Public high school near Sacramento, California
Del Campo High School
4925 Dewey Dr.
Type
Public high school Motto Go Cougars Established 1963 School district
San Juan Unified School District Principal Greg Snyder Grades
9 to
12 Enrollment 1,706 (2019-20)
[1] Campus
Suburban Color(s) Blue & Gold Song DC
Fight song Del Campo Athletics conference Capital Athletic League
San Joaquin section Mascot Cougar Team name
Cougars Rivals Casa Roble High School, Bella Vista High School Publication Koug media Newspaper Roar Yearbook The Decamhian- Del Campo's yearbook, the Decamhian ( short for Del Campo high Annual) Website
Del Campo High School Online
Del Campo High School, is a public high school in
Fair Oaks ,
California .
[2] It is a member of the
San Juan Unified School District and serves western Fair Oaks and eastern
Carmichael .
Academic curriculum
Del Campo’s academic program is validated by an
Academic Performance Index increase of 56 points over a three-year period. In 1995, Del Campo adopted the
4X4 Block Schedule which enables students to focus on four ninety-two-minute classes each term. This allows students to complete eight more classes than others would on a traditional schedule to prepare for the academic demands of university. In 1996, Del Campo High School received
California Distinguished High School honors. College prep classes may include honors classes in English, Science, and Social Studies, as well as
Advanced Placement classes in
Biology ,
Calculus AB & BC ,
Chemistry ,
Microeconomics ,
English Language ,
English Literature ,
French ,
Spanish ,
Statistics ,
U.S. Government , and
U.S. History . Tutoring is a component of the
AVID program.
Students who are members of the yearbook, the Decamhian, or the newspaper, the ROAR, as well as cadets in the Air Force JROTC program, have been nationally recognized for performance in the programs. A Fine and Performing Arts program affords students opportunities in music, art and theater. Del Campo also has an Academic Decathlon program; the school has performed well in the Sacramento County competition since the 1980s.
Air Force JROTC CA-863rd Cadet Squadron
Yearbook The Decamhian - Del Campo's yearbook, the Decamhian (short for Del Campo High Annual), has received 16
National Pacemaker Awards and 13
National Scholastic Press Association All-American Awards, as well as 14 Gold Crown Awards and 2 Silver Crown Awards awarded by
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Newspaper The ROAR - winner of a Gold Medal from the American Scholastic Press Association, as well as a six-time winner of the Columbia Press Association’s Gold Medal
AVID Del Campo is a National Demonstration school. It usually graduates the AVID class with 100% college enrollment.
DC Daily DC Daily is a Student Educational Video Award (SEVA) winning student produced live daily broadcast to Del Campo students, staff and community.
Notable alumni
Dusty Baker
[3] (Class of 1967) - former Major League Baseball player, manager of
Washington Nationals ,
San Francisco Giants ,
Chicago Cubs ,
Cincinnati Reds , and
Houston Astros
Jason Barnes
[4] -
Canadian Football League 's
Edmonton Eskimos wide receiver
Matt Barnes
[5] - forward for 2017 NBA champion
Golden State Warriors who has played for nine
NBA teams
Betsy Butler (Class of 1981) - California State Assemblywoman[
citation needed ]
Donald Butler
[6] (Class of 2006) - linebacker for
San Diego Chargers , 79th overall pick in
2010 NFL Draft
Akiem Hicks - professional football player with
Tampa Bay Buccaneers , 89th pick in
2012 NFL Draft
Tom Johnson
[7] -
PGA Tour
golfer
Kurt Knudsen - professional baseball player
Lisa Ling
[8] - television personality and host of
National Geographic Channel 's Explorer
John Freeman (Class of 1992) - Author, Founder of Freeman's, Editor at Granta.
Sam Long -
San Francisco Giants baseball player
Rick Schu
[9] - nine-year
MLB
infielder
Spencer Stone - Former
staff sergeant of the
United States Air Force ,
[10] known for foiling a 2015
terrorist attack in France.
[11]
Rene Syler
[12] (Class of 1981) - former host of
The Early Show on
CBS
Anthony Padilla and
Ian Hecox
[13] - co-founders of
Smosh
References
^
"Del Campo High" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2021 .
^
"Del Campo High School / Homepage" . www.sanjuan.edu . Retrieved 18 December 2018 .
^ Spencer, Lyle (April 7, 2014).
"Aaron's 715th still a wonderful moment 40 years later" . MLB.com . Retrieved April 7, 2014 .
^
"Edmonton Eskimos" . Esks.com. Archived from
the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2011-10-10 .
^
"NBA.com" .
NBA.com . 2011-08-30. Archived from
the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-10-10 .
^ Allende, Mike (August 23, 2006).
"Huskies Notebook Freshman Linebacker Butler Determined Not to Redshirt" . Kitsap Sun. Retrieved April 7, 2014 .
^ Tom Johnson (1981-08-19).
"Player Bio: Tom Johnson - Northwestern University Official Athletic Site" . Nusports.cstv.com. Retrieved 2011-10-10 .
^
[1]
Archived March 23, 2009, at the
Wayback Machine
^
"Rick Schu Home" . American Remnant. Retrieved 2011-10-10 .
^ Losey, Stephen (23 December 2015).
"Train hero Staff Sgt. Spencer Stone to leave Air Force in 2016" . Air Force Times . Retrieved 22 June 2020 .
^
Ordinary Heroes: Mark Moogalian ,
Aurora Prize , Tigrane Yegavian. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
^
"Teaching Belief In Yourself" . CBS News . 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2011-10-10 .
^ Mendonsa, Cristina (September 21, 2011).
"SMOSH turns sketch comedy into cash" . KXTV. Archived from
the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014 .
External links
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