Achievements
Tesoro is a California Distinguished School.
In 2008, Newsweek's "America's Top Public High Schools" feature ranked Tesoro as number 493 out of the 1,300 top high schools nationwide. This makes it the second highest ranked in the school district after Capistrano Valley High School. In 2007, Tesoro was the third highest ranked in the district.
The Tesoro High School Chamber Orchestra recently performed for the State Music Educator's Conference in Sacramento and, along with the Wind Ensemble, performed in Carnegie Hall in April 2007.
Tesoro's choral music department has also been recognized as one of top choral programs in Southern California, having received an invitation to perform at the 2011 American Choral Directors Association Western Division Conference in Reno. The Tesoro Madrigals won the Golden State South Choral Competition in 2008 and A Cappella won in 2010. In 2005, 2010, and 2011, Tesoro's Barbershop Quartet placed first in the Barbershop Harmony Society Far Western District High School Quartet Championship. The choir has performed extensively throughout Southern California, as well as Germany, Austria, Switzerland, England, Ireland, and Mexico. The choir has never received less than a superior rating at an adjudicated festival. The music program at Tesoro was ranked in the top 100 in the United States by the Grammy Foundation.
Tesoro High School's theatre arts department is recognized as one of the top drama programs in California. In 2004 and 2005, Tesoro High School's theatre arts department won many CAPPIES awards, along with participating yearly in Theatre Festivals including: South Orange County Roleabout, Fullerton Junior College High School Theatre Festival, California Educational Theatre Association's festival, and the Long Beach State High School Theatre Festival. Tesoro's rival is Capistrano Valley High School
In 2009, Tesoro High School's mock trial team won the Constitutional Rights Foundation's Orange County Mock Trial Competition for the first time in school history. The team defeated Woodbridge High School, and proceeded to the state finals competition in San Jose, CA. In 2005 and 2011, they were county finalists, losing to Woodbridge in the finals on both occasions. In 2012, Tesoro's mock trial team once again made it to county finals, but lost to Saddleback Christian Academy.
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