Bella Vista High School

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name = Bella Vista High School


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established = 1960
type = Public
district = San Juan Unified School District
grades = 9-12
principal = Peggy Haskins
city = Fair Oaks
state = California
country = United States
campus type = Suburban
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enrollment = 1,932 [Based on the School Accountability Report [http://www.sanjuan.edu/services/R&E/sarc-current/bellavis.pdf] ]
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homepage = http://www.sanjuan.edu/BellaVista.cfm

Bella Vista High School is a public high school in Fair Oaks, California and a member of the San Juan Unified School District. In 2003, the California Department of Education's School Recognition Program honored Bella Vista High School as a "California Distinguished School". [California Department of Education (2005). "California School Recognition Program." Retrieved November 20, 2005 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/] ] It was also the only school in Sacramento County to receive this honor in 2003. [California Department of Education (2005). "2003 Award Winners for Distinguished Middle and High Schools." Retrieved November 20, 2005 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingyear.asp?year=2003] ]

Curriculum

Bella Vista offers ten AP courses. A special business course called Advanced Computer Applications is available to qualified students who, once completed, will be eligible for three units of credit at Sacramento State University through the Accelerated College Entrance off-campus program. It is one of the few campuses in its district to offer Japanese. Other foreign languages include French and Spanish.

Extracurricular activities

The academic decathlon team has represented Sacramento County in the California Academic Decathlon 19 out of the past 21 years. Most recently, the team took back the title after an unexpected upset in 2007. The team had 5 of the 9 top superdecathletes.

Also, the moot court team earned the first-place team award at the National High School Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C in 2003, 2005 and 2006. [Washington College of Law, American University (2005). "2004-2005 Moot Court Honor Society National High School Competition Winners." Retrieved November 20, 2005 [http://www.wcl.american.edu/org/mootcourt/highschool.cfm] ] . In 2008, they received 1st place in the county competition.

Bella Vista's renowned marching band was recognized by "Sacramento Magazine" as one of the best marching bands in the Sacramento area in 2004 [Sacramento Magazine Online (2005). "2004 Best of Sacramento." Retrieved November 20, 2005 [http://www.sacmag.com/bestofsac_2004.shtm] ] and 2005. [Sacramento Magazine Online (2005). "2005 Best of Sacramento." Retrieved November 20, 2005 [http://www.sacmag.com/bestofsac_2005.shtm] ] It has been undefeated in Northern California for 7 years. Under the direction of Edward Moore, the band has accumulated hundreds of trophies and has competed out of state and even in Europe in 2006.Fact|date=September 2007

The school newspaper is known as "La Bandera", while the school yearbook is called "La Remuda".

Notable alumni

* Lynn Anderson (1965), a country singer and songwriter
* Randall Bal, a member of the United States men's swim team
* Justin Bannan, defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens
* DJ Countess (2005), goalkeeper for the Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer
* Steve Cronin (2001), goalkeeper for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer
* Peter Lowry, (2008), midfield for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer
* Frank Hill Harper, (1984), [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004991/ Actor]
* Gordan King (1974) Football Player on the New York Giants
* Joan Lunden (1968), actress and former host of "Good Morning America"
* Derek Miles, finished seventh in the pole vault at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and fourth at the 2008 Summer Olympics
* Dave Revering, former MLB first baseman
* Casey Serin (2000), real estate speculator and blogger
* Mike & Pat Eady (1974), Famous Vegas Lounge Act "Chimps on Ice"
* Kevin Sharp, (1989), country singer
* Tommy Skeoch, guitarist of multi-platinum rock band Tesla
* Nicholas Sparks (1984), author
* Molly Ringwald, actress

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