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Elk Grove High School (Elk Grove, California)

Elk Grove High School is a public four-year high school located in Elk Grove, California, in the United States. It is part of the Elk Grove Unified School District and serves the southeast end of Elk Grove that is to the right of California State Route 99 and below Sheldon Road.

Elk Grove High School
Location
Map
9800 Elk Grove Florin Rd

Elk Grove
,
California
95624
Coordinates38°24′04″N 121°22′22″W / 38.40103°N 121.37279°W / 38.40103; -121.37279
Information
TypePublic
Established1893
School districtElk Grove Unified School District
SuperintendentChristopher Hoffman
PrincipalRudy Ortega Jr.
Faculty88.96 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,774 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.94[1]
Color(s)   
MascotThe Thundering Herd
Websiteeghs.egusd.net

History edit

Elk Grove Union High School was the first union high school in the state of California. Sixteen elementary districts voted to tax themselves for a high school, and they all remained as separate districts until the entire K-12 district unified in 1959. The high school opened its doors in 1893 at its first site on Main Street (now Derr Street and Elk Grove Boulevard in Old Town). In 1922, a new brick building was constructed on the corner of Elk Grove Boulevard and Elk Grove Florin, where the Joseph Kerr Middle School campus is today. In 1964 a new campus was built closer to Elk Grove Park to move overcrowded high schoolers from the small campus. When the school was moved to its present location it was as a three-year senior high school with grades 7-9 at the junior high. Elk Grove is the second oldest high school in Sacramento County. Until 1977, Elk Grove High was the only comprehensive high school in the district. According to Newsweek Magazine's Elk Grove High School has ranked in the top 5% of the nations high schools from 2006–present. In April 2009, Elk Grove High School was awarded the California Distinguished School award.

Athletics edit

Elk Grove High School is a member of the Division 1 Delta League. The school offers 13 varsity sports.

The Thundering Herd football program has won 15 conference championships and five Division 1 championships and one Division 2 championship.[2]Lance Briggs, a linebacker for the Chicago Bears, is an alumnus.

In 1997 the Herd's baseball team was ranked #9 in the nation by Baseball America. To date Elk Grove has had sixteen[3] alumni make it to the major leagues.

In 2022 the Thundering Herd’s men’s basketball team won the Division 2 California State Championship.[4]

Notable alumni edit

Principals edit

  • Rudy Ortega Jr. 2023-Present
  • Eugene Christmas 2018-2022
  • Karl Urban(Interim Principal) 2018-2018
  • Cathy Guy 2004–2018
  • Frank Lucia 1997-2004
  • LuAnn Boone 1996-1997
  • Paula Duncan 1989-1996
  • Will Sawyer 1978-1983?
  • Richard D Sovde 1969-1975
  • Donald R. Morrison 1962-1968 [20]
  • Ken McDonald stayed for 2 years [20]
  • Glen Beeman for many years prior to district unification [20]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Elk Grove High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Elk Grove High School - Division 2 Champions".
  3. ^ "Elk Grove High School (Elk Grove,CA) - the Baseball Cube".
  4. ^ "Elk Grove High School's state champion basketball team".
  5. ^ "Agent Boras Has Contorversial [sic] Style". Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  6. ^ "Lance Briggs - City of Elk Grove". www.elkgrovecity.org. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  7. ^ Davidson, Joe (2016-06-15). "Elk Grove's Dylan Carlson signs $1.33 million bonus with Cardinals". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  8. ^ Writer, Lance Armstrong Citizen Staff. "First inductees named for Elk Grove Hall of Fame". Elk Grove Citizen. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  9. ^ Davidson, Joe (2017). "Big Bill Cartwright lands another Hall of Fame honor". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  10. ^ Writer, John Hull - Citizen Sports. "Where Are They Now: Ryan Dinwiddie". Elk Grove Citizen. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  11. ^ Reference.com, Courtesy Baseball. "Mike Fischlin". Elk Grove Citizen. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  12. ^ "Who is David Freitas?". CSN Bay Area. August 4, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  13. ^ MLB, Photo Courtesy. "David Hernandez". Elk Grove Citizen. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  14. ^ "Evan Huffman » Astana Pro Team". Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Matt Kopa - 2005 Football Roster - Stanford University". gostanford.com. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  16. ^ "Fresno State Athletics". www.gobulldogs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  17. ^ "Mischievous mauler". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  18. ^ Egel, Benjy (2017-11-17). "Tyler, The Creator announces Sacramento show". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  19. ^ Davidson, Joe (2015-10-23). "Elk Grove's Kenny Wiggins finds a way to stay in NFL". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  20. ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2017-09-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links edit

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