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Los Padres League
The Los Padres League was a high school athletic conference in California that was part of the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS). Member schools were located in San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara counties. The league was dissolved in 2018 after most of its member schools left the CIF-SS for the CIF Central Section and formed a new conference, the Central Coast Athletic Association, Central Coast Athletic Conference, with members of the Pac-8 League. The three southernmost Los Padres League members — Lompoc High School, Lompoc, Cabrillo High School (Lompoc, California), Cabrillo, and Santa Ynez Valley Union High School, Santa Ynez high schools — remained in the CIF-SS as part of the Channel League. Member schools As of the 2014–15 school year, the schools in the league were: * Cabrillo High School (Lompoc, California), Cabrillo High School * Lompoc High School * Morro Bay High School * Nipomo High School * Orcutt Academy Hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletic Conference
An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams which play competitively against each other in a sports league. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller Division (sport), divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels. Conferences often, but not always, include teams from a common geographic region. Australian rules football The AFL Women's competition used a non-geographic conference system in 2019 AFL Women's season, 2019 and 2020 AFL Women's season, 2020. The league was divided into two conferences, based on ladder position in the previous season. Not every team could play each other due to the limited number of rounds, so conferences were introduced so that teams were only measured against the teams they played. The system was controversial because it allowed some weak teams to make finals, and strong teams from the other conference missed out on finals. It was because of this that the conference system was removed for the 2021 AFL Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School (SYHS) is a public high school in Santa Ynez, California, that serves students in grades 9–12 in the Santa Ynez Valley. As of the 2017–18 school year, 908 students were enrolled at the school. History Santa Ynez High School was founded in 1896 and was originally located on Pine Street in Santa Ynez, now the site of Santa Ynez Elementary School. The original high school burned down in 1908, and its current facilities were built in 1937. In 2005, the school was named a California Distinguished School. Academics SYHS offers Advanced Placement (AP) classes, with 41% of students participating. The school formerly participated in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, but withdrew from the program in 2009. Athletics Santa Ynez Valley Union High School athletic teams are nicknamed the Pirates. The school is a member of the CIF Central Section and began competing in the Mountain League starting in 2022. Prior to that, SYHS was a mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Templeton High School
Templeton High School is a WASC accredited public high school providing 9th-12th grade education in Templeton, California. In 2006, Templeton High School was nationally recognized as a (NCLB) Blue Ribbon School. It offers a large number of Advanced Placement classes for a school of its size. Templeton High School is located at the end of Main Street. Enrollment has grown substantially during the past decade.Accountability Report Cards - Templeton High School Templeton Unified School District Homepage, retrieved 2009-08-23 The school comprises 43 classrooms, a library, multi-purpose room, food s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria High School
Santa Maria High School (SMHS) is a public comprehensive high school in Santa Maria, California, United States. Located in the heart of the city, Santa Maria High School is the second oldest Californian public high school still functioning on its original site. The Santa Maria Joint Union High School District was founded on June 6, 1893. In 1996, SMHS was recognized as a California Distinguished School. History Built originally on the corner of Broadway and Morrison in 1892, the original school house sat where the Ethel Pope Auditorium now stands. In 1920, the present school was built. The administration building and Ethel Pope Auditorium were connected and featured a bell tower. However, due to strict earthquake codes enforced after the 1971 Sylmar earthquake, portions of the school were condemned and demolished. The only original structures that remain are the Administration offices (which will later become into classrooms) and the Auditorium. One former SMHS faculty member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orcutt Academy High School
Orcutt is an unincorporated town in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Located in the Santa Maria Valley, Orcutt is named for William Warren Orcutt, the manager of the Geological, Land and Engineering Departments of the Union Oil Company. The population of Orcutt was 32,034 at the 2020 census, up from 28,905 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Orcutt as a census-designated place. History Orcutt is named for William Warren Orcutt, the manager of the Geological, Land and Engineering Departments of the Union Oil Company. Known as the “Dean of Petroleum Geologists" Orcutt is credited with discovering fossilized prehistoric animal bones preserved in pools of asphalt on the Hancock Ranch. These would be the first of many fossils excavated from the La Brea Tar Pits. In commemoration of Orcutt's initial discovery, paleontologists named the La Brea Coyote in W.W. Orcutt's honor, Canis orcutti. Geography Accor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nipomo High School
Nipomo High School is an American public high school located in Nipomo, California. It serves grades 9-12 as part of the Lucia Mar Unified School District. History Nipomo High School opened in 2002. Initially, students in Nipomo attended Arroyo Grande High School, however, due to overcrowding, the school was built. It is also home to Central Coast New Tech High, the only technical school in Central California from Thousand Oaks to San Jose. Sports The Titans compete as members of the Central Coast Athletic Association. CIF Championships * Football: 2014 (Southern Section, Northwest Division) * Boys Swimming: 2018 (Southern Section, Division 3) Source: Notable alumni *Jeff McNeil, pro baseball player/All-Star for the New York Mets * Akeem King, pro football player for the Seattle Seahawks/Atlanta Falcons; played in Super Bowl LI Demographics 2005-2006 * 1,277 students; M/F (50.7/49.3) * 66 certified staff; During the 2008–2009 school year, Nipomo High School had an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morro Bay High School
