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CA PUBLIC COED COAST SUNNY ARTS BLUE RIBBON Las Virgenes - LAS VIRGENES - CALABASAS HIGH SCHOOL Calabasas High School LOS ANGELES Closest Airport: BUR/LAX Calabasas, CA LOCATION: SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: • Population: 24,200 • National Blue Ribbon School • Located 40 Minutes West of Los Angeles • International students paired with a • Weather: Calabasas High student ambassador Summer/Fall: Warm and Dry • Rated an “A” school by Niche.com Winter/Spring: Cool and Humid ACADEMICS AND FACTS: ELIGIBILITY: • Grades at School: 9-12 • Enrollment Restrictions: 10-12; Offers • Total Students in School: 1,800 Academic Year Program Only • Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:35 • Minimum TOEFL: 80 • Diploma Year Offered: NO OPTIONS AVAILABLE*: • Minimum ELTiS: 242 • High Schools Accepting Students:1 Foreign Languages: Chinese, French, Spanish Advanced Placement Courses: Art History, SCHOOL PROFILE Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Calabasas High School in Las Virgenes Unified School District is proud to be one of the Computer Science A, English Language best High Schools in California. An impressive 94% of Calabasas students are accepted and Composition, Environmental Science, European History, French Language and to college. The school is located only 20 minutes from Malibu’s prestigious Pepperdine Culture, Physics C: Mechanics, Spanish University. Language and Culture, Statistics, Studio FACILITIES Art: 3D Design, US Government and The Calabasas High School campus takes advantage of the year-round sunny, temperate Politics, US History weather with grassy quads and outdoor park-like settings. Facilities include athletic sta- Arts: Art, Ceramics, Choir, Concert Band, diums, Olympic-style pools, and media and performing arts centers. Dance, Design in Glass, Forensics, Jazz Ensemble, Marching Band, Orchestra, SPORTS AND ARTS Stagecraft, Studio Art, Theater, Wind The rigorous athletics program has produced athletes that have gone on to participate at Ensemble, Yearbook the collegiate, professional, and even Olympic level. The wrestling program is especially Athletics**: strong, with the team qualifying for the divisional championship 21 years in a row. Boys: The arts program is also impressive and has produced several professional entertainers Fall: Cross Country, Football, Water Polo such as Danielle Fishel of Boy Meets World and Ricky Schroder of NYPD Blue. Winter: Basketball, Soccer, Wrestling Spring: Baseball, Golf, Lacrosse, Swimming AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS and Diving, Tennis, Track and Field, Calabasas High School is a National Blue Ribbon School and California Distinguished Volleyball School, an honor given only to the highest ranked schools in the state. Girls: Fall: Cheerleading, Cross Country, Golf, COMMUNITY INFORMATION change. to subject are school the by offered and options courses *All cases sports in isolated restrict may regulations **State Calabasas has recently become well known for being the home of the famous Kardashian Tennis, Volleyball family. An affluent community of approximately 24,000 residents, it’s a 40-minute drive Winter: Basketball, Cheerleading, Soccer, Water Polo from Los Angeles’ many entertainment and cultural opportunities. Calabasas is centrally Spring: Cheerleading, Lacrosse, Softball, located with access to beaches, hiking, mountain biking, and other outdoor activities. Swimming and Diving, Track and Field Extracurricular Activities: Advertising Club, University Acceptance Rate: 94% Anime Club, Chess Club, Cricket, Dance Partial List of University Acceptances: Berklee College of Music, Boston University, University of California Team, Computer Science, Future Business - Berkeley, University of California - Davis, University of California - Los Angeles, University of California Leaders of America, Gaming Arts Club, Gay- Santa Barbara, California College of the Arts, Case Western Reserve University, Cornell University, George Straight Alliance, Habitat for Humanity, IB Washington University, University of Miami, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, University Club, Independent Film Club, Investment of Oregon, Parsons The New School for Design, Pennsylvania State University, University of Pennsylvania, Club, Math Honors Society, Ping Pong, Pepperdine University, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, University of Southern California, Stanford Robotics, Rock Climbing, Salsa, Scuba Club, University, University of Texas, University of Washington Skier’s and Boarder’s Club, Spanish Club, Surfriders Club, Theater Arts Club, Tutoring Center, Ultimate Frisbee, UNICEF Club ESL Available/Level: YES It’s a very nice school with several famous alumni. It’s located in a high end neighborhood and the school has an amazing peer support group for international students! – Rusty Silva, Regional Manager 28 cityofcalabasas.com | lvusd.org.