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Mt. Carmel High
Mt. Carmel High opened in 1975 and is undergoing a major renovation. It's
the most diverse campus in the district, with a student body estimated to be 56 percent
Caucasian, 15 percent Filipino, 13 percent Asian, 8 percent Hispanic and  4 percent
African-American.
More than 60 percent of teachers have master's degrees or higher, and about 60
percent of students complete A-G courses, which qualify them for UC and CSU
admission. All 450 students in the class of 2006 passed both portions of the
California Exit Exam.
A great source of pride is the school's marching band. Led by Warren Torns
and Garry McPherson, the Marching Sundevils performed in the 2006 Tournament of Roses
Parade, as well as in 1984 and 2000.
Poway High
Nearly half of the school's teachers have master's degrees, and five are
nationally board certified. Poway is both a California Distinguished School and
National Blue Ribbon School.
The school was also selected as one of 33 in the  nation to receive a $1,000 Grammy
Signature Award for excellence in music education. Poway sporting teams have just
earned their 100th CIF team title, and more than half the school participates in at
least on sport.
Campus programs are designed to make students feel connected. Link Crew, for
example, pairs upperclassmen with a group of freshmen, two days before school
starts. This gives incoming students a link, to help them achieve -- socially and
academically.
Principal Scott Fisher says 54.6 percent of students have met the A-G
requirements, a program of college preparatory courses approved by the UC and CS
systems.
Westview High
The newest Poway school opened in 2002 with ninth and 10th graders only.
More than half of the faculty has earned advanced degrees. The school offers AP
and honors programs. Principal Jerry Leininger says 52.9 percent of seniors were
accepted into a four-year college or university, and 33.4 percent were accepted into a
two-year college.
Students get Wolverine Time, a 28-minute free period twice a week that gives them
the opportunity to contact teachers or get tutoring during the school day.
Westview was recognized by the California PTSA with two awards for teacher/staff involvement and as an
"outstanding unit." Westview has more than 1,600 members in the PTSA,
the greatest number for any school in San Diego, despite its enrollment being two-thirds
of that for some of the larger schools in the county.
"This year we administered more than 1,300 AP exams, and more than 300 of
those were in calculus," says retiring principal Leininger.
Rancho Bernardo High School
Half of all RBHS seniors qualified for CSU or UC admission this year. The
school offers 15 AP classes, with a total of 54 individual class sections.
Math teacher Keith Koelzer was named a county Teacher of the Year. In
January, the school broke ground on a $1.6 million music building, a project  made
possible by the Rancho Bernardo High School Music Boosters. The Rancho Bernardo
Royal Regiment marching band plays regularly in regional field show tournaments, and its 50-member
color guard performs throughout the United States after marching season.
"We continually work on issues such as aligning our curriculum to California
Standards Tests and designing specific intervention strategies for students who
struggle," say principal Jeff King. "But the core of our efforts focuses
on preparing our students to successfully complete college if they choose to do
so."
  Again, congratulations to our
teachers, administrators, students, parents, and community for this very prestigious award!
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