Glen A. Wilson High School

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Glen A. Wilson High School

16455 Wedgeworth Drive Hacienda Heights, California, 91745 USA
Information
School district	HLPUSD
Principal	Dr. Albert E. Clegg
Enrollment	1826^[1]
School type	Public high school
Grades	9-12
Campus	Suburban
Mascot	Wildcat
Color(s)	Cardinal and Gold
Yearbook	Prowler
Newspaper	Paw Prints
Established	1966
Information	626-934-4400
Homepage	www.gawilson.com

Glen A. Wilson High School is a public high school located in Hacienda Heights, California. It is one of two high schools located in the city, and one of four in the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District.

The school offers numerous Advanced Placement programs and outstanding performance arts which includes everything from the Century II Players Theatre Dept. to the Royal Wilson Marching Alliance. The school currently offers the International Baccalaureate program.

Wilson was ranked 452 in Newsweek's 2008 list of the 1,300 top U.S. public high schools.^[2]

1 History
2 School demographics
3 Curriculum
- 3.1 Graduation Requirements
4 Extracurricular
5 Athletics
6 Achievements
7 Notable alumni
8 References
9 External links

[edit] History

Students are searched before entering school.

The school was started September 1966 on the campus of the neighboring Rowland High School in Rowland Heights, California, where students attended a split session year until the campus was ready for occupancy in September 1967.

In 2008, Wilson received some media attention after threats were made to specific students around the anniversary of the Columbine shootings. On Thursday, May 17, 2008, security was increased and students' backpacks were searched. All after-school activities were canceled. In addition, on Friday, May 18, 2008, school was canceled as a precaution, although early that morning, a student was arrested in connection with the threats and held at Juvenile Hall.

[edit] School demographics

The ethnic composition of the student body is:

42.8% Asian
7.3% Caucasian
43.5% Hispanic
2.4% Filipino
2.3% African American
1.6% Other (Native American, Pacific Islander, Multiracial).

Source: California Department of Education, Educational Demographics Unit [1]

[edit] Curriculum

[edit] Graduation Requirements

A full year course is equal to 10 credits; one semester earns 5 credits.

Subject Area	Required
English 1	10
English 2	10
English 3	10
English 4	10
World Studies	10
U.S. History	10
Civics	5
Economics	5
Mathematics	30
Biological Sci	10
Phys/Earth Sci	10
Physical Educ	30
Science	10
F.Art/For Lang.	10
Prac Arts/Acad	20
Electives	40

[edit] Extracurricular

Glen A. Wilson is home to a variety of clubs.

Some educational clubs participate in various competitions in the United States or internationally (FBLA and MUN). Others are involved in academics (Helping Hands Club, NHS, CSF).

Some clubs at Wilson are part of larger networks of clubs. Students attend conventions in which they participate in debates about national issues. For example, Kiwins and the Key Club are part of the larger Kiwanis Family. These clubs do community services in the local area and sometimes meet with other Key Clubs. Another example is the Red Cross Club, which organizes a blood drive annually.

Other clubs help around campus. For example, there is a Link Crew, in which older participating students are assigned incoming freshmen. The Link Crew members guide freshmen throughout the year to help them transition into high school. There is also the Renaissance, a club that organizes school recognition activities like "Student of the Month", "Teacher of the Month", Renaissance cards with rewards for students, and a recognition rally near the end of the school year.

The rest of the clubs consist of recreational activities (ex. Anime Club, The Lunch Bunch, Lost Club, Gamers Guild, Harry Potter Club, etc). These clubs are open to anyone with interest in the subject.

A list of Wilson clubs can be found here (Note: Several clubs are no longer active and others have not been added).

[edit] Athletics

The school's sport teams compete in the Miramonte League to qualify for California Interscholastic Federation (CIF).

Boys	Girls	Co-ed
Baseball	Basketball	Badminton
Basketball	Golf	Cross Country
Football	Soccer	Swimming
Golf	Tennis	Track
Soccer	Volleyball
Tennis	Waterpolo
Waterpolo
Wrestling

[edit] Achievements

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[edit] Badminton

Wilson had an eight-year reign as league champs from 1993-2000, never missing a year of CIF. In 2007, the Wilson Badminton team placed third in CIF.

[edit] Football

In 1996, the Football team, under Head Coach Tom Caines, went 14-0 to capture their first of two CIF Division VI Titles. From 1995-1998, the school had the third longest winning streak in the State of California with 31 consecutive wins with Head Coach Dave Merrill. In 2007, the team also won back "The Wheel" from Los Altos High School and made it to the second round in CIF.^[3]

[edit] Tennis

As of 2008, the Wildcats have won 17 Miramonte League championships. In 2008, two single players and one doubles team from Wilson managed to enter the first round of CIF for individuals but failed to advance to the second round.

[edit] Volleyball

In the fall of 2006, Coach Branconier and the volleyball team won the CIF-Southern Section Division III-A Championship.^[4] The team was led by All-American Ashley Lee.

[edit] Cheer Squad

In 2006, the Glen A. Wilson Cheer Squad won first place at a Jamz Nationals Competition. They are titled National Champions.

[edit] Journalism

Under the direction of adviser Jeorgia Moore, Wilson's journalism staff is one of the best in Southern California. In April 2002, in the SCJEA Write-Offs, the Wilson journalism staff won the Newspaper Sweepstakes (Most Points in Paper) and the Overall Sweepstakes (Most Points in all Categories). They advanced to the SCJEA State Finals in May 2002, where they placed fourth in the Newspaper Sweepstakes.^[5] In the March 2007 SCJEA Write-Offs, Wilson placed first in the Newspaper Sweepstakes and second in the Overall Sweepstakes.

[edit] Mock Trial

In 2006, the school's Mock Trial team, under Professor Samuel Barone, won first place in Los Angeles County competition and continued on to win 4th place in California state finals.

[edit] Royal Wilson Marching Alliance

In the fall of 2006, the RWMA placed 7th out of 10 at the SCSBOA Field Show Championships.
In the fall of 2007, the RWMA placed 8th out of 10 at the SCSBOA Field Show Championships.
In the spring of 2007, the RWMA received Superiors at the Band and Orchestra Festival for both its Concert Band and Wind Ensemble.
In the spring of 2007, the Spring Drum Line placed 2nd out of 11 in the Standstill division Championships of the American Drumline Association.
In the spring of 2007, The Winter Guard became champions of the Intermediate A division of the Winter Guard Association of Southern California.

[edit] Notable alumni

Brian Tee - Actor, appeared in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
Fergie - Singer/actress, nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in the 2008 Grammy Awards.
Jill Sterkel - Olympic swimmer and Hall of Famer. She won four Olympic medals in Freestyle swimming events, and was the first woman to be on four Olympic swim teams.
Josh Keaton - Actor, voice actor, singer and music producer. He is the voice of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the new "The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)".
Scott Williams - Former NBA Basketball player, led the school to a state championship in his senior year.

[edit] References

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