      
AthleticsMember of the Marmonte League in the CIF Southern Section
MascotChargers
YearbookThe Quixotian
NewspaperThe Charger
SAT I Average1178 (out of 1600)
National ranking1153[1]
Websitewww.ahschargers.com
Agoura High School is a four-year high school, freshman-senior, in Agoura Hills, California, United States. It is the largest high school in the Las Virgenes Unified School District, with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. In Newsweek's poll of the best high schools in the United States, Agoura High School ranked 1153<ref name="atphs07" />, 1008[2], 900[3] and 744[4] in the 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2003 polls, respectively.

Academics

Agoura High School has a tradition of academic excellence.[5]

Graduation Requirements

Graduation from Agoura High School requires 230 total credits (most classes earn five credits per semester). Specifically,
  • Math - 20 credits
  • Science - 20 Credits
  • Social Science - 35 credits
  • Physical Education - 20 credits
  • English - 40 credits
  • Health - 5 credits
  • Foreign Language/Fine Art or Practical Art (2 of 3) - 20 credits
  • Electives - 70 credits
In addition, all students must successfully pass the California High School Exit Exam.

Grading System

The standard A, B, C, D, F scale is used with +'s and -'s awarded. GPA's are calculated using the standard A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0 scale for regular classes and A=5, B=4, C=3, D=1, F=0 scale for selected honors/AP classes (usually courses that meet UC a-g requirements).

Testing

In 2005, 341 students took 564 exams with a 78% passing rate (score of 3, 4, or 5). Approximately two-thirds of AHS seniors take the SAT exams. The mean score in 2005, on the old 1600 scale was 1178.

Advancement to Higher Education Institutions

Over the past 10 years, the total number of graduates going on to 2-year and 4-year institutions rose from 95% to 98% with 42% attending 2-year schools and 56% attending 4-year universities.

Activities

Athletics

Agoura High also has rivals. Agoura's biggest rival in football is Westlake High. Agoura has lost to Westlake for the past eleven years.

Music

Agoura High School has an acclaimed music program led by John Mosley and Chad Bloom. The school's Jazz Band has been selected to compete at the Essentially Ellington Festival in New York City four years in a row (2004-2007). In 2007, two jazz bands were selected from Agoura High School to compete, the first time ever - the senior ensemble earning second place in all of North America.

Theater

The school has an active theater program along with a Comedy Sportz team.

Clubs

As of the 2007 Spring Semester, the school has 57 official clubs[6]:
  • American Civil Liberties Union
  • Angels in Agoura
  • Art Club
  • Asian Students Inticing Awareness (ASIA)
  • Awareness Club
  • Bridge Club
  • Campus Light
  • Chess Club
  • Citrus Club
  • Club Pink
  • The Club Sandwich
  • Cricket Club
  • Dance Club
  • Directors Club
  • Drama Club
  • Durak Club
  • Equestrian League (I.E.L.)
  • Feel Good, Inc.
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
  • Female Empowerment Movement
  • Foods Club
  • Future Business Leaders of America
  • Future Medical Leaders of America
  • Gay/Straight Alliance
  • Hacky-Sac Club
  • Harry Potter Club
  • “House, MD” Watchers Club
  • Human Rights' Club
  • Jewish Club
  • Junior Statesmen of America (JSA)
  • Kennel Club
  • Key Club
  • Kids F.A.C.E.
  • Knifty Knitters Club
  • La Crosse Club
  • Lunch Buddies
  • Magic Club
  • Martial Arts Club
  • Math Honors Society
  • Music Theory/Cert. Of Merit Tutoring
  • Muslim Awareness Club
  • Packages for Patriots
  • Peer Counseling
  • Physics Club
  • Portable Idea Club
  • Scuba Club
  • Socratic Seminar Club
  • Sports Club
  • Spreading Hope
  • Surf Club
  • Top Fashion Club
  • Troop Aid's Club
  • Warhammer 40K Club
  • Wicca Awareness and Tolerance
  • Wings of Hope
  • World Relief Club
  • Written Word Club

Staff

Administration

AHS has a large administrative staff. This includes a Principal, 3 Assistant Principals, 6 full-time counselors, a registrar, an office manager, more than 5 office secretaries, 3 full-time activities/athletics support staff, an athletic director, and a plant manager.

Faculty

Agoura High is home to 94 teachers from a variety of educational backgrounds.

