Bolsa Grande High School - Garden Grove, California/CA

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Bolsa Grande High School

9401 Westminster Ave., Garden Grove, CA, 92844-2901 -

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Definition of Terms

Bolsa Grande High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Orange County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1596 students

% Male / % Female

48% / 52%

Total Classroom Teachers

62 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 467 students

Grade 10 - 408 students

Grade 11 - 393 students

Grade 12 - 328 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	3%
% Asian	53%	8%
% Hispanic	37%	39%
% Black	1%	9%
% White	8%	36%
% Unknown	1 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

53%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

14%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Garden Grove Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	67	7
Number of Students Managed	50,000 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$392,249,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$384,736,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,845	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$7,695	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

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Bolsa Grande High School is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District in southern California. Proximate zones to the school include Little Saigon, Korean District, Santa Ana. The school is known for increasingly improved academics.
Athletics
Bolsa Grande's sports teams are known as the Matadors, and compete in the Garden Grove League of the California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section with five other GGUSD schools.
The Matador football team won the CIF Central Division championship in 1986 led by coach Greg Shadid, but struggled immensely thereafter. They suffered an Orange County record 43 consecutive losses from 1999 to 2003. The streak was broken when Bolsa defeated their rival La Quinta High School in the final game of the 2003 season.
The track & field team also boasts commendable accomplishments. In 2004, the Girls’ Varsity won their first league championship for the first time in Bolsa Grande history. Prominent athletes were hurdler Lena Bui, jumper Cynthia Nguyen, long distance runners Rocio Pelayo and Gabriela Santana, and sprinters Amy Ta and Klarissa Stovall. The team was undefeated and maintained this streak during the following year, hence overthrowing their long-time rivals, the Pacifica Mariners. The matadors were led by head coach Corey Dickson, whose disciplinary policies were as tough as his physical and dietary demands on the youngsters. Whereas spectators feared him, the team members venerated his character as inspirational and necessary for shaping their mental and physical potency.
Distinguished School
Bolsa Grande has just recently been recognized as a distinguished school in California. Bolsa will remain a distinguished school until 2011. Bolsa was one of few schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District to receive this title.
Notable alumni
Glen Titensor (Class of 1976): ex NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys in 1981, ran a 4.7 40-yard dash.
Jerry Carr (Class of 1968): Played professional baseball with the California Angels and St. Louis Cardinals. Carr, an RHP, played for head coach Mike Hall. Carr played for five years before knee surgery halted his career.
Marching Band
The marching Matadors like the picture above, represent Bolsa Grande High School. They perform during football season on the football field during half-time.The band director is John Miller, and percussion director is Nate Cisneros. Won first place in their division at Estancia High School Competition on Saturday, October 18, 2008. They also won first place recently at their home field in the Westminister Show.
Facilities
Bolsa Grande has 61 permanent classrooms in use on the campus. It is also home to one of only two on-campus football stadiums in the GGUSD (the other is at Garden Grove High School). All seven high schools in the district share these two stadiums during football season.
Demographics
For the 2005-06 school year, Bolsa Grande had 2,596 students. The student body was 60.1% Asian, 37.4% Hispanic, 8.5% White, 1.6% Pacific Islander, 1.4% Black, 0.9% Filipino, 0.1% Indian/Alaskan Native, 2% others.
External links
Official site of the school

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