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. The current principal at Cerritos High School is Jeff Green.

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[edit] History

Cerritos High School began its history by sharing the campus of nearby Richard Gahr High School. A rapidly increasing student population during the 1970s prompted the construction of its current campus, located across the street from the Cerritos library and city hall. Since then, Cerritos High has become the main public high school for the City of Cerritos with a student population of approximately 2,500 students. Though the original mascot was the donkey, the school mascot has since been changed to the don, or Spanish lord. The school colors consist of black and gold, and to a lesser extent, red and white.

[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 prestigious program where students play the role of delegates representing a country in the United Nations, debating real-life topics of international importance. 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, Colorguard, 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. However, the Cerritos High School football team hasn't been doing very well over the past few years.

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

[edit] Annual Activities

Each year there are several annual events organized by the ASB and sometimes aided by school clubs. Some of the events more noted by the student body include:

Project Diversity: Project Diversity is an anticipated annual week-long event during which clubs and classes gain the opportunity to present their cultures and heritage to the student body. Clubs such as Rangoli Club, Chinese Club, and Chikara have their own segments during lunch, and their displays often come in the form of dance and music. On the more competetive edge, classes compete for spirit points with acts based on the theme for that year. First place is given to the class which gives its performance with the best mix of comedy, fluidity, and presentation of the theme in the promotion of diversity.

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.
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.
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 shoutouts, and sports updates. Throughout the first semester, in addition to creating daily episodes, students learn the mechanics of prestigious computer programs such as Final Cut, a video editting program that has been utilized in the creation of many motion pictures.

After March, C-High switches its focus 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, and it consists of features such as spring sports, extracurricular activities, and the most memorable of all, senior focus. 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 that were produced in previous years or by contemporary media students. In addition, students are invited to aid in producing an episode about a topic they feel should be introduced to the student body.

Currently, any Cerritos High School student interested in joining C-High must fill out an application, which is available in the C-High TV room.

The quad
The quad

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] External links

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