El Toro High School - Extracurricular Activities

Extracurricular Activities

El Toro students participate in over 45 clubs and organizations. Two-thirds of the student body are involved in athletics, visual and performing arts and/or campus activities.

El Toro is home to the award winning ETHS Drama Department. In 2008-2009 the department won first place at the Roleabout festival, first place at the Rancho Cucamonga one act festival, and first place at the Musical Theatre Competition of America. They also put on three main stage productions each year.

El Toro's newspaper, The BullETin was awarded a gold award from Columbia University for its 2006-2007 school year, Volume 19, Issue 1. The award was given for a photograph taken by Sarah Arrin of a male water polo player.

Available programs include Model United Nations, Orange County Academic Decathlon, Scholastic Competition, Video Production, Web Page Design, and Virtual Economics. The Read 180 Program and the Newcomers Program were introduced in 2003. El Toro has highly recognized programs in the fine and performing arts including:

Instrumental Music and Pageantry Program

• The Royal Blue Regiment Marching Band and Color Guard
  • 2003 WBA Class AAA Marching Band/Color Guard State Champions
  • 2005 WBA Class AAAA State Championship Finalist
  • 2007 WBA Class AAA State Championship Finalist
• Jazz Band
  • 2008 Coronado High School Jazz Festival, Novice division, 1st place
  • 2009 Trabuco Hills High School Jazz Festival, Novice division, 1st place
  • 2009 Coronado High School Jazz Festival, Intermediate division, 1st place
• Symphonic Band
• Wind Ensemble

Drama Department Recent productions include:

• "Barnum" - Spring 2007
• Neil Simone's "Fools" - Fall 2007
• "Little Shop of Horrors" - Spring 2008
• "101 Dalmatians" - Spring 2008
• "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" - Halloween show 2011
• "Red Velvet Cake War" - Fall 2011 (West Coast premiere, first high school to perform this)
• "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" - Spring 2012
• "Pinocchio" - Drama 2 Production Spring 2012
• "A Plague of Panic" 3 One Act Shows - "The Monkey's Paw", "The Cards of Fate" and "Crimson Days" an original play written by Kayla Green - Halloween shows 2012
• "Fahrenheit 451" - Fall 2012
• "Superman the Musical" - Spring 2012

"Every 15 Minutes" (presented every other year) is an educational experience that reminds the students, family and faculty of the dangers associated with driving while under the influence of alcohol. It was most recently presented in April 2012.

Every year, the El Toro Engineering Club participates in the Solar Cup race in Temecula, building a solar powered motorized boat, and racing it against other teams across the state.

El Toro High School has two award winning competition show choirs, Soundsation and Choralistics. In April 2009, both choirs competed twice earning 3 golds and one silver. Many alumni of the vocal music program have gone on to perform on stage, screen, and on Broadway productions.