Loara High School

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Public high school in California, United States

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::summary Public high school in California, United States ::

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FieldValue
nameLoara High School
logoLoara High School logo.gif
typePublic Secondary, International School
established1962
principalGary Brown
enrollment1,565 (2023-2024)
grades9-12
address1765 West Cerritos
cityAnaheim
stateCalifornia
countryUnited States
zipcode92804
coordinates
campusUrban
staff76.52 (FTE)
ratio20.45
colorsScarlet and gold
newspaperThe Saxon Shield
yearbookSeaxe
mascotSaxon
motto"Once a Saxon, Always a Saxon"
websiteLoara High Website
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| name= Loara High School | logo = Loara High School logo.gif | type = Public Secondary, International School | established = 1962 | principal = Gary Brown | enrollment = 1,565 (2023-2024) | grades= 9-12 | address = 1765 West Cerritos | city= Anaheim | state= California | country= United States | zipcode= 92804 | coordinates= | campus = Urban | staff= 76.52 (FTE) | ratio = 20.45 | colors = Scarlet and gold
| newspaper= The Saxon Shield |yearbook = Seaxe | mascot= Saxon | motto= "Once a Saxon, Always a Saxon" | website= Loara High Website

Loara High School is a public four year American high school in the Anaheim Union High School District, located in the Southwest Anaheim region of Anaheim, California. Loara is a Title I school that serves many students from low-income families, and the campus consists of 1,783 students and 75 certificated staff.{{cite web | url=http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/Enrollment/EthnicEnr.aspx?cType=ALL&cGender=B&cYear=2012-13&Level=School&cSelect=LOARA+HIGH--ANAHEIM+UNION+H--3066431-3033784&cChoice=SchEnrEth|title=Enrollment by Ethnicity for 2012-13 | publisher=California Department of Education | access-date=2013-11-09}} Loara is a California Distinguished School which prepares students to "innovate in service of their community". The school was one of the premier institutions becoming an International School under the International Baccalaureate in Orange County in 1999, however, the program was discontinued in 2009 due to the lack of funding.

Students

In 1962, the student body consisted of the following percentage of ethnic groups: 90% Caucasian, 0.1% Native Americans, 0.5% Asian/Indian American, 0.1 Filipino American, 8% Hispanic, 0.1% African American. As of 2010, the campus' over 2,686 students consists of the following percentage of ethnic groups: 0.3% American Indian, 11% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 3% Filipino, 71% Hispanic, 1% Asian Indian, 2% African-American, and 12% Caucasian. Over half of the student qualify for the reduced lunch program. Nearly one fourth of the students participate in an English learners program.

History

Loara was established in 1962, with the first graduating class in 1965, and is one of eight comprehensive high schools within the district.

In 1971, then-California governor and future U.S. President Ronald Reagan visited the Loara campus on a tour of the city of Anaheim.

The school has recently undergone modernization under Bond Measure Z, which includes two gyms, a science building, and a math building. In 2006, the campus completed an extensive technology improvement plan. This includes the construction of the prototype for "Classroom of the Future," two technologically advanced rooms that were designed to model future prospects.

Sammy Saxon is the school mascot. His appearance is typically depicted as a caricature of an Anglo-Saxon warrior.

Academics

Loara had one of the largest International Baccalaureate (IB) programs in Orange County. The IB program is no longer offered at Loara. Loara was authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme in July 1999, the program is taught in English to 148 students.

Athletics

The school competes in the CIF-SS Garden Grove League.

State championships

  • Tennis, 1966

Notable faculty

  • Lute Olson (Robert Luther Olson); Former high school, college and Olympic basketball coach.

Notable alumni

References

References

  1. "Loara High". National Center for Education Statistics.
  2. "Student Ethnicity".
  3. [http://edencoinc.com/pdf/measureZfuture.pdf AS MEASURE Z WORK NEARS COMPLETION, AUHSD TURNS SIGHTS TO FUTURE PROJECTS]
  4. (5 September 2012). "Loara High School: Logo and Mascot".
  5. Deruyter, Vanessa. "Recent Articles about Loara High School - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com.
  6. "Hall of Fame Coach: Lute Olson, Part I".
  7. "Mike Adams Stats".
  8. Miller, Michael. (September 27, 2013). "'Romeo and Juliet' meets Jeff Buckley in 'The Last Goodbye'". Los Angeles Times.
  9. Digiovanna, Mike. (April 25, 1991). "It Took More Than an Injury to Stop Bob Caffrey : Baseball: Shoulder problems contributed to the end of pro career for former Titan and Loara standout. But he says that's not the whole story.". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  10. "Jorga Caye".
  11. "Charles Gipson Stats". Baseball Almanac.
  12. (16 December 2020). "Football Signing Day: Loara's Ahmed Hassanein completes swift recruiting journey to sign with Boise State".
  13. "Kevin Mclain". databaseFootball.com.
  14. (24 July 2008). "Lou Gehrig's illness; Augie Nieto's cure".
  15. "George Zeber Stats". Baseball Almanac.

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