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			{{for\|the Catholic school<!--Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20050421195847/http://www.aea1.k12.ia.us/Beckman/development/history.html-->\|Beckman Catholic High School}}
	{{unreferenced\|date=August 2007}}
	{{Infobox ~~School~~		{{Infobox school
	\|name = Arnold O. Beckman High School		\| name = Arnold O. Beckman High School
	\|image =		\| image = Arnold_O_Beckman_High_School_logo.jpg
			\| motto = ''Be Tru. Be Blu. Be YOU!''
	\|caption =
			\| type = ]
	\|established = August 30, 2004
	\|~~type~~ = ~~Public~~ ~~High~~ School		\| district = ]
			\| established = August 30, 2004
	\|district = Tustin Unified School District
	\|grades = 9 - 12		\| grades = 9–12
			\| enrollment = 2,713 (2023-2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web\|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=064015010994\|title=Arnold O. Beckman High\|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics\|accessdate=December 23, 2024}}</ref>
	\|enrollment = 1,443 (2005-2006)<ref name=NCES>School Detail, NCES.</ref>
			\| ratio = 26.24<ref name=NCES/>
	\|principal = Adele Heuer
			\| staff = 103.38 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
	\|colors = Red, White, and Blue
	\|~~mascot~~ = ~~Patriot~~		\| hours_in_day = 7.75/7.5 Hours
			\| principal = Donnie Rafter
	\|location = 3588 Bryan Ave. Irvine, California
			\| colors = {{Color box\|red\|border=darkgray}} {{Color box\|white\|border=darkgray}} {{Color box\|blue\|border=darkgray}} Red, white, and blue
	\|country = United States of America
			\| feeder_schools = * Pioneer Middle School<ref name=feeder>{{cite web \|url= https://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/resources/faq \|publisher=]\|title=FAQ}}</ref>
			* Orchard Hills School
			* Columbus Tustin Middle School
			\| feeder_to = <!-- N/A -->
			\| mascot = Patrick the Patriot
			\| newspaper = Beckman Chronicle
			\| yearbook = The Anthem
			\| free_label = Television
			\| free_text = Beckman Beat
			\| status = Operational
			\| nickname = Patriots
			\| conference = ]
			\| rival = ]
			\| location = 3588 Bryan Ave.<br />] 92602-1347
			\| country = United States
			\| information =
			\| website = {{URL\|http://beckman.tustin.k12.ca.us}}
	}}		}}
	'''Arnold O. Beckman High School''' is a mid-sized public school in Irvine, California, serving grades 9 through 12. The $94 million dollar facility was was opened on ], ]. It was named after ], a scientist and philanthropist. The school is in the ]. In 2007, the ] awarded Beckman High School the status of a ]. The school serves the communities of Tustin Ranch, Northpark, Northwood, and West Irvine. The mascot of Beckman is the ].

			]
	==Administration ==
	School adminstrators include: <ref name=BHSadmin>{{cite web\|accessdate=2007-12-06
	\|url=http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/beckman/html/about/staff/administration.htm
	\|title="Administration" \|publisher=BHS}}</ref>
	*Adele Heuer, Principal (2004-present)is lezbo
	**Dean Crow (Assistant Principal)likes wang
	**Sean Diaz (Assistant Principal)liks lots of wang
	**Michael MacCormick (Assistant Principal)has no wang

			'''Arnold O. Beckman High School''' is a public school in ], ], United States, serving 3,013 students from grades 9 through 12. The $94 million facility was opened on August 30, 2004. The World Languages Building - a new, $17 million, two-story, 30,000-square-foot facility - was unveiled on September 1, 2015. The school is commonly known as '''Beckman''' and is named after ]: a scientist, chemist, and philanthropist famed for inventing the ] during his tenure at ] and funding Silicon Valley's first semiconductor company (], a division of Beckman Instruments, Inc.).
	==Feeder schools==
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*]

