Cerritos High School

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Cerritos High School
Address
12500 E. 183rd Street
Cerritos, California, 90703, United States
Website
Cerritos High School web site
Information
School board ABC Unified School District
Superintendent Gary Smuts
Principal Jeff Green
Vice principal Charles Brotchner, Vanessa Landesfeind, Le Wentz
Administrator Sam Bisogno, Melissa Chan, Ricardo Lois, Holly Roehl, Debi Silber
School type Secondary
Grades 9-12
Language English
Mascot Don
Team name Dons

Cerritos High School is a public school in Cerritos, California, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the ABC Unified School District, which also oversees Artesia, Gahr, and Whitney High Schools. Cerritos' current principal is Jeff Green.

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[edit] History

During construction of the campus, located across the street from the Cerritos library and city hall, Cerritos High School began its history by sharing the campus of nearby Richard Gahr High School. A rapidly expanding student population during the 1970s necessitated the campus sharing arrangement. Cerritos High is the main public high school for the City of Cerritos with a student population of approximately 2,500 students. Though the school mascot is the don, or Spanish lord, the original mascot was the donkey. The school colors are black and gold.

[edit] Extracurricular Activities

Cerritos High School is widely known for its many programs such as clubs, leadership, and sports. The Model United Nations program offered at Cerritos High, is a program where students can be delegates and represent a country in the United Nations. They debate on topics such as terrorism, child labor, or the Arab-Israeli conflict. In addition to "MUN," the school offers a broadcasting program called "C-High TV." Students are given the chance to videotape special events at school and then using these events, the student will make a creative video so that students, staff, and teachers may view in the first five minutes of their homerooms. Other activities offered are Marching Band, Drama, Yearbook, Journalism, and the Associated Student Body.

[edit] Sports

Cerritos High wins many suburban league titles in sports such as girls' volleyball, girls' basketball, badminton, swimming, boys' water polo, track and field, boys' and girls' tennis, golf, and boys' volleyball.

Fall Sports (Boys): Cross Country, Football, Water Polo

Fall Sports (Girls): Cross Country, Golf, Tennis, Volleyball

Winter Sports (Boys): Basketball, Soccer, Wrestling

Winter Sports (Girls): Basketball, Soccer, Water Polo

Spring Sports (Boys): Badminton, Baseball, Golf, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball

Spring Sports (Girls): Badminton, Softball, Swimming, Track

Senior Hill, where most Senior gifts and perks are handed out annually.
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Senior Hill, where most Senior gifts and perks are handed out annually.

[edit] Annual Activities

Every year there some annual events organized by the ASB and sometimes aided by school clubs. A few examples being:

International Food Court Day: An enter-by-ticket event (usually costing $4.00) held in front of the North entrance of the school where a long row of food is set up. Each ticketholder is given a plate and then he or she goes in a line being served food from various cultured clubs, hence "International" Food Court Day. Although most of the participating clubs are culture-based clubs, a few are just some normal clubs that enter to receive recognition and notice by ASB.

Club Day: Where every club is given an area, somewhere around the school, to set up their booth or table to try to reel in possible members as well as to make a good impression on Freshmen. Usually the most recently-created clubs and the most popular clubs are given a spot in the center of the quad.

Yearbook Signing Party: On the day the yearbooks are given out after classes, the school is open to let students pick up their yearbooks as well as go around to mingle with new people and hang out with their friends to exchange and sign yearbooks. The yearbook, named Sin Igual, has usually been color for Senior photos, which are slightly larger, and for extra pages focusing on advertisements and school sports and events. The rest is usually black and white, including the class pictures of Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen. However the 2006 yearbook, Volume 35, was completely in color for the first time.

The 2006 Staff Vs Student soccer game.
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The 2006 Staff Vs Student soccer game.

Staff vs Student Soccer Game A soccer match between willing teachers and the junior varsity soccer team, it is mostly for the enjoyment of the teachers and students who participate as well as to promote better interstaff relations. The game usually takes place in the large field behind the school.

CHS students eating lunch and hanging out.
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CHS students eating lunch and hanging out.

[edit] C-High TV

C-High TV was founded in 2003 as a small, volunteer-based experiment. It became an official class in the '04-'05 school year, and aired an episode to the entire campus for the first time in March 2005. C-High TV seeks not only to provide hands-on experiences in the video production field for its members, but also to bring into focus the normally overlooked activities on campus and to raise awareness about recent events and world issues. A new episode is aired daily to the entire student body. From late August (starting with a one-week "Camp") to March, the C-High crew covers and broadcasts school activities, such as dances, concerts, tests, student speakouts, and sports updates. After March, C-High switches gear and begins (un-aired) work on the Spring Supplement DVD, which since 2005 has taken the place of the paper supplement that accompanies the school yearbook. The DVD is free for any Cerritos High student who purchases a yearbook. From March to June, C-High continues to cover various school activities but does not air them, saving these episodes for the DVD and instead broadcasting more non-news-based segments such as original storylines and student shoutouts. Currently, any Cerritos High student interested in joining C-High must fill out an application.

The quad
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The quad
The rear of the school.
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The rear of the school.

[edit] Notable alumni

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