Capital High School (Santa Fe, New Mexico)

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Capital High School
Address
Capital High School (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
4851 Paseo del Sol

Santa Fe
,
New Mexico
87507

United States
Information
School type Open, secondary school
Motto"Believe, Achieve, Succeed"
Founded1988
School district Santa Fe Public Schools
Principal:
Vice-Principal:		Jaime Holladay
Sonya Gunter
Josh Rhine
Staff85.42 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment1,421 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.64 [1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s) Turquoise blue, silver, and black   
Athletics conferenceNMAA - 2AAAAA League
MascotJaguar
Rival Santa Fe High School
St. Michael's High School
Española Valley High School
NewspaperJaguar Voice
YearbookThe Jungle Book
Website http://capital.sfps.info/

Capital High School is a public secondary school located in the south side of Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. The school, a part of Santa Fe Public Schools, was founded in 1988 and currently holds students in grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the Jaguar. [2]

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Capital High is most notable for its rigorous Advanced Placement and college readiness Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) programs, along with their exclusive Career Academy Capstone Mentorship program, which provides students with Medical, Business, Performing Arts and Digital Design academies.

Capital High School has seen growth in population and popularity as the south side of Santa Fe continues to expand.

History

Capital High School was founded in 1988, and became the second major public secondary school in the city of Santa Fe. Its building is most notable for the white pillars that surround the facility and the structure of the school resembling the old State Capitol, which is now known as the Bataan Memorial Building in Downtown Santa Fe.

Attendance boundary

The school serves sections of Santa Fe and a portion of La Cienega. [3] [4]

Previously the boundary included Los Cerrillos, Madrid and the rest of La Cienega. [5] In 2017 the district recommended changing the boundary of these areas to Santa Fe High. [6]

Athletics

Capital High School currently competes in NM District 2-AAAAA of the New Mexico Activities Association. The school has won two state championships, one in boys' basketball and one in boys' soccer. These two continue to be Capital High School's most dominant athletic programs, generally being prominent contenders in state tournament competition annually. Santa Fe High School continues to be Capital High's most significant rival in all sports since it became the second public high school in the city. St. Michael's High School and Española Valley High School also have become traditional sporting rivals in recent years, with games in multiple sports attracting large attendances.

State Champions

State runners-up

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "CAPITAL HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Santa Fe Public Schools - Official Website - Capital High School". www.sfps.info. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  3. ↑ "School Zone Maps". Santa Fe Public Schools. Archived from the original on 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  4. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Santa Fe County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  5. ↑ "High Schools Effective August 2016" (PDF). Santa Fe Public Schools. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-07-22. - Note the inset overall map of the district that shows the high school zones relative to the wider area.
  6. ↑ "Recommended High School Boundary Changes for 2017-2018" (PDF). Santa Fe Public Schools. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2021-07-22.

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