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El Toro High School
Address
Map
25255 Toledo Way

Lake Forest
,
California
92630

United States
Coordinates33°38′15″N 117°41′20″W / 33.6375221°N 117.6889403°W / 33.6375221; -117.6889403
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1973; 51 years ago (1973)
School districtSaddleback Valley Unified School District
PrincipalJimmy Martin[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,322 (2019–20)[1]
CampusSuburban[1]
Color(s)
  •   Blue
  •   Gold
Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section
Coast View Athletic Association
NicknameChargers
Websiteeths.svusd.org Edit this at Wikidata

El Toro High School is a public high school in Lake Forest, California, United States. It is one of five high schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) and serves Lake Forest and its district of Portola Hills and a small portion of east Irvine. "El Toro" was the name of the community from the 1870s until a referendum in 1991.[3] The school has served the area since 1973. The current principal of the school is Dr. Jimmy Martin.[4]

History

El Toro began participating in the International Baccalaureate Program in 2004, the program was scheduled to end in 2011 due to district and state budget cuts,[5] however it was slated to continue into 2012 school year.[5]

During the 2007 California wildfires, more specifically the Santiago Fire, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger made a speech at El Toro High School[6] It was also used as an evacuation center.

During the 2020 California Wildfires, more specifically during the Silverado Fire, El Toro High School was again used as an evacuation center for those that were impacted in Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest, and Portola Hills.

The high school was also the former home of the "El Toro 20 Stair", which became a notable spot for skateboarding as many high-profile tricks had been filmed at the stairs.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - El Toro High (063386005296)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "General Information | El Toro HS".
  3. ^ "El Toro: Will It Change to Lake Forest?". Los Angeles Times. March 7, 1991. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "Administration / Office - Saddleback Valley Unified School District". www.svusd.org. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2009.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Governor Schwarzenegger Tours el Toro High School Evacuation Center - Remarks by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger". Archived from the original on October 26, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  7. ^ "It's called Neo Afro Eclectic: A groundbreaking new style transforms this DTLA loft". Los Angeles Times. June 17, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.

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