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Covina High School
Address
Map
463 S. Hollenbeck Ave.

Covina
,
California

USA
Information
TypePublic
Established1897
School districtCovina-Valley Unified School District
PrincipalClaudia Karnoski
(2008 - present)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,650 (as of early '11)
Color(s)   Cardinal and White
MascotColts
InformationAssistant Principal Phone:
626-974-6030 Attendance Office:
(626) 974-6000
WebsiteCovina High School

Covina High School, commonly known as Covina High or CHS to the students, is a public high school located in Covina, California, United States. Covina High School is one of three comprehensive high schools within the Covina-Valley Unified School District. Established in 1897, Covina High is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[citation needed] There are approximately 1,600+ students enrolled for the 2010-11 school year.

The teaching staff includes forty-six regular education teachers and six special education teachers. Additional personnel include the school principal, an assistant principal, two deans, a student activities director, four counselors, and three librarians.

The school's mascot is the colt. The school colors are cardinal and white.

Academics

The school offers coursework in science, mathematics, foreign language, history, English, art, Family and Consumer Sciences (Home Ec.), Music, Choral, Business, Computer Technology and Photography. Special education is available.

FFA

Agriculture Education teaches concepts of global agricultural, food, fiber and natural resources systems.

School Within a School

The SWS program, led by counselor Noel D'Ingillo, consists of about 80 freshman and 60 sophomore students, each with a team of 5 teachers working collaboratively within each group. Teachers meet weekly to discuss student progress and cross-curricular assignments. From the recent state tests scores the SWS program raised[citation needed] their average scores over 100 points from their 8th grade year to their 9th grade year in both English and Math.

Athletics

Covina High School competes in the CIF Southern Section: Valle Vista League with Baldwin Park High School, Ganesha High School, Northview High School, Pomona High School, and San Dimas High School. At the end of the 2009-2010 school year, the Valle Vista League will dismiss Ganesha High School and welcome Nogales High School and Glen A. Wilson High School into the league.

Covina boys/girls track and field teams have won numerous Valle Vista titles and emerges as one of the best teams of the San Gabriel Valley and the division. Boys track went on a 7 consecutive league championship tear from 2002-2008.

The Colts football team won the CIF Championship in 1925, 1926, 1928, 1939, 1980, and 1995.[citation needed] The Colts baseball team won the CIF Championship in 1979, 1981, and 1988, which is the most by a Valle Vista League program, and is also a 25-time Valle Vista League Champion. The Colts softball team won the CIF Championship in 1989.

Boys Sports : Baseball, Basketball, X-country, Football, Wrestling, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field. Girls Sports : Volleyball, X-country, Tennis, Basketball, Wrestling, Soccer, Swimming, Softball, Track and Field.

Clubs

Because of the school's number of students and GPA records, the school offers many different clubs[2] during the school year, for student with high grade scores there are special advance clubs and for low grade scores some clubs give free tutoring for students who need it.

Gun Incident

On the morning of Thursday, April 30, 2009, a student from Covina High School was arrested at his house for possession of a loaded gun in a school campus.[3] A second student was arrested during school hours.[3] Police say two suburban high school students had a pair of loaded handguns, a spooky drawing depicting a killing and the intention of randomly shooting people on campus.[4] But the students' plot was discovered before any violence.[4]

The boys, ages 15 and 16, were charged Friday after the older student's stepfather contacted West Covina police to say his guns were missing from a gun locker.[5] They had taken the weapons onto the campus of Covina High School three times and told investigators they were considering using them, West Covina police Lt. Ron Mitchell said.

"Due to the interviews, we were of the mind that they were, at some point, they were going to randomly shoot people at school.[4]"

The 16-year-old is charged with conspiracy to commit murder, grand theft of a firearm, being a minor in possession of a handgun, and having a firearm on campus. The other boy, 15, faces the same charges except instead of grand theft, he is charged with receiving stolen property, said Los Angeles County district attorney's spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons.[6] Covina High School Principal Claudia Karnoski said she conducted her own investigation. The boys had shown the loaded guns to three or four friends, who failed to alert teachers, apparently because they didn't want to get into trouble.[7][8] One of the suspects had commented to the group that they should shoot people during a campus assembly that happened just before spring break, which started April 6. The principal said the plot was not carefully planned, though she is taking the incident seriously.

People will automatically think it was a Columbine-type plan. I am not downplaying it, but I don't think it was to that elevation.

