Environmental Charter High School

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Environmental Charter High School
Location
Environmental Charter High School
Lawndale
,
California

United States
Information
TypeFour-year secondary school College Prep Curriculum
Established2002
PrincipalKatherine Villoria
Number of students500
Campus Urban
1.91 acres
Color(s)Blue, White
MascotWhite Tiger
Address16315 Grevillea Ave.
Lawndale, CA 90260
Website www.echsonline.org

Environmental Charter High School, abbreviated to ECHS, is a 9th through 12th grade public charter high school in Lawndale, California. It was founded in 2002.

Contents

Prior to its founding, there was another high school at the same location that was named “Victory”. It was around from at least 1999–2001.

History

Environmental Charter High School was founded in 2002 by a group of parents, educators, businesses and non-profits. It is the second school in a network of Environmental Charter Schools in South Los Angeles. It was formerly known as “Victory” high school during the 90's. [1]

Location

Environmental Charter High School is located off of Hawthorne Blvd in Lawndale, California. It is located near William Green Park, El Camino College, and walking distance from South Bay Galleria.

Demographics

For the 2015–2016 school year, Environmental Charter High School has 500 registered students. [2]
Diversity:

Academics

Environmental Charter High School focuses on preparing students to continue on to a four-year university by designing student's schedules to align with University of California's A-G requirements.

A variety of enrichment and advanced placement classes are offered in Environmental Charter High School including:

To build college readiness efforts, Environmental Charter High School offers SAT and ACT preparation as part of the course curriculum. To ensure students are prepared for the SAT, all of students take the PSAT in 9th, 10th, and 11th grades and the PACT in 10th and 11th grade. In order to graduate, all seniors are expected to apply and gain acceptance into a four-year university. [3]

Partnerships

Environmental Charter High School partners with companies and non-profits in the community such as:

Athletics

Environmental Charter High School offers a variety of sports including soccer, basketball, baseball, and softball.

Soccer

The men's varsity soccer team, coached by Jose Juarez, has an overall record of 8–10 in the 2015–2016 season. [4] The women's varsity soccer team, coached by Miguel Gamez, has an overall record of 2-11-1 in the 2015–2016 season.

Basketball

The men's varsity basketball team, coached by Owen Thomas, has an overall record of 12–9 in the 2015–2016 season. [5] The men's junior varsity team, coached by Eric Contreras, has an overall record of 6–5 in the 2015–2016 season. [6] The women's varsity basketball team, coached by Phillip Yates, has an overall record of 11–5 in the 2015–2016 season. [7]

Baseball

The men's varsity baseball team, coached by Alex Serrano and Jose Juarez, has an overall record of 1-6-1 in the 2016 season. [8]

Softball

The women's varsity softball team, coached by Brandie Cobb, has an overall record of 3–5 in the 2016 season. [9]

Outdoor education

In addition to the academic curriculum, all grade level students participate in an extended learning outdoor education trip each year. Each grade level has different trips, and each grade level has a difficulty level. Starting in 9th grade toward 12th grade, outdoor ed starts to get harder from Catalina to a very challenging trip that involves the LA tour.

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References

  1. ↑ "Home - Environmental Charter Schools". Environmental Charter Schools. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  2. ↑ "Home - Environmental Charter Schools". Environmental Charter Schools. Retrieved 2016-04-28.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Home - Environmental Charter Schools". Environmental Charter Schools. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  4. ↑ "Environmental Charter High School Soccer Schedule". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  5. ↑ "Environmental Charter High School Basketball Schedule". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  6. ↑ "Environmental Charter JV Basketball Schedule". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  7. ↑ "Environmental Charter High School Girls Basketball Schedule". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  8. ↑ "Environmental Charter High School Baseball Schedule". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  9. ↑ "Environmental Charter High School Softball". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

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