Minarets High School

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Minarets High School
Minarets High School building O'Neals CA 2023-07-17 15-49-39.jpg
Address
Minarets High School
45077 Road 200,

O'Neals
,
Madera County
,
California
93645

United States
Coordinates 37°07′25″N119°43′49″W / 37.12366°N 119.73025°W / 37.12366; -119.73025
Information
MottoHome of the Mustangs
Established2008
FounderJon Corippo
School districtChawanakee Unified School District
PrincipalRhonda Corippo
Teaching staff15.84 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment248 (2022–2023) [1]
Average class size23
Student to teacher ratio15.66 [1]
Classes offeredMedia Production, Music, Advanced Placement, Ag Mechanics, Floral, Art, Spanish, School-wide FFA, and many dual enrollment courses.
Hours in school day8
Classrooms26, Multimedia ready, with projectors and audio
Campus size340 acres
Color(s)Yellow, Purple, Black
MascotMaverick The Mustang
Nickname Minarets
Rivals Yosemite High School
Newspaper Minarets Press
Feeder schoolsNorth Fork, Spring Valley, Rivergold, Coarsegold, Bass Lake, Friant, Madera Ranchos, Chowchilla
Website minarets.us

Minarets High School is the first high school built in the Chawanakee Unified School District. [2] The school's official first year of operation was in August 2008 with 27 9th graders in the Pilot Program. The school moved onto the new campus in September, 2009 with 135 9th and 10th graders. In the fall of 2010, there were 290 9th, 10th and 11th graders. The school colors are purple and gold, and the mascot is a Mustang. Minarets is a 21st Century High School, a one-to-one laptop and project-based school. All students are issued MacBooks and may also bring a laptop of any type, if they wish. Minarets has two primary Career Pathways - Ag and Natural Resources, as well as Arts, Media and Entertainment.

Minarets achieved WASC accreditation in July, 2010. Minarets students scored very well on the 2009/10 California state testing. Highlights included 75% of all 9th graders scoring Proficient or Advanced in English, while also getting an API of 772 (second highest in Madera County). On the CAHSEE in the spring of 2010, the 10th graders enjoyed a 90% pass rate on the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

Minarets Media students have had winning videos in the following contests: 2010 International Student Media Festival (2), 2010 California Media Festival (2), 2008 and 2009 Fresno ROP Skills Challenge (5 total), and many nominees in the Slick Rock Student film festival (Minarets has had freshman and sophomores competing against the best Juniors and Seniors in the Valley at Slick Rock). Minarets Media Students also produce a weekly TV show, a weekly school wide digital signage service and documents Minarets sports. Minarets Media students also do community service films for groups like: The Power of One, SkiJamin, The Kingsburg Historical Society among others. Advanced Media students recently[ when? ] produced the A/V segment for the Get Reel Film Festival, which featured a Wirecast-based, two camera live video and presentation that was an aggregate 18 gigabyte, 2 hour production.

Minarets High School also has a tremendous Ag and FFA Program with 400 current FFA members. Students can participate in FFA through many of their science classes. Minarets students have almost swept awards at our two county fairs, while also competing well at the state and national level in Parli Pro.

Minarets High School received a Golden Bell Award from the California School Board Association in the fall of 2011. Their 21st Century High School Program was recognized for Invigorating High School. Additionally, Minarets has two Apple Distinguished Educators (Jon Corippo and Patrick Wilson), two Central Valley Computer Using Educators Teachers of the Year (Jon Corippo in 2009-2010 and Jamie Smith in 2011–2012), the CVCUE and CUE Site Administrator of the Year in 2010 (Michael Niehoff), etc.

Minarets also got the best team in the county in both the 2023 and 2024 BMT (Berkeley Math Tournament)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Minarets High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Minarets High - School Directory Details (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
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