Atascadero High School

Atascadero High School (formerly Margarita Black Union High School) is an American public high school located in Atascadero, California. Atascadero High School is 1 of 2 high schools in the Atascadero Unified School District. The school receives its students mainly from the Atascadero Junior High School and Atascadero Fine Arts Academy, and also attracts students from outlying areas of northern and eastern San Luis Obispo County. The mission of Atascadero High School is to provide educational opportunities which empower students to reach their fullest potential, and participate as responsible and productive citizens in a continuously changing world.[2] All students have access to personal support services, activities, and opportunities, and have equal access to the school’s many programs.

Atascadero High School
Address
1 High School Hill

Atascadero
,
California

United States
Coordinates35°29′01″N 120°40′17″W
Information
TypePublic
School districtAtascadero Unified
PrincipalDan Andrus
Staff61.69 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,322 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.43[1]
Color(s)  Grey
  Orange
MascotGreyhound
WebsiteAtascadero HS

Curriculum

The school offers different paths of study, from trade-based programs to a wide variety of college prep, honors, and advanced placement courses. The school has a rigorous, relevant, and coherent standards-based curriculum using a broad range of educational opportunities in order to meet the growing needs of the students.[2]

Extracurricular activities

Sports

The school's biggest athletic rival is Paso Robles High School. Both schools are part of the CIF Southern Section PAC-8 League and have faced off over the years within the California Individual Finals.

Fall Sports

Winter Sports

Spring Sports

Clubs

The High School offers many clubs and allows students to form their own clubs. Some of the clubs are listed as the following:

Performing Arts

Atascadero High School also is home to a performing arts department, led by theater director, Shawna Volpa, band director Nate Conrad, and choral director Carry Jones.

Robotics

Atascadero High School is home to FIRST Robotics Competition Team 973, recently one of the most competitive teams in the nation. In 2009 and 2013, the team won the Los Angeles Regional competition, and were selected second in the draft at the World Championship. In 2011, Team 973 was one of the three winners of the FIRST Championship in St. Louis. In 2017 and 2019, Team 973 won the FIRST Championship in Houston.

Auto Shop/SkillsUSA

Atascadero High School SkillsUSA Automotive teaches students how to work on their cars, and how to get a career in the Automotive service industry. Atascadero High School Competes in Region 2, which serves Fresno, Kern, Kings, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and Tulare counties. Students compete in Automotive Service Technology and Maintenance and Light Repair. In 2017 at the SkillsUSA State Conference in Ontario, California, the team earned a 3rd place medal in Automotive Service Technology.

History

Atascadero High School was formerly known as Margarita Black Union High School. Work began on the original high school building designed by Colony Architect John Roth in 1920, but it wasn't until May 1921 that Atascadero Masonic Lodge No. 493 conducted the laying of the cornerstone. The original building featured a clock tower, a pitched tile roof and a large library with a fireplace on one end of the building, The clock tower was able to be viewed in all four directions. In the 1950s, the state of California decided the building was unsafe. The clock tower was taken down, the gable roof replaced with a flat one and the fireplace deemed unusable. This resulted in it becoming a square box building, which currently houses the theater rooms, and the original auditorium/gymnasium was knocked down in 1973. The last original building of the high school was recently taken down after close to 90 years of service, due to safety hazards such as asbestos. The empty space is likely to be used for future facilities.[4]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Atascadero High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. "Opening..." www.atascaderohigh.com. Archived from the original on 1999-10-23.
  3. https://www.maxpreps.com/ca/atascadero/atascadero-greyhounds/volleyball/boys/
  4. "San Luis Obispo Website". San Luis Obispo Website. Archived from the original on 2000-03-03.
  5. "Jared Hamman UFC Bio". Retrieved 17 May 2017.

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