Del Oro High School
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Del Oro High School is located in Loomis, California
, and is a part of the Placer Union High School District. 50 Years ago (1959), Del Oro High School opened for instruction of freshmen and sophomores on Sept. 28, one week after Placer in Auburn and Colfax opened. It was founded in 1958 and currently has over 1600 students attending with its largest freshmen class in school history (over 500 freshmen students in 2009).
The dropout rate is less than 1%, which is below the California state average. Many of Del Oro's teachers are return students. The school has a decades long rivalry with neighboring Placer High School in Auburn, CA, as well as a more recent rivalry with Granite Bay High School.
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, tennis
, baseball
, cross country
, water polo
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community. The performing arts department at Del Oro currently consist of an instrumental program, choral program, theatrical program, and dance program.
(fall only), concert band
(spring only), jazz band
(spring only), winter percussion (spring only), and winter guard
(spring only). None of the ensembles run year-round (which is a relief for everyone) so it is very common that students participate in marching band in the fall and up to three of the other choices in the spring (in rare cases, a student may be able to participate in all ensembles).
The band program holds long standing traditions in the Loomis
community as the host of the Del Oro Golden Eagle Spectacular (an annual marching band competition for schools in Northern California and sometimes neighboring states) and more recently its hosting of the Del Oro Golden Eagle Winter Spectacular (an annual competition for winter percussion and winter guard
ensembles). The band program also hosts an annual local crab feed and performs an annual "light show" at the homecoming
game where the stadium lights are turned off and the students perform wearing lights on their bodies with the marching percussion lighting up on contact.
community. The program's debut production was the American classic, "You Can't Take it With You", written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart and directed by Jeffrey Johnson, co-founder of Del Oro's theatrical program. It opened in late-2004, prior to the completion of the new theatre facility and was performed on the campus cafeteria stage.
The school received 10 Elly Award nominations, with one win, from the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance for the performances of "The Foreigner" and "Noises Off" during the 2006-2007 school year.
; in fact, the marching band plays exactly the same sheet music. The difference between the two fight songs are the lyrics.
Black and gold will always be bold.
Best in the golden west, we'll do our level best!
Golden Eagles never give in; Honor and loyalty will win!
So fight, fight, fight for Del Oro High and victory!
OLDER VERSION (Early years)
Fight, fight, fight for Del Oro High! Win THE victory!
Black and gold will always be bold.
Best in the Golden West, we'll do our level best!
Golden Eagles never give in; Honor and GLORY WE will win!
So fight, fight, fight for Del Oro High and victory!
Loomis, California
Loomis is an incorporated town in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, and is a part of the Placer Union High School District. 50 Years ago (1959), Del Oro High School opened for instruction of freshmen and sophomores on Sept. 28, one week after Placer in Auburn and Colfax opened. It was founded in 1958 and currently has over 1600 students attending with its largest freshmen class in school history (over 500 freshmen students in 2009).
The dropout rate is less than 1%, which is below the California state average. Many of Del Oro's teachers are return students. The school has a decades long rivalry with neighboring Placer High School in Auburn, CA, as well as a more recent rivalry with Granite Bay High School.
Athletics
Del Oro's Division II ranked athletes compete in footballHigh school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
, track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, soccer, and wrestling
Scholastic wrestling
Scholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
.
Notable Achievements in Football
- 1989 varsity football team went 11-1. Won the schools first Sac-Joaquin Division II championship.
- 1993 varsity football team went 13-0. Sac-Joaquin Section Division II champion.
- 1993 varsity football team was ranked #1 in the state by CalHigh Sports for the Division III state level.
- 1994 varsity football team went 12-1. Sac-Joaquin Section Division II champion.
- 1995 varsity football team went 12-1. Sac-Joaquin Section Division II runner up.
- 2006 varsity football team went 13-0. Sac-Joaquin Section Division II champion.
- 1992 varsity football team went 11-2. Sac-Joaquin Section Division II champion.
- 2010 varsity football team went 10-4. Sac-Joaquin Section Division III champion.
- 2005 varsity football team went 12-1. Sac-Joaquin Section Division II runner up.
