Azusa High School

Azusa High School

Every Student College And Career Ready
Location
240 N Cerritos Ave
Azusa, California 91702
United States
Coordinates 34°07′26″N 117°53′47″W / 34.123808°N 117.896451°W / 34.123808; -117.896451Coordinates: 34°07′26″N 117°53′47″W / 34.123808°N 117.896451°W / 34.123808; -117.896451
Information
School type Comprehensive Public High School, International Baccalaureate High School
Established 1956
Status Operating
School district Azusa Unified School District
CEEB Code 050188
NCES School ID 060360000268[1]
Principal Ramiro Rubalcaba
Faculty Approximately 157
Grades 9–12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment 2,100 approximately[1]
Campus size Large
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)              Blue, white, and black
Slogan Once An Aztec, Always An Aztec!
Mascot Aztecs
Rivals Gladstone Gladiators
Accreditation WASC - 6 years
Newspaper Aztec Sun
Yearbook Turoquoi
Feeder schools Center Middle School, Foothill Middle School, Slauson Middle School
Website ahs-ausd-ca.schoolloop.com

Azusa High School is a public high school in Azusa, California, United States, a city east of Los Angeles, California and east of the San Gabriel Valley. It is one of the three high schools in the Azusa Unified School District.[2] Azusa High School is currently an IB (International Baccalaureate) school. Azusa High is ranked #2000 in the nation receiving a Silver Award for Best High Schools in U.S. News & World Report.

Academics

As of 2014, Azusa High School operates on an 8:00 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. schedule.[3] The only exception is on Wednesday where school ends at 2:00 as every Wednesday is a minimum day.

Enrollment

Azusa High School has had an enrollment of about 1,416 students in 2011-2012 school year.[1] Azusa High School is integrated in the school years of 2011-2012 with, 0.2% American Indian/Alaska Native, 1.1% Asian, 0.3% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 1.7% Filipino, 90.6% Hispanic, 1.0% Black, and 4.4% White.[4]

AP Courses

Alma Mater

Marching Proudly Ever Forward To Victory And To Fame, Azusa High Our Alma Mater Glorious Is Thy Name, Through The Years Our Hearts Will Cherish, Times We Spent With You, Memories Will Never Perish, We're Forever True!

Fight Song

They Always Call Us Azusa Aztecs, We Always Have A Fighting Team, We Can Run And Kick And Throw, Give Us The Ball And Just Look At Us Go, It's Hip Hooray For Azusa Aztecs And We're Out To Beat You Tonight, So Give A Great Big Cheer For The Aztecs Of The Year Azusa Aztecs Watch Us Fight!!

Athletics

Currently, Azusa High School offers its students 12 sport teams. All Sports Teams are associated with the Montview League. These sports include

Aztec Band and Pageantry Corps

Aztec Band & Pageantry Corps

The Azusa High School Aztec Band & Pageantry Corps is under the direction of Band Director Susie Marin.[6] The Aztec Band is associated with the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA).

Instructors

Drill/Visual - Chris Henderson & Eric Villalobos

Brass - Bert Gonzalez

Pageantry - Jose Lujan

Percussion - Edgar Sanchez

Marching Band Championship Awards

 1st Place Gold Medalists 
 2A Division 
 Field Show - Rhythms Of A City
 2nd Place Silver Medalists
 3A Division
 Field Show -  Attraction!! The Music of Scheherazade
 1st Place Gold Medalists
 3A Division
 Field Show - Ascension
 1st Place Gold Medalists
 3A Division
 Field Show - Arachnid
 5th Place
 3A Division
 Field Show - Regenesis
 4th Place
 3A Division
 Field Show - The Nightmare
 5th Place
 3A Division
 Field Show - Wishing You Were Here

The Aztec Band is a combination of

Pageantry is a competitive Dance and Tall Flag unit with Marching band. Pageantry also has their own season often known as winter guard. The Winterguard team is associated with the Winter Guard Association of Southern California (WGASC)

Winterguard Championship Awards

 3rd Place Bronze Medalists
 Division RAAA
 Show - Cleopatra
 3rd Place Bronze Medalists
 Division RAAA
 Show - Abracadabra
 1st Place Gold Medalists
 Division RAAA
 Show - Bats

Notable people associated with this school

Sandra Martinez – AHS student died in March 2014 after what was thought to be lung cancer but autopsy proved to be a possible case of Castleman Disease.

Omar Serrano- Hispanic Musician/ Guitarist

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Azusa High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Azusa Unified School District - Schools". Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Azusa High School - Bell Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ed-Data - Azusa High School". Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Azusa High School - Activities". Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Azusa High School: Band & Pageantry". Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  7. ↑ Mickey, Lisa. "A Path to Opportunity Through the Greens". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Ruth Wysocki bio". Retrieved 20 June 2013.

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