Claremont High School (California)

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Claremont High School
Location
Claremont , California United States
Coordinates	34°06′46″N 117°43′25″W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	A Tradition of Excellence
Established	1964
Principal	Dr. Brett O'Connor
Faculty	93
Enrollment	2,255
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	maroon, white, and gray
Mascot	Wolfpack
Newspaper	"The Wolfpacket"
Athletics	15 sports
Website	www.cusd.claremont.edu/chs/chs.php

Claremont High School is a public school situated in Claremont, California, USA. It is a California Distinguished School, a two-time national Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (1986-1987)(1999-2000), and recently a nationally recognized International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.

History

Claremont High School is located in Southern California about 30 miles east of Los Angeles. Nestled in the San Gabriel Valley and the City of Claremont, Claremont High is within walking distance of the consortium of seven Claremont Colleges. Within the Claremont Unified School District, Claremont High is the comprehensive high school, along with seven elementary schools, a school for orthopedically handicapped students, one intermediate school, one continuation high school, one Community Day School, and one Adult School.

Claremont High School serves 2,236 students from a predominantly middle class to upper class, college community. The school is proud of its rich diversity, as shown by the fact that its students speak over 20 different languages at home. The student community is 49% White, 26% Hispanic, 15% Asian and Pacific Islander, and 8% African-American. Over 90% are fluent English speakers. Claremont High serves approximately 35 orthopedically handicapped students from this and surrounding districts. Staff and students work hard to build a culture of respect and pride. There is a school culture of strong achievement by all students and an expectation of respect for each other.

Academics

Claremont is extremely strong in academics, with above-average API scores. Each year, there are about 6-7 National Merit Finalists. There is one valedictorian and salutatorian, they are Claremont High School’s highest academic honors. Ranking is determined by grade point average, using the University of California formula which weights Advanced Placement, Honors, and UC transferable college courses (transferred to CHS). This formula is applied to UC approved courses taken in the ninth grade through the second triad of the eighth semester of the senior year. In addition, grades in all subject areas must be a “C” or better. The honor of Valedictorian and Salutatorian is not necessarily given to the two students with the highest GPA; instead, the teachers vote out of the top 10 highest ranked students. The honors are subjectively given to the two students who have demonstrated the most dedication, work ethic, and excellence during their four years at CHS, not only with grades, but with extracurricular activities. As a result, the selection can be sometimes controversial.

Clubs and Activities

• Every year the theatre puts on approximately ten shows, in the past including CATS, Oklahoma, Beauty and the Beast, Hello Dolly, The Bad Seed, MacBeth, and The Diary of Anne Frank.consistently places in multiple categories at the CA State Thespian Festival.
• JETS Engineering Competition at USC- 8 member team goes to USC University of Southern California to compete in a one-day engineering contest.
• Math/Science Club - A club dedicated to helping students excel in math and science and get involved in various competitions, including the American Mathematics Competition, American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME), Pomona - Wisconsin Math Talent Search, and High School Math Modeling Competition.
• Solar Cup - CHS sends a team to Lake Skinner to compete against other teams of the Inland Empire in a solar boat competition.
• Robotics Team- Teams compete against each other with LEGO Mindstorm robots in a district-wide competition.
• National Honor Society- for qualified seniors only.
• California Scholarship Federation - A long-lasting club for academically successful students. CSF is the largest club on campus.
• El Espiritu Yearbook - A year-long, award-winning program, creating the 400+ page book of memories that CHS students cherish for years to come.
• Mock Trial
• Republican Club
• Young Democrats
• German Club
• Interact Club - a volunteering/community service club
• Key Club - Another active club dedicated to community service.

Athletics

Claremont's sports programs are mostly successful, including Football, Volleyball, Tennis, Soccer, Track and Field, and Cross-Country. The Cross-country team has excelled, with a 4th place finish at the State Meet. The Varsity Football team has won 21 league championships, including 15 CIF titles. In 2009, the Varsity Tennis team won the CIF [1] title. The Soccer team won Back to Back League Titles in 2001-2002, and was the 1993 CIF Champions. Claremont is part of the Baseline League, consisting of Claremont, Upland, Alta Loma, Los Osos, Rancho Cucamonga, and Etiwanda High School.

Associated Student Body

The student political group, ASB (Associated Student Body), consists of a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, in addition to numerous smaller positions.

Notable alumni

• Ben Harper, musician and singer-songwriter
• Alex Hinshaw, MLB baseball player for the San Francisco Giants
• Kristin Rossum, toxicologist notable for murdering her husband with poison
• Frank Zappa, composer, guitarist, record and film producer
• Dan McGwire, NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks
• Peter Thum, co-founder of Ethos Water
• Yousef Hassan, School's Best Tennis Player of 2010

Images

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  CHS Plaza on a rainy day.
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  CHS Central Quad at lunch
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  CHS Parking Lot, facing North

External links

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