Rancho Bernardo High School
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Rancho Bernardo High School, or RBHS, is a public high school
in the Poway Unified School District
of San Diego County, California
. Rancho Bernardo High School opened in September 1990 as the district's third high school. There are approximately 2,300 students in grades 9 through 12, and approximately 101 faculty members.
Typically, 93% of RBHS graduates go on to higher education with 55% enrolled in 4-year colleges and universities. RB High grads have gone on to attend UC universities, Ivy Leagues and schools all over the nation.
, Torrey Pines High School
, and La Costa Canyon High School
. The school's sports teams go by the name "The Broncos".
Some famous athletes to come from Rancho Bernardo are MLB baseball players Cole Hamels
, and Hank Blalock
. Rancho Bernardo High School has a reputation for being heavily focused on baseball. According to the book Moneyball
, Rancho Bernardo is known in baseball circles as "The Factory" due to the consistent quality of players being produced from its program and later going on to either college, minor, or major leagues. MLB First round draft picks include Jaime Jones(1995), Matt Wheatland(2000), Scott Heard(2000), Cole Hamels(2002), Danny Putnam(2004), Johnny Drennan(2005), and Allan Dykstra(2008). Another athlete to come out of the Rancho Bernardo Athletic program was Cross Country and Track runner, Molly Grabill. Grabill was known to have made the top 10 for Foot Locker Nationals in 2010 and to have qualified for the 2011 IAAF World Coss Country Championships that were held in Punta Umbria Spain.
Belying the reputation of the school's baseball team is a 1997 incident in which three baseball players pleaded guilty to sodomizing
a new teammate with a broom handle in the locker room after a game. The school district paid $675,000 to settle the claim—one of the highest payments in high school hazing
cases to date. The incident revealed a hazing culture that stretched back at least two years, in which older team members would threaten to rape
incoming freshmen players, or would perform simulated rape.
. The district said the reason for the check was to "ensure appropriate school dress." Rita Wilson, the assistant principal involved in this incident, was later demoted
to a teaching position.
along with written racial slurs
were found inside the school's performing arts center. The slurs were directed at an African-American student who had been cast in the school play. As of December 2007, Poway Unified School District administrators have confirmed that a student has been identified and is under investigation of being charged with a hate crime
.
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High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in the Poway Unified School District
Poway Unified School District
Poway Unified School District is a school district located in Poway, California. The District operates 25 elementary schools , six middle schools , four comprehensive high schools , and one continuation high school. Twenty-one of its schools are located in the city of San Diego; eleven others in...
of San Diego County, California
San Diego County, California
San Diego County is a large county located in the southwestern corner of the US state of California. Hence, San Diego County is also located in the southwestern corner of the 48 contiguous United States. Its county seat and largest city is San Diego. Its population was about 2,813,835 in the 2000...
. Rancho Bernardo High School opened in September 1990 as the district's third high school. There are approximately 2,300 students in grades 9 through 12, and approximately 101 faculty members.
Academics
The school computes grades on an A-F system. Starting with the 2007-2008 school year, the high school stopped providing rankings on school transcripts.Typically, 93% of RBHS graduates go on to higher education with 55% enrolled in 4-year colleges and universities. RB High grads have gone on to attend UC universities, Ivy Leagues and schools all over the nation.
Athletics
Rancho Bernardo is a Division I school competing in the Palomar League against Poway High School, Mount Carmel High School, Westview High SchoolWestview High School (San Diego)
Westview High School is a public secondary school located in Torrey Highlands, a community of San Diego, California in the United States. It is part of the Poway Unified School District....
, Torrey Pines High School
Torrey Pines High School
Torrey Pines High School is a high school in the North County Coastal area of San Diego, California. The school is named after the Torrey Pine tree that grows in the area...
, and La Costa Canyon High School
La Costa Canyon High School
La Costa Canyon High School is one of the high schools in the San Dieguito Union High School District. Located on 88 acres in south Carlsbad in northwest San Diego County, La Costa Canyon opened in September, 1996. The students attending La Costa Canyon live in Encinitas and south Carlsbad...
. The school's sports teams go by the name "The Broncos".
Some famous athletes to come from Rancho Bernardo are MLB baseball players Cole Hamels
Cole Hamels
Colbert Michael "Cole" Hamels is a left-handed starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. Hamels throws a four-seam fastball, a circle changeup, a curveball, and a cut fastball, which he added in 2010...
