Aliso Niguel High School

Aliso Niguel High School
Location
28000 Wolverine Way

Aliso Viejo
,
California
92656

United States

33°33′40″N 117°43′11″W / 33.56111°N 117.71972°W / 33.56111; -117.71972
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1993
School district
Capistrano Unified School District
Principal
Dr. Manoj Mahindrakar
Teaching staff
117.11 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,608 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio
22.27[1]
CampusSuburban
ColorsTeal, white, and black
     
Athletics conference
CIF Southern Section
Coast View Athletic Association
MascotWolverine
NewspaperThe Growling Wolverine
YearbookThe Legend
Websitehttps://alisoniguel.capousd.org/
Aliso Niguel High School and Chet Holifield Federal Building from Hillview Park

Aliso Niguel High School (ANHS), which is part of the Capistrano Unified School District, is located in the city of Aliso Viejo, California. Most of its students reside in the communities of Aliso Viejo and Laguna Niguel. The school is a California Distinguished School, a National Blue Ribbon School, and a New American High School.[2]

History

Opening its doors in 1993 with a student body of 1600, ANHS became the fourth high school in the Capistrano Unified School District.

In 1996, Aliso Niguel was selected as a California Distinguished School, the youngest school ever to be recognized as such by the State Department of Education.[2] In 2000, Aliso Niguel High School received national recognition as a Blue Ribbon School and New American High School.[2] In 2004, The Western Association of Schools and Colleges granted Aliso Niguel a six-year term of accreditation, which it renewed for an additional six-year period in 2010, and again in 2016.

Facilities

Although the high school started small (with about 1,400 students) in their first year, the high school grew rapidly over the years, and it still continues to grow to this present day. Currently, the school has 26 portable classrooms in its southern parking lot adding to 22,080 square feet (2,051 m2), and 100 permanent classrooms. The permanent buildings are 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) forming a grand total of 222,080 square feet (20,632 m2) on the campus, making Aliso the largest school in the district. The campus also includes a stadium, Wolverine Stadium, with a track and multipurpose field. Wolverine Stadium, which opened in 1994, seats 2,675 people, it includes a visitor side and a larger home side for seating.[3]

Sports

Aliso Niguel's sports teams are known as the Wolverines and compete in the Sea View League and South Coast League of the California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section. From 1998 to 2005, they were members of the Sea View League, and in the Pacific Coast League before 1998.

  • In 1996, the Aliso Niguel Varsity Football team went undefeated and won the CIF-SS Division VIII championship.[4]
  • In 2005, The Aliso Niguel Boys Basketball team won the CIF-Southern Section Division I-A championship.[5]
  • In 2012, the Aliso Niguel Girls Soccer team won the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship.[6] They were also named National Champions by ESPN and MaxPreps.[4]
  • In 2014, the Aliso Niguel Girls Volleyball team won the CIF Southern Section championship.[4]

Notable Alumni

Name Year Description
Sasha Cohen 2002 Olympic silver medalist figure skate (did not graduate)
Madelyn Desiano 2017 Soccer player[7]
Josh Partington 1999 Lead guitarist for Something Corporate
Kathryn Plummer 2016 Olympic silver medalist and volleyball player for NCAA Champion Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball in 2016, 2018, 2019[8], current pro player for Eczacıbaşı Dynavit[9]
Sammy Jo Prudhomme 2012 Professional soccer player
Grant Ginder 2001 Author of The People We Hate at the Wedding[10]
Michelle Giuda 2003 Businesswoman
Michael Roll 2005 Professional basketball player[11]
Robb MacLean 1997 Guitar and lead vocals for Limbeck
Patrick Carrie 1997 Guitar and backing vocals for Limbeck
Kyla Ross 2015 Olympic gold medalist gymnast[12]
Marco Morante 1998 Co-owner of fashion brand Marco Marco and contestant on Netflix's Next in Fashion
Blake Sabol 2016 MLB player for the San Francisco Giants
Skip Schumaker 1998 MLB outfielder and second baseman and manager of the Miami Marlins and the Texas Rangers[13][14]
Drew Westling 2005 Football player
Jon Wayne Freeman 1998 Spokesperson for Bug-A-Salt and surfing comedian
Zaneta Wyne 2008 Professional soccer player[15]
Julian Jones 1999 Assistant and "Babysitter to the Stars" for the Maloof Family[16]
Nicky Youre 2017 Singer and songwriter
Adam Foroughi 1998 Co-founder and CEO of AppLovin
Eric Wagaman 2015 MLB player for the Miami Marlins[17]
Joe Turpel 1999 Commentator for the World Surf League known as "the voice of surfing"[18]
Rachel Wood 2007 Professional soccer player
Charlie Wehan 2017 Professional soccer player
Kyle Molnar 2015 Professional baseball player[19]
Quinn Mathews 2019 MLB pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
Evan Fitterer 2019 Professional baseball player[20]
Cooper Flemming 2025 Professional baseball player[21]
Tasha Ames 1996 Actress in Apple & Onion and Little Fires Everywhere

Notable Staff

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aliso Niguel High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Aliso Niguel High School: Home Page". Alisoniguel.net. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "PREP FOOTBALL '98 / COUNTY STADIUMS : A Guide to Where Football is Played in Orange County". September 8, 1998. Retrieved November 8, 2016 – via LA Times.
  4. 1 2 3 "Top 5 moments in Laguna Niguel sports history". Orange County Register. February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Laguna Niguel Sports 2005 year in review". Orange County Register. December 29, 2005. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ "PREPS: Aliso Niguel girls win title". go.com. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Madelyn Desiano - Women's Soccer". UCLA.
  8. ↑ "Kathryn Plummer Biography". gostanford.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Kathryn Plummer Biography". eczacibasisporkulubu.org.tr. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Author from O.C. hits the road with 'Driver's Education: A Novel'". Orange County Register. January 19, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Michael Roll Biography". UCLABruins.com. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  12. ↑ Gold, Sara; Register, | Orange County (May 8, 2014). "Olympian meets with local students". Orange County Register. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Schumaker named next Marlins manager". MLB.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  14. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/skip-schumaker-rangers-new-manager.html
  15. ↑ Register, Andrew Turner | Orange County (February 5, 2016). "Aliso Niguel's Mathews, Desiano fast-rising stars in O.C. soccer". Orange County Register. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  16. ↑ Karp, Hannah. "Babysitter to the Stars". WSJ. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  17. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/news/eric-wagaman-notches-first-mlb-hit?adobe_mc=TS%3D1748208859%7CMCMID%3D41384416135087844858659255848661892881%7CMCORGID%3DA65F776A5245B01B0A490D44@AdobeOrg&affiliateId=mlbapp-ios_webview_news-index&rsid=mlbios.at.bat.new.implementation
  18. ↑ https://www.worldsurfleague.com/the-ultimate-surfer/cast/joe-turpel
  19. ↑ Register, Bob Keisser | Orange County (April 6, 2015). "Aliso Niguel's Molnar is the ace everyone wants". Orange County Register. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Evan Fitterer Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Cooper Flemming Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
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