Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble. Winter Percussion Winter Percussion was established in 2016 for students to continue professional percussion training. The Winter Percussion students compete in local NCPA and WGI competitions. In 2022, Cupertino High School Winter Percussion will compete in the Winter Guard International (WGI) Championships in Dayton, OH. Cupertino Actor Theatre Cupertino High School boasts an award-winning drama program, Cupertino Actors Theatre, that produces plays and musicals, provides educational theatre workshops for English classes, and many opportunities for performance and design for students considering a career in the performing arts. Publications Newspaper and magazine The official Cupertino High School newspaper is The Prospector. The prospector publishes eight print issues yearly and online. There are also other unofficial student publications such as the Cupertino Science Magazine and the Philosophy Magazine. Yearbook Cupertino High School's yearbook is The Nugget. In 2013, The Nugget has won back-to-back consecutive Gold Crown Awards at the CSPCA in New York City and has won the Pacemaker Award at the Spring NSPA Conference in San Francisco. Athletics Cupertino High School is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation and participates in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League. The school offers sports in three seasons (fall, winter, and spring) with most sports separated by boys and girls. Sports offered are listed below. Badminton Baseball Basketball Cheerleading Color guard Cross country Dance Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Marching band Soccer Softball Swimming Tennis Track and field Volleyball Water polo Wrestling Winter guard Winter percussion Cupertino High School's main rival school is considered to be Monta Vista High School through the Helmet Game, a game started in 1985 with Cupertino High and Monta Vista High. Dance Cupertino High School has multiple dance teams from different student organizations. The main dance team is the Golden Spurs. There is also a K-pop Dance Team from KASA (Korean American Student Association). The K-pop dance group has a YouTube channel with 4.5 million views. Both teams regularly perform at rallies and sports events. Curriculum APs and honors Currently, Cupertino High School offers 18 AP Courses and seven different honor courses. Graduation requirements Cupertino High School runs on a semester system. 220 credits are the minimum necessary to graduate Cupertino High School. Five credits are awarded for each semester class completed. Sports are considered to be five credits. Achievements Honors and accolades In 1996, Cupertino high School was awarded the National Blue