			Since its founding in 2004, Beckman has been awarded the status of a ] by the ] in 2007, 2011, 2015, and 2019. Beckman serves communities of Irvine and Tustin, including Tustin Ranch, Northpark, Orchard Hills, and West Irvine, as well as a small portion of Santa Ana. Although its facilities are physically located in Irvine, the school is administered by ]. Beckman's mascot is the ].
	== Academics ==

			Beckman is accredited by the ] (WASC) and is also a member of the ] (NACAC) and complies with the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice.
	===Foreign language classes===
	The foreign language department offers classes in ], ], and ]Each language has multiple classes, typically ranging from level one to level five; the fifth being an ] class. This department also offers the English Language Development(ELD) class for native speakers learning English as their second language.<ref name=BHSacademics>{{cite web\|accessdate=2007-12-06
	\|url=http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/beckman/html/academics/departments.htm
	\|title="Academics" \|publisher=Beckham High School \|date=September 2007}}</ref>

	==~~=Technology=~~==		==Visual arts==

			In 2008 a visual arts student at Beckman High, won first place in Orange County in the Imagination Celebration Poster Contest. The works of other students were selected to be exhibited at the Orange County Fine Arts Gallery as well.<ref>{{cite news\|access-date=2008-03-04\|url=http://myhighschooljournalism.org/ca/irving-bhs/article.cfm?eid=10875&aid=165355\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331104343/http://myhighschooljournalism.org/ca/irving-bhs/article.cfm?eid=10875&aid=165355\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=March 31, 2022\|title=Orange County Imagination Celebration Festival\|date=March 4, 2008\|work=The Beckman Chronicle\|author=Mitchell, Lauren}}</ref>
	Beckman has six student-use computer labs, not including the ] and media arts/photography labs. The facilities can easily support a large-sized class and feature filtered Internet access. The school offers many technology and media arts classes, including:

			In 2007, a student won second place in the photography division of the Music Center Spotlight Awards.<ref name=Jamil2008>{{cite news
	*Research and Technology
			\|access-date=2008-03-04
	*Computer Graphics
			\|url=http://myhighschooljournalism.org/ca/irvine/bhs/article.cfm?eid=8038&aid=122635
	*Advanced Computers (AP)
			\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213142341/http://myhighschooljournalism.org/ca/irvine/bhs/article.cfm?eid=8038&aid=122635
	*Yearbook Design
			\|url-status=dead
	*Photograhpy
			\|archive-date=February 13, 2012
	*Video Production
			\|title=Picture Perfect
	*Robot engineering
			\|date=March 4, 2008
	*DNA Analysis
			\|work=The Beckman Chronicle
	*Computer Science (AP)
			\|author=Jamil, Basha
			}}</ref>

			In 2008, the school hosted televised performances by ] and ] as part of ]'s ]; the network had awarded a visit by Cyrus to a Beckman student, who was honored for her charitable contributions to ] via the school's "Pink Ribbon Club".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2008-12-31 \|title=UPDATE: Miley Cyrus at Irvine's Beckman High tonight \|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2008/12/31/update-miley-cyrus-at-irvines-beckman-high-tonight/ \|access-date=2023-08-20 \|website=Orange County Register \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2008-12-31 \|title=Miley Cyrus gives New Year's concert from Irvine \|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2008/12/31/miley-cyrus-gives-new-years-concert-from-irvine/ \|access-date=2023-08-20 \|website=Orange County Register \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="thefutoncritic">{{cite web \|title=Breaking News – MTV Closes Out 2008 with a Surprise-Filled Bash Featuring One of Music's Biggest Stars, Miley Cyrus, Taking Over a Lucky Fan's Home to Celebrate New Year's Eve \| TheFutonCritic.com \|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2008/12/19/mtv-closes-out-2008-with-a-surprise-filled-bash-featuring-one-of-musics-biggest-stars-miley-cyrus-taking-over-a-lucky-fans-home-to-celebrate-new-years-eve-29910/20081219mtv01/ \|access-date=2015-12-18 \|publisher=thefutoncritic.com}}</ref>
	===The Arts===
	'''Orchestra ''(Entails Concert Orchestra and Festival Orchestra)'''''
	The Orchestra is made up of the Concert and Festival Orchestra, the latter of which is the higher-level orchestra. The Festival Orchestra has earned local and regional accolades and have participated in annual Southern California Music Festivals, earning unanimous ratings of "Superior". In April 2007, the Festival Orchestra went to ] to perform, bringing life to the Big Apple.

