Azusa High School Explained

Azusa High School
Motto:Every Student College And Career Ready
Slogan:Once An Aztec, Always An Aztec!
Principal:Steve Marriott
Ratio:19.66
Staff:63.34 (FTE)
Enrollment:1,245 (2017–18)
Faculty:Approximately 157
Ceeb:050188
Campus Type:Suburban
Yearbook:Turoquoi
Colors: Blue, white, and black
Streetaddress:240 N Cerritos Ave
Zipcode:91702
Country:USA
Website:https://ahs.azusa.org/
Feeders:Gladstone Middle School

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.[1] 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.

Academics

As of 2022, Azusa High School operates on an 8:00 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. schedule.[2] The only exception is on Wednesday where school ends at 2:30 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. 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.[3]

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.[5] 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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Azusa Unified School District – Schools. 20 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Azusa High School – Bell Schedule. 20 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Ed-Data – Azusa High School. 20 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130615145146/http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/App_Resx/EdDataClassic/fsTwoPanel.aspx#!bottom=/_layouts/EdDataClassic/profile.asp?tab=1&level=07&ReportNumber=16&County=19&fyr=1112&District=64279&School=1930528. 2013-06-15. dead.
  4. Web site: Azusa High School – Activities . 20 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130519014547/http://ahs-ausd-ca.schoolloop.com/activities . 19 May 2013 .
  5. Web site: Azusa High School: Band & Pageantry. 3 September 2013.
  6. Web site: Mickey. Lisa. A Path to Opportunity Through the Greens. The New York Times. 20 June 2013.
  7. Web site: Ruth Wysocki bio. 20 June 2013.