Del Oro High School

Del Oro High School is located in Loomis, California, and is a part of the Placer Union High School District. Del Oro High School opened for instruction of freshmen and sophomores on September 28, 1959, one week after Colfax opened. It was founded in 1958 and currently has over 1600 students attending.

Del Oro High School
Address
3301 Taylor Road, Loomis, California 95650

Loomis
,
Placer County
,
CA
95650

United States of America
Coordinates38.83119°N 121.18434°W / 38.83119; -121.18434
Information
School typeSecondary
MottoWear the black, Be the gold
Established1959
School districtPlacer Union High School District
PrincipalKim Barry
Teaching staff72.01 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,752 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.33[1]
Color(s)Black and Gold
   
SloganAnyone. Anywhere. Anytime.
Fight songDel Oro Fight Song (based on the WSU Fight Song)
AthleticsCIF Sac-Joaquin Section
Athletics conferenceSierra Foothill League
MascotGolden eagle
NicknameD.O.
Team nameGolden Eagles
PublicationDel Oro TV
WebsiteOfficial website

The dropout rate is 2%, which is below the California state average.[2]

Athletics

Del Oro's Division I ranked athletes compete in football, basketball, tennis, baseball, cross country, water polo, swim and dive, softball, track, soccer, Lacrosse, and wrestling.

Performing arts

The performing arts department at Del Oro consists of two music programs, choral and instrumental, a theatrical program, and a dance program.

Instrumental music

The oldest and most rooted, in Del Oro tradition, is the "band program," currently directed by Ben Duncan. The program consists of five ensembles: marching band offered in the Fall Semester; concert band offered in the Spring Semester; jazz band offered in the Spring Semester; winter percussion offered in the Spring Semester; and, winter guard offered in the spring semester.[3] None of the ensembles run year-round, so it is very common that students participate in the marching band in the fall and up to three of the other choices in the spring (in rare cases, a student may be able to participate in all ensembles).

The band program holds the Del Oro Golden Eagle Spectacular (an annual marching band competition for schools in Northern California and sometimes neighboring states) and more recently hosts the Del Oro Golden Eagle Winter Spectacular (an annual competition for winter percussion and winter guard ensembles).

Del Oro High School also offers, "Guitar" as an elective.[4] This course provides students who are interested in the development of the guitar an opportunity to learn. This course is open to all students who choose to take it and no prior experience of guitar playing is necessary.

Choral music

Del Oro has two choral ensembles: Chorus, which is offered in the Fall Semester, and is open to all students. Concert Choir, offered in the Spring Semester is offered to students who audition.[5] Both are directed by Lisa Murgo (preceded by Marlene Astle).

Theater

The theater department's debut production was the American classic "You Can't Take it With You," written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart and directed by Jeffrey Johnson, co-founder of Del Oro's theatrical program. It opened in late-2004, prior to the completion of the new theater facility and was performed on the campus cafeteria stage.

The school received 10 Elly Award nominations, with one win, from the Sacramento Area Regional Theater Alliance for the performances of "The Foreigner" and "Noises Off" during the 2006-2007 school year.

Dance

The newest program started and was founded by a student named LaTasha Holland in 2006.

Fight song

The "Del Oro Fight Song" is an adaptation of the Washington State University Fight Song; in fact, the marching band plays exactly the same sheet music. The difference between the two fight songs are the lyrics.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Del Oro High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. "Del Oro High School". GreatSchools.net. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. https://issuu.com/delorohigh/docs/course-catalog_2020-2021
  4. https://issuu.com/delorohigh/docs/course-catalog_2020-2021 p.25-26
  5. http://deloro.puhsd.k12.ca.us/academics/math/ms-murgo
  6. Macias, Chris (January 27, 2017). "Hobo Johnson finds his home in hip-hop". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
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