Bella Vista High School - Fair Oaks, California/CA

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Bella Vista High School

8301 Madison Ave., Fair Oaks, CA, 95628-3823 -

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Definition of Terms

Bella Vista High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Sacramento County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1901 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

71 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 474 students

Grade 10 - 506 students

Grade 11 - 491 students

Grade 12 - 430 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:27

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	2%	3%
% Asian	7%	8%
% Hispanic	8%	39%
% Black	2%	9%
% White	81%	36%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

San Juan Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	80	7
Number of Students Managed	50,546 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$440,765,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$453,420,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,720	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$8,970	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

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posted on November 16, 2009 at 07:24:57 pm
The Santa Clara University athletics department, along with men's baseball Head Coach Mark O'Brien, announced the signing of three athletes to National Letters of Intent. The incoming class is expected to attend Santa Clara in the Fall 2010 quarter and play for the Broncos in the Spring of 2011.
The Conversation: Public transit tradeoff – Speed vs. cost vs. stress (The Sacramento Bee)
posted on September 13, 2009 at 07:03:34 am
With public transit in the Sacramento region charging more and offering less thanks to budget cuts brought about by the down economy and state spending decisions, The Bee's editorial board decided to hop on a bus and a train to take a quick pulse of the Regional Transit system as it struggles to stay relevant.
Miracle play Charlotte Stone Crabs tonight (The News-Press)
posted on September 9, 2009 at 10:14:51 pm
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Inspirational instructor gets a musical farewell (The Sacramento Bee)
posted on August 1, 2009 at 07:00:15 am
For its farewell concert for Ted Weber, the 120-piece youth band Friday night played stirring pieces by Aaron Copland and Gustav Holst underneath a majestic canopy of evergreens.
2 moms turn grief over teens' deaths into plea for safety (The Sacramento Bee)
posted on July 3, 2009 at 07:03:06 am
Had they lived, Kendall Lui and Brian Haight would have graduated from college this spring. They were the kind of young people whom parents dream of raising. When they were killed in a drunken driving accident, their families lost their children's futures.

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Bella Vista High School is a public high school in Fair Oaks, California and a member of the San Juan Unified School District. In 2003, the California Department of Education's School Recognition Program honored Bella Vista High School as a "California Distinguished School". It was also the only school in Sacramento County to receive this honor in 2003. In 2009, it received the same recognition again from the California Department of Education.
Curriculum
Bella Vista offers ten AP courses.
A special business course called Advanced Computer Applications is available to qualified students who, once completed, will be eligible for three units of credit at Sacramento State University through the Accelerated College Entrance off-campus program. It is one of the few campuses in its district to offer Japanese. Other foreign languages include French and Spanish.
Extracurricular activities
The academic decathlon team has represented Sacramento County in the California Academic Decathlon 19 out of the past 21 years. Most recently, the team took back the title after an unexpected upset in 2007. The team had 5 of the 9 top superdecathletes.
Also, the moot court team earned the first-place team award at the National High School Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C in 2003, 2005 and 2006.. In 2008, they received 1st place in the county competition.
Bella Vista's renowned marching band was recognized by Sacramento Magazine as one of the best marching bands in the Sacramento area in 2004 and 2005. It has been undefeated in Northern California for seven years. Under the direction of Edward Moore, the band has accumulated hundreds of trophies and has competed out of state and even in Europe in 2006.
The school newspaper is known as La Bandera, while the school yearbook is called La Remuda.
Notable alumni
Lynn Anderson (1965), country singer and songwriter
Randall Bal, member of the United States men's swim team
Justin Bannan, defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens
DJ Countess (2005), goalkeeper for the Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer
Steve Cronin (2001), goalkeeper for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer
Frank Hill Harper (1984), actor
Gordon King (1974), professional football player for the New York Giants
Pat & Mike Eady (1974), famous Las Vegas Lounge Act - Chimps on Ice [1]
Peter Lowry (2003), midfield for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer
Joan Lunden (1968), actress and former host of Good Morning America
Derek Miles, finished seventh in the pole vault at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and fourth at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Dave Revering, former MLB first baseman
Casey Serin (2000), real estate speculator and blogger
Kevin Sharp (1989), country singer
Tommy Skeoch (1979), guitarist of multi-platinum rock band Tesla
Nicholas Sparks (1984), author
Tyler Robertson (2006), professional baseball player (Minnesota Twins)
Angel Deradoorian, member of indie rock band Dirty Projectors and solo artist

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