- Chino High School
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Chino High School Home of the Cowboys[1]
Established 1897 Type Public high school Principal Felix Melendez Asst. Principal John Miller, Kimberly Cabrera, Patricia Custodio Faculty 116 Students About 3,500 Grades 9-12 Location 5472 Park Place,
Chino, California, United StatesCoordinates 34°01′17″N 117°41′06″W / 34.021500°N 117.685121°WCoordinates: 34°01′17″N 117°41′06″W / 34.021500°N 117.685121°W District Chino Valley Unified School District Accreditation WASC 3-year Campus Suburban Colors Royal blue and white
Mascot Cowboys Yearbook El Chasqui Newspaper The Lariat Standardized test Average API 653 in 2008[2] Website http://chinohigh.chino.k12.ca.us/ Chino High School (CHS), located in Chino, California, USA, is one of the four regular high schools in the Chino Valley Unified School District. The school was established in 1897, making it one of the oldest schools in Southern California. Chino High moved from its original location in 1951 to its present location on Park Place and Tenth Street.[3]
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Statistics
Chino High School has shown a 6.58% increase in API scores in 2009. In 2007, the rate of passing the English-Language Arts section of the California High School Exit Exam for sophomores was 76% and the rate of graduating seniors was approximately 70%. Dropout rates continue to stay low at less than 1%. In 2008, Chino High School was recertified by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges for three years.[4]
Sports
Chino High School is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation Mt. Baldy League in the southern section.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/07/sports/la-sp-1108-sondheimer-20101108
Football Mt. Baldy League Champions in 2010
School chant
Chino you know! C-HI that's right! Cowboys make noise! CHS you know best!
Alma mater
The alma mater of Chino High School is sung or accompanied by the melody of "Auld Lang Syne".
- Dear Chino High School
- Fairest of all
- Our Alma Mater dear,
- We pledge to thee our Cowboys who
- Have won your fame for years.
- Hail to our Alma Mater dear,
- Hail all, all hail to thee;
- We sing to thee, dear Chino High,
- Hail all, All Hail to Thee!
Notable graduates
- Sedrick Ellis, defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl Ring
- Angela Williams, four times 100 meter NCAA champion at USC, world indoor 60 meter champion, current high school 100 meter record holder.
- Geoff Blum, professional baseball player. Won a world series with the Chicago White Sox in 2005.
- Greg Salas, 2010 NFL draft pick of the St Louis Rams
- Edmund Bertschinger, Head of the MIT Physics Department
Notes
- ^ "Chino High History and Alma Mater". Chino Valley Unified School District. http://chinohigh.groupfusion.net/modules/cms/pages.ajax.php?pageid=4495&iframe=t. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ "2008 Base API Report - Chino High". California Department of Education. http://api.cde.ca.gov/AcntRpt2009/2008BaseSch.aspx?allcds=36676783632502. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ "Chino High History and Alma Mater". Chino Valley Unified School District. http://chinohigh.groupfusion.net/modules/cms/pages.ajax.php?pageid=4495&iframe=t. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
- ^ "WASC THREE-YEAR TERM REVISIT 2007-2008". Chino Valley Unified School District. http://chinohigh.groupfusion.net/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/26513/File/wascFinalAllComplete.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
External links
Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1897
- High schools in San Bernardino County, California
- Chino, California
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