# Laguna Creek High School

Laguna Creek High School is a public high school located in Elk Grove, California, a suburban community near Sacramento, California established in 1994 as the fourth high school in Elk Grove. Laguna Creek is the only school in the Elk Grove Unified School district that offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme. Other programs that the school contains are Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), Associated Student Body (ASB), Link Crew, Career Technical Education academies (CTE), athletics, and other extracurriculars.

## Academics
### International Baccalaureate

Offered at Laguna Creek are the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP) and the IB Middle Years Program (MYP). IBDP courses can be taken by juniors and seniors as most of the IB courses are two year courses.

### Advanced Placement and Honors Courses

Due to being an IB school, most advanced classes at Laguna Creek are IB classes. However, the school does offer a limited selection of AP courses and honors courses.

## Academies
### Green Energy Technology Academy

Students of the Green Energy Technology Academy (GETA) study the technology of renewable energy. These GETA students explore the concepts of energy extraction, conversion and transmission processes through complex, hands-on, project-based work. Depending on a their post secondary plans, students who graduate from the Green Energy Technology Academy will be prepared to enter two or four institutions of study, enter a technical training program or go directly to work in the Energy Sector.

### Manufacturing Production Technology Academy

The Manufacturing Production Technology Academy (MPTA) program prepares students for a career in crafts work and engineering. Projects range from helpful community projects such as developing and manufacturing toys for children with cerebral palsy to developing basic engine automobiles. The department allows selected MPTA students to enter a program that provides hands-on opportunities.

### Sports Career Academy

The Sports Career Academy (SCA) focuses on exposing students to careers in the sports industry, specifically Sports Medicine. Additionally, sports-related themes are woven into academic classes to address students' interests.
Lambda Delta Rho is an honor society developed within the Sports Careers Academy. This honor society promotes the principles of Leadership (Lambda), Discipline (Delta), and Respect (Rho) as the foundations for academic and personal success. Students may qualify for this honor society based on their academic performance each term, and may earn rewards as a result. To attain status in the honor society, students must earn a 2.5 GPA or higher and earn no F grades or Unsatisfactory marks in behavior. Within the honor society, there are 3 different levels. The lowest qualifying level is Rho status. A student may qualify for Rho status if they earn between a 2.5 GPA and a 2.99. The second level is Delta Status. A student may qualify as Delta for earning between 3.0 and a 3.49 GPA. The highest level is Lambda status. Students must earn a qualifying GPA of over 3.5 to achieve this level.

## Extracurricular activities
### Laguna Creek Marching Band and Color Guard

The Laguna Creek HS Marching Band and Color Guard has seven core performance ensembles:
* Marching Band (fall semester)
* Color Guard (fall semester)
* Jazz Ensemble (fall and spring semester)
* Winter Guard (spring semester)
* Winter Percussion (spring semester)
* Symphonic Band (spring semester)
* Wind Ensemble (spring semester)
The Marching Band and Color Guard compete in the fall as members of the Northern California Band Association (NCBA), in the Open or 6A division. Recent honors have included Sweepstakes Trophies for Field performance at the Franklin Invitational, Del Oro Band Spectacular, and Lodi Grape Bowl Classic in 2019.
The Laguna Creek Winter Guard competes in the Scholastic Open division of the California Color Guard Circuit (CCGC) based in Northern California, and in the open division of Winter Guard International (WGI). Past titles include Scholastic A Champions at the WGI Union City Regional in 2019, and CCGC National Scholastic A Champions in 2018.
During the virtual 2021 WGI season, the Laguna Creek Winter Guard competed both within California and internationally. The team tied for first overall and was one of 11 teams in the entire circuit to receive the elusive "Master" rating. For the 2022 season, they will be attending the WGI Union City and Manhattan Beach regionals in California before attending the 2022 WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio for the first time in school history since joining the WGI circuit in 2016.
The Laguna Creek Winter Percussion Ensemble competes in the NCBA, CCGC, and NCPA circuits.
The Laguna Creek High School Marching Band and Color Guard also have alumni marching in Drum Corps International, the major and minor leagues of marching band. Groups that Laguna Creek alumni have been a part of include Golden Empire Drum and Bugle Corps, Blue Devils B Drum and Bugle Corps, Vanguard Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps, the Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps, the Concord Blue Devils, and the Santa Clara Vanguard.

### Theatre Company

The first play (fall term) is generally a historic and classic play.
The second play (Winter term) is a student directed and written play.
The third play (spring term) is generally a musical.

### Athletics

Laguna Creek offers multiple sports throughout the school year.
Fall season:
* Cheer
* Cross country
* Football (varsity and junior varsity)
* Golf (girls)
* Tennis (girls)
* Water polo (boys and girls)
* Volleyball (girls, varsity and junior varsity)
Winter season:
* Basketball (boys: varsity and junior varsity, girls: varsity and junior varsity)
* Wrestling
* Soccer (boys: varsity and junior varsity, girls: varsity and junior varsity)
Spring season:
* Track
* Baseball (varsity and junior varsity)
* Softball (varsity and junior varsity)
* Swim (junior varsity)
* Volleyball (boys)
* Golf (boys)
* Tennis (boys)

## Notable alumni

* Casey Weathers - member of the 2008 Summer Olympics United States baseball team.
* Brad Kilby - former pitcher of the Oakland Athletics
* Danny Castillo - former UFC/WEC fighter, with team Alpha Male
* Jeremy Ross - Arizona Cardinals
* Maria Kang - Fitness advocate and founder of No Excuse Mom movement
* Jason Porter - Semi-Professional NBA player
* James Alston - World Champion Bench Presser. National Bench Press record holder.