Azusa High School

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Azusa High School
Location
Azusa High School
240 N Cerritos Ave

Azusa
,
California
91702

United States
Coordinates 34°07′33″N117°53′54″W / 34.12583°N 117.89833°W / 34.12583; -117.89833
Information
School type Public
MottoEvery Student College And Career Ready
Established1956;69 years ago (1956)
School district Azusa Unified School District
CEEB code 050188
NCES School ID 060360000268 [1]
PrincipalSteve Marriott
Staff63.34 (FTE) [1]
FacultyApproximately 157
Grades 9–12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment1,245 (2017–18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio19.66 [1]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)Blue, white, and black
   
SloganOnce An Aztec, Always An Aztec!
Athletics conference CIF Southern Section
Montview League
Mascot Aztecs
Accreditation WASC – 6 years
IBO
YearbookTuroquoi
Feeder schools Gladstone Middle School
Website https://ahs.azusa.org/

Azusa High School is a public high school in Azusa, California, United States, a city east of Los Angeles and east of the San Gabriel Valley. It is one of the two high schools in the Azusa Unified School District. [2] In addition to offering multiple Advanced Placement courses. Azusa High School is an IB (International Baccalaureate) school. Alumni of the school have graduated from prestigious undergraduate institutions like Yale University, Stanford University, Amherst College, University of California, Berkeley, University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, San Diego etc.

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Academics

As of 2022, Azusa High School operates on an 8:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. schedule. [3] The only exception is on Wednesday where school ends at 2:36 as every Wednesday is a minimum day.

Enrollment

Azusa High School has had an enrollment of about 1,416 students in 2011–2012 school year. [1] Azusa High School is integrated in the school years of 2011–2012 with, 0.2% American Indian/Alaska Native, 1.1% Asian, 0.3% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 1.7% Filipino, 90.6% Hispanic, 1.0% Black, and 4.4% White. [4]

Athletics

Currently, Azusa High School offers its students 13 sport teams. All Sports Teams are associated with the Montview League. These sports include:

Aztec Band and Pageantry Corps

The Azusa High School Aztec Band & Pageantry Corps is under the direction of Band Director Douglas McKenna. [6] The Aztec Band is associated with the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA).

Marching Band Championship Awards

 1st Place Gold Medalists   2A Division   Field Show – Rhythms Of A City
 2nd Place Silver Medalists  3A Division  Field Show –  Attraction!! The Music of Scheherazade
 1st Place Gold Medalists  3A Division  Field Show – Ascension
 1st Place Gold Medalists  3A Division  Field Show – Arachnid
 5th Place  3A Division  Field Show – Regenesis
 4th Place  3A Division  Field Show – The Nightmare
 5th Place  3A Division  Field Show – Wishing You Were Here

The Aztec Band is a combination of marching band, symphonic band, wind ensemble, and jazz band. Pageantry is a competitive Dance and Tall Flag unit with Marching band. Pageantry also has their own season often known as winter guard. The Winterguard team is associated with the Winter Guard Association of Southern California (WGASC).

Winterguard Championship Awards

 3rd Place Bronze Medalists  Division RAAA  Show – Cleopatra
 3rd Place Bronze Medalists  Division RAAA  Show – Abracadabra
 1st Place Gold Medalists  Division RAAA  Show – Bats

Notable people associated with this school

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public Schools - Azusa High School (060360000268)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Azusa Unified School District – Schools" . Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Azusa High School – Bell Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ed-Data – Azusa High School". Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Azusa High School – Activities". Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Azusa High School: Band & Pageantry" . Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  7. ↑ Mickey, Lisa. "A Path to Opportunity Through the Greens". The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Ruth Wysocki bio" . Retrieved June 20, 2013.
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