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Carmel High School
Address
Map
3600 Ocean Ave

Carmel
,
California
93923

United States
Information
School typecomprehensive high school
Founded1940[1]
School districtCarmel Unified School District
OversightWestern Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Schools
Staff52.30 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment858 (2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16.41[2]
AreaMonterey County
Color(s)   
Team namePadres
RivalPacific Grove High School
NewspaperThe Sandpiper
Websitehttps://www.carmelunified.org/Domain/266

Carmel High School is a school of 874 students and 50-plus faculty members, situated directly off of Highway 1 within the city of Carmel, California. It is a part of Carmel Unified School District.

Carmel Unified School District is the second largest geographical district in the state of California enrolling students up to 40 miles (64 km) south of Carmel and 20 miles (32 km) east.[citation needed] Communities represented by CUSD, which has Carmel High as its only comprehensive high school, include Carmel-by-the-Sea, the majority of Carmel Valley Village, and sections of Del Monte Forest.[3] The district also includes Big Sur, and Pebble Beach.[citation needed] Built in 1940, the school has recently made significant capital improvements including a new performing arts theater, math wing, science wing, and library with plans to renovate the current administration building. Both the theater and science wing utilized "green" construction practices, such as energy efficient lights and appliances.

History

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On August 4, 1939, the 22 miles (35 km) Hatton Ranch was purchased for $31,000, by the Carmel Board of Trustees, for the proposed Carmel high school. By November, plans for the new high school were drawn up by Ernest J. Kump Jr. The school opened on September 6, 1940.[4][1]

In 1947, four local residents donated their own parcels of land for what would later become the ballfield to the added Carmel High School property. The legal deed indicates Mary Flanders Hudson, husband William, and Helen and Charles Fuller transferred the property for a $10.00, ten dollar, sale price. [5]

Academics

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Carmel High School operates on a two-semester, modified-block system with 50-minute class periods three days per week and 90-minute periods two days per week. Students at Carmel High have access to a rigorous curriculum including these 19 Advanced Placement courses.[6]

Carmel High School uses an "open-access" policy, allowing students to enroll in advanced curriculum with no obstacle apart from earning a C or higher in articulating subjects the prior year. As a result, Carmel High has strong participation in the AP Program with 423 students (50% of total students) completing a total of 928 AP exams in 2017 with an overall pass rate of 75%.[7]

As of 2018, the average ACT score for CHS students was a 27.1 and U.S. News & World Report ranked Carmel High as #330 in the country.[8]

Carmel High School has a multiple valedictorian policy. In order to be a valedictorian, students are required to have taken a minimum of 13 Honors or Advanced Placement courses (earning nothing below an A−). The graduation ceremony includes 2 student speeches. Valedictorians have the option to audition for the role of "speaking valedictorian" while auditions for the other speaking role are open to the rest of the graduating class.[6] Graduation usually takes place on the campus of Carmel High School. On June 3, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a drive-though graduation ceremony took place at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California; it was broadcast by the Monterey County Office of Education via YouTube.[9]

Rankings

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Newsweek ranked Carmel High School #191 in their America's Best High School public school rankings (2013). U.S. News & World Report ranked Carmel High #199 in their national ranking of best high schools (2017) and #21 in the state of California.[10] The Washington Post ranked Carmel High School #288 in the nation (2017).

Athletics

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Carmel High shares a cross town rivalry with Pacific Grove High School, wherein every year the two varsity football teams compete in "The Shoe Game", so named after a shoe that was bronzed and made into a trophy by Carmel High students in an attempt to start the rivalry.[11]

The school's mascot is the Padre, which pays homage to the peninsula's history with the Spanish missionaries, specifically Father Junipero Serra, with the Carmel Mission located just over a mile from the campus. In 2020, Alumni began to call for Carmel High to replace the Padre mascot. Father Junipero Serra is important to California’s history, yet his 18th-century accomplishments are controversial for many local Carmel Residents. No outcome or resolution has occurred.[12][13][14]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b "How the high school got there" (PDF). Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel, California. November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Carmel High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Monterey County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Site For School". The Californian. Salinas, California. August 4, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Legal Deed
  6. ^ a b "CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL 2018 - 2019, ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS" (PDF). www.carmelunified.org. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Carmel High Schoo". Carmel, California. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "Carmel High". www.usnews.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Coronavirus: Monterey Peninsula high schools prepare for graduation". Monterey Herald. May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  10. ^ "Best High Schools in America". US News. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  11. ^ "If the Shoe fits: A brief history of Carmel High's beloved Shoe Game". THE SANDPIPER. October 20, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "Alumni call for Carmel High to replace the Padre mascot". June 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "A year later, what happened to the effort to change Carmel High's mascot?". September 30, 2021.
  14. ^ "Carmel High School Rethinks the Legacy of Its Mascot". July 24, 2020.
  15. ^ "Chris Cope UFC Bio". September 14, 2018.
  16. ^ "Scott Eastwood: On the Rise – Carmel Magazine". July 19, 2017. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  17. ^ Larson, Amy (March 17, 2016). "Rep. Sam Farr endorses Jimmy Panetta for Congress". KSBW-TV. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  18. ^ "The Carmel Pine Cone's first story of the week". www.pineconearchive.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  19. ^ "For Rays coach Chris Prieto, two games made his career". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  20. ^ "Rays won't bring back two coaches for next season". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  21. ^ "Marco Beltrami & Brandon Roberts Win Emmy Award for 'Free Solo' | Film Music Reporter". Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  22. ^ "A musical journey from Carmel to Hollywood". Monterey Herald. October 14, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  23. ^ "Dubets leaves legacy behind – MontereyHearld.com". Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
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