Claudia Karnoski[9]

Karnoski said each boy was "like one of the everyday kids" at Covina High, a school of 1,500, and they had not been in trouble before. She said there was no indication of any grudge against staff members or students.[10] The boys, whose identities were not released because they are juveniles, were arrested Thursday one at home and the other at school. Mitchell did not know if the boys had been assigned attorneys and they remained in juvenile custody.[11][12]

Besides a Glock .40-caliber handgun and a Smith & Wesson .357-caliber handgun, police found several rounds of rifle ammunition with the boys but no rifle. Investigators also seized a drawing one of the boys allegedly made depicting a hooded figure shooting another character in the head. Underneath the drawing, the word "Exterminate" was written.[8][13][14]

Karnoski said the boy who drew that was a keen artist and had notebooks filled with all kinds of sketches. "It is disturbing, I don't know what it referred to."[8][14]

The incident marked the first time the Covina-Valley Unified School District had experienced guns on campus, officials said.[8][14]

Responses to the incidents

The Press arrived at the school on April 30, 2009 at 9:00PM and 10:00PM. Most of the news was spread on May 1, 2009 one day after the arrests were made. Denise Billiter mother of a Covina High School student quoted "I'm in complete shock right now. With everything going on, I'm really shocked they didn't notify me yesterday."[15]

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Principal Claudia Karnoski during a press meeting on May 1, 2009.

Students at the school were surprised by the incident. On an interview with ABC News freshman student Kevin Park said the majority of students had no idea what had happened "I think they probably just got them and took them away 'cause there was no sirens, no cop cars, we didn't see anything." [16] Brittney Baca a sophomore at the school commented that it makes her feel bad for the people more that they have such hatred for life, and such hatred for people that they don't really care what happens.[17] In a Fox News interview an anonymous mother claimed to be ashamed and in complete shock.[18] A student from the school said "I didn't believe it until the morning when I saw parents were picking up their kids and we were notified of the urgent assembly."[19]

ASB club

The ASB club offers many opportunities for students of any grade level. ASB hosts the annual class award competition named Color Rally, which is a competition that shows which class has the best school spirt throughout the year. The club also hosts many other events including Rallies, Back to School Night, Movie Night and many dances including Prom. The first movie shown on the first movie night was Crossroads. The first movie night for the school year of 2008-09 was I am Legend starring Will Smith. The Club's main head is Mrs. Martin, and as of the new school year, more than 50 students are part of the program.

Band

The Covina High School Marching Band is a competitive Division 3A marching band and has won several[specify] Bands of America Regional competitions, and has created a reputable name for themselves over the years. Covina High School also has an award winning jazz band, salsa band, and a competitive Indoor Drumline.

Notable alumni

References

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  2. ^ "Club List". Retrieved 2011-08-15.
  3. ^ a b THOMAS WATKINS (2009-05-01). "SoCal Students plan shooting". Associated Press. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-05-01. [dead link]
  4. ^ a b c THOMAS WATKINS (2009-05-01). "Schools arrested in for possession". Associated Press. Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  5. ^ Daniel Tedford (2009-04-30). "Covina High School students arrested". StarNews. Pasadena Star-News. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  6. ^ http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=6790937
  7. ^ http://www.examiner.com/a-1993300~Charges_filed_against_boys_who_took_guns_to_school.html
  8. ^ a b c d http://www.ktla.com/pages/landing_topstories/?Local-Teens-Charged-in-School-Shooting-P=1&blockID=280481&feedID=1198
  9. ^ http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/usworld/news-article.aspx?storyid=137054&catid=6
  10. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ie3vJ4YWf1IyIxUjuO0u4U_7QmhgD97TO0LG0
  11. ^ http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_12268955
  12. ^ http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_12272447
  13. ^ http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/2_Teens_Arrested_in_Campus_Gun_Plot_20090430
  14. ^ a b c The San Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/05/01/state/n161259D12.DTL&type=health. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) [dead link]
  15. ^ "News spread a day after the incident". ABCnews. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  16. ^ "Students arrest went unnoticeable". ABCnews. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  17. ^ "Students have never felt hatred in school". ABCnews. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  18. ^ "Parents believe the staff including students are great". MyFOXLA. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  19. ^ "Covina students "could not believe it"". MyFOXLA. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  20. ^ a b "It's Tough to be a Bird". 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  21. ^ Unusual Occupations L-5-2 at IMDb
  22. ^ Art Afterpieces, ISBN 978-0-8431-0366-3
  23. ^ Irving Spiegel (June 29, 1941). "A 'GHOST SINGER'S SAGA". The New York Times.

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