El Toro High School

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El Toro High School
Address
El Toro High School
25255 Toledo Way

Lake Forest
,
California
92630

United States
Coordinates 33°38′15″N117°41′20″W / 33.6375221°N 117.6889403°W / 33.6375221; -117.6889403
Information
Type Public high school
Established1973;52 years ago (1973)
School district Saddleback Valley Unified School District
PrincipalJacob Bishop [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,972 (2023–2024) [2]
Campus Suburban [2]
Color(s)
  •   Blue
  •   Gold
Athletics conference CIF Southern Section
Coast View Athletic Association
Nickname Chargers
Website www.svusd.org/schools/high-schools/el-toro

El Toro High School is a public high school in Lake Forest, California, United States. It is one of five high schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) and serves Lake Forest as well as its district of Portola Hills and a small portion of east Irvine and northern Mission Viejo. Students living in Foothill Ranch, which is zoned to Trabuco Hills High School may choose to attend El Toro out of convenience. "El Toro" was the name of the community from the 1870s until a referendum in 1991. [3] The school has served the area since 1973.

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History

El Toro began participating in the International Baccalaureate Program in 2004, the program was scheduled to end in 2011 due to district and state budget cuts, [4] however it was slated to continue into 2012 school year. [4]

During the 2007 California wildfires, more specifically the Santiago Fire, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger made a speech at El Toro High School [5] It was also used as an evacuation center.

During the 2020 California Wildfires, more specifically during the Silverado Fire, El Toro High School was again used as an evacuation center for those that were impacted in Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest, and Portola Hills.

The high school was also the former home of the "El Toro 20 Stair", which became a notable spot for skateboarding as many high-profile tricks had been filmed at the stairs.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "General Information | El Toro HS".
  2. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - El Toro High (063386005296)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ "El Toro: Will It Change to Lake Forest?". Los Angeles Times. March 7, 1991. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Governor Schwarzenegger Tours el Toro High School Evacuation Center - Remarks by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger". Archived from the original on October 26, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  6. ↑ "It's called Neo Afro Eclectic: A groundbreaking new style transforms this DTLA loft". Los Angeles Times. June 17, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  7. ↑ Bernstein Newman, Leo (February 14, 2022). "New president talks life, career, basketball". The Mossy Log. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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