Segerstrom High School is a public high school in Santa Ana

Santa Ana, California

Santa Ana is the county seat and second most populous city in Orange County, California, and with a population of 324,528 at the 2010 census, Santa Ana is the 57th-most populous city in the United States....

, California

California

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, and is part of the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD)

Santa Ana Unified School District

Santa Ana Unified School District is a school district in Orange County, California that serves the city of Santa Ana. Although its geographic size is only , it is the sixth largest school district in the state of California with approximately 58,000 students...

. The school opened in fall of 2005 with a freshman and sophomore class. Henry Segerstrom - for whom Segerstrom High School is named - is a familiar name in Orange County. The land upon which Segerstrom High School is built was purchased from the Segerstrom family who once grew crops on these acres.

During the fall of 2010, Principal Dr. Amy Avina shaved her hair off after promising to do so if the school received an API score above the 800 threshold. The API score received was 812, making Segerstrom the first high school in Santa Ana Unified School District to receive an API score above 800.

Students

The class of 2008 was the first to graduate from Segerstrom.

In order to enroll, students must live within the boundaries set by the school district, or participate in a lottery for incoming freshmen. Students and parents must sign a compact in which they agree to abide by the school's Fundamental Structures.

Segerstrom implements the University of California's A-G requirements.

Buildings

The school is divided into five buildings. Building A houses the main office, library, gym, and the English Department. Building B houses a 430-seat Performing Arts Center as well as the band, choir, and drama classrooms. Building C is labeled "Humanities" and is used for subjects such as Foreign Language, History, and misc. Building D is the Science building and Building E is the Mathematics Department.

Academics

Sciences:

• AP Chemistry
  AP Chemistry
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• AP Biology
  AP Biology
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• AP Physics B
  AP Physics B
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• AP Environmental Science
  AP Environmental Science
  Advanced Placement Environmental Science is a course offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program to high school students interested in the environmental and natural sciences...
  
  

Foreign Languages:

• AP Spanish Language
  AP Spanish Language
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• AP Spanish Literature
  AP Spanish Literature
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• AP French Language
  AP French Language
  Advanced Placement French Language and Culture is a course offered by the College Board to high school students in the United States as an opportunity to earn placement credit for a college-level French course...
  
  

Mathematics:

• AP Calculus AB
• AP Statistics
  AP Statistics
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Language Arts:

• AP English Language and Composition
  AP English Language and Composition
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• AP English Literature and Composition
  AP English Literature and Composition
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Social Sciences:

• AP World History
  AP World History
  Advanced Placement World History is a college-level course offered through the College Board's Advanced Placement Program designed to help students develop greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts and interactions between different types of Human societies...
  
  
• AP United States History
  AP United States History
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• AP United States Government and Politics
  AP United States Government and Politics
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• AP Psychology
  AP Psychology
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Visual & Performing Arts

• AP Studio Art
  AP Studio Art
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• AP Art History
  AP Art History
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• Drawing and Painting
• Chamber Singers
• Concert Choir
• Men's Choir
• Women's Choir
• Intro to Drama
• Drama Production
• Concert Band
• Marching Band
• Orchestra
• Guitar
• Music Appreciation
• Beginning Instruments

Athletics

The top-seeded Jaguars defeated Arroyo of El Monte, 10-8, to capture the CIF-SS Division V boys tennis championship Wednesday at The Claremont Club.
It was the city's first boys tennis title from any high school. Santa Ana was the most recent city school to reach the championship match in 1962. The Jaguars were semifinalists the past two seasons. The school was only 4 years old.

Extracurricular

ASB

Clubs:

Anime & Manga Club

Ladies Tea & Etiquette

KIWIN'S

Key Club

Cuisine Club

Red Cross

and many more.

External links

• http://www.ocregister.com/articles/students-269134-score-avina.html?pic=2
• Segerstrom High School Home Page
• Segerstrom High School Sport Page
• United Spirit Association Page