Harbor High School - Santa Cruz, California/CA

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Harbor High School

300 Lafonda Ave., Santa Cruz, CA, 95062-1431 -

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Definition of Terms

Harbor High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Santa Cruz County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1165 students

% Male / % Female

53% / 47%

Total Classroom Teachers

44 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 287 students

Grade 10 - 310 students

Grade 11 - 310 students

Grade 12 - 258 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:26

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	5%	12%
% Hispanic	25%	42%
% Black	1%	8%
% White	66%	33%
% Unknown	3 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

18%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Santa Cruz City High School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	9	7
Number of Students Managed	5,107 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	n/a	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	n/a	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	n/a	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	n/a	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

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A celebration of Oaxacan culture at Harbor High (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
posted on June 22, 2009 at 08:45:54 am
SANTA CRUZ -- The spirit of Oaxaca lives on in Santa Cruz, as thousands turned out Sunday to celebrate and learn about the Mexican state's culture.
Celebrations: June 21, 2009 (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
posted on June 21, 2009 at 02:45:57 pm
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Located at 300 La Fonda Avenue, Harbor High School is a high school located in sunny Santa Cruz, California.
Activities: Harbor High is well known for Escapades, its dance team. Harbor also features a Mock Trial Team.
Sports: Harbor competes in the SCCAL for athletics along with Aptos High School, Santa Cruz High School, Scotts Valley High School, Soquel High School, and St. Francis Catholic School. Harbor's colors are green and gold and their mascot is the pirate. They traditionally field respectable teams in most sports. Perhaps the greatest Harbor Dynasty was that of Girl's Soccer who won 9 CCS Championships in 14 years under head coach Gerald Pleasant who retired in 2004. Though it is essentially just three miles down the same road as Soquel High School, Harbor's greatest rivalry is with Santa Cruz High.
The Shell: As Harbor and Santa Cruz are the only two teams within the City of Santa Cruz, the Pirates and Cardinals annually compete for the City Championship in football represented by a large Shell trophy. Beginning in 2004. Harbor won the Shell 3 consecutive times. 2004: Santa Cruz 21, Harbor 23; 2005: Harbor 35, Santa Cruz 15; 2006: Santa Cruz 6, Harbor 28.
Notable Grads: LPGA Pro Golfer Julie Inkster, Former NBA Center Tim Young.
Tragedy: In 2000, freshman Kari Nilsen, 15, and her father Ken Nilsen, 47, were killed when their car was struck by a drunk driver on their way home from Lake Tahoe. In response, Harbor students formed the K.A.R.I. (kids against riding intoxicated) Club which puts on an annual assembly and is available to provide transportation on Friday and Saturday nights to help prevent another tragic incident.
In 2001, sisters Amanda and Carrie Wagner were killed when the car they were in was struck by a drunk driver.
In 2004 Harbor senior Brendon Michael Stuart was fatally injured in a snowboarding accident during winter vacation . News of his passing stunned Harbor students and he was honored by moments of silence and a tribute in the school newspaper.
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