Cerritos High School

Cerritos High School
The Don Crest
Location
12500 E. 183rd Street Cerritos, CA 90703 United States
Information
Type	Public comprehensive high school
Established	September 1971
Opened	1973
School district	ABC Unified School District
Superintendent	Gary Smuts
Dean	Carey Lin
Principal	Janice Peterson
Assistant principals	Jei Garlitos, Le Wentz, Adam Wright
Teaching staff	90 [1]
Grades	9–12
Number of students	2188 [2]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Black, Gold, White, Red
Mascot	Don
Team name	Male sports teams=DONS Lady sports teams= LADY DONS
Rival	Artesia High School, Gahr High School, Whitney High School
Newspaper	'The Informer'
Website	Cerritos High School web site

2006 Staff vs Student soccer game

Cerritos High School, also called CHS, is a public high school in Cerritos, California, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the ABC Unified School District.

History

Cerritos High School began its history in September 1971 by sharing the campus of nearby Gahr High School. Rapidly increasing student population during the 1970s prompted the construction of its current campus, located across the street from the Civic Center in 1973.

Student profile

Student enrollment by ethnicity^[3]

Ethnic Group	Percentage
White	1.0%
Black	3.0%
Hispanic and Latino American	5.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	89.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%

Academics

CHS is ranked as the top 1000 high schools in the United States by Newsweek for the past four years.^{[when?][citation needed]} It was one of the 100 schools named to the California Business for Education Excellence Foundation’s 2007 Honor Roll.^{[citation needed]} Also, in September 2008, LA Magazine named Cerritos High School to its Honor Roll with 47 other high schools.^{[citation needed]} CHS consistently scores over the 850 benchmark on the state’s Academic Performance Index.^[4]

Sports

State championships

• Tennis: 2008^{[citation needed]}
• Boys water polo: 2006, 2007, 2008^{[citation needed]}
• Girls water polo: 2009, 2010
• Girls Softball: 1999, 2000

Notable alumni

• Tony An - Korean Pop Singer, former H.O.T member
• Marcelo Balboa, class of 1984 - US Men's National Soccer Team
• Toby Henderson, Pro BMX Rider, inventor of the Henderson Hop, and ABA (BMX) Hall of Fame
• Ben Howland, class of 1975 - UCLA Head Basketball Coach^[5]
• Eddie Lewis, class of 1992 - soccer, Los Angeles Galaxy
• Roger Lodge, host of Blind Date
• Todd McMillon, class of 1991 - former NFL cornerback, Chicago Bears
• Ed Morrissey, conservative blogger at Hot Air
• DJ Rhettmatic - Hip Hop DJ and producer / Member of the Beat Junkies
• Lela Rochon, class of 1982 - Actor, most notably in the films Waiting to Exhale and The Chamber
• Jorge Salcedo, Pro Soccer Player, Head UCLA Men's Soccer Coach^[6]
• Dave Serrano, class of 1982 - Head Baseball Coach CSU Fullerton
• Han Ye Seul - actress and model.
• Eddie Soto, soccer player, assistant coach at UCLA^[7]
• Kirsten Vangsness - actress, Criminal Minds
• Tim Walton, baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Head Coach of University of Florida Softball team
• Rickey Cradle, class of 1991 - former Pro Baseball Player for Seattle Mariners
• Ryan Feng, class of 2001 - Quest Crew member

References

1. ^ Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California / CA. Local School Directory. Retrieved 2009-10-09 [1]
2. ^ Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California / CA. Local School Directory. Retrieved 2010-2011 [2]
3. ^ Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California / CA. Local School Directory. Retrieved 2009-10-09 [3]
4. ^ Principal's Message. Retrieved 2009-10-06
5. ^ Ben Howland Profile, UCLABruins.com, 2010
6. ^ Jorge Salcedo Profile, UCLABruins.com, 2010
7. ^ Eddie Soto Profile, UCLABruins.com, 2010

External links

• Coordinates: 33°51′53″N 118°03′50″W / 33.864726°N 118.063927°W / 33.864726; -118.063927
• Official web site
• Cerritos High page at Greatschools.net