Castle Park High School
Castle Park High School, established in 1962, is a high school in Chula Vista, California. It offers Advanced Placement classes. Along with Bonita Vista High School, it is one of only two schools in the Sweetwater Union School District that offers International Baccalaureate classes. Many of Castle Park's classrooms were renovated in 2006 by Turner Construction Company, and as result classrooms now are air-conditioned with energy-efficient lighting and windows. Classrooms are also now internet ready and have new whiteboards, cabinets, flooring, and paint. The school's landscape was recently cleaned up in 2009  - 2010, and the entire school was repainted on the exterior with a more rich, earth-toned tan color in 2011. These much-needed improvements will be followed up by another phase of construction which is slated to begin within the next few years with Proposition O. Departments. Departments are: English / Language Arts, Special Education, Math, Technology, Physical Education (2 years of P.E. required), Visual and Performing Arts (Art, Drama), Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics: All offered for IB/AP programs), World Languages (French, Spanish: All offered for IB/AP programs), and Social Science. Programs. Available programs are: Advance Placement (AP), ACE  Mentor Program, sponsored by Turner Construction since 2006, AVID, English Language Learners (ELL), Gifted And Talented Education (GATE), International Baccalaureate (IB), Peer Counseling, PUENTE, UCSD Upward Bound Classic Program, School of Business Leadership (SBL), Special Education, and Science Innovation Academy (SIA). Sports. Fall: Football, Golf, Cross Country, Cheer Leaders, Tennis (Girls), Volleyball (Girls), and Water Polo (Boys). Winter: Basketball (Girls), Roller Hockey, Soccer (Boys), Soccer (Girls), Wrestling, and Water Polo (Girls). Spring: Baseball, Golf, Softball, Swimming, Tennis (Boys), Track & Field, and Volleyball (Boys). Clubs. Clubs include: Thespian/Drama Club, AASU, Grupo Folklorico, Puente, Academic League, Year Book, SBL, AVID, S.I.A.(Science  Innovation Academy), Spanish Club, Christian Club, MECHA, CSF, Dance Company, Trojan Brigade, Ecology Club, Cheer Leaders, Trojan Brigade, Best Buddies, I.B., Pep Club, APSA, and Social Justice Club