			In 2009, a student won the grand prize in the Olympus Student Photo Contest as well as the Adobe Youth Voices contest.<ref name=Jeon2009>{{cite news
	'''Band ''(Entails Concert Band and Wind Ensemble)'''''
			\|access-date=2009-11-20
	The Band is made up of the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble (Festival Band), the latter of which is the higher-level Band. The Wind Ensemble has also earned local and regional accolades and have participated in annual Southern California Music Festivals, earning unanimous ratings of "Superior". They have made repeated appearances in Disneyland as well.
			\|url=http://www.my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/607/articleid/309279/newspaperid/583/SHOO_Its_Time_for_ChyiDean_Shu.aspx
			\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726160605/http://www.my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/607/articleid/309279/newspaperid/583/SHOO_Its_Time_for_ChyiDean_Shu.aspx
			\|url-status=dead
			\|archive-date=July 26, 2011
			\|title=SHOO! It's Time for Chyi-Dean Shu!
			\|date=November 11, 2009
			\|work=The Beckman Chronicle
			\|author=Jeon, John
			}}</ref>

			== Athletics ==
	'''Jazz Band'''
			{{more citations needed section\|date=June 2019}}
	The Jazz Band is made up of Brass (trumpet and trombone), piano, Bass, Guitar, drums, and Saxophones. The students learn the history of jazz music and culture, many compositional forms of jazz including the 16 bar blues and the 32 bar song, and how to improvise solos in songs. At the end of the year the students perform in a "coffee concert" in a "jazz cafè" (coffee is actually sold during concert) featuring many popular jazz charts with improvised solos and songs, also with improvised solos, composed and performed, for the first time, by the students.
			Beckman's athletics program include teams in football, water polo, swimming, basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, tennis, wrestling, cross country, track and field, golf, dance, and cheer. However, because the school was brand new, and only had freshman and sophomores, many sports were forced to wait until the second year of the school's activity to play at the varsity level. The school has a rivalry with nearby Irvine High School.

			=== Softball ===
	'''Marching Band'''
			In 2007, softball won CIF.
	Beckman's Marching Band marches in many festivals and parades, such as the L.A. County Fair, Tustin Tiller Days, Whittier Christmas Parade, and the Martin Luther King Parade in San Diego. The Band has earned 1st Place in all but one parade since the founding of the school and band, led by Band Director Jim Kollias. The Band has been invited to march down main street at Disneyland multiple times and will be appearing at Washington D.C. in April, 2008 for the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

			=== Volleyball ===
	'''Dance Team'''
			The 2007–2008 Beckman varsity volleyball team made it into the CIF championships for the second year in a row. In 2007–08 Beckman was undefeated in its preseason, got first and second in two tournaments, and got second in the PCL. Beckman lost to Oxnard in 2006–07 in four games, but in the 2007–08 season Beckman triumphed over Hemet High School in three games.
			In 2018-2019, Beckman girls' volleyball won their first Pacific Coast League Championship. They also competed in the DII CIF-SS tournament, only losing to champions Los Alamitos.

