| San Dimas High School | |
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| Location | |
| 800 W. Covina Blvd San Dimas, California, United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1970 |
| School district | Bonita Unified School District |
| Principal | Michael Kelly |
| Enrollment | 1,300+ |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Saint |
| Newspaper | The Halo |
| Yearbook | El Santo |
| Website | http://www.SanDimasHigh.com |
San Dimas High School is a secondary school located in San Dimas, California, in the United States. It is part of the Bonita Unified School District. Most of the students come from Lone Hill Middle School which shares the same city block as the High School.
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The school was opened in 1970 to serve the growing population of the City of San Dimas. A distinctive bell tower was built on campus to create an icon for the main quad.
San Dimas High School has been named a California Distinguished School three times, most recently in 2009 [1]. It has been on Newsweek Magazine's list of "America's Best High Schools" several years running, most recently in 2010 [2]. The Animation Program received a Golden Bell Award from the California School Boards Association.
San Dimas High School offers 16 Advanced Placement (AP) Courses along with a variety of honors and accelerated courses.
AP Environmental Science
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP World History
AP United States History
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
AP Physics
AP United States Government
AP Music Theory
AP English Language
AP English Literature
AP French Language
AP Spanish Language
AP Studio Art
San Dimas Saint Football won the CIF Southern Section Division Mid-Valley (XI)(Section) Champion for 2009 after defeating Monrovia High School 12–7 at Citrus College on December 12, 2009. San Dimas Saint Baseball won the CIF Southern Section Division Champion for 2009 at Angel Stadium.
San Dimas High School is referenced in the 1989 movie Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, with the line "San Dimas High School Football Rules" later becoming the title of a song from the 1999 Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits album by The Ataris.
Jamie Dantzscher (1982- ), an Olympic Gymnast in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney for the U.S. Olympic Team.
D. J. Hackett (1981- ), a professional football wide receiver played for the Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers.