La Quinta High School (Westminster, California)

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La Quinta High School
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La Quinta High School (Westminster, California)
10372 McFadden Ave.

Westminster, California
Coordinates 33°44′11″N117°56′54″W / 33.7365°N 117.9483°W / 33.7365; -117.9483
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TypePublic
Established1963
PrincipalAmy Avina [1]
Staff85.45 (FTE) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,111 (2022-23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio24.70 [2]
Color(s)Blue and Gold   
MascotAztec
Website laquintahs.org

La Quinta High School (LQHS) is a public high school located in Westminster, Orange County, California, is one of seven high-schools of the Garden Grove Unified School District.

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History

La Quinta High School was founded in 1963, "the fifth" high school to be founded in the Garden Grove Unified School District. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, La Quinta gained notoriety for expressed racial tensions between those of Asian and Hispanic/Latino descent. [3] [4] In 1994, La Quinta was known for a tuberculosis outbreak of 106 students and faculty who tested positive, and subsequent quick response and compliance with county public health officials. [5] In 2009, La Quinta again made headlines for student demonstrations in support of a teacher allegedly abused by the high school's administration. [6]

Administration and organization

The La Quinta mascot is an Aztec. La Quinta's current principal is Amy Avina. [1]

The structure of the school is divided into seven main buildings as well as several portable classrooms. To the north of campus are the 100, 200 and 300 buildings. The 100 building holds most english classrooms, the 200 is mostly social science classrooms and 300 building specializes in world languages and special education. To the east are the 600 building for art, business and Vietnamese, 700 building for science classes, and the 800 building which houses most of the math classes. The 400 building to the south houses weight rooms and classrooms for miscellaneous subjects, such as art, music, band and computer graphics. The 500 buildings, which are seven portable rooms to the south of the 400 building and west of the gym, house mainly social science classrooms. Students traverse the campus through the space between buildings, known as "the quad." The student store, located in the 100 building, is the center of the school's activities. The school library and performing arts center are on the west side of the campus. In front of the library is the cafeteria. The gym and pool facility are to the south of the 500 portables.

The fields south and west of the main campus have courts for sports such as basketball, soccer, track and field, tennis, football, softball and baseball.

Asahi Gakuen, a part-time Japanese school, leases La Quinta on Saturdays for its Orange County campus. [7]

Student body

There are about 2,150 students, grades 9th-12th, who reside in Westminster, Garden Grove, Fountain Valley, and Santa Ana. La Quinta’s student demographic breakdown is as follows; 80% of the students are Asian, 13% Hispanic, 4% White, and 1% other races representing approximately 26 different home languages. The class of 2018 sent approximately 90% of its graduates to higher education; 45% to four-year colleges and 64% to two-year colleges. [8]

Academics

La Quinta High School offers many Advanced Placement classes. AP classes, if mastered, will give students college credit in that course. Mastery is determined by a score on the AP tests given in May. A score of 3, 4, or 5 allows the student to gain college credit. La Quinta offers the following AP classes:
English
AP English Literature and Composition
AP English Language and Composition
Math
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
Sciences
AP Computer Science Principles
AP Computer Science A
AP Physics 1
AP Physics 2
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Environmental Science
World Languages
AP Spanish Language and Culture
AP French Language and Culture
Social Sciences
AP World History: Modern
AP United States History
AP Psychology
AP Macroeconomics
AP U.S. Government and Politics
AP Human Geography
Arts
AP Music Theory

Athletics

La Quinta High School consists the following sports.

Current sports

Former sports

Music Department

La Quinta High School has an award-winning marching band, known as the La Quinta High School Marching Aztecs. Their most recent show is titled "Roots Before Branches" (2023), and past shows include "Reflections" (2022), "Revenant" (2022), "The Journey" (2021), "The Looming Threat" (2020),"When No One Is Watching" (2019), "A Place in My Daydream" (2019), "State of Mind" (2018), "Going Home" (2018), "Where the Clouds Dance" (2017), "Tribal Affect" (2016), "Sacred Geometry of Chance" ft. "The Gambler" (2015), "The Machine" ft. Mechanize (2014), "Playback" (2013), "One" (2012), "Heroes" (2011), "Ex Astris Scientia" (2010), "Fantasmic" (2009), "Pyramids of Egypt" (2008), "Pirates" (2007), "Cowboys" (2006), "La Nouba" (2005), "Pearl Harbor" (2004), "Jesus Christ, Superstar" (2003), "Circle of Life" (2002), "Cabaret" (2001), & "Salute to John Williams" (2000). The band competes in Class 3A of the WBA (Western Band Association) circuit and Class 3A of CSBC (California State Band Championships) as of 2022 and placed 4th overall in the 2017 WBA Grand Championships for classes 1A, 2A, and 3A. They have previously competed in Class 5A of the SCJA (Southern California Judging Association) circuit and advanced to the California State Band Championships from 2010 to 2014. They have earned second place (overall band) and high percussion in Division 4A at the CSBC (California State Band Championships) in 2013 and continued on to earn fourth place (overall) with both high percussion and high auxiliary for the first time in Division 5A in 2014. In 2017, La Quinta's Drumline made it to SCPA (Southern California Performing Arts) Finals for the first time and achieved second place. The year after, they won first place with their show "Going Home", with an overall score of 93.8375.

Along with Marching and Symphonic Band, La Quinta High School offers other music classes such as Concert Choir and String Orchestra. The Vocal Ensemble and the Zero Period Advanced Orchestra have earned Superior ratings at festivals throughout Southern California.

Electives

La Quinta has two elective departments: Fine Arts and Business. Fine arts students win numerous awards each year for their projects. La Quinta has one of the largest Business departments in Orange County, California; it offers classes to obtain either an Accounting Certificate or Business Ownership Certificate as a supplement to college applications or resumes.

Notable alumni

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