El Toro High School

El Toro High School is a public high school in Lake Forest, California, and is one of five high schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District (SVUSD). "El Toro" was the name of the community from the 1870s until a referendum in 1991.[2] The school has served the area since 1973. The current principal of the school is Terri Gusiff.[3]

El Toro High School
Address
25255 Toledo Way

Lake Forest
,
California
92630

United States
Coordinates33°38′15″N 117°41′20″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1973 (1973)
School districtSaddleback Valley Unified School District
PrincipalTerri Gusiff
Teaching staff94.13 (FTE) (2018–19)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,352 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.99 (2018-19)[1]
CampusSuburban[1]
Color(s)
  •   Blue
  •   Gold
Athletics conferenceCIF-SS; South Coast League
Team nameChargers
Websiteeths.svusd.org

Academics

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,[4] however it was slated to continue into 2012 school year.[4]

Extracurricular activities

El Toro has two award-winning competition show choirs, Soundsation and Choralistics. In April 2009, both choirs competed twice earning 3 golds and one silver.

Awards

Notable alumni

Notable

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 recent 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.

Near the center of the campus there was a set of 20 stairs, known simply as El Toro 20, which gained notoriety in the skateboarding and BMX riding communities and was featured in numerous videos.[7] There is also another set of stairs right next to the El Toro 20, but it was not used as frequently for high profile tricks. In June 2019, the stair set used for skateboarding was torn down. With the stair set being a flat bank, biker Dylan Stark used the stair set's demise as an opportunity to jump off a nearby roof on his mountain bike and use the bank as a landing[8] There is now a gate blocking the top of the stairs.[9]

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - El Toro High (063386005296)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. "El Toro: Will It Change to Lake Forest?". Los Angeles Times. March 7, 1991. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  3. "Administration / Office - Saddleback Valley Unified School District". www.svusd.org. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Elizabeth George, Author".
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 26, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "360 el Toro 20-set Crash Video". March 10, 2009.
  8. "Dylan Stark on Instagram: "Y'all thought the spot was done... #eltoro20 #MTB #street 🎥 @kaiquemachado @weedmaps"".
  9. "Rowdy on Instagram: "RIP EL TORO"".
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