San Ysidro High School

San Ysidro High School
San Ysidro High School
Address
	5353 Airway Road; San Diego, California 92154; United States
Coordinates	32°33′55.35″N 117°01′02.21″W / 32.5653750°N 117.0172806°W
Information
Motto	ROAR [Responsibility, On Time, Attitude, and Respect]
Established	2002
School district	Sweetwater Union High School District
Principal	Mercedes Lopez (2023)
Faculty	96.47 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,408 (2021–22)
Student to teacher ratio	24.96
Color(s)	Baby Blue and gold
Nickname	Cougars
Newspaper	Cougar Live
Website	syh.sweetwaterschools.org

San Ysidro High School is a co-educational public four-year (grade levels 9–12) high school located in San Diego, California. It was founded and established in 2002, and is part of the Sweetwater Union High School District. SYHS predominantly serves San Ysidro and other parts of San Diego with a student enrollment of 2,408.^{[citation needed]}

History[edit]

San Ysidro High School was established in the summer of 2002, and was named after the community in which the institution predominantly serves, "San Ysidro, California." Prior to its establishment, the community did not have a high school in which the nearby K-8 educational district, the San Ysidro Elementary School District, could feed students into. This resulted in many middle school students transferring to different schools within the Sweetwater Union High School District, such as Southwest Senior High School. However, once the school opened, many students began enrolling in the school, as it was much closer compared to neighboring schools.

Class of 2019 Valedictorian Speech[edit]

On June 6, 2019, San Ysidro High School held their ceremony for the graduating class of that year. During the ceremony, valedictorian Nataly Buhr delivered an extremely controversial speech which included many allegations against SYHS teachers and faculty members, most notably alluding to a teacher who was heavily intoxicated during class time, and counselors who were negligent towards her education. Following the ceremony, the speech garnered the attention of news outlets around the United States, and went viral on many social media platforms. A video detailing the incident, created by the YouTube channel "NowThis News" amassed over 8 million views. Following the internet virality of the situation, the Sweetwater Union High School District released a statement denying many of the accusations presented in the speech, citing that the speech was not pre-approved and contained "rumors regarding misconduct."

Demographics[edit]

Of the students enrolled at San Ysidro High School, 51.6% are male, 48.4% are female. Racial and ethnic breakdown is 88.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian, 1.3% multi-racial 1.6% black, 5.1% caucasian, with 0.3% or less of indigenous.

In addition, 66% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch prices in 2020.^[2]

Academics[edit]

San Ysidro High School offers a dozen Advanced Placement programs.^[3]

Programs and achievements[edit]

Men's Basketball Team - 2020 CIF Division 3 Champions^[4]
'CougarBots' Robotics Team - Competed at the 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023 VEX Robotics World Competition. Winner of Amaze Award in 2022 and Inspire Award in 2023 at VEX Worlds ^{[citation needed]}

Athletics[edit]

San Ysidro High School offers the following athletic programs:^[5]

Fall[edit]

Football
Volleyball (Women)
Water-Polo (Men)
Tennis (Women)
Cross Country (Men/Women)
Golf (Women)

Winter[edit]

Soccer (Men/Women)
Basketball (Men/Women)
Wrestling (Men/Women)
Roller Hockey
Water-Polo (Women)

Spring[edit]

Track and Field (Men/Women)
Golf (Men)
Tennis (Men)
Baseball
Swim and Dive (Men/Women)
Softball
Volleyball (Men)
Beach Volleyball (Women)
Lacrosse (Women)
Lacosse (Men)

Notable alumni[edit]

Miguel Ángel Ponce, Class of 2007 - Soccer Player for CD Guadalajara^[6]
Mikey Williams, Class of 2023 - Basketball Player.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "San Ysidro High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
^ "What You Must Know About San Ysidro High School". www.prepscholar.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
^ "San Ysidro High School | AP Program". syh.sweetwaterschools.org. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
^ Brents, Phillip (March 5, 2020). "Mikey likes it! San Ysidro Cougars make history with Division III title". The Star-News. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
^ "San Ysidro High School | Athletics Calendar". syh.sweetwaterschools.org. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
^ Zeigler, Mark (June 8, 2014). "Miguel Ponce: from San Ysidro to Brazil". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

External links[edit]

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[NCES-1] "San Ysidro High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

[2] "What You Must Know About San Ysidro High School". www.prepscholar.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.

[3] "San Ysidro High School | AP Program". syh.sweetwaterschools.org. Retrieved 2020-12-20.

[4] Brents, Phillip (March 5, 2020). "Mikey likes it! San Ysidro Cougars make history with Division III title". The Star-News. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

[5] "San Ysidro High School | Athletics Calendar". syh.sweetwaterschools.org. Retrieved 2020-12-20.

[6] Zeigler, Mark (June 8, 2014). "Miguel Ponce: from San Ysidro to Brazil". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

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v t e Sweetwater Union High School District
Senior high schools	Bonita Vista High School Castle Park High School Chula Vista High School Eastlake High School Hilltop High School MAAC Community Charter School Mar Vista High School Montgomery High School Olympian High School Options Secondary School Otay Ranch High School Palomar High School San Ysidro High School Southwest High School Sweetwater High School
Middle schools	Bonita Vista Middle School Castle Park Middle Chula Vista Middle Eastlake Middle Granger Junior High Hilltop Middle Mar Vista Middle Montgomery Middle National City Middle Rancho del Rey Middle Southwest Middle