, and Hank Blalock
Hank Blalock
Hank Joe Blalock is a Major League Baseball third baseman who is currently a free agent.-High school:Blalock attended Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, California...
. Rancho Bernardo High School has a reputation for being heavily focused on baseball. According to the book Moneyball
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game is a book by Michael Lewis, published in 2003, about the Oakland Athletics baseball team and its general manager Billy Beane. Its focus is the team's modernized, analytical, sabermetric approach to assembling a competitive baseball team, despite...
, Rancho Bernardo is known in baseball circles as "The Factory" due to the consistent quality of players being produced from its program and later going on to either college, minor, or major leagues. MLB First round draft picks include Jaime Jones(1995), Matt Wheatland(2000), Scott Heard(2000), Cole Hamels(2002), Danny Putnam(2004), Johnny Drennan(2005), and Allan Dykstra(2008). Another athlete to come out of the Rancho Bernardo Athletic program was Cross Country and Track runner, Molly Grabill. Grabill was known to have made the top 10 for Foot Locker Nationals in 2010 and to have qualified for the 2011 IAAF World Coss Country Championships that were held in Punta Umbria Spain.
Broomstick incident
Belying the reputation of the school's baseball team is a 1997 incident in which three baseball players pleaded guilty to sodomizing
Sodomy
Sodomy is an anal or other copulation-like act, especially between male persons or between a man and animal, and one who practices sodomy is a "sodomite"...
a new teammate with a broom handle in the locker room after a game. The school district paid $675,000 to settle the claim—one of the highest payments in high school hazing
Hazing
Hazing is a term used to describe various ritual and other activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group....
cases to date. The incident revealed a hazing culture that stretched back at least two years, in which older team members would threaten to rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
incoming freshmen players, or would perform simulated rape.
Underwear incident
In April 2002, Rancho Bernardo received media attention when one of the school's assistant principals forced female students at a school dance to lift their clothing and expose their underwear, in search of G-strings and thongsG-string
A G-string is a type of thong underwear or swimsuit, a narrow piece of cloth, leather, or plastic, that covers or holds the genitals, passes between the buttocks, and is attached to a band around the hips, worn as swimwear or underwear by women and men...
. The district said the reason for the check was to "ensure appropriate school dress." Rita Wilson, the assistant principal involved in this incident, was later demoted
Demotion
A demotion is a reduction in an employee's rank or job title within the organizational hierarchy of a company, public service department, or other body. A demotion may also lead to the loss of other privileges associated with a more senior rank and/or a reduction in salary or benefits...
to a teaching position.
Noose incident
In November 2007, a nooseNoose
A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot slides to make the loop collapsible. Knots used for making nooses include the running bowline, the tarbuck knot, and the slip knot.-Use in hanging:...
along with written racial slurs
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
were found inside the school's performing arts center. The slurs were directed at an African-American student who had been cast in the school play. As of December 2007, Poway Unified School District administrators have confirmed that a student has been identified and is under investigation of being charged with a hate crime
Hate crime
In crime and law, hate crimes occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group, usually defined by racial group, religion, sexual orientation, disability, class, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, social status or...
.
Hacking incident
In April and May 2008, eight students were identified for hacking into the school's website, downloading teacher files, distributing tests to students, and altering transcripts. Assistant Principal Keith Koelzer issued a memo to teachers regarding the moral depravity of the Rancho Bernardo High School students involved. The memo was later released to The San Diego Union-TribuneThe San Diego Union-Tribune
-Predecessors:The predecessor newspapers of the Union-Tribune were:* San Diego Sun, founded 1861 and merged with the Evening Tribune in 1939.* San Diego Union, founded October 10, 1868.* Evening Tribune, founded December 2, 1895.-Ownership:...
for printing.
See also
- Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, CaliforniaRancho Bernardo, San Diego, CaliforniaRancho Bernardo is an upscale master-planned community in the northern hills of the city of San Diego, California.-Geography:The topography of Rancho Bernardo consists of canyons and rolling hills...
- Primary and secondary schools in San Diego, CaliforniaPrimary and secondary schools in San Diego, CaliforniaThis is a list of primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California, organized by school district.The San Diego Unified School District, also known as San Diego City Schools, is the school district that serves the majority of the city, it includes 113 elementary schools, 23 middle schools, 4...