Ridgeview High School
Principal	Mr. Steven Holmes
Established	1994
School Type	Public
Grades	9th through 12th
Street Address	8501 Stine Road
Location	Bakersfield Bakersfield, California Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively.... , California, USA
Campus Type	Suburban
Student Body	Approximately 3,000
Faculty/Staff	Approximately 120
Mascot	Wolf Pack Wolf pack The term wolfpack refers to the mass-attack tactics against convoys used by German U-boats of the Kriegsmarine during the Battle of the Atlantic and submarines of the United States Navy against Japanese shipping in the Pacific Ocean in World War II....
School Colors	Purple, Gold
Website	RHS School Website

Administration

The following is a list of the administration department at RHS:

• Steven Holmes, Principal
• Dan Shannon, Vice-Principal (Curriculum & Instruction)
• Mike Mullings, Vice-Principal (Administration)
• Karin Harmon, Dean of Students
• Bobby Sharp, Assistant Dean
• John Frassel, Assistant Dean
• Brad Harris, Athletic Director
• Carol Holland, Activities Director
• Kathryn Drewry, Information Technology Academy Director

Academics

All students enrolled at RHS must at least meet the following criteria before graduation:

• 4 years of English (40 credits)
• 3 years of Social Studies (30 credits)
  • 1 year of World History
  • 1 year of U.S. History
  • 1 year of U.S. Government/Economics
• 2 years of Math (20 credits)
  • All students must pass Algebra or an approved sequence of courses covering the Algebra standard (Ed. Code 51224.5) in grades 7–12.
• 2 years of Science. (20 credits)
  • 1 year of Physical Science
  • 1 year of Biological Science
• 2 years of P.E. (20 credits)
• 2 year of Foreign Language/Fine Arts (20 credits)
• 1 semester of Health (5 credits)
• 70 credits of electives

In total, 220 credits are necessary for a student at RHS to graduate. Also, every student who graduates must pass the CAHSEE

California High School Exit Exam

The California High School Exit Exam is a requirement for high school graduation in the state of California, created by the California Department of Education to improve the academic performance of California high school students, and especially of high school graduates, in the areas of reading,...

 and an approved Algebra course.
(If you fail in any of theses things it's ok cause you can just go to summer school, which is free and slightly more easier. please only try fail just one class a year. If you do happen to fail two, dont worry about it, there are classes you can take on the internet)

Furthermore, RHS offers the following AP

Advanced Placement Program

The Advanced Placement program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college...

 courses, which students can take to earn college credit, pass an SAT II exam, or be academically challenged:

• AP Biology
  AP Biology
  In the United States, Advanced Placement Biology , is a course and examination offered by the College Board to high school students as an opportunity to earn placement credit for a college-level biology course....
  
  
• AP Calculus AB
  AP Calculus
  Advanced Placement Calculus is used to indicate one of two distinct Advanced Placement courses and examinations offered by the College Board, AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC....
  
  
• AP English Literature and Composition
  AP English Literature and Composition
  Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program.-The Course:This course is designated for motivated students with a command of standard English, an...
  
  
• AP Spanish Language
  AP Spanish Language
  Advanced Placement Spanish Language is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program.-The course:...
  
  
• AP Spanish Literature
  AP Spanish Literature
  Advanced Placement Spanish Literature is a high school course and examination offered by the College Board's Advanced Placement Program.-The course:...
  
  
• AP Statistics
  AP Statistics
  Advanced Placement Statistics is a college-level high school statistics course offered in the United States through the College Board's Advanced Placement program...
  
  
• AP U.S. Government
  AP United States Government and Politics
  Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics, also known as AP US Gov & Pol, AP US Gov, AP Go Po or AP Gov, is a college-level course and examination offered to high school students through the College Board's Advanced Placement Program...
  
  
• AP United States History
  AP United States History
  Advanced Placement United States History is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program...
  
  
• AP World History
  AP World History
  Advanced Placement World History is a college-level course offered through the College Board's Advanced Placement Program designed to help students develop greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts and interactions between different types of Human societies...
  
  

Athletics

The athletic director for RHS is Brad Harris. RHS sports teams are called the Wolf Pack, and have their home games on campus. The Wolf Pack participate in the Southwest Yosemite League (Div. III, CIF

California Interscholastic Federation

The California Interscholastic Federation is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. It mirrors similar governing bodies in other states; however, it differs from some of the others in that it covers most high schools in the state of California, both public and...

 Central Section) and have varsity

Varsity team

In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against...

, JV

Junior varsity

Primarily in North America, junior varsity or JV players are the members of a team who are not the main players in a competition , usually at the high school and college levels in the United States and Canada. The main players comprise the varsity team...

 and Frosh

Freshman

A freshman or fresher is a first-year student in secondary school, high school, or college. The term first year can also be used as a noun, to describe the students themselves A freshman (US) or fresher (UK, India) (or sometimes fish, freshie, fresher; slang plural frosh or freshmeat) is a...

/Soph

Sophomore

Sophomore is a term used in the United States to describe a student in the second year of study at high school or university.The word is also used as a synonym for "second", for the second album or EP released by a musician or group, the second movie of a director, or the second season of a...

 teams. Below are all the sports that RHS participates in and their respective season:
Fall

• Cross Country
• Football*
• Women's Golf
• Women's Tennis
• Women's Volleyball
• Cheerleading

Winter

• Men's Basketball
• Men's Soccer
• Women's Basketball
• Women's Soccer
• Wrestling
• Cheerleading

Spring

• Baseball
• Men's Golf
• Men's Tennis
• Softball
• Swimming
• Cheerleading

• Ridgeview High School has one of the Top Chamber Choir's in the central Valley California*

Clubs & Organizations

Every year, RHS has the following clubs and organizations that students can participate in:

• ASB
  Student council
  Student council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...
  
  
• Anime Club
• Art Club
• Asian Club
• AVID Club
  Advancement Via Individual Determination
  Advancement Via Individual Determination is an American college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges, focusing on students in the academic middle. The formula is to raise expectations of students...
  
  
• Band
• Black Student Union
• CHAOS Math Club

• Choir
• Civic Vurtue Club
• Class Representatives (President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer for each class)
• Drama Club
• CSF
  California Scholarship Federation
  The California Scholarship Federation, or CSF, started in 1921 by Charles F. Seymour, seeks to recognize students living in the state of California who possess high standards in academic scholarship, community service and citizenship....
  
  
• FFA
• Friday Night Live! (
• Friendship Club (For General Education students to Assist their Special Ed peers, building connections, learning art, and assisting on field trips.)

• Key Club
• Make a Wish Club
• MECHA Club
• MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) Club
• NHS
  National Honor Society
  The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
  
  
• Photography Club
• Ridgeview Reads Club
• Yearbook