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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 August 30, 2004. It was named after Arnold O. Beckman, a scientist and philanthropist. The school is in the Tustin Unified School District. In 2007, the California State Board of Education awarded Beckman High School the status of a California Distinguished School. The school serves the communities of Tustin Ranch, Northpark, Northwood, and West Irvine. The mascot of Beckman is the Patriot.

Administration

School adminstrators include:

• Adele Heuer, Principal (2004-present)
  • Dean Crow (Assistant Principal)
  • Sean Diaz (Assistant Principal)
  • Michael MacCormick (Assistant Principal)

Feeder schools

• Pioneer Middle School
• C.E Utt Middle School
• Colombus Tustin Middle School
• Currie Middle School

Academics

Foreign language classes

The foreign language department offers classes in Chinese, French, and Spanish (including classes for native speakers). Each language has multiple classes, typically ranging from level one to level five, the fifth being an AP class.

Technology

Beckman has six student-use computer labs, not including the library 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:

• Research and Technology
• Computer Graphics
• Advanced Computers (AP)
• Yearbook Design
• Photograhpy
• Video Production
• Robot engineering
• DNA Analysis

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 Carnegie Hall to perform, bringing life to the Big Apple.

Band (Entails Concert Band and Wind Ensemble) 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.

Jazz Band The Jazz Band is made up of Brass, Bass, Guitar, and Saxophones. They practice learning the history of jazz music and culture, learning 16 and 32 bar blues and at the end of the year play a jazz concert featuring many solos composed by the students themselves.

Marching Band 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 every parade for the past 3 years, led by Band Director Jim Kollias. The Band has been invited to march main street at Disneyland multiple times and will be appearing in Washington, D.C. in April, 2008 for the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

Foreign exchange program

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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.

Athletics

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 Kaitlyn Sandeno's state record in the 100 yd butterfly at the CIF finals.

The 2007-2008 Beckman Boys JV Football Team set several school football records such as:

• Best League Record (2-2),
• First Team to beat Corona Del Mar,
• Leading Receiver Touchdowns (4)
• Individual rushing record - 1,500 Yards Rushing
• Sacks in one game - 7
• Tackles in one game - 25
• Scoring by an offensive lineman
• Kenny Im was one of the biggest beasts on the offensive line, without him, no yards were gained
• Jesse Rasmussen should just quit football, because apparently he is not a positive impact
• Ivan Rosillo thinks he can make it on the team, yet no one know taht he has 17% on math and he doesnt pay attention and he isnt going to remember anyplays, but his mom is hoT!

References

1. School Detail, NCES.
2. ""Adminstration"". BHS. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
3. ""Academics"". Beckham High School. September 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-06.

• "School Detail for Arnold O. Beckman High". National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved 2008-01-03.

External links

• Tustin Unified School District
• Arnold O. Beckman High School

• Articles lacking sources from August 2007
• Irvine, California
• High schools in California
• Educational institutions established in 2004
• Education in Orange County, California