Hemet High School
Hemet High School | |
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Address | |
41701 East Stetson Avenue East Hemet, CA, 92544 USA | |
Coordinates | 33°43′13″N 116°56′03″W / 33.72028°N 116.93417°WCoordinates: 33°43′13″N 116°56′03″W / 33.72028°N 116.93417°W |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
Established | 1894 |
School district | Hemet Unified School District |
Principal | James Allured |
Faculty | 138 |
Enrollment | 2471 |
Color(s) | Red & Gold |
Rival | West Valley High School |
Newspaper | The Bulldog |
Yearbook | Tahquitz |
Website | http://www.hemethigh.com/ |
Hemet High School is a public high school of approximately 2,500 students located in East Hemet, California and is part of the Hemet Unified School District. Hemet High is accredited by the WASC Accrediting Commission for Schools. From its founding in 1894 to 1965 the school was known as Hemet Union High School.
History
Hemet High School was first founded in 1894 and has been moved to different campus sites in the past. The school has been operating at its present campus site since 1972. Hemet High is accredited by the WASC, NATEF, and AYES Accrediting Commissions for Schools. The campus began construction expansion again, including the addition of two new academic buildings, a theater, and several shade structures, completed during the summer of 2012 (first being used in the 2012-2013 school year).
The school was used as an evacuation center during the Mountain Fire in July 2013.[1]
Sports
Fall season
•Girl'sVolleyball
•Girl's Golf
•Girl's Tennis
•Boy's Water Polo
Winter Season
•Boy's Basketball
•Girl's Basketball
•Boy's Soccer
•Girl's Soccer
•Girl's Water Polo
Spring Season
•Boy's Track & Field
•Girl's Track & Field
•Boy's tennis
•Boy's Swimming
•Girl's Swimming
CIF
•The Lady Bulldogs Volleyball Team won their second consecutive CIF title in 2012.
•The 2015 Wrestling Team won their first CIF-SS title in school history.
• The Boys Hemet Baseball Team celebrate their 2-0 victory over Temple City in the CIF-SS Division 5 baseball title game at UC Riverside.
Notable alumni
- James Lafferty (class of 2003) - actor, One Tree Hill [2]
- Coralie Simmons (class of 1995) - former U.S. Olympian (2000 women's water polo)
References
- ↑ "Mountain Fire". inciweb.org. July 20, 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ↑ NNDB, Hemet High School, James Lafferty
External links
- Hemet High School. Official site.
- Riverside County 11th Annual Education Summit and Models of Excellence
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hemet Senior High School