Notable alumni

References

1. ^ America's Top Public High Schools - 2007 List. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
2. ^ America's Top Public High Schools - 2006 List. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
3. ^ America's Top Public High Schools - 2005 List. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
4. ^ America's Top Public High Schools - 2003 List. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
5. ^ Agoura High School Profile. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
6. ^ Agoura High School Website. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.

External links

Coordinates:
Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. The most important is perhaps the age or level of the students in the institution, but funding source, affiliation, and gender, racial, or ethnic exclusivity are also commonly used.
..... Click the link for more information.
For other uses, see Principal.


A principal is generally the chief administrator of an elementary school, middle school, or high school.
..... Click the link for more information.
City of Agoura Hills
"The Gateway to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area"
Location of Agoura Hills in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State
..... Click the link for more information.
Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism.
If you are prevented from editing this page, and you wish to make a change, please discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or .
..... Click the link for more information.
Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
..... Click the link for more information.
Las Virgenes Unified School District (LVUSD) is a K-12 school district in north-west Los Angeles County, USA consisting of 14 public schools in the cities of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Westlake Village, and several small portions of the West Hills section of Los Angeles.
..... Click the link for more information.
WASC can refer to:
  • Western Association of Schools and Colleges
  • WASC (AM), an AM radio station located in Spartanburg, South Carolina

..... Click the link for more information.
School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. Most schools have two colors, which are usually chosen to avoid conflicts with other schools with which the school competes in sports and other activities.
..... Click the link for more information.
The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule.
..... Click the link for more information.
The California Interscholastic Federation (abbreviated CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. It mirrors similar governing bodies in other states; however, it differs from others in that it covers most high schools in the state of
..... Click the link for more information.
CIF Southern Section (commonly abbreviated as CIFSS) is the largest of the ten sections which comprise the California Interscholastic Federation. Its membership includes most public and private high schools in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara,
..... Click the link for more information.
mascot – originally a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – now includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name.
..... Click the link for more information.
A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks.
..... Click the link for more information.
student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, or middle school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news.
..... Click the link for more information.
A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN.
..... Click the link for more information.
City of Agoura Hills
"The Gateway to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area"
Location of Agoura Hills in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State
..... Click the link for more information.
Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism.
If you are prevented from editing this page, and you wish to make a change, please discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or .
..... Click the link for more information.
Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
..... Click the link for more information.
Las Virgenes Unified School District (LVUSD) is a K-12 school district in north-west Los Angeles County, USA consisting of 14 public schools in the cities of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Westlake Village, and several small portions of the West Hills section of Los Angeles.
..... Click the link for more information.
Newsweek is an American weekly newsmagazine published in New York City and is distributed throughout the United States and internationally in 12 local language editions. It is the second largest news weekly magazine in the U.S.
..... Click the link for more information.
20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
1970s  1980s  1990s  - 2000s -  2010s  2020s  2030s
2004 2005 2006 - 2007 - 2008 2009 2010

2007 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
..... Click the link for more information.
20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
1970s  1980s  1990s  - 2000s -  2010s  2020s  2030s
2003 2004 2005 - 2006 - 2007 2008 2009

2006 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
..... Click the link for more information.
20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
1970s  1980s  1990s  - 2000s -  2010s  2020s  2030s
2002 2003 2004 - 2005 - 2006 2007 2008

2005 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
..... Click the link for more information.
20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
1970s  1980s  1990s  - 2000s -  2010s  2020s  2030s
2000 2001 2002 - 2003 - 2004 2005 2006

2003 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
..... Click the link for more information.
The California High School Exit Exam (or CAHSEE) is a requirement for high school graduation in the state of California, created by the California Department of Education to improve the academic performance of California high school students, and especially of high school
..... Click the link for more information.
Westlake High School

Established 1978
School type Public
District Conejo Valley Unified School District
Grade levels 9-12
Principal Ron Lipari
Location Westlake Village, California,
United States
Campus Suburban,
Enrollment 2,411 [1]
..... Click the link for more information.
Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival is an annual high school instrumental jazz festival and competition that takes place every May at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.
..... Click the link for more information.
City of New York
New York City at sunset

Flag
Seal
Nickname: The Big Apple, Gotham, The City that Never Sleeps
Location in the state of New York
Coordinates:
..... Click the link for more information.
Amy Allen

Born September 24 1976 (1976--) (age 31)
Burbank, California

'' Amy Allen
..... Click the link for more information.
Justin Berfield

Birth name Justin Tyler Berfield
Born January 25 1986 (1986--) (age 21)
Los Angeles, California, United States

Years active
..... Click the link for more information.


This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia.org - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of the wikipedia encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.
Herod_Archelaus


page counter