A. B. Miller High School
| (Fontana) A. B. Miller High School | |
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| Location | |
| Fontana, California, United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°07′46″N 117°26′53″W / 34.12944°N 117.44806°WCoordinates: 34°07′46″N 117°26′53″W / 34.12944°N 117.44806°W |
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| Type | Public school |
| Established | October 1991 |
| School district | Fontana Unified School District |
| Principal | Heather Griggs |
| Number of students | 3006 (2008–2009 school year) |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Mascot | Rebels |
| Website | fusdweb.com/sites/hs/abmiller[dead link][1] |
(Fontana) A. B. Miller High School is one of five high schools in the Fontana Unified School District that services students in the Fontana area of California.[2] The mission statement of the school is "To provide a challenging stantards-based curriculum, in an environment conducive to learning, that prepares students from all backgrounds to become productive and responsible members of society." Regular school hours are from 7:30 am to 2:55 pm with an optional earlier 0 period starting at 6:30 am and an after school 7th period which ends at 3:20 pm.
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[edit] School namesake
A.B. Miller High School is named after Azariel Blanchard Miller (1878–1941) who is credited as the founder of the city of Fontana. In 1905, he brought 200 head of horse, mules, plows, scrapers and tents into the area and began transforming 17,000 acres of sand, sage brush and rock into a great citrus fruit, poultry and live stock farm.[3]
[edit] Placement on low-performing schools list
In March 2010, Fontana A.B. Miller High School was placed on a list of the 5 lowest performing high schools in the county.[4] A transformation model was put in place in the school, which called for the replacement of the principal and rewarding teachers based on student performance. The Principal Heather Griggs was not replaced, however, due to being on the job less than 2 years. Fontana Unified School district, home to three of the 188 lowest performing schools in the state, is slated to receive $5.7 million in School Improvement Grants (SIG) to support improvements.[5][6][7]
[edit] Demographics
Out of the 3,006 students enrolled during the 2008–2009 school year,[8] the ethnic breakdown was:
- 8.3% African-American
- 7.5% Caucasian
- 0.9% Asian
- 81.6% Hispanic or Latino
- 1.7% Others
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jesse Chavez, Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals
- Alexis Serna, Canadian Football League player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Nick Barnett, NFL player for the Green Bay Packers
- Bobby Green, Strikeforce professional Mixed Martial Artist.
[edit] References
- ^ "A. B. Miller High School". http://www.fusd.net/SARC/200809/ABMillerHS.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ "Our High Schools". http://www.fusd.net/schools/HighSchool/index.stm. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ "School Names". http://www.fusd.net/fusdhistory/schoolnames.stm. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ "http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_14635061". San Bernardino Sun. http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_14635061. Retrieved 2011-12-12.[dead link]
- ^ "Seven San Bernardino schools named among state's worst". dailynews.com. http://blogs.dailynews.com/educationnow/2010/03/seven-san-bernardino-schools-n.html. Retrieved 27 Aug 2010.
- ^ "Seven San Bernardino City Schools Among State’s Lowest Performing". blackvoicenews.com. http://blackvoicenews.com/news/44118-seven-san-bernardino-city-schools-among-states-lowest-performing.html. Retrieved 27 Aug 2010.
- ^ "$57.6 million set to go to San Bernardino schools". Redlands Daily Facts. http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/sanbernardinocounty/ci_15884330. Retrieved 27 Aug 2010.
- ^ "2008-09 School Accountability Report Card". http://www.fusd.net/SARC/200809/ABMillerHS.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
