California High School

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California High School is one of two public high schools located in San Ramon, California, United States . It is one of four high schools in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. Its mascot is the grizzly bear.As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,639 students and 107.5 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 24.5:1. There were 78 students eligible for free lunch and 39 eligible for reduced-cost lunch.Cal High's athletic rivals are Monte Vista High School and San Ramon Valley High School in Danville, and De La Salle High School in Concord.CampusCal has an all-weather track and an aquatic center, including a multi-use athletic stadium and fields . Outside, there are six tennis courts, four baseball/softball fields including one baseball field and one softball field intended for games, and an indoor gym and stadium. In 2004, a two-story, ten-classroom building was completed was designated the World Language building. In 2006, the school added a new main building and a new library. In 2007, the school completed a new careers and technology building, student quad, and counseling building. In 2008, the new fine arts building was completed. In March 2010, a second gymnasium was completed on the site of outdoor basketball courts, called the Event Center. In April 2010, a new theater, which was under renovation for three years, opened. It has nine classrooms and is fully fitted with a video production studio and soundroom, and an art gallery to display student work. Cal has a large student and faculty parking area, but demand exceeds available space. In light of this, many of the streets around the school are permit parking zones. Cal High also has a recently renovated weight room, equipped with lifting machines and 12 fully stocked Olympic weightlifting cages used mainly by the football team and weightlifting class. Twelve years of construction were concluded with the installation of SunPower solar panels over the back parking lot in the summer of 2011.