Santa Maria High School: About The School

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Mission Statement

SANTA MARIA HIGH SCHOOL VISION:

Inspiring all students to be lifelong learners who can determine their own success.

SMHS Mission:

Our mission is to provide a quality education for all students by promoting literacy, higher order thinking, personal accountability, and social responsibility.

SMHS SLO's Expected School Wide Learning Results

A Saint is a(n):

Successful critical thinker

Academic achiever

Innovative problem solver

Noble citizen

Technologically savvy individual

About The School

History of Santa Maria High School

Welcome to Santa Maria High School, the home of the "Saints". Santa Maria High School is located in the heart of Santa Maria and is dedicated to meeting the personal needs of all students. Our school has a diligent staff of caring teachers who engage all students in innovative educational practices to provide them with a quality educational experience.

SMHS graduates have attended and graduated from colleges and universities throughout the nation including Harvard University, USC, Brown University, the Military Academies, and all CSU and UC campuses.

Additional Programs

• Un Cafecito, or Coffee with the Principal, was created for English- and Spanish-speaking parents as a forum for delivery of school information for student achievement. Parent feedback is welcomed on school-wide issues and policies. We offer a variety of other programs to meet the varied needs of our students. These programs include AVID, FFA, FBLA, CSF, Spanish Honors Society, and several other clubs and organizations. SMHS offers AP courses in English, Foreign Languages, Math, Social Sciences, and Science.

SMHS was founded in 1893 and is the second-oldest High School functioning on its original site in the state of California. It will hold its 127th Commencement on June 5, 2020. We are proud of our long history and distinguished graduates. A former Saint was the Lieutenant Governor of the State of California. Another graduate is Mayor Alice Patino of Santa Maria, and many of our graduates have distinguished themselves in the fields of education, medicine, government, agriculture, law, and business.

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
SMJUHSD programs, activities, practices and employment prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identifications, age, religion, marital, family or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, immediately contact the District’s Discrimination, Equity and Title IX Compliance Officer Mr. Kevin R. Platt at 2560 Skyway Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93455, (805) 922-4573 or kplatt@smjuhsd.org. You may request a copy of SMJUHSD’s Uniform Complaint Procedures, Non-Discrimination Policies, Sexual Harassment Policies or .

Los programas, las actividades, las practicas y el empleo de SMJUHSD prohíben la discriminactión, incluido el acoso discriminatorio, la intimidación y el acoso por motivos de raza o etnia, color, escendencia, nacionalidad, origen ncional, indentificaciones de grupo étnico, edad, religión, matrimonio, familia, o padres reales o percibidos, estado, discapacidad física o mental, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género o informatción genética o asociación con una persona o grupo con una o más de estas características reales o percibidas. Si cree que ha sido objeto de discriminacióm, acoso, intimidación o acoso, comuníquese de inmediato con el Oficial de Discriminación, Equidad y Cumplimiento de Título IX del Distrito, el Dr. Kevin R. Platt en 2560 Skyway Drive, Santa Maria, Ca 93455, (805) 922-4573 o kplatt@smjuhsd.org. Puede Solicitar una copia de los Procedimientos uniformes de quejas, las políticas de no disciminación, las políticas de acoso sexual de SMJUHSD,