Casa Grande High School
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| Casa Grande High School | |
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| 333 Casa Grande Road Petaluma, California United States |
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| Type | Public |
| School district | Petaluma City Schools |
| Principal | Linda Scheele |
| Faculty | 83.20 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9th-12th |
| Enrollment | 1,839[1] (2009-10) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.10[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Mascot | Gaucho |
| Website | Casa Grande High School |
Casa Grande High School is a public high school in Petaluma, California. Casa Grande is one of six high schools in the Petaluma City Schools District. As of the 2010-2011 school year, Casa Grande had an enrollment of 1,770 students.[1]
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Extracurricular activities
Academic Decathlon
Casa Grande has raised an Academic Decathlon team. The team has represented Sonoma County for the last 30 years in the decathlon's state-level competition. They won California's Division II title seven times. The team has advanced to the final competition at the national level once, where it took sixth place overall.[2]
Journalism
The Gaucho Gazette is Casa Grande High School newspaper.[3] Established for more than a decade as of 2012, the Gaucho Gazette won the first place 63rd Redwood Empire Excellence in Journalism prize for high school journalism in 2009.[4] The paper was named the 4th best student newspaper by the National Scholastic Press Association in 2012.[5]
Notable alumni
- Josh Akognon – professional basketball player[6][7]
- Jeff Gerstmann - Video game journalist[citation needed]
- Jonny Gomes – professional baseball player[8]
- Amy Gutierrez – sports journalist[9]
- Glenn Rubenstein – Journalist, Musician[10]
References
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- ↑ Benefield, Kerry. "Casa Grande's Academic Decathlon Dynasty Keeps Rolling." Editorial. Press Democrat [Santa Rosa] n.d.: n. pag. PressDemocrat.com. Press Democrat, 26 Feb. 2013. Web. 27 June 2013.
- ↑ http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100520/articles/100529943
- ↑ http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120517/ARTICLES/120519538
- ↑ http://petaluma.patch.com/articles/gaucho-gazette-named-fourth-best-student-newspaper-in-country
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