Rancho Buena Vista High School
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| Rancho Buena Vista High School | |
| Location | |
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| 1601 Longhorn Drive Vista, California  United States of America |
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| Information | |
| School district | Vista Unified School District |
| Principal | Varda Levy |
| Enrollment |
3,300+ (2008) |
| Type | Public School |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Motto | Excellence through Unity! |
| Mascot | Longhorn |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Silver |
| Established | 1988 |
| Newspaper | The Bull's Eye |
| Homepage | Rancho Buena Vista High School Website [1] |
Rancho Buena Vista High School or "RBV" is a California Distinguished School and International Baccalaureate Organization World School, located in Vista, California. [2]
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[edit] History
Opened in 1988, Rancho Buena Vista High School, often shortened locally to "RBV" or "Rancho," is a comprehensive, public, secondary school in the Vista Unified School District. The school's mascot is the Longhorn (Texas longhorn). Among the largest schools in San Diego County, with over 3,300 enrolled students, with a diverse student population in grades 9-12, Rancho Buena Vista High is one of the 572 World Schools in the United States (as of January 2008) offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Varda Levy is the school principal. Mari Contraras, JoAnn Jones, Eileen Hermansen, Steve Hargrave are the school assistant principals.
[edit] Activities
Known for yearly participation in the National History Day competition, an annual United Service Organizations (USO) show, [3][4] and its ArtSplash festival, [5][6][7][8] RBV boasts award-winning programs in theater, graphic design/digital arts, speech and debate, and a 6A class marching band (currently directed by Eric Weirather and Mark Wadleigh)[9] . Many students participate in a large internship progam, AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), the Regional Occupational Program (ROP), and IB Certificate and Advanced Placement (AP) classes. Rancho's Cross Country teams are perennially state-ranked, and the varsity Academic Team won the San Diego County Academic League Championship in 2006.[10].
[edit] Statistics
Staff & Select Enrollment (2006-2007 data)[11]
Number of full-time paraprofessional staff: 3
Number of part-time paraprofessional staff: 23
Number of full-time office/clerical staff: 12
Number of part-time office/clerical staff: 2
Number of full-time other staff: 16
Number of part-time other staff 1
Enrollment in algebra or algebra II: 531
Enrollment in advanced math course: 598
Enrollment in first year chemistry: 472
Enrollment in first year physics: 197
Career-technical education enrollment: 260
Student Drop Outs (2005-2006 data)
Number of 9th Grade Drop Outs: 19
Number of 10th Grade Drop Outs: 20
Number of 11th Grade Drop Outs: 15
Number of 12th Grade Drop Outs: 11
Total Number of Drop Outs: 65
Total Students 3310 students
48% Male / 52% Female
Total Classroom Teachers 131 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 889 students
Grade 10 - 1010 students
Grade 11 - 701 students
Grade 12 - 710 students
Student % by Ethnicity[12]
1% American Indian
6% Asian
38% Hispanic
4% Black
50% White
1% Unknown
[edit] Other
"RBV" is featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000), created by San Diego County native Tony Hawk. The school's Longhorn emblem is displayed on the wall of one of the buildings in the school level. Dave Roberts, a major league baseball player, is Rancho Buena Vista's most notable graduate.
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