Sports
Hart High School, Canyon High School, and Valencia High School are Saugus' main rivals. Two new schools, Golden Valley High School and West Ranch High School, are quickly forging heated rivalries with the school, making for a total of six rival high schools in the Santa Clarita Valley. The school colors are the blue and the silver and the teams are called the Centurions.
Saugus High School's football team, long overshadowed by surrounding high schools Hart, Canyon, and Valencia, had a turnaround season in 2006, in which they made it into the second game of play-offs. The football team's talent continued as the Centurions advanced to the semi-finals of the CIF Southern Section championship in the 2007 season. The team was ousted by St. Bonaventure High School on December 1, 2007 at a score of 55-36.
Saugus High School Football won the Foothill League Championship in the 2008 season, the first time the school has ever won it.
Saugus' girls cross country team competes on a national level. The team took first in the Division 1 California State Championships in 2006 and 2007 while winning the Division II title in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 finishing second overall in the Nike Nationals competition in 2007 and 2008. They hold the course record on the renowned Mt. Sac cross country course and 6 of the top 10 all-time team times on the course.
Advanced Placement (AP) classes are offered in the following subjects: English Language and Composition, English Literature, Government, US History, European History, World History, Human Geography, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Art History, Studio Art, Spanish Language, French, and Chinese.
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