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Dana Hills High School is a high school in Dana Point, California. It is one of the oldest high schools in South Orange County, having opened in 1972. The school's enrollment of 3,000 students is drawn from the nearby communities of Laguna Niguel, Dana Point, Capistrano Beach, and San Juan Capistrano.

The new facilities struggle to keep up with the large enrollment at the school. Dana Hills only has 150, 839 square feet in permanent buildings, the lowest amount in the school district for high schools. The campus has tried to deal with the crowding by covering portable classrooms all over the campus. Parents have complained about how Dana Hills is in so much worse condition that the other high schools in the district, as Dana has 54 portable classrooms, more than double any of the other high schools in the district. Some argued that the stunning new stadium should not have been completed at the expense of the aging buildings where learning actually takes place.

1 SOCSA
2 HMO
3 Math
4 Cross Country
5 Notable alumni
6 See also
7 External links

SOCSA

The South Orange County School of the Arts (SOCSA) at Dana Hills High School is a performing and visual arts public high school Academy within Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, California. It provides an in-depth educational opportunity to talented young artists affording them the chance to explore and develop their artistic talents and prepare them for placement in the college or university and employment in the professional arts industry of their choice. The SOCSA Foundation was founded in 2000 to support the SOCSA Academy, founded in 1996, in fund raising and volunteer endeavors. The mission of the Foundation is to support the SOCSA Academy’s educational and artistic mission, goals, and financial needs through fundraising and related operational activities. The Foundation operates through the SOCSA Academy and Foundation Offices located at Dana Hills High School. More information is available at http://www.socsarts.org

HMO

Dana Hills has its own junior medical program, the Health and Medical Occupations Academy. The academy is for those who wish to study to pursue a career in medicine, as it prepares students for higher education in the medical field. Participants are involved in field trips, hospital duties, and even view medical procedures as they are performed.

Math

The mathematics department at Dana Hills is among the best in southern California. Anchored by Kurt Speidel, Mark Degen, and Jake Schwartzberg, the teachers are outstanding in their ability to explain complicated concepts in understandable terms. Students routinely remark that they are very well prepared for collegiate mathematics.

Cross Country

The pride of Dana Hills' sports is its boys' and girls' cross country teams - which almost always finish as league champions in the South Coast League, which is arguably one of the most competitive in Southern California. As of last year (2006), the boys' team appeared in CIF-SS Finals for the 27th time under Coach Tim Butler. The boys' team later went on to the state meet where they placed 9th in D1. Continuing their success, the following week they participated in the first ever Nike Team National Open Race where they placed 3rd overall. Dana Hills has one State Championship plaque which they received in 1988, two 2nd place finishes, and two 3rd place finishes. The program is also the most successful in the state of California with its 30+ year history. On September 26, 2007, Megan Myers, a freshman runner on the girls' team collapsed and later passed away during her race in a dual meet against Capistrano Valley High School. The cause of her death is now known to be heart inflammation. The team is mourning her loss and promises to "run every step in memory of MM" as it says on the back of shirts the team made in her honor. Megan Myers is deeply missed and all the cross country teams that compete with Dana Hills in the South Coast league are wearing blue (Dana Hills' school color) ribbons at their meets in respect of the Myers' family and Dana Hills High School. Megan was also a soccer player and is missed by her fellow teammates there as well. On October 13, 2007 Dana Hills Varsity Boys' team won its third Orange County Title. They also won its 2nd consecutive title in the always competitive South Coast League Finals on November 1, 2007. Led by outstanding Junior Tyler Valdes that got first with a time of 15:10 for three miles. This has been Dana Hills' 8th title for the past 10 years for the dolphins. On November 17, 2007 The Boys' varsity team won the CIF SS FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP race after a 19 year gap from the last first place they earned in 1987-88. They scored 94 points over second place (vista murrieta 133)and ran the third fastest Mt. Sac team time in 77:01. At last after 19 years, the boys cross country team won its 2nd D1 State Championship in its 30+ years as a program under the guidance of coach Tim Butler, assistant coaches Craig Dunn, Andy Corman. The boys team, led by Tyler Valdes was: Tyler Valdes Jr., Tyler Alvarez Sr., Zak Phillips Jr., Ryan Valdes Jr., Josh Chan Sr., Rusty Parker Sr., and Anthony Lacambra Jr. Their score was 65 to 2nd place Murrieta Valley's 135 and Vista Murrieta's 146.