Santiago High School (Corona, California)

Santiago High School is a high school located in Corona, California and is a member of the Corona-Norco Unified School District, serving grades 9 through 12. The school's athletic teams are known as the Sharks. The school has a full athletic program, band, choir, theatre, student government and video production team. Santiago has a student-run television program that airs once per month called "Shark TV". The school also has an Air Force JROTC unit with a Color Guard, Drill Team and other teams. They offer many athletic programs for both boys and girls including football, soccer, swim, water polo, golf, wrestling, volleyball, and many extracurricular activities.^[1]

Santiago High School has a school magazine, Shark Attack.^[2]

Athletics

• Softball CIF Champions - 2011
• Girls Water Polo CIF Champions - 2012
• Girls Basketball CIF Champions - 2013

Performing Arts

Instrumental Music

Known as the B.O.S.S. (Bands Of Santiago Sharks), the band program consists of four concert bands, three big band jazz ensembles, a 220 piece marching band (musicians only) and a 40 member color guard. Each of the award-winning bands has performed all over the United States, including Washington, DC (three times), Orlando, Florida (Disneyworld, NASA), Seattle, Washington, Hawaii (four times in Honolulu and Pearl Harbor) and twice in New York City. The Santiago High School Marching Band and Color Guard were selected to participate in the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.^[3] Two of the programs four concert bands were chosen to perform at Carnegie Hall in 2009 and again in the spring of 2014.

Theatre Department

Santiago has a theatre department consisting of theatre 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well as theatre production and theatre tech. Theatre 3 and 4 compete in festivals.

Santiago has a Dance, Cheer and Hip-Hop Team.

Military Conduct

AFJROTC, also known as Air Force Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps, is a military program at Santiago High School. They teach discipline, Air Science, leadership skills, military bearing, and drill, also known as marching. The AFJROTC program provides physical fitness much more difficult than regular P.E. Also, being in JROTC for 4 years, or 8 semesters, gives the person attending the program 16 college credits.

Statistics

• The graduation rate for Santiago High School is 96% whereas the district in California is 94%^[4]

Awards

• 2005: California Distinguished School^[5]

Notable Alumni

• Tyler Hoechlin (Born 1987) (Graduated 2006)- actor

External links

• Santiago High School's Official Homepage
• GreatSchools Rating
• Santiago High School's Green Architecture

References