Cajon High School

Cajon High School
Location
1200 West Hill Drive San Bernardino , California 92407 United States
Coordinates	34°10′36″N117°18′34″W / 34.1766°N 117.3095°W / 34.1766; -117.3095
Information
Type	Senior High School
Motto	Sapere aude (Dare to be wise)
Established	1971 (1971)
School district	San Bernardino City Unified School District
Principal	Christopher Jackson
Teaching staff	111.95 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,662 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	23.78 [1]
Campus type	Urban
Colors	Forest Green & Gold
Nickname	Cowboys
Yearbook	Vaquero
Website	www.sbcusd.k12.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=343

Cajon High School is located in the University District of San Bernardino, California, and is part of the San Bernardino City Unified School District. ^[2]

Academics

Cajon High School is part of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB) ^[3] including the high school portion of the Middle Years Programme and IB Diploma Programme. The school offers the AVID program as well. It has exemplary Mock Trial ^[4] and Academic Decathlon ^{[5] [6]} teams, and numerous Cajon students are members of the California Scholarship Federation, ^[7] National Honor Society ^[8] and the National Forensic League Debate and Speech Honor Society (National Speech and Debate Association). ^[9]

Athletics

In 1987, Cajon Football won its first CIF Southern Section Championship. In 1995 the Cajon Football team was the first team in the history of San Bernardino to go undefeated in the regular season, winning games by an average score of 42-7. In the 2007-2008 school-year, Cajon won 12 San Andreas League championships (Arroyo Valley, Carter, Colton, Pacific, Rialto, San Bernardino, & San G) and the girls basketball team also won the CIF championship for the first time in Cajon's history (for any basketball team). The girls basketball team also won CIF in the 2008-2009 School year. In the 2012-2013 academic year, Cajon changed leagues to the Citrus Belt League - (Ike, AB Miller, Redlands, REV, & Yucaipa). ^[10] The school's athletic grounds and football stadium was dedicated after alumni and future Heisman Trophy winner and NFL player Jayden Daniels in 2024. ^[11]

Fall

• Boys' Cross Country ^[12]
• Boys' Football ^{[13] [14]}
• Boys' Waterpolo ^{[15] [16]}
• Girls' Cross Country ^[12]
• Girls' Golf
• Girls' Tennis ^[17]
• Girls' Volleyball ^[18]

Winter

• Boys' Basketball ^{[19] [20]}
• Boys' Soccer ^[21]
• Boys' Wrestling
• Girls' Basketball - ^[22] (32-3), ^[23] 2016 CIF Division II State Champions ^[24]
• Girls' Soccer ^[25]
• Girls' Waterpolo ^[26]

Spring

• Boys' Baseball ^[27]
• Boys' Golf *Boys' Swimming
• Boys' Tennis ^[28]
• Girls' Swimming
• Girls' Track & Field

Notable alumni

• Saad Awad, mixed martial artist^{[ citation needed ]}
• Bob Bees, football player ^[29]
• Aaron Brooks, baseball player ^[30]
• Jayden Daniels, football player ^[11]
• Craig Gerber, baseball player ^[31]
• Charles Johnson, football player^{[ citation needed ]}
• Damontae Kazee, football player^{[ citation needed ]}
• Jeremiah Martin, football player^{[ citation needed ]}
• Helen Tran, mayor of San Bernardino^{[ citation needed ]}
• Sebastian Tretola, football player ^[32]

References

1. "Cajon High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
2. "San Bernardino City Unified School District Website".
3. "International Baccalaureate Website".
4. "San Bernardino County Schools Mock Trial Website". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
5. "San Bernardino County Schools Academic Decathlon Website". Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
6. "Academic Decathlon Website". Archived from the original on April 30, 2007.
7. "California Scholarship Federation Website". Archived from the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
8. "National Honor Society Website".
9. "National Speech and Debate Association Website".
10. "inside So Cal Website".^{[ permanent dead link ]}
11. Williams, James (January 20, 2024). "Jayden Daniels gets a hometown hero's welcome in San Bernardino". The San Bernardino Sun . Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
12. "Athletic Cajon Cross Country Website".
13. "Cajon Cowboys Football Website".^{[ permanent dead link ]}
14. "San Bernardino Sun Website".^{[ permanent dead link ]}
15. "Maxpreps Cajon Waterpolo Website".
16. "San Bernardino Sun Website".^{[ permanent dead link ]}
17. "San Bernardino Sun Website".^{[ permanent dead link ]}
18. "Maxpreps Cajon Cowboys Girls Volleyball Website".
19. "Cajon Cowboys Basketball Website". Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
20. "Maxpreps Cajon Basketball Website".
21. "Maxpreps Cajon SoccerWebsite".
22. "Maxprep Cajon Girls Basketball Website".
23. "Maxpreps Cajon Girls Basketball Website".
24. "2018 CIF State Basketball Championship Information - California Interscholastic Federation".
25. "Maxpreps Cajon Girls Soccer Website".
26. "Maxpreps Cajon Girls Waterpolo Website".
27. "League Lineup Website". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
28. "Maxpreps Cajon Softball Website".
29. "Weber announces grid commitments". The Deseret News. March 30, 1991. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
30. "BASEBALL: Area players in major league camps". Press Enterprise. Archived from the original on April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
31. "Random Thoughts: There's nothing little about this event". San Bernardino Sun . July 15, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
32. "Titans draft Arkansas G Sebastian Tretola in 6th round". The Tennessean. April 30, 2016.