Cerritos High School
| Cerritos High School | |
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United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | September 1971 |
| School district | ABC Unified School District |
| Superintendent | Mary Sieu |
| Principal | Patrick Walker |
| Teaching staff | 90 [2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 2188 [1] |
| Color(s) | Black Gold White Red |
| Mascot | Don |
| Team name | Dons |
| Rival | Artesia High School, Gahr High School, Whitney High School |
| Newspaper | The Informer |
| Website | Cerritos High School web site |
Cerritos High School, also called CHS, is a high performing, comprehensive, 4 year public high school located in Cerritos, California, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the ABC Unified School District. According to US News Report 2013, CHS is ranked #38 in California, and #237 in the nation. The All Male Dance Drill Team captured the 2013 United Spirit Association Nationals Competition recently at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, and the Dance Drill Team, Song and Yell Girls Pep squads have consistently ranked #1 nationally. In 2013, the Cerritos High Model United Nations team moved up from a national ranking of 9, to top 5 in the nation, according to bestdelegate.com. "Cerritos moves up to the top five with its strongest performance in recent years and won the most delegation awards of any team this year. Besides a split weekend success of a Best Class Delegation at BMUN and an Award of Excellence at NHSMUN, Cerritos won Best Large Delegation awards at BruinMUN, UCIMUN, DavisMUN, Surf City MUN, and EHSMUN. The team also won awards at NAIMUN, MVHSMUN, and McKennaMUN and attended RHSMUN. The team also hosted CHSMUN which has rapidly increased in size." In 2014, Cerritos claimed the boys and girls CIF Southern Section swim team title at CIF-Southern Section Division IV swim meet at Riverside Community College. The 2014 title marks the second straight for the Lady Dons and the second in school history. The boys team added to the two championships won back in 2000 and 2001.
History
Cerritos High School began its history in September 1971 by sharing the campus of nearby Gahr High School. Rapidly increasing student population during the 1970s prompted the construction of its current campus, located across the street from the Civic Center, Cerritos Library, and Cerritos Sheriffs Station in 1973.
Student profile
- Student enrollment by ethnicity[3]
| Ethnic Group | Percentage |
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| White | |
| Black | |
| Hispanic and Latino American | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
Academics
CHS has been ranked in the top 1000 high schools in the United States by Newsweek for the past four years.[when?][citation needed] It is one of the top Model United Schools in the entire nation. Also, in the Washington Report 2013, Cerritos High was included in the top 50 most challenging high schools in California. According to Best Delegate' America's Best High School MUN teams rankings, Cerritos High was rank 9 of all high schools in America in 2011-2012, and moved to within top 5 in nation in 2013. In 2012, Cerritos High School was ranked 204 nationally and 38 in California, according to U.S. News & World Report. The school also has a college readiness index of 59.6. Cerritos High was one of the 100 schools named to the California Business for Education Excellence Foundation’s 2007 Honor Roll.[citation needed] Also, in September 2008, LA Magazine named Cerritos High School to its Honor Roll with 47 other high schools.[citation needed] CHS consistently scores over the 850 benchmark on the state’s Academic Performance Index.[4] The AP® participation rate at Cerritos High School is 73 percent. It has a state API rank of 10 out of 10 and an 869 API Score for 2011. It sends many students into the UC and Cal State system every year, particularly University of California-Irvine and California State University Long Beach. Both Cal State Long Beach and UC Irvine have special service area agreements with Cerritos High so the number of admitted applicants are generally much higher than that of other local schools.
Sports
Cerritos competes in the Suburban League along with Artesia, Bellflower, John Glenn, La Mirada, Mayfair, and Norwalk.
CIF-SS Championships
- Boys Soccer:1985, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009,
- Boys Tennis: 2009, 2010[citation needed]
- Girls Tennis: 2012,2013
- Boys water polo: 2006, 2007, 2008[citation needed]
- Girls water polo: 2009, 2010
- Boys Swim: 2000, 2001,[5] 2002 [6]
- Girls Swim: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Girls Softball: 1999, 2000
- Baseball: 1989
National Championships
- Varsity Song Team National Champions 2004, 2005-2012, 2014, 2015
- Varsity Yell/Cheer Team National Champions 2010, 2011
- Dance Drill Team National Champions 2013
Notable alumni
- Christopher Rutkowski class of 1978 - Storyboard artist
- Tony An - Korean Pop Singer, former H.O.T member
- Marcelo Balboa, class of 1984 - US Men's National Soccer Team
- Rickey Cradle, class of 1991 - former Pro Baseball Player for Seattle Mariners
- Ed Delgado, class of 1977 - California State Wrestling Champion, United States Wrestling Federation
- Toby Henderson, Pro BMX Rider, inventor of the Henderson Hop, and ABA (BMX) Hall of Fame
- Ben Howland, class of 1975 - former UCLA Head Basketball Coach (2003-2013)[7]
- Eddie Lewis, class of 1992 - soccer, Los Angeles Galaxy
- Roger Lodge, host of Blind Date
- Todd McMillon, class of 1991 - former NFL cornerback, Chicago Bears and Gap model
- Chong Ahn, class of 1998 - Executive Producer, #1 racing game on smartphones (Racing Rivals)
- Ed Morrissey, conservative blogger at Hot Air
- Jon Nielsen, former Quarterback of the Oakland Raiders and Toronto Argonuts.
- Rob Parkins, baseball, Boston Red Sox, 18th overall pick in the 1982 MLB draft.
- DJ Rhettmatic - Hip Hop DJ and producer / Member of the Beat Junkies
- Lela Rochon, class of 1982 - Actor, most notably in the films Waiting to Exhale and The Chamber
- Jorge Salcedo, Pro Soccer Player, Head UCLA Men's Soccer Coach[8]
- Dave Serrano, class of 1982 - Head Baseball Coach Tennessee
- Han Ye-seul - actress
- Eddie Soto, soccer player, assistant coach at UCLA[9]
- Kirsten Vangsness - actress, Criminal Minds
- Tim Walton, baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Head Coach of University of Florida Softball team
- Phil Wilson, Football and Baseball, former QB for the Stanford Indians and Minor League Baseball player with the Cleveland Indians.
- Park Jaehyung, class of 2010, Top 6 of K-pop Star 1 (Survival Audition Kpopstar), currently a musician under JYP Entertainment, debuted in the South Korean rock band Day6.
- Jessica van der Linden, class of 2000, DIV I National Softball player 2004,Florida State Hall of Fame 2014.
- Yoshi Sudarso, class of 2007, Actor, Stuntman, and Model; Blue Ranger of Power Rangers: Dino Charge
References
- ^ Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California / CA. Local School Directory. Retrieved 2010-2011 [1]
- ^ Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California / CA. Local School Directory. Retrieved 2009-10-09 [2]
- ^ Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California / CA. Local School Directory. Retrieved 2009-10-09 [3]
- ^ Principal's Message. Retrieved 2009-10-06
- ^ "CIF-SS Division IV Swimming and Diving - 5/9/01 to 5/12/01 Results".
- ^ "CIF-SS Division IV Swimming and Diving Championships FINAL TEAM SCORING".
- ^ Ben Howland Profile, UCLABruins.com, 2010
- ^ Jorge Salcedo Profile, UCLABruins.com, 2010
- ^ Eddie Soto Profile Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, UCLABruins.com, 2010