			=== Baseball===
	==Foreign exchange program==
			Beckman's baseball team has won seven Pacific Coast League Championships (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018). In 2009, the baseball team won first place in the Pacific Coast League and went to the CIF–SS Finals at ]. In 2011, the baseball team won the CIF–SS Championship, defeating ] 4-1 at ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.foxsportswest.com/06/02/11/Beckman-wins-CIF-Southern-Section-Divisi/landing_highschool.html?blockID=530246\|title=Beckman wins CIF Southern Section Division III Championship\|date=June 2, 2011\|work=Fox Sports West}}</ref> The Patriots have played in 3 CIF Finals. (2009, 2011, 2018)
	{{unreferenced\|section\|date=December 2007}}
			]
	Currently Beckman has a thriving exchange program. Students from countries around the world come to experience Southern California through Beckman's foreign exchange program The first exchange student came from Scotland; students have also come from Poland, China, Germany, Sweden, Africa, and Japan.
			In 2011, ] was CIF Player of the Year. In 2015, Kaprielian was drafted in the 1st round of the MLB Draft (16th overall – New York Yankees)
			In 2018, shortstop ] was drafted in the 1st Round of the MLB Draft. (25th overall - Arizona Diamondbacks)
			Beckman plays its home games at Patriot Park .
			=== Basketball===
			In the 2018-2019 season the Patriot Boys basketball won their first Pacific Coast League Championship. They also competed in the CIF-SS tournament, beating Twentynine Palms in Round 1 of the Division 3AA tournament.

	== ~~Athletics~~ ==		=== Soccer ===
			In 2009, Beckman's girls' varsity soccer team made it into the CIF Championship game.
	Beckman's athletics program include teams in football, water polo, swimming, lacrosse (boys), tennis, swimming, water polo, cross country, track and field, golf, lacrosse, dance, and cheer (girls). The boys lacrosse team were league champions for two consecutive years. In 2007, Tara Thomas broke Olympian ]'s Division 1 state record in the 100 yd butterfly at the CIF finals.<ref name=Albano2007>{{cite news\|accessdate=2008-01-06
			In 2019, Beckman girls' varsity soccer made an appearance to the CIF DI first round.
	\|url=http://www.ocvarsity.com/ocvarsity/sports/swimming/gotw/g/article_1710860.php
			In 2011, Beckman's boys' varsity soccer had their first-ever First Team All Pacific League Player and earned First Team All Orange County.
	\|title=Tara Thomas nearly perfect

	\|date=], ]
			=== Football ===
	\|work=Orange County Register
			Beckman's 2010 varsity football team earned their way into the CIF-SS Championships, but lost 30–31 due to a last-minute comeback by the Garden Grove Argonauts. In the 2011 football season, Beckman's varsity team made it to the CIF-Southern Section Finals, and lost to Corona del Mar 13–14.<ref name="Albano20112">{{cite news\|url=http://www.ocvarsity.com/articles/mar-30009-coast-victory.html\|title=CdM captures Southern title with dramatic finish\|date=December 10, 2011\|work=Orange County Register\|access-date=2012-09-20\|author=Albano, Dan\|archive-date=2014-12-17\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217070638/http://www.ocvarsity.com/articles/mar-30009-coast-victory.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	\|author=Albano, Dan

	}}</ref>
			=== Golf ===

			Beckman's 2014 men's golf team won the CIF- Southern Section at Talega Golf Club. This was the first CIF Championships in Beckman golf history.
	The 2007-2008 Beckman Boys JV Football Team set several school football records such as:{{cn\|date=December 2007}}

	* Best League Record (2-2),
			=== Water Polo ===
	* First Team to beat Corona Del Mar,
			In 2018-2019, Girls Water Polo won their first Pacific Coast League Championship and went on to appear in round one of the CIF-SS Division 3 tournament.
	* Leading Receiver Touchdowns (4)
			For the Beckman boy’s Water Polo 2017-2018 Season, head coach Duje Grubisič was brought on. Since then, the team has reached the CIF semi finals in CIF-SS Division 3 (2019-20), and won the Pacific Coast League in the shortened 2021 season with a perfect league record.
	* Individual rushing record - 1,500 Yards Rushing

	* Sacks in one game - 7
			=== Cross Country ===
	* Tackles in one game - 25
			In 2018-2019, Girls Varsity Cross Country won their first league title at the Pacific Coast League Finals. Girls and Boys Varsity Cross Country went on to compete at CIF.
	* Scoring by an offensive lineman

			In 2019-2020, Girls and Boys Cross Country won the league title at the Pacific Coast League Finals. Both teams continued to CIF Prelims and CIF-SS Finals. Frosh-Soph boys and girls also won their divisions at the Pacific Coast League Finals.

