Cabrillo High School (Lompoc, California)

Public high school in Lompoc, California, United States

Cabrillo High School

Address

4350 Constellation Road

Lompoc

California

93436

United States

Coordinates| 34°42′42″N 120°28′29″W﻿ / ﻿34.7118°N 120.4747°W﻿ / 34.7118; -120.4747
Information
Type| Public High School
Motto| Spiritus Noster Omnia Vincit
(Our Spirit Conquers All)
Established| 1965
Locale| Vandenberg Village, Lompoc, California
School district| Lompoc Unified School District
Principal| Brian Grimnes
Teaching staff| 54.34 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9–12
Number of students| 1,096 (2021-22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 20.17[1]
Color(s)|  Black
Gold
White
Athletics conference| CIF Central Section
Central Coast Athletic Association
Nickname| Conquistadors
Rival| Lompoc High School
Newspaper| Fore & Aft (discontinued)
Yearbook| Tierra Royal
Website| cabrillohighschool.lusd.org

Cabrillo High School is a California Distinguished School[2] that serves students of Vandenberg Village, the city of Lompoc, and Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, on the California Central Coast.

## History

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The school was founded in 1965 by the Lompoc Unified School District. Built to serve the residents of Vandenberg Space Force Base, Vandenberg Village, and the northern Lompoc Valley, Cabrillo answered the sudden population boom during the late 1950s and 1960s, a result of the booming space program at Vandenberg. Named for the early Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the school board of Lompoc chose the Conquistador to be the mascot of the new high school in the early 1960s, with the black and gold of the first Spanish Californian flags as the school colors. In 1986, one student and one teacher started the Aquarium Club, which officially opened the Cabrillo High School Aquarium to tours in 2002. In 2007 the California Department of Education awarded Cabrillo as one of the winners for a California Distinguished School Award, as well as 171 other schools in California.

In 2015, a resident spoke in favor of changing the name and mascot due their associations with slavery and the colonization of Native Americans. School Board president Steve Straight told a reporter that he had been working at the school for over 50 years but has never heard anyone make that particular statement before.[3]

## Sports

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Cabrillo High School has won 13 CIF SS championships in 8 sports, including boys' basketball (1979), boys' cross country (2004), boys' track & field (1983, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991), boys' water polo (1976, 1996, 2022), girls' track & field (1986), softball (1976, 1985), wrestling (1988), and women's water polo (2007). Cabrillo High has seen much success in aquatics, with a combined 62 league titles in boys' swimming (17 titles), boys' water polo (28 titles), girls' swimming (9 titles), and girls' water polo (8 titles).

## Notable alumni

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* Danny Duffy (2007), professional baseball pitcher and 2015 World Series champion for the Kansas City Royals[4]
* Tracy Gray (1981), investor
* Gary Hargis (1974), professional baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates
* Gabe Lopez, singer/songwriter/producer
* George Porter (1985), held the national record in the 300 Intermediate Hurdles for 22 years (still third all-time)[5]
* Duane Solomon (2003), Olympic track athlete; placed 4th in the 800 meters at the 2012 Summer Olympics[6]
* Roland Solomon (1974), NFL defensive back
* Vai Taua (2006), Nevada football coach[7]
* Donald Willis, NFL offensive guard

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Cabrillo High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
2. ^ "California Distinguished Schools Awardees 2007 - California Distinguished Schools Program (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
3. ^ Jacobson, Willis (2015-09-23). "Conqs no more? Resident looks to rename Cabrillo HS". Lompoc Record. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
4. ^ "Danny Duffy Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
5. ^ http://www.hurdlesfirst.com/TopTenLists.html#hs300s Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine Hurdles First
6. ^ "London 2012 800m men - Olympic Athletics". International Olympic Committee. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
7. ^ "Lompoc's Vai Taua named interim coach at Nevada". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.

## External links

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* GreatSchools Inc: Cabrillo High School
* Cabrillo High School

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Lompoc Unified School District schools

High schools|

* Cabrillo High School
* Lompoc High School
* Maple High School

Middle schools|

* Lompoc Valley Middle School
* Vandenberg Middle School

Elementary schools|

* Buena Vista Elementary School
* Clarence Ruth Elementary School
* Crestview Elementary School
* Leonora Fillmore Elementary School
* Arthur Hapgood Elementary School
* La Cañada Elementary School
* La Honda Elementary School
* Los Berros Elementary School
* Miguelito Elementary School

Home school programs|

* Mission Valley

Adult school|

* Lompoc Adult School

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* NCES

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