Don Antonio Lugo High School
Don Antonio Lugo High School is one of the four high schools of the Chino Valley Unified School District located in Chino, California. The mascot is the Conquistador. Don Lugo High School was founded in 1976, and during that year the school only accepted freshmen. Each following year another freshman class was added until the school had all four classes for the first time in 1980.
Athletics, Clubs, & Groups
- Water polo boys Varsity and JV are undefeated Mt. Baldy league champions 09-10
- Water polo girls Varsity are undefeated Mt.Baldy league champions
- Swim Team both girls and boys varsity are undefeated Mt.Baldy league champions for six years now
- Award Winning Band & Colorguard - SCJA Division 3 State Champions 2007, SCJA Division 4 State Champions 2008 & 2009.
- ComedySportz The best Comedy Sports: High School League team in the Inland Empire 1997-2009
- FFA has the largest premises in southern California. FFA is not exactly a club but a national organization that reaches from the state of Alaska to Puerto Rico and from the state of Maine to Hawaii. FFA stands for Future Farmers of America. The Don Lugo FFA Chapter used to be part of the Citrus Section. Starting from the 2008-2009 school year, Citrus section was disbanded, and the remaining chapters went to different sections. The Don Lugo FFA chapter is currently part of the Orange section. The Don Lugo FFA participates in many competitions.
- Golf Team - League Champions 2008 (first championship in history of Don Lugo)
- International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, Diploma Programme- Official IB school
- Track 2000 US Track & Field National Outdoor Championships - Boys 4x800 meter relay National Champions. Current California State Record 4x800 Meter Relay holder. 7:38.31. Mike Serratos 1:55.2 Art Garcia 1:54.5 Raphael Asafo-Agyei 1:54.9 Nick Branen 1:53.7.
- Wrestling (1983 Division 2A Heavyweight Champion, Gene Skaggs / Southern Section 1996 State Champion 215 LBS, Jose Aguilar)
- Wrestling (1983 Division 2A Heavyweight Champion, Gene Skaggs / Southern Section 1996 State Champion 215 LBS, Jose Aguilar, nat'l champion Jose Aguilar HVYWT.)
- Cross-Country 1999 Division 1/Sourthern Section) - Boys Cross Country Team State Champions - November 1999, 2003 Division 1/Southern Section - Boys Cross Country Team State Champions)
- JROTC
Notable alumni
- Diana Taurasi – a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA, 3 time NCAA National Champion, Wade Trophy winner and 2 time gold medal winner.
- Chad Cordero – a professional baseball player who currently pitches for the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He was drafted in the 1st round of the MLB draft in 2003, by the Montreal Expos. An arm injury in 2008 led to the Washington Nationals releasing Chad. He last pitched in 9 games for the Seattle Mariners in 2010. Through 2010, he has a career record of 20 wins, 15 loses, a 2.89 ERA, to go along with 128 saves in 314 games.
- Leah O'Brien-Amico – a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. Women's softball team.
- Peter Hughes – bassist for the indie-rock band The Mountain Goats.
- Joshua Mance – American sprinter.
- Luis Zendejas – Pro NFL Kicker
- Juan Velasquez – Notorious co-founder of Abe Vigoda, a Tropical Punk Band.
- Richard Yett – Professional Baseball player.
- Tony Lang - Intermediate Professional Bajo Player, Inter-Comedy League
- Ivan Pacheco - DCI medalist
- Raymundo Ramirez - Teacher at Garey Senior High School
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