Ponderosa High School

Ponderosa High School is a public high school in Shingle Springs, California. Opened in 1963, it is a member of the El Dorado Union High School District in El Dorado County, California. In the 2018–19 school year, there were 1,865 students enrolled. Ponderosa's mascot is the bruin bear. Sports Ponderosa High School offers many sports programs, including cross country, basketball, baseball, football, golf, ski/snowboard, soccer, swimming, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo and wrestling. The school is in the Division II Capital Valley Conference. Notable alumni Maria Alexander, author James Campen, former NFL offensive lineman; current offensive line coach of the Carolina Panthers Kurt Travis, lead singer for Sacramento-based post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance Valorie Kondos Field, former UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics head coach Joy Selig Petersen, gymnast Michael Stemmle, game designer Trevor Swartz, professional soccer player Joe Bitker, former MLB pitcher for the Oakland A's and Texas Rangers Tim Jones, former MLB pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates Christina Fusano, professional tennis player Colleen Shannon, disc Jockey and model Brad Waldow, professional basketball player