Barstow High School

Barstow High School
Location
430 South First Street
Barstow, California 92311
United States
Information
Type Public
Established September 15, 1915 [1]
School district Barstow Unified School District
Principal Mr. Derrick Delton
Faculty 81.2 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 2006  (2006–07)
Student to teacher ratio 23.8[2]
Color(s) Cardinal Red and Gold         
Mascot Aztecs
Website Barstow HS

Barstow High School is a public high school located in Barstow, California. Founded in 1915, the school soon expanded and relocated to its current location in 1938.[1] The school serves about 3,000 students in grades 9 to 12 from across the city, as well as outlying areas. In recent years, funding from the city has allowed the school to expand greatly, including revamping of older buildings, as well as the construction of a science lab and a gym. The school is known for having excellent D3 State winning cross country teams, an award winning competition cheer squad and the Aztec Marching Band. In Track & Field DSL Championships held on April 30, 2008, Anthony Solis broke the DSL record for the 3200m in 9:37 and later went on to run 9:11 at the 2008 California State Championships for 3200m, after winning CIF-SS D3 3200m individual title. Barstow High School had the Individual Champion in cross country at the Southern Section Finals with Anthony Solis winning in 2007 with a time of 15:01 and Isaac Chavez winning in 2008 with a time of 15:04 (both on the Mt.Sac cross country course). Barstow High school and Victor Valley High School compete annually in the "Axe" football game.

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Athletics

As of the 2008–2009 school year, the school offers sports in:[3]

Basketball
Football
Baseball
Softball
Soccer
Girl's volleyball
Track and Field
Cross Country ( 6-time state Champions,01,02,05,06,07,08)
Wrestling
Golf
Tennis
Cheerleading (co-ed)

Since 1932, the Barstow High School Aztecs have played the Victor Valley High School Jackrabbits in the Axe Game. It is the second longest high school rivalry in southern California.

The mascot

Originally, the "Riffians" was the mascot. When the school merged with the Kennedy High School "Spartans" across town the beginning of the 1977–1978 school year, the mascot was officially changed to the Aztecs.[4]

Student demographics

As of 2008:[5]

Ethnicity
 BHS
 California school average
American Indian 2% 1%
Asian 4% 11%
African American 18% 7%
White 35% 33%
Hispanic 41% 45%

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b "The City of Barstow, California: History". City of Barstow . http://www.barstowca.org/AboutBarstow.asp?ContentID=190&nav=History. Retrieved 2009-11-10. 
  2. ^ a b "Barstow High". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=060402000355&ID=060402000355. Retrieved 2008-05-13. "Students: 1936 (2005-2006)" 
  3. ^ Barstow High School website. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
  4. ^ "Barstow High Memorial". Barstow High Memorial. http://www.barstowhighmemorial.com/. Retrieved 2011-10-18. 
  5. ^ "Barstow High School - Barstow, California/CA". Public School Review. http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/5620. Retrieved 2011-10-18. 

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