HONORS PROGRAM
At RBV we provide a wide variety of courses for academically motivated students. In addition to offering beneficial and rewarding Advanced Placement classes, RBV is also an official member of the International Baccalaureate Organization. Read More
SAT Bootcamp - Look for the 2010-11 workshop dates here!
Learn how to outsmart the SAT! This one-weekend SAT workshop will arm you with go-to strategies for every question you'll encounter on the day of the test.
Topics Include:
How to spot hidden clues that instantly reveal the main idea in long reading passages
How to avoid the four sneakiest ways SAT Grammar questions try to trick students
How to shortcut math questions that stump more than 90% of test-takers
How to compose a perfect-score essay – no matter what question the SAT asks
AVID AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a four-year college preparatory elective in which students
become the facilitators of their own academic success. AVID provides daily study groups directed by college tutors,
a structure of note-taking and organization aimed at refining skills necessary for success in both high school and
college, and an arena for expanding the college-level entry skills of students under-represented in higher education.
Success in AVID is measured by students’ success in high school and college academics.
ROP/CTE - Regional Occupational Program - Career Technical Education ROP courses provide students with the skills they need to compete in today's technical job market. ROP offers classes in many areas, including: Arts, Media and Communications; Business, Office, and Marketing; Engineering Technology, and Heath Careers. In addition to the job training skills that are learned in the classroom, students will learn how to advance on the job with work maturity skills, complete job applications, develop a resume, promote themselves with confidence in the job interview, network with others to obtain the job of their choice, and be introduced to developing a personal career portfolio. Students can earn college credit at Palomar Community college and/or University of California "F" or "G" credit in most of the ROP classes offered at RBV. Read More
English Language
Development
This program serves students who are learning English as a second language. Students take
core academic courses in English or Spanish.
International Language Department
One year of International Language or Visual and Performing arts is required for high school graduation.
Because all courses in the Language Department are one-year long, students will be required to take the entire
year of the language they signed up for.
Community Internship Program Prerequisite: Junior Exhibition, student application,
teacher recommendations, and employer interview.
The course integrates academic and applied learning by
providing students the opportunity to gain first-hand
experience in a career field. This experience will provide
the intern with a vision of the skills necessary for this
career, the multiple facets of a business setting, and
exposure to related career fields unknown to the student
prior to the internship. Students meet weekly with the
Internship Coordinator.
Athletics
To be eligible for athletics, a student must have a 2.0 grade point average each six-week grading period. Students must pass a physical exam, pay
transportation fee, and have evidence of insurance prior to participation in
any athletic program.
Physical Education Department
Students must take five semesters of physical education and one semester of health. A total
of six semesters are required for graduation. All students must pass the California Physical
Fitness Exam in 9th grade or continue to take P. E. until they have passed. Testing is
completed in the Spring of each year.
Math Department The grade level indicated for each course is the
typical year students take the course. All courses
are college prep unless otherwise indicated.
Students are required to pass three years of math
including a minimum of Geometry or its
equivalent (i.e. Essential Math or
Geometry/Trigonometry Honors).
Science Department
Students must take 1 year of life and 1 year of
physical science in their freshmen and sophomore years.
Social
Sciences web site
Students must pass four years of social studies in
order to graduate. Required courses include World
History 1 and 2, U.S. History, Government, and
Economics.
Visual ARTS Department
Students must pass one year of visual and performing arts or one year of an international language for
graduation. The University of California approves the courses listed below as UC “F” approved for admittance
to their universities.
DADA
DADA is a high school Visual Arts preparatory program at Rancho Buena Vista High School. Goals of the program are to prepare students interested in careers in the visual arts.
PERFORMING ARTS
Students must pass one year of visual and performing arts or one year of an international language for
graduation. The University of California approves the courses listed below as UC “F” approved for admittance
to their universities.
SPECIAL EDUCATION Rancho offers a continuum of classes to students with special needs.
A current Individual Educational Plan mandates the appropriate Special Education placement in the
following programs:
Resource Specialist Program- assists students with mild to moderate disabilities achieve success while accessing the core curriculum.
SDC- Special Day Class
& SH/PH – Severely and Physically Handicapped
The Special Day Class for students with Moderate to Severe disabilities is a non-diploma bound community based instruction/ functional academics program which helps students develop their academic, vocational, domestic, self-management, recreational/leisure and community awareness skills.
ICSM – Individual Critical Skills Model
The SDC, ICSM (individual critical skills model) community based program is a non diploma bound curriculum. The students receive a certificate of completion after a four year high school experience. The program provides individual, relevant, instruction for those students whom traditional academia does not meet their need. The program stresses functional life skills in the following areas: community, vocational, domestic, and recreation/leisure.
The grading policy has been modified to pass/fail verses the traditional system. The students are asked to perform many tasks in the above mentioned areas and are closely monitored for success. Our goal is for each student to become as independent as possible.
Autism / Aspergers NCLA- North Coastal Learning Academy
This program is designed to foster development of emotional and social abilities through specifically designed curriculum for high functioning autism and Asperger students. Students best served in this classroom include students who have general age appropriate development in language, cognitive development, self-help skills, and adaptive behavior (except for social interaction). Students are encouraged to be mainstreamed into general education classes as much as possible and be involved in extracurricular activities and clubs
SEASProgram- (Social, Emotional, Academic Support) Students with emotional disabilities receive support to help each student reach their maximum potential.
VUSDAdult Transition Program(for 18-22 year old students with learning disabilities)
This program is designed to educate adults with learning disabilities, transitioning from Vista Unified High School SDC and ICSM programs, towards functional independence in the areas of employment, community experience, independent living, and education. Read More...
Academic
Events at Rancho Buena Vista Visit the following web sites to learn more.
History
Day
History Day is an exciting, history-based learning experience
for students who not only learn about issues, ideas,
people and events in history, but they apply what they
have learned through creative and original productions.
Beyond simply memorizing names and dates and reporting
on historical events, History Day students develop invaluable
research and analytical skills as they process the information
gathered through intensive research and draw their own
conclusions about their topic's significance in history.
Junior
Exhibition and Career Research
Each year every junior student at RBV must complete
the Junior Exhibition project as part of the English
11 curriculum. Visit this site for information,
handouts, and resources.
USO
Show Beginning in 1999, under the inspirational leadership
of RBV alum and Social Studies teacher Ron Gorr, the Social
Studies Department launched the "USO Show" experience
for all of its 11th Grade U.S. History students. Since
2002, the program has been spearheaded by Pete LaFrance,
U.S. History teacher and JV Girls' Basketball Coach, and
a team of U.S. History teachers and USO Guide Students.
The "show" is not the entertainment, though
there is a student-based program presented each year
to entertain "the troops;" it is about the
Oral Historians--World War II veterans--who give generously
of their time to tell the story of the "greatest
generation" and their fight for freedom. Read
More...
The
Museum of Tolerance Field Trip
In the 2002, the Rancho Buena Vista High School Social
Studies Department began a partnership enabling its
10th Grade World History (European emphasis) classes
to incorporate a trip to the Museum of Tolerance in
Los Angeles as part of their instructional program.
That year and every year since, sophomores at Rancho
have had the opportunity to experience this amazing
field trip and integrate the experience with what they
have learned in the classroom.
In 2006,over 670 students and nearly 50 adults visited
the he museum. The cost of these trips (over $23,000)
is underwritten by student contributions, student sales,
and the generosity of parents and community. If you would
like to help us continue this vital educational experience,
contact Mr. Charles Wilson (760-727-7284 x3707) or Mr.
Keith Grauman (760-727-7284 x3235) for how you can help.
