San Luis Obispo High School

San Luis Obispo High School
Location
1499 San Luis Drive San Luis Obispo, California United States
Coordinates	35°17′01″N120°38′57″W / 35.2835°N 120.6491°W / 35.2835; -120.6491
Information
Type	Public secondary
Motto	Hustle. Grit. Never quit.
Established	1895 [1]
School district	San Luis Coastal Unified School District
NCES School ID	063480005880
Principal	Rollin Dickinson [2]
Faculty	78 [3]
Teaching staff	78.00 (FTE) [4]
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	1,650 (2023–2024) [4]
Student to teacher ratio	21.15 [4]
Color(s)	Black and gold
Fight song	Tiger Rag
Nickname	Tigers
Rival	Mission College Preparatory High School, Arroyo Grande High School

San Luis Obispo High School, also referred to as "San Luis High" and "SLO High", is an American public high school in San Luis Obispo, California. It is the only non-continuation public high school within the city. The school is within the San Luis Coastal Unified School District (SLCUSD), serving primarily students living in San Luis Obispo. Before the school's addition of ninth grade in 1982, the school was known as "San Luis Obispo Senior High School" (SLOSH). School colors are black and gold.

History

Fire

On October 30, 2023, the hill behind SLO High caught fire, 124 acres before it was contained. A 15-year-old boy was arrested for arson during the investigation. ^[5]

The fire twenty minutes in

Athletics

San Luis Obispo High School is part of the CIF Central Section. ^[6] The Tigers compete as members of the Central Coast Athletic Association. Athletic offerings include: cross country, football, volleyball, water polo, cheer, basketball, soccer, wrestling, swimming, baseball, golf, tennis, volleyball, stunt, and track & field. ^[7]

CIF Championships

• CIF Southern Section Champion Swim Team (boys): 1982 (Div. 2-A), 1985 (2-A), 1986 (2-A), 1989 (2-A), 2005 (Div. II) ^[8]
• CIF Southern Section Champion Swim Team (girls): 1993 (Div. III) ^[8]
• CIF Southern Section Football Champions: 1947 (Northern Division), 1960 (Div. A), 1968 (Div. AA), 1980 (Northwestern), 2001 (Div. IV) ^[9]
• CIF Southern Section Soccer Champions (boys): 1998 (Div. IV) ^[9]
• CIF Southern Section Soccer Champions (girls): 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
• CIF Southern Section Tennis Champions (girls): 1990 (Div. 1-A) ^[9]
• CIF Southern Section Track & Field Champions (girls): 2008 (Div. III), 2009 (III) ^[9]
• CIF Southern Section Volleyball Champions (girls): 1989 (Div. 2-A) ^[9]
• CIF Southern Section Baseball Champions: 1958 (Northern Group), 1959 (3-A), 1990 (4-A), 2000 (Div. IV) ^[9]
• CIF Southern Section Basketball Champions (boys): 1952 (Northern Group) ^[9]
• CIF Southern Section Basketball Champions (girls): 1985 (Div. 2-A), 1995 (III-A) ^[9]
• CIF State Cross Country Champions (boys): 2003 (Div. III) ^[9] (also SS Div. III champs) / 2021 (Div. 2)
• CIF State Volleyball Champions (girls): 2018 (Div. IV) ^[10]
• CIF Central Section Cross Country Champions (girls, Division 2) 2018 and 2019
• CIF Central Section Cross Country Champions (boys, Division 1) 2022
• CIF Central Section Track and Field Champions (girls, Division 2) 2022
• CIF Central Section Track and Field Champions (boys, Division 2) 2022

Notable alumni

• Jay Asher, author ^{[11] [12]}
• Townsend Bell, auto racing driver ^[13]
• Ed Brown, professional football ^[14]
• Katie Burkhart, National Pro Fastpitch Softball
• Dasha, musician ^[15]
• Double Take, musical duo ^[16]
• Tim Kubinski, Major League Baseball
• Brooks Lee, Major League Baseball
• Jim Lonborg, Major League Baseball ^[17]
• Chris Pontius, actor ^[18]
• Jeff Powers, water polo ^[19]
• Mel Queen, Major League Baseball ^[20]
• The Revels, rock band ^[21]
• Chris Seitz, Major League Soccer
• Gilbert H. Stork, president of Cuesta College
• Paul Sverchek, National Football League

References

1. "About San Luis Obispo High School". School's website.
2. "Staff". slohs.slcusd.org. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
3. California Department of Education - Dataquest
4. "San Luis Obispo High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
5. Rodriguez, Christina (November 1, 2023). "Lizzie Fire in San Luis Obispo burned 124 acres and is now 100% contained". News Channel 3-12. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
6. SLO High Schools sanluisobispo.com (subscription required)
7. About us slohs-athletics.com
8. "All-time boys swimming/Diving team champions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
9. "CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION ALL SPORTS PRESS GUIDE AND RECORD BOOK - PDF Free Download".
10. "Recap - 41st Annual CIF State Volleyball Championships - California Interscholastic Federation". www.cifstate.org. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
11. "Author's nationwide campaign against bullying begins at SLO High". San Luis Obispo Tribune. October 1, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
12. "Journey of Hope to feature Jay Asher". January 8, 2013.
13. "Answering the Bell at Indy". May 22, 2014.
14. "Charles "Ed" Brown (1959) - Hall of Fame". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
15. "SLOHS Theatre Company - Dasha Novotny". sites.google.com. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
16. Lynch, John (April 20, 2012). "'Hot Problems,' music video by SLO High School students, goes viral". San Luis Obispo Tribune. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
17. "JIM LONBORG". fenwayparkdiaries.com. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
18. "Chris Pontius of 'Jackass' fame is a San Luis Obispo native". San Luis Obispo Tribune. January 25, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
19. The Tribune (subscription required)
20. "Mel Queen Obituary (2011) San Luis Obispo County Tribune". Legacy.com. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
21. "Surf music: SLO County's radical history". San Luis Obispo Tribune. March 1, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

External links

• School website