Morro Bay High School is a four-year public high school located in the city of Morro Bay along the coast of San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Students of the school are typically residents of Morro Bay, Los Osos (to the south), and Cayucos (to the north). On average, enrollment ranges from 800 to 900 students a year. The school is roughly 60 meters from the beach (.04 mile) and 228 meters (.14 mile) from the Pacific Ocean. History Morro Bay High School was first conceived in 1956 when the city voted bonds for its construction, winning by a ratio of four to one. The school was completed in 1959. Initially, the school had served 5 grades throughout the late 60s: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, and 11th Grade. Around the late to early 70s the school later followed the common structure of an "American four-year high school". Health hazards Being located right next to the ocean, the quad has faced multiple problems regarding seagulls. Problems suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel League
The Channel League is a high school athletic conference in California affiliated with the CIF Southern Section. Schools * Buena High School *Dos Pueblos High School * Oxnard High School * Pacifica High School *Rio Mesa High School * San Marcos High School *Santa Barbara High School * Ventura High School Former members * Cabrillo High School (through 2022; joined Central Coast Athletic Association) * Hueneme High School (through 1998; joined Pacific View League) * Lompoc High School (through 2022; joined Central Coast Athletic Association) *Santa Ynez Valley Union High School (through 2022; joined Central Coast Athletic Association) * St. Bonaventure High School (2002–2009, football only; joined Marmonte League in 2010) Football association In April 2019, during the biennial releaguing process in the Northern Area of the CIF Southern Section, administrators from member schools approved a proposal to create an association with the Pacific View League in the sport of football o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabrillo High School (Lompoc, California)
Cabrillo High School is a California Distinguished School that serves students of Vandenberg Village, the city of Lompoc, and Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, on the California Central Coast. History The school was founded in 1965 by the Lompoc Unified School District. Built to serve the residents of Vandenberg Space Force Base, Vandenberg Village, and the northern Lompoc Valley, Cabrillo answered the sudden population boom during the late 1950s and 1960s, a result of the booming space program at Vandenberg. Named for the early Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the school board of Lompoc chose the Conquistador to be the mascot of the new high school in the early 1960s, with the black and gold of the first Spanish Californian flags as the school colors. In 1986, one student and one teacher started the Aquarium Club, which officially opened the Cabrillo High School Aquarium to tours in 2002. In 2007 the California Department of Education awarded Cabrill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CIF Southern Section
The California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section (CIF-SS) is the governing body for high school athletics in most of Southern California and is the largest of the ten sections that comprise the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). Its membership includes most public and private high schools in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and central and southern Santa Barbara counties. Teams from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and surrounding areas have competed in the CIF Los Angeles City Section since 1935. CIF-SS's offices are located in Los Alamitos. Founded in 1913, the CIF Southern Section includes over 560 member public and private high schools and is by far the largest CIF section. Three of the ten CIF sections are individual current or former public school districts (Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland). The Southern Section's membership includes all private schools located within the service area of the LAUSD, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lompoc High School
Lompoc High School is a public high school serving Lompoc, in northern Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It was first established in the small farming community in 1892. It is part of the Lompoc Unified School District, as is crosstown rival Cabrillo High. Performance The school achieved an API index of 692 in 2009. Notable alumni * Julián Araujo, defender for the Premier League club AFC Bournemouth and the Mexico national football team * Steve Boadway, NFL player * Mike Bratz, former professional basketball player (San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns) * Russ Bolinger, former NFL player for 10 years Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams and an NFL scout for 25 years * Rex Caldwell, professional golfer on PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour *Casey Candaele, former Major League Baseball player who played for Montreal Expos, Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians * Kelly Candaele, “ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tribune (San Luis Obispo)
''The Tribune'' is a semiweekly broadsheet newspaper and news website that covers San Luis Obispo County, California. History It was created in 1939 from a combination of three newspapers founded between 1869 and 1905, and was later acquired by the E. W. Scripps Company. Walter Murray led the establishment of ''The Tribune'' in the late 1860s, starting as the publication's editor and co-owner, with the first issue being printed on August 7, 1869. By 1886, the newspaper was produced above the Chicago Brewery Depot housed at the corner of Chorro and Monterey streets. In April 1939, it merged with the ''Telegram'', an anti-saloon newspaper in town, becoming the ''Telegram-Tribune''. The publication later moved from 1240 Morro Street to 1321 Johnson Avenue beginning in 1958, operating there for the next 35 years, before relocating once more to a new building, at 3825 S. Higuera Street, in 1993. Scripps traded the paper, along with '' The Monterey County Herald'', to Knight Ridder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
