Chico Senior High School Explained

Chico High School
Established:1902
Type:Public high school
President:Roger Williams
Principal:Doug Williams
Head Name:Second Master
Head Name2:Assistant Headmaster
Ratio:22.89
Teaching Staff:76.03 (FTE)
Enrollment:1,740 (2018–19)[1]
Grades:9-12
Streetaddress:901 The Esplanade
City:Chico
State:California
Country:United States
Colours:Scarlet, Gold
Nickname:Panthers
Free Label:Emblem
Rival:Pleasant Valley Vikings
Yearbook:Caduceus
Website:http://chs.chicousd.org/

Chico High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Chico, California, United States., Chico High School has 2,083 students.[2]

Founded in 1902, it predominantly serves as the public school for graduates of Chico Junior High School.

In 1966, Chico High School became a California Distinguished School recognized by the California Department of Education. In 1998 and 1999, it was given the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, in 2001 it received the National Service-Learning Leader School, and in 2003–2005 it received National Smaller Learning Communities School award.

In 2008, for the first time, Chico High ended off-campus lunch privileges for freshman students.[3]

Since 1967, the school has competed with cross-town rival Pleasant Valley High School at the annual Almond Bowl in junior varsity and varsity football. The game was unnamed in the schools' first three meetings, but local businessmen led by KPAY-AM radio executive Frank Mertz named the contest the "Almond Bowl" before the 1970 clash, when the schools were members of the newly formed Eastern Athletic League.[4] The freshman game is unofficially referred to as the Peanut Bowl; Chico Junior High School played Bidwell Junior High School from the time of Bidwell's establishment in 1958 until 1992, after which freshmen were incorporated into the high schools.[5]

The school's graduation ceremony, held at California State University the evening of June 4, 1987, was featured on America's Funniest Home Videos due to the fact that the university's stadium sprinkler system began spraying water on the graduates unexpectedly. Principal Roger Williams scrambled to place a garbage barrel over one sprinkler head before it inundated the podium.

The school now hosts its graduation ceremony at its newly built Chico High School stadium.

Notable alumni

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chico High. National Center for Education Statistics. November 7, 2020.
  2. News: Chico Senior High School - Home Page. Chico High School . 2007 . 2007-11-08.
  3. News: Freshmen have the lunchtime blues . . May 15, 2008 . 2008-11-08.
  4. News: Dave Davies column: Looking for memories of Almond Bowl . . September 30, 2007 . 2008-11-08.
  5. News: Rodgers returns to watch Almond Bowl . . October 16, 2005 . 2008-11-08 . IRA . WEINTRAUB-Sports.
  6. News: Alden Barber, Boy Scout Executive . 2003-01-21 . . Hume . Elizabeth . B4 . . 2021-08-29.
  7. Web site: Haley Cope Bