Chino High School

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 States
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

http://www.ktla.com/videobeta/da6ce32b-36a5-414f-8409-00db809dae90/News/KTLA-Chino-Cowboys-secret-weapon

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

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