			=== Wrestling ===
			In the 2019-2020 season, Beckman High School's wrestling team received its first league championship title after a win against the area University High School with a final score of 66-9 (Beckman). The team also went undefeated for the first time in its league, 5-0. Beckman won league championships in the 2020-2021 season as well, again going undefeated. <ref>{{cite news\|access-date=2020-04-17\|url=https://ocsportszone.com/after-capturing-first-pcl-crown-beckman-begins-preparations-to-win-another/\|title=After capturing first PCL crown, Beckman begins preparations to win another\|date=April 17, 2020\|work=OC Sports Zone\|author=Burt, Tim}}</ref>

			== Incidents ==
			On February 28, 2023, the school was subject to controversy when it was discovered that video cameras were found in a student bathroom. The perpetrator was a teacher employed at the school until his arrest following the incident. <ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/irvine-high-school-teacher-accused-of-recording-students-in-bathroom/3104689/ \| title=Beckham High School Teacher in Irvine Accused of Recording Students in Bathroom }}</ref>

			==Notable alumni==
			*] - pitcher for the ].
			*] - shortstop for the ], 17th pick overall 2021 MLB Draft.<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://www.mlb.com/video/2021-draft-matt-mclain-ss-x4561?cp=MIXED&p=0&q=PlayerId%20%3D%20%5B680574%5D%20Order%20By%20Timestamp%20DESC\| title = 2021 Draft: Matt McLain, SS {{!}} 05/15/2021 {{!}} MLB.com\| website = ]}} </ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	*{{cite web\|accessdate=2008-01-03
	\|url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0640150&ID=064015010994
	\|title=School Detail for Arnold O. Beckman High
	\|publisher=] (NCES), U.S. Department of Education}}
	{{refend}}

	==External links==		==External links==
			*{{Official website}}
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Latest revision as of 05:54, 23 December 2024

For the Catholic school, see Beckman Catholic High School. Public school in the United States

Arnold O. Beckman High School

Location

3588 Bryan Ave. Irvine, California 92602-1347 United States
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Be Tru. Be Blu. Be YOU!
Established	August 30, 2004
Status	Operational
School district	Tustin Unified School District
Principal	Donnie Rafter
Staff	103.38 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,713 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	26.24
Hours in school day	7.75/7.5 Hours
Color(s)	Red, white, and blue
Athletics conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Mascot	Patrick the Patriot
Nickname	Patriots
Rival	Irvine High School
Newspaper	Beckman Chronicle
Yearbook	The Anthem
Feeder schools	Pioneer Middle School Orchard Hills School Columbus Tustin Middle School
Television	Beckman Beat
Website	beckman.tustin.k12.ca.us

Arnold O. Beckman High School is a public school in Irvine, California, United States, serving 3,013 students from grades 9 through 12. The $94 million facility was opened on August 30, 2004. The World Languages Building - a new, $17 million, two-story, 30,000-square-foot facility - was unveiled on September 1, 2015. The school is commonly known as Beckman and is named after Arnold Orville Beckman: a scientist, chemist, and philanthropist famed for inventing the pH scale during his tenure at Caltech and funding Silicon Valley's first semiconductor company (Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, a division of Beckman Instruments, Inc.).

Since its founding in 2004, Beckman has been awarded the status of a California Distinguished School by the California State Board of Education in 2007, 2011, 2015, and 2019. Beckman serves communities of Irvine and Tustin, including Tustin Ranch, Northpark, Orchard Hills, and West Irvine, as well as a small portion of Santa Ana. Although its facilities are physically located in Irvine, the school is administered by Tustin Unified School District. Beckman's mascot is the Patriot.

