Schurr High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Schurr High School
logo =
principal = Art Revueltas
type = Public Secondary
established= 1971
grades = 9–12
enrollment = 3,352
mascot = Sammy the Spartan
colors = Green, White, and Gold
newspaper = "Spartan Scroll"
yearbook = "Spectrum"
website = [http://www.shs.montebello.k12.ca.us/ Schurr High School]
city = Montebello
state = California
country = USA

Schurr High School is a secondary school in the Montebello Unified School District, located at 820 North Wilcox Avenue, Montebello, California, 90640. Students attending this school live in the Montebello-Monterey Park area.

History

*The school was previously a junior high school. Because of the growing population of students in the area, the school became a high school in 1971.
*The school colors are officially green and white. Contrary to popular belief, gold is an accent color, not a school color.
* Band director, Barry Ulrich (1973-86) [http://sterlingcreekmusic.com/] , composed the official "unofficial" fight song, "Taco Mambo"

Alma Mater

Hail to our High School,-Mighty and Strong,-We'll meet and conquer ev'ry foe,-Our whole life long,-We shall seek justice -And with truth we ne'er can fail,-So hail to our High School,-Schurr High all hail!-

Population

Schurr High School was originally built to accommodate 1,700 students. Today, Schurr's population is nearly doubled - 3,352 students. Of those 3,352 students, 950 are freshman. School officials expect more students to enroll throughout the school year. In the 2005-2006 school year, Schurr's population totaled 4,726. Due to overpopulation, school officials brought back two lunches for the 2005-2006 school year.

Student Population Ethnicity:
*Hispanic or Latino 84%
*Asian 11%
*White 2%
*Filipino 1%
*African American <1%
*Pacific Islander <1%

Many of the faculty members are alumni of Schurr, including former principal Arthur Sanchez. Sanchez was replaced by Art Revueltas in July 2006.

Academics

The Department of Education reported Schurr High School's Academic Performance Index (API) rose 47 points in 2005 from 630 to 677 in the 2004-2005 school year. In the following year, the API rose 9 points, totaling to 686. Although it was not large improvement, Schurr High School has the highest API in the Montebello Unified School District, followed by Montebello High School with 645, and Bell Gardens High School with 610.

Advanced Placement classes include:
*American Government
*Art History
*Biology
*Calculus AB
*Calculus BC
*Chemistry
*Economics
*English Language & Composition
*English Literature & Composition
*Psychology
*Environmental Science
*Spanish Language
*Spanish Literature
*Statistics
*U.S. History
*World History

In 2007, Schurr was ranked among Newsweek Magazine's "Top Public High Schools" list for the third time in the school's history at 1093. In 2006, the school was ranked 1018, and in 2003, it was ranked 506. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=School&count=1351&Search=&start=1000&limit=100&year=2007& "America's Top Public High Schools"] , "Newsweek Magazine"', retrieved 10-09-07.]

Music Program

*The Mighty Spartan Marching Band has been an award winning band for well over 20 years.
*In 2005, the Band attended SCSBOA Field Band Championships for the first time in the school's history.Fact|date=February 2007
*In December 2007, the Mighty Spartan Marching Band won the Division V title at California State Band Championships.

ports

Schurr High School sports include:
*Baseball
*Basketball
*Cross Country
*Football
*Golf
*Soccer
*Softball
*Swimming
*Tennis
*Track and Field
*Water Polo
*Wrestling
*Volleyball
*Cheerlading
*Schurr also has been known to have a strong football and wrestling program throughout the past many years including the CIF Football Championship in 1980. The football team recently won the CIF Football Championship again, beating Santa Fe High School Chiefs 40-22 on December 8th, 2006 at Cal State Fullerton.

Notable alumni

* Bob Logan (Class of 1973, Schurr's first graduating class) is the writer and directing of many comedy feature films, including the cult "Exorcist" spoof "Repossessed" starring Leslie Nielson and Linda Blair, and "Meatballs 4" starring Corey Feldman. Previous to that he had written, produced and directed many network TV programs, and also wrote for comedians such as Garry Shandling, Joan Rivers, Rodney Dangerfield and Sam Kinison among many others. Currently, he is working on a feature film version of the classic 1960s ABC comedy-western TV series "F TROOP."
*Ada Maris Class of 1975, Movie and Television actress.
*Catherine J. K. Sandoval [http://hightechlaw.scu.edu/law/hightech/faculty/fulltime/fcty_1316.html] , first Latina Rhodes Scholar (Master's degree in Politics at Oxford University in Oxford, England), graduated magna cum laude from Yale University and J.D. from Stanford Law School. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Law at Santa Clara University.
*Sergio Mora, class of 1997, won the television boxing show, "The Contender".
* Todd Spitzer (Class of 1978) Orange County, California politician
* Daryn Okada (Class of 1978) Cinematographer/ Director of Photography
*Myles Kovacs (Class of 1991) Founder/President of DUB
* Pablo Castillo (class of 2002)Professional Musician Played bass guitar for Brandy, Beyonce Knowles, Brian McKnight, Sin Bandera, and Joseph Cabanilla

References

External links

* [http://www.shs.montebello.k12.ca.us/ Official Homepage]
* [http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/5115/schurrmainindex.html Schurr Wrestling]
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6362098/site/newsweek/page/6/ Newsweek Top 1000 Public Schools, 2003]