Great Oak High School

Great Oak High School
Location
32555 Deer Hollow Way

Temecula
,
California
92592

United States
Information
Established2004
School districtTemecula Valley Unified School District
PrincipalAmber Lane[2]
Teaching staff118.89 (FTE)[1]
Grades9th - 12th
Enrollment3,007 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio25.29[1]
ColorsRed, navy, and white
     
MascotWolfpack
RivalTemecula Valley High School[3]
Websitegohs.tvusd.k12.ca.us

Great Oak High School is a public high school at the base of Wolf Valley in Temecula, California, US, in the Temecula Valley Unified School District. In 2009 and 2010, Great Oak High School was listed in Newsweek's annual top 1000 high schools in America. As of 2024, GOHS is ranked #973 nationally and ranked 129th in the State of California.[4] Great Oak High School has been a California Distinguished School since 2009[5] and is also a California Gold Ribbon School.

In addition to Advanced Placement courses, Great Oak offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. It has been an IB World School since 2006.[6]

Athletics

Great Oak High School's athletic teams are known as the Wolfpack and compete in California's CIF Southern Section.

State titles

  • Girls' Cross Country: 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014, Division 1 CIF State Champions.[7]
  • Boys' Cross Country: 2014, 2015, and 2017, Division 1 CIF State Champions.[7]

Competition cheer, dance and step teams

Great Oak High School has varsity and junior varsity competition cheerleading, dance, and step teams. The Great Oak Step Team is nationally recognized and received 3rd place at the 2015 National Step Association Nationals.

National titles

  • 2015 Varsity Competition Cheer — National Champion (Varsity Show Cheer Level 2 Large), Jamz School Nationals.[8]
  • 2014 Varsity Competition Cheer — National Champion, Jamz School Nationals.[9]

Spirit of Great Oak

Spirit of Great Oak is the marching and indoor performance ensemble of Great Oak High School.[10] The program was founded to provide students with opportunities in both marching and indoor ensembles. It is supported by the Spirit of Great Oak (SOGO) Band Boosters.[11] The marching band competes in the California State Band Championships (CSBC), earning a first-place finish in 2022 and third place in 2024.[12] The band has performed internationally in the London New Year's Day Parade and in Rome, Italy, and has participated in the Disneyland Christmas parade.[13] The Spirit of Great Oak participates in Southern California Percussion Alliance (SCPA) and Winter Guard International (WGI) competitions.[14]

Notable Performances

Year Event Location Class / Placement
2022 California State Band Championships Huntington Beach, CA 1st Place, Division[15]
2024 California State Band Championships Huntington Beach, CA 3rd Place, Division
2022 SCPA Championship Toyota Arena, Ontario, CA 1st Place, PSO
2023 SCPA Championship Southern California 8th Place Prelims, PSW
2024 SCPA Championship San Bernardino, CA 1st Place, PSO[16]
2014 WGI World Championships Dayton, OH 7th, Scholastic Open[17]
2023 WGI World Championships Dayton, OH 9th, PSW Prelims[18]
2025 WGI World Championships Dayton, OH 15th, PSO Finals[19]
2013 & 2019 London New Year’s Day Parade London, UK Performance
2023 New Year’s Day Parade Rome, Italy Performance
2024 Disneyland Christmas Parade Anaheim, CA Performance

Incidents

  • In September 2023, LGBTQ+ students protested a district flag policy.[20][21][22]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Great Oak High School — NCES Profile". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Administration / Spirit Center / Administration". Temecula Valley Unified School District. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Shultz, Craig. "Sugar Bowl Not Always Sweet". North County Times. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  4. ^ "US News Best High Schools — Great Oak High School".
  5. ^ "California Distinguished Schools Awardees 2009". Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "International Baccalaureate — Great Oak High School".
  7. ^ a b "Past Championship Records and Results Through 2014 — Cross Country" (PDF). California Interscholastic Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  8. ^ "2015 JAMZ School Nationals Official Rankings" (PDF). February 20, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  9. ^ Bandong, Paul. "GOHS Competition Cheer Wins Jamz Nationals". My Valley News. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  10. ^ "Spirit of Great Oak — Official Program Website". Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  11. ^ "Great Oak High School Band Program Overview". Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  12. ^ "California State Band Championships Results". June 20, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  13. ^ "Spirit of Great Oak — London New Year's Day Parade Performance". YouTube. January 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  14. ^ "Southern California Percussion Alliance — Official Website". Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  15. ^ "CSBC 2022 Results". June 20, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  16. ^ "CompetitionSuite Scores — SCPA 2024". Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  17. ^ "WGI 2014 Percussion Scores". Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  18. ^ "WGI 2023 PSW Prelims Scores". Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  19. ^ "WGI Percussion Event Scores". Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  20. ^ "Southern California students protest school flag ban policy". KTLA. September 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  21. ^ "High school students in Temecula stage walkout over alleged anti-LGBTQ policies". September 23, 2023.
  22. ^ "Temecula students protest district flag and transgender policies". September 25, 2023.

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