Beckman is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and is also a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and complies with the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice.

Visual arts

In 2008 a visual arts student at Beckman High, won first place in Orange County in the Imagination Celebration Poster Contest. The works of other students were selected to be exhibited at the Orange County Fine Arts Gallery as well.

In 2007, a student won second place in the photography division of the Music Center Spotlight Awards.

In 2008, the school hosted televised performances by Miley Cyrus and Metro Station as part of MTV's New Year's Eve special; the network had awarded a visit by Cyrus to a Beckman student, who was honored for her charitable contributions to breast cancer awareness via the school's "Pink Ribbon Club".

In 2009, a student won the grand prize in the Olympus Student Photo Contest as well as the Adobe Youth Voices contest.

Athletics

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Beckman's athletics program include teams in football, water polo, swimming, basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, tennis, wrestling, cross country, track and field, golf, dance, and cheer. However, because the school was brand new, and only had freshman and sophomores, many sports were forced to wait until the second year of the school's activity to play at the varsity level. The school has a rivalry with nearby Irvine High School.

Softball

In 2007, softball won CIF.

Volleyball

The 2007–2008 Beckman varsity volleyball team made it into the CIF championships for the second year in a row. In 2007–08 Beckman was undefeated in its preseason, got first and second in two tournaments, and got second in the PCL. Beckman lost to Oxnard in 2006–07 in four games, but in the 2007–08 season Beckman triumphed over Hemet High School in three games. In 2018-2019, Beckman girls' volleyball won their first Pacific Coast League Championship. They also competed in the DII CIF-SS tournament, only losing to champions Los Alamitos.

Baseball

Beckman's baseball team has won seven Pacific Coast League Championships (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018). In 2009, the baseball team won first place in the Pacific Coast League and went to the CIF–SS Finals at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. In 2011, the baseball team won the CIF–SS Championship, defeating Woodbridge High School 4-1 at Dodger Stadium. The Patriots have played in 3 CIF Finals. (2009, 2011, 2018)

In 2011, James Kaprielian was CIF Player of the Year. In 2015, Kaprielian was drafted in the 1st round of the MLB Draft (16th overall – New York Yankees) In 2018, shortstop Matt McLain was drafted in the 1st Round of the MLB Draft. (25th overall - Arizona Diamondbacks) Beckman plays its home games at Patriot Park .

Basketball

In the 2018-2019 season the Patriot Boys basketball won their first Pacific Coast League Championship. They also competed in the CIF-SS tournament, beating Twentynine Palms in Round 1 of the Division 3AA tournament.

Soccer

In 2009, Beckman's girls' varsity soccer team made it into the CIF Championship game. In 2019, Beckman girls' varsity soccer made an appearance to the CIF DI first round. In 2011, Beckman's boys' varsity soccer had their first-ever First Team All Pacific League Player and earned First Team All Orange County.

Football

Beckman's 2010 varsity football team earned their way into the CIF-SS Championships, but lost 30–31 due to a last-minute comeback by the Garden Grove Argonauts. In the 2011 football season, Beckman's varsity team made it to the CIF-Southern Section Finals, and lost to Corona del Mar 13–14.

Golf

Beckman's 2014 men's golf team won the CIF- Southern Section at Talega Golf Club. This was the first CIF Championships in Beckman golf history.

Water Polo

In 2018-2019, Girls Water Polo won their first Pacific Coast League Championship and went on to appear in round one of the CIF-SS Division 3 tournament. For the Beckman boy’s Water Polo 2017-2018 Season, head coach Duje Grubisič was brought on. Since then, the team has reached the CIF semi finals in CIF-SS Division 3 (2019-20), and won the Pacific Coast League in the shortened 2021 season with a perfect league record.

Cross Country

In 2018-2019, Girls Varsity Cross Country won their first league title at the Pacific Coast League Finals. Girls and Boys Varsity Cross Country went on to compete at CIF.

