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Pioneer High School (Los Angeles County, California)

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Coordinates: 33°58′15″N 118°04′45″W / 33.9707°N 118.0793°W / 33.9707; -118.0793
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Pioneer High School
Address
Map
10800 Benavon St.

Whittier
,
California

90606
Coordinates33°58′15″N 118°04′45″W / 33.9707°N 118.0793°W / 33.9707; -118.0793
Information
TypePublic Secondary
Established1959
School districtWhittier Union High School District
PrincipalLilia Bozigian
Teaching staff56.17 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,217 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.67[1]
Color(s)  Green
  Black
  White
NicknamePiHi
Team nameTitans
YearbookThe Torch
WebsiteHome page

Pioneer High School is a public school in West Whittier-Los Nietos, a census-designated place in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California.

Academics

Pioneer High School encourages the taking of AP courses in order to challenge and prepare for college.

Pioneer High School offers a wide variety of AP courses, which include:

General information

Pioneer High School, home of the Titans, is located in unincorporated community of West Whittier-Los Nietos, California, neighboring the city of Pico Rivera. The school serves students from the Los Nietos, South Whittier, and Whittier City school districts. PHS is one of the 5 comprehensive high schools in the Whittier Union High School District. .

Demographics

The student body at pioneer is 95.7% Hispanic, 2.2% White, and less than 1% each Asian, Black, Native American and Pacific Islander.[1]

Titan Sports

Fall sports

  • Cross Country - 1959 Surburban League Champs; 1978, 1980 & 1981 Girls Whitmont League Champs; 1997, 1998 Del Rio League Champs
  • Football - 1970 & 1971 Whitmont League Champs; 1998 Del Rio League Champs
  • Tennis (girls)
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Water Polo (boys)

Winter sports

  • Basketball - 1970 Whitmont League Champs; 1971 Whitmont League Tri-Champs; 2015 Del Rio League Champs; 1979 Girls Whitmont League Co-Champs; 1980 & 1993 Girls Whitmont League Champs
  • Soccer - 1979 CIF Champs; 1978 & 1979 Whitmont League Champs
  • Water Polo (girls)
  • Wrestling- 1983 Whitmont League Champs, 2003 Del Rio League Champs

Spring sports

  • Baseball - 1966 & 1967 Surburban League Champs
  • Golf
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis (Bro's)
  • Track & Field - 1997 & 1998 Del Rio League Champs Led by the great relay teams of 1997-1998 4x100m relay Chris Tavera, Tony Silva, Tony Alvarez and Pablo Lopez. 4x400m relay Tony Alvarez, Tony Silva, Pedro Esquivel and Pablo Lopez. 3 consecutive years undefeated in the Del Rio League for the 4x100m and 4x400m relays.
  • Volleyball (boys)

Summer sports

  • Wrestling
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Water Polo

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Pioneer High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lauren Tewes -- Hollywood Success". The Morning News. Jun 24, 1979.
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