Capistrano w/Dana Hills School District

• Good Band & Orchestra.
• Gymnastics is available in-classroom but is not currently an interscholastic sport.
• Dana Hills HS is accredited by the Western Association of Schools & Colleges.
• High scoring in Academic Decathlon.
• Students excel in golf, surfing, basketball, baseball & softball.
• Mock Trial students did well at county level.
• In the Kiwanis Bowl, Dana Hills went to finals for ten straight years.
• Dana Hills Science Olympiad Team has qualified for State Champions every year.
• Since 1975 Dana Hills has been a leading contender in the Orange County Academic Decathlon.
• Class Size Reduction Act limits the class size in grades 1-3 to twenty.
• Kindergarten is a half day program.
• Hidden Hills ES is a 1998 CA Distinguished School Award recipient.
• John S. Malcom ES is a 1998 CA Distinguished School Award recipient.
• Capistrano now offers a Home Outreach Option for students in grades K-6.
• Home Outreach Option is an alternative home school education program.
• To register for kindergarten, a child must be 5 years old by December 2nd.
• Capistrano USD offers an after school Latchkey Program for students.
• Newsweek Magazine; 3/13/00 issue, recognized Dana Hills HS as a Top Ranked HS.
• Year round education is available at select district schools.
• Moulton ES was a 1998-99 Blue Ribbon Winner.
• 11/99 bond provided $65 million for new buildings & renovations which are currently in progress.
• In 2002, two elementary schools and 1 middle school are tentatively planned to open.
• In 2001, Dana Hills boys soccer team ranked 4th in the nation.
• Marian Bergason, Del Obispo & Oak Grove ESs were named CA Distinguished Schools by the CA DOE.
• California School Boards Association presented Capistrano with two Golden Bell Awards.
• 5th graders from G. White ES won CA Odyssey of the Mind State Championship & went to World Finals.
• Accelerated Academic Achievement Program (AAA) is available for eligible gifted students.
• Capistrano SD operates a college and career planning center (CCPC) in Laguna Niguel.
• Marco Forster Middle School has been recognized as a 2001 CA Distinguished School.
• John S. Malcom Elementary School has been named a 2000/01 Blue Ribbon School.
• Visit Dana Hills High School at www.dhhs.net
• Dana Hills High Schools computer labs offer internet access.
• Clubs at Dana Hills High School include CSF, Cartoon, Fashion & Design, Handball, International, Model UN, National Honor Society, Red Cross, Roller Hockey, Interact and Thespian.
• Dana Hills High School sports teams include surfing and boys and girls water polo.