In 2019-2020, Girls and Boys Cross Country won the league title at the Pacific Coast League Finals. Both teams continued to CIF Prelims and CIF-SS Finals. Frosh-Soph boys and girls also won their divisions at the Pacific Coast League Finals.

Wrestling

In the 2019-2020 season, Beckman High School's wrestling team received its first league championship title after a win against the area University High School with a final score of 66-9 (Beckman). The team also went undefeated for the first time in its league, 5-0. Beckman won league championships in the 2020-2021 season as well, again going undefeated.

Incidents

On February 28, 2023, the school was subject to controversy when it was discovered that video cameras were found in a student bathroom. The perpetrator was a teacher employed at the school until his arrest following the incident.

Notable alumni

James Kaprielian - pitcher for the Oakland Athletics.
Matt McLain - shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds, 17th pick overall 2021 MLB Draft.

References

^ "Arnold O. Beckman High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
"FAQ". Tustin Unified School District.
Mitchell, Lauren (March 4, 2008). "Orange County Imagination Celebration Festival". The Beckman Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
Jamil, Basha (March 4, 2008). "Picture Perfect". The Beckman Chronicle. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
"UPDATE: Miley Cyrus at Irvine's Beckman High tonight". Orange County Register. 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
"Miley Cyrus gives New Year's concert from Irvine". Orange County Register. 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
"Breaking News – MTV Closes Out 2008 with a Surprise-Filled Bash Featuring One of Music's Biggest Stars, Miley Cyrus, Taking Over a Lucky Fan's Home to Celebrate New Year's Eve | TheFutonCritic.com". thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
Jeon, John (November 11, 2009). "SHOO! It's Time for Chyi-Dean Shu!". The Beckman Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
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v t e Tustin Unified School District schools
High schools	Beckman High School Foothill High School Hillview High School (continuation) Tustin High School
Intermediate schools	Columbus Tustin Middle School Hewes Middle School Pioneer Middle School Utt Middle School
K-8 schools	Orchard Hills School Sycamore Magnet Academy
Elementary schools	Arroyo Elementary School Barbara Benson Elementary School Benjamin Beswick Elementary School Helen Estock Elementary School Guin Foss Elementary School Robert Heideman Elementary School Hicks Canyon Elementary School Ladera Elementary School C.C. Lambert Elementary School Loma Vista Elementary School Myford Elementary School W.R. Nelson Elementary School Peters Canyon Elementary School Red Hill Elementary School Tustin Memorial Academy Tustin Ranch Elementary School Marjorie Veeh Elementary School
Adult school	Tustin Adult School

v t e Irvine, California
Geography	List of communities Irvine Spectrum Northwood Quail Hill Turtle Rock University Hills Woodbridge
Primary and secondary schools	Irvine Unified School District Irvine High School Northwood High School Portola High School University High School Woodbridge High School Tustin Unified School District Arnold O. Beckman High School Crean Lutheran High School Tarbut V' Torah
Colleges and universities	University of California, Irvine Brandman University California Southern University Concordia University Irvine Valley College Stanbridge College Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Religion	Islamic Center of Irvine Mariners Church Pao Fa Temple
Parks	Blue Gum Park Brywood Park Heritage Park Jeffrey Open Space Trail Northwood Community Park Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial San Diego Creek bicycle path San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Silkwood Park William R. Mason Regional Park
Other landmarks	200 and 400 Spectrum Center Drive Ayn Rand Institute Barclay Theatre El Toro Y FivePoint Amphitheatre (closed) Irvine Spectrum Center Irvine Transportation Center Old Town Irvine Marine Corps Air Station El Toro Orange County Great Park The Market Place Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (closed) Wild Rivers
Government and services	Irvine Police Department James A. Musick Facility Orange County Fire Authority
People	List of people

v t e Beckman Coulter
People	Arnold O. Beckman Wallace H. Coulter William Shockley
Products	Coulter counter
Facilities	Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory
Related companies	Danaher Corporation

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