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Canyon High School (Canyon Country)
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Canyon High School is a high school in the William S. Hart Union High School District in the Santa Clarita, California
community of Canyon Country, California. The school first opened in 1968. The student population is approximately 3100 in grades 9 through 12.
Canyon High School has a comprehensive academic program with emphasis on preparation for higher education. All preparatory courses required by the University of California and other institutions of higher learning are offered.
Honors and (AP) courses are offered in Science
, Mathematics
, Social Studies
, Foreign Languages, and [Fine Arts]. The AVID
(Advancement Via Individual Determination) program encourages students from non-academic backgrounds to undertake the college preparatory curriculum and provides them with resources to increase their chance of success in strong academic programs.
Canyon High School supports an active Career Paths program which prepares students for careers in Theater Arts, Health Science, Video production
, Engineering
, and Industrial Technology
. Students engaged in the Career path programs attend specially tailored classes and are afford internship opportunities in their chosen fields. The Career Paths programs ties into the William S. Hart district's Regional Occupational Program (ROP) which offers real-world experiences for students in 30 different career fields ranging from Forensics
to Florist.
Canyon High also has an excellent fine arts department with award-winning choral music, marching band, and theater programs. A centerpiece of the theater program is the annual children's theater performances for local elementary school students.
(CIF) Southern Section titles, the Cowboys were supplanted by crosstown rival Hart and Valencia High Schools in the 1990s and 2000s as the top programs in the area. Welch resigned from coaching but continued to teach at the school. He was rehired as football coach in 2001 and Canyon won another CIF championship in 2005 in which they defeated Hart twice - once for the league title and again in the CIF championship game.
On December 9, 2006, Canyon defeated Moorpark High School
24-22 to secure the 2006 CIF-SS Northern Division title.
On December 16, 2006, Canyon played De La Salle High School
, ranked first in the nation, for the state championship. Canyon defeated their heavily-favored opponent 27-13 becoming the first Division 1 state football champions since 1927. Soon after the Canyon team won the state championship, Harry Welch quit as coach, citing an unwillingness to work with school administration. He subsequently retired from the Hart school district and accepted a position at a St. Margaret's Episcopal School
in San Juan Capistrano.
On December 2, 2006, Canyon hosted a rugby
team from Perth, Western Australia
. Despite kicking out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, the Hart district Wildcats were defeated by the Trinity College, Perth
team in a hard and well fought game, 39-34.
. Students correspond with their Nicaraguan counterparts through a pen-pal program.
Santa Clarita, California
Santa Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States and the twenty-fourth largest city in the state of California. The 2010 US Census reported the city's population grew 16.7% from the year 2000 to 176,320 residents. It is located about northwest of downtown...
community of Canyon Country, California. The school first opened in 1968. The student population is approximately 3100 in grades 9 through 12.
Academics
Honors and (AP) courses are offered in Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, Social Studies
Social studies
Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...
, Foreign Languages, and [Fine Arts]. The AVID
Advancement Via Individual Determination
Advancement Via Individual Determination is an American college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges, focusing on students in the academic middle. The formula is to raise expectations of students...
(Advancement Via Individual Determination) program encourages students from non-academic backgrounds to undertake the college preparatory curriculum and provides them with resources to increase their chance of success in strong academic programs.
Canyon High School supports an active Career Paths program which prepares students for careers in Theater Arts, Health Science, Video production
Video production
Video production is videography, the process of capturing moving images on electronic media even streaming media. The term includes methods of production and post-production...
, Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, and Industrial Technology
Industrial technology
Industrial technology is the field concerned with the application of basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of industrial engineers and managers...
. Students engaged in the Career path programs attend specially tailored classes and are afford internship opportunities in their chosen fields. The Career Paths programs ties into the William S. Hart district's Regional Occupational Program (ROP) which offers real-world experiences for students in 30 different career fields ranging from Forensics
Forensics
Forensic science is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to a legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or a civil action...
to Florist.
Canyon High also has an excellent fine arts department with award-winning choral music, marching band, and theater programs. A centerpiece of the theater program is the annual children's theater performances for local elementary school students.
Athletics
Canyon became known for its outstanding football program in the 1980s under head coach Harry Welch. After winning three California Interscholastic FederationCalifornia Interscholastic Federation
The California Interscholastic Federation is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. It mirrors similar governing bodies in other states; however, it differs from some of the others in that it covers most high schools in the state of California, both public and...
(CIF) Southern Section titles, the Cowboys were supplanted by crosstown rival Hart and Valencia High Schools in the 1990s and 2000s as the top programs in the area. Welch resigned from coaching but continued to teach at the school. He was rehired as football coach in 2001 and Canyon won another CIF championship in 2005 in which they defeated Hart twice - once for the league title and again in the CIF championship game.
On December 9, 2006, Canyon defeated Moorpark High School
Moorpark High School
Moorpark High School, located in Moorpark, California, is a public high school in the Moorpark Unified School District and currently has an enrollment of 2,478 students.-History:...
24-22 to secure the 2006 CIF-SS Northern Division title.
On December 16, 2006, Canyon played De La Salle High School
De La Salle High School (Concord, California)
De La Salle High School is a Roman Catholic Private school for boys in Concord, California, United States. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, the school was founded in 1965 as a Lasallian institution. De La Salle currently enrolls just over 1,000 students, and roughly 99% of each...
, ranked first in the nation, for the state championship. Canyon defeated their heavily-favored opponent 27-13 becoming the first Division 1 state football champions since 1927. Soon after the Canyon team won the state championship, Harry Welch quit as coach, citing an unwillingness to work with school administration. He subsequently retired from the Hart school district and accepted a position at a St. Margaret's Episcopal School
St. Margaret's Episcopal School
St. Margaret's Episcopal School, or SMES, is a private, preK-12 college preparatory school located in California, United States.The mission of St. Margaret's Episcopal School is to "educate the hearts and minds of young people for lives of learning, leadership and service."-History:St. Margaret's...
in San Juan Capistrano.
On December 2, 2006, Canyon hosted a rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
team from Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
. Despite kicking out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, the Hart district Wildcats were defeated by the Trinity College, Perth
Trinity College, Perth
Trinity College, is an independent day school for boys, located in East Perth, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school was established in 1962, Trinity is a school in the Edmund Rice Tradition. and is located on reclaimed land adjacent to the Swan River foreshore...
team in a hard and well fought game, 39-34.
Other athletic championships
- 1992 - Girls Cross Country State Champions
- 2001 - Boys Cross Country State Champions
Charity work
Canyon High, along with four other schools in the district, regularly donates school supplies to impoverished schools in NicaraguaNicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
. Students correspond with their Nicaraguan counterparts through a pen-pal program.
Notable alumni
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- a two time Olympic gold medalist on the USA Softball team and three times gold medalist at the Pan Am Games. - Erik HiljusErik HiljusErik Hiljus is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. Hiljus was drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 1991 amateur draft but did not debut in the major leagues until September 10, 1999 with the Detroit Tigers. Hiljus played for the Tigers in 1999 and 2000 and the...
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- College football quarterback. for the California Golden BearsCalifornia Golden Bears footballThe California Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium, however the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was being renovated, the team will return to...
. - Chuck Osborne - DT NFL 1996-2001. Played at University of ArizonaUniversity of ArizonaThe University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
1992-96. - Chris SeddonChris SeddonChristopher Jon "Chris" Seddon is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently with the Seattle Mariners organization. Over his career, Seddon has played nine seasons in professional baseball, including parts of two in Major League Baseball...
- Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League... - Keith Smith - Former Major League Baseball Shortstop
- Cory SnyderCory SnyderJames Cory Snyder is a former Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1986 to 1994. Snyder's best season came in 1987 with the Indians when he hit 33 home runs and had 82 runs batted in...
- Former Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
utility playerUtility playerIn sport, a utility player is one who can play several positions competently, a sort of jack of all trades. Sports in which the term is often used include association football , baseball, rugby, rugby league, water polo and softball.... - Jane WellsJane WellsJane Wells is a CNBC business news reporter, based in Los Angeles, where she covers the defense and technology news stories. She writes a regular blog Funny Business on CNBC.com and serves as a contributor for WCBS Newsradio/880 in New York...
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- Former BayWatch Babe attended and graduated from Canyon HS. - Daryn TuftsDaryn TuftsDaryn Tufts is a writer, director, producer, and actor. Tufts’ writing, producing and directing credits include feature films, documentaries, and television commercials and he has acted in several successful independent films...
- Current director, writer, and actor. Wrote and directed My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2010 film)My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2010 film)My Girlfriend's Boyfriend is a 2010 American romantic comedy written and directed by Daryn Tufts, and starring Alyssa Milano, Christopher Gorham, Michael Landes, Beau Bridges, Tom Lenk, and Carol Kane.-Plot:...
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. - Lauren FleshmanLauren FleshmanLauren Fleshman is an American track and field athlete. She was the U.S. 5000 meters champion in 2006 and 2010, and has competed at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 2003, 2005, and 2011...
- A professional Track and Field athlete and U.S. 5000m champion currently sponsored by Nike.