Ramona High School (Ramona, California)
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Ramona High School is located in Ramona, California
. The school is composed of around 3,000 students, with a demographic breakdown of about 60% White, 35% Hispanic, and 5% other races.
The school boasts a successful Varsity sports program which includes: Football
, Boys' Water Polo
, Girls' Volleyball
, Cross Country
, Girls' Golf
, Girls' Tennis
, Girls'Basketball
, Girls' Basketball
, Wrestling
, Boys' Soccer, Girls' Soccer, Girls' Water Polo
, Track & Field, Swim & Dive, Cheer & Song, Boys' Volleyball
, Boys' Golf
, Boys' Tennis
, Baseball
, and Softball
. RHS also has a Drama, Choir, Band, and Navy JROTC program.
, who go by the name "The Royal Alliance Band and Guard". The director of the band is Daniel S. James, who has been directing the band since 2003. The Royal Alliance competes in tournaments/competitions hosted by the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association
(SCSBOA) and the Marching Band Open Series (MBOS) all around Southern California, along with playing pep-tunes and half-time shows for home Varsity
football
games at the high school. The Royal Alliance has brought home the 1st place championship in MBOS for two years in a row. At the end of the fall "marching" season, which is usually mid way though November of the school year, the band transitions into the Ramona High School Symphonic Band. They then participate in festivals hosted by the SCSBOA all around Southern California. This past year, 2010, they brought home a "Unanimous Superior" rating at all three festivals.
The school's color guard is also known for its outstanding talent. During the 2011 Winter Guard Season, they have brought home three 2nd place trophies,one 3rd place trophy, and 1 first place trophy
Ramona, California
Ramona is a census-designated place in San Diego County, California. The population was 20,292 at the 2010 census.The term Ramona also refers to an unincorporated community that includes both the Ramona CDP and the adjacent CDP of San Diego Country Estates CDP...
. The school is composed of around 3,000 students, with a demographic breakdown of about 60% White, 35% Hispanic, and 5% other races.
The school boasts a successful Varsity sports program which includes: Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, Boys' 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...
, Girls' Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, 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...
, Girls' Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, Girls' 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...
, Girls'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...
, Girls' 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...
, Wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, Boys' Soccer, Girls' Soccer, Girls' 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 & Field, Swim & Dive, Cheer & Song, Boys' Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, Boys' Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, Boys' 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...
, and Softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
. RHS also has a Drama, Choir, Band, and Navy JROTC program.
Marching Band
The school has an award-winning 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...
, who go by the name "The Royal Alliance Band and Guard". The director of the band is Daniel S. James, who has been directing the band since 2003. The Royal Alliance competes in tournaments/competitions hosted by the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association
Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association
The Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association provides a number of services for elementary through college level music groups in Southern California, including providing clinics for educators and students and hosting festivals for soloists and ensembles, including marching band...
(SCSBOA) and the Marching Band Open Series (MBOS) all around Southern California, along with playing pep-tunes and half-time shows for home Varsity
Varsity team
In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against...
football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
games at the high school. The Royal Alliance has brought home the 1st place championship in MBOS for two years in a row. At the end of the fall "marching" season, which is usually mid way though November of the school year, the band transitions into the Ramona High School Symphonic Band. They then participate in festivals hosted by the SCSBOA all around Southern California. This past year, 2010, they brought home a "Unanimous Superior" rating at all three festivals.
The school's color guard is also known for its outstanding talent. During the 2011 Winter Guard Season, they have brought home three 2nd place trophies,one 3rd place trophy, and 1 first place trophy