Performing arts
Del Oro's performing arts hold a strong role in the small LoomisLoomis, California
Loomis is an incorporated town in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
community. The performing arts department at Del Oro currently consist of an instrumental program, choral program, theatrical program, and dance program.
Instrumental Music
The oldest and most rooted in Del Oro tradition is the "band program", currently directed by Ben Duncan. The program consists of five ensembles: marching bandMarching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
(fall only), concert band
Concert band
A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
(spring only), jazz band
Jazz band
A jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section, in the early days often trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with rhythm section of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.-Eras:SwingDuring the swing era in the mid-twentieth...
(spring only), winter percussion (spring only), and winter guard
Winter guard
Winter guard is an indoor color guard activity, derived from marching band or drum & bugle corps. Unlike traditional color guard, winter guard is performed indoors, usually in a gymnasium or an indoor arena...
(spring only). None of the ensembles run year-round (which is a relief for everyone) so it is very common that students participate in marching band in the fall and up to three of the other choices in the spring (in rare cases, a student may be able to participate in all ensembles).
The band program holds long standing traditions in the Loomis
Loomis, California
Loomis is an incorporated town in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
community as the host of the Del Oro Golden Eagle Spectacular (an annual marching band competition for schools in Northern California and sometimes neighboring states) and more recently its hosting of the Del Oro Golden Eagle Winter Spectacular (an annual competition for winter percussion and winter guard
Winter guard
Winter guard is an indoor color guard activity, derived from marching band or drum & bugle corps. Unlike traditional color guard, winter guard is performed indoors, usually in a gymnasium or an indoor arena...
ensembles). The band program also hosts an annual local crab feed and performs an annual "light show" at the homecoming
Homecoming
Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni of a school. It most commonly refers to a tradition in many universities, colleges and high schools in North America...
game where the stadium lights are turned off and the students perform wearing lights on their bodies with the marching percussion lighting up on contact.
Choral Music
Del Oro has two choral ensembles: beginning choir and advanced choir. Both are directed by Lisa Sands (preceded by Marlene Astle). Del Oro is known within the state-wide choir community for producing significant numbers of honor choir participants both on the regional and state levels.Theatre
Though relatively new (the full program began in 2005), the theatre department has quickly become a staple in the LoomisLoomis, California
Loomis is an incorporated town in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
community. The program's debut production was the American classic, "You Can't Take it With You", written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart and directed by Jeffrey Johnson, co-founder of Del Oro's theatrical program. It opened in late-2004, prior to the completion of the new theatre facility and was performed on the campus cafeteria stage.
The school received 10 Elly Award nominations, with one win, from the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance for the performances of "The Foreigner" and "Noises Off" during the 2006-2007 school year.
Dance
The newest program started and was founded by a student named LaTasha Holland in 2006, and is directed by Dawn Kenniston who soon took over in 2007.Fight song
The "Del Oro Fight Song" is an adaptation of the Washington State University Fight SongWashington State University Fight Song
The Washington State Fight Song, words by Zella Melcher and music by Phyllis Sayles, is the official fight song for Washington State University. The song was written in 1919 by WSU students Melcher and Sayles as a class project.-Trivia:...
; in fact, the marching band plays exactly the same sheet music. The difference between the two fight songs are the lyrics.
Lyrics
Fight, fight, fight for Del Oro High! Win our victory!Black and gold will always be bold.
Best in the golden west, we'll do our level best!
Golden Eagles never give in; Honor and loyalty will win!
So fight, fight, fight for Del Oro High and victory!
OLDER VERSION (Early years)
Fight, fight, fight for Del Oro High! Win THE victory!
Black and gold will always be bold.
Best in the Golden West, we'll do our level best!
Golden Eagles never give in; Honor and GLORY WE will win!
So fight, fight, fight for Del Oro High and victory!
Notable alumni
- Randy FasaniRandy FasaniRandy Fasani is a former professional American football quarterback.-High school career:Fasani started his football days at Del Oro High School in Loomis, California. He finished his high school career with 5,299 passing yards and 53 touchdowns, while rushing for 654 yards and 16 TDs...
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