Mountain View High School (El Monte, California)

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Mountain View High School
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Mountain View High School (El Monte, California)
2900 Parkway Drive

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91732

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Type Public
MottoInspire Greatness
Established1971;52 years ago (1971)
School district El Monte Union High School District
PrincipalJose Relson Banas
Teaching staff68.05 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,347 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio19.79 [1]
Schedule type Blocked
Campus size45 acres
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Purple, Gold, Black, and White     
Fight song Go U Northwestern Bravura
Athletics conference CIF Southern Section
Mission Valley League SCSBOA
Nickname Vikings
Rivals El Monte High School, South El Monte High School
NewspaperViking Scroll
Website www.emuhsd.org/mvhs

Mountain View High School is a 4-year public high school in the El Monte Union High School District, in the city of El Monte, California, United States. It was established in 1971 along the city's eastern boundary.

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The attendance boundaries of the school roughly consist of Lambert Ave. to the North, Peck Rd. and Mountain View Rd. to the West, Rush St. to the South, and the San Gabriel River to the East.

The school's extensive campus is located on a slope adjacent to the San Gabriel River and features large grassy lawns, brick facades on all of its buildings, and a clear line of sight towards the San Gabriel Mountains, which the school derives its name from.

Mission At Mountain View

Mountain View High School students will be self-directed learners and powerful communicators who possess the knowledge and skills necessary for achieving college and career readiness. Mountain View High School engages students in a relevant and rigorous curriculum to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity to achieve post-secondary success.

History

On 31 January 2013, a fire, reported at about 2:30 am, burned down the cafeteria building, which also housed the student store, commission room for the associated student body, activities office, and maintenance garage. [2]

New Cafeteria

Hundreds of El Monte Union students, staff, alumni and community members gathered at Mountain View High School on Jan. 23 to celebrate the grand opening of the Bobby Salcedo Student Union – named in honor of former student, beloved teacher and successful administrator Agustin Roberto “Bobby” Salcedo. The festive celebration included a ribbon-cutting and name unveiling ceremony of the 30,000-square-foot facility, which will house the school's much-anticipated cafeteria and kitchen, as well as a multipurpose room, Associated Student Body (ASB) meeting spaces and a student store. Mountain View's former cafeteria was destroyed by fire in January 2013.

Band and Drill Team

Mountain View High School's Band program has seen a resurgence in the past 4 years. Scoring in the top 3 at Californias most prestigious parade band reviews those of which include The Riverside King Band Review, The Arcadia Festival of bands, and The Maytime Play days parade. The Band was taken up by band director James Fraracci in 2013, he continues to teach and elevate the program to this day. In 2019 the program saw the come back of its drill team in over 15 years. They managed to score in the top 3 podiums at every Band Review.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mountain View High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  2. "Fire Burns Cafeteria Building at el Monte's Mountain View High School".