Steele Canyon High School

Steele Canyon Charter High School is a public charter high school located in the San Diego East County community of Spring Valley, California, United States. Opened in 2000, the school serves students in grades nine through grade twelve. It has operated as a California charter school since July 1, 2007. Steele Canyon's main rival is Valhalla High School.^{[citation needed]} Steele Canyon served as an evacuation center for San Diego residents threatened by the Harris fire, one of the larger October 2007 California wildfires.^[2]

Steele Canyon Charter High School
Aerial view from the southeast
Address
12440 Campo Road Spring Valley , California United States
Information
Type	California Public Charter High School
Motto	"You Can't Bend Steele"
Established	2000
Founder	Garrett Stein
Principal	Scott Parr
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,147 (2019-20)^[1]
Color(s)	Navy blue, cardinal red, white
Mascot	Scratch the Cougar
Nickname	Cougars
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Website	Steele Canyon High School

The logo at the entry of Steele Canyon High School, in 2007

Athletics

Basketball coach Brad Leaf coached the Steele Canyon High School boys basketball team to a 30-2 record in 2004, and CIF San Diego Section boys basketball titles in 2004 and 2005.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Notable alumni

• Andrew Bellatti, baseball player for the Tampa Bay Rays
• Nick Vogel, volleyball player
• Alex Vesia, baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Joel Quartuccio, singer for melodic post-hardcore band Being As An Ocean

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Notable faculty

• Brad Leaf, American-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon and Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israel Premier League, coach

See also

•  California portal
•  Schools portal

• List of high schools in San Diego County, California
• List of high schools in California

References

1. "Steele Canyon High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
2. "Governor Schwarzenegger Holds a Press Conference on Relief Efforts at Steele Canyon School Evacuation Center".
3. John Maffei (December 23, 2019). "500-win basketball coaches point toward next milestone". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
4. Bodie De Silva (July 13, 2020). "Which San Diego Section boys basketball coaches have won the most section titles?". Retrieved October 25, 2020.
5. "USI Screaming Eagles | Men's Basketball". www.usi.edu.
6. Rich Nye (June 23, 2017). "Pacers draft pick Leaf right at home in Indiana". wthr.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
7. Steve Brand (March 1, 2019). "No time to dwell on the past for Foothills Christian coach Brad Leaf". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
8. "EAST COUNTY SPORTS - Real Sports... Real Time".

External links

• Official site

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