Olympian High School

Olympian High School is a public high school located within the Sweetwater Union High School District in San Diego County, California.[3] The school, with a capacity of 2,500 students,[4] opened in the Summer of August 2006. It is located in the outskirts of the Otay Ranch area of Chula Vista.

Olympian High School
Address
1925 Magdalena Avenue

Chula Vista
,
California
91913

United States
Coordinates32°36′28″N 116°58′25″W
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoWhere Champions Are Made
FoundedAugust 7, 2006
School districtSweetwater Union High School District
PrincipalDiane Cordero
Teaching staff101.35 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,476 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.43[1]
Color(s)            
NicknameEagles
RivalsBonita Vista High School
Eastlake High School
Otay Ranch High School
Websiteolh.sweetwaterschools.org
[2]

History

With the 54-acre (220,000 m2) site for the school being located only a couple miles from the Olympic Training Center, naming the school Olympic High School seemed a logical choice; but the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) denied the request to use the name "Olympic." Following further negotiations with the USOC, Sweetwater Union High School District was authorized to use the name Olympic Vista High School.[4] The USOC did eventually approve the use Olympian High School as the name of the school resulting in a quick name change.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,900 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was:

  • Male - 53.4%
  • Female - 46.6%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders - 24.5%
  • Black - 7.3%
  • Hispanic - 53.6%
  • White - 8.7%
  • Multiracial - 5.7%

In addition, 28.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced price lunch.[2]

Academics
  • AP Art History
  • AP Biology
  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Computer Science A
  • AP Computer Science Principals
  • AP English Language
  • AP English Literature
  • AP Government
  • AP Human Geography
  • AP Italian
  • AP Literature
  • AP Music Theory
  • AP Physics
  • AP Spanish Language
  • AP Spanish Literature
  • AP Statistics
  • AP Studio Art
  • AP U.S. History
  • AP World History

Athletics

Olympian High School offers the following athletic programs:[5]

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gollark: Well, A-level computer science is basically worthless.
gollark: It *also* works as a socially acceptable way to not do full-time job-y work for a few years, so you *can* learn things™.
gollark: But I expect you can at least get a decent overview of the bits you like most.
gollark: I mean, to be fair, it's likely quite hard to self-teach 3 years of full time stuff.

References
  1. "Olympian High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Olympian High". ed.gov. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. "Olympian High School - Chula Vista, California - CA - School overview". www.greatschools.org. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  4. "Olympic-sized naming bind - The San Diego Union-Tribune". signonsandiego.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  5. http://www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/ohs/?page_id=7
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