Walnut High School

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Walnut High School
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Address
Walnut High School
400 N. Pierre Rd.

Walnut
,
California
91789

United States
Coordinates 34°01′19″N117°51′01″W / 34.02193°N 117.85033°W / 34.02193; -117.85033
Information
School typePublic
MottoTo Teach and Learn Every Day
Established1968;56 years ago (1968)
NCES School ID 064128006843 [1]
PrincipalRyan Maine
Enrollment2,264 (2019–20) [1]
Color(s)Blue   and   Gold
Fight song Sons of Westwood
Athletics conference Hacienda League
Mascot Mustang
Rival Diamond Bar High School
Accreditations WASC
NewspaperThe Walnut Buzz (Instagram)
YearbookThe Cayuse
Athletic facilityKen Gunn Stadium
Website www.walnuths.net

Walnut High School is a public high school located at Walnut, California, among the San Jose Hills of the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California. [2]

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Ranked in the top 100 high schools in America by the Daily Beast Publication, Walnut High School is also located within the prestigious Walnut Valley Unified School District, which has also been ranked by numerous sources to be one of the top public school districts in all of Southern California. [3] The school is a two-time National Blue Ribbon School [4] (1992–93 and 1997–98), six-time California Distinguished school (1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2005 and 2009), and a California Gold Ribbon School (2017). [5] [6] Walnut High School has also offered the International Baccalaureate program since 1999.

Athletics

The Mustang Athletic teams compete in the Hacienda League of the CIF Southern Section offering 22 seasonal sports.

The Walnut High football team contends in Division 11 of CIF Southern Section. [7]

In the aquatics program, the water polo team won a CIF championship, and both the water polo and swim teams won league titles. [8]

The soccer program has won two CIFSS 1-A Championships (1990, 1992), including an undefeated season in 1992 (25-0-1). [8]

Walnut's Girls' Golf Team won league titles in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. [9] The Walnut High School Girls Golf Team won their first CIF State title in 2016. [10]

Walnut's National Champion Dance Team holds fifteen national titles, seven CADTD State titles, and were undefeated in the state of California from 2016-2019.

The Lady Mustangs (Girls Soccer Team) won the CIFss 2002, 2003, 2004

Walnut's Boys' Cross Country Team won CIF State Div 2 in 1987 and CIF Southern Section Div 2 in 1986 and 1987. [11]

Walnut's Baseball Team won The CIF-SS Division 3 Championships in 2017. [12]

Walnut's Girls' Wrestling Team won CIF-SS Masters 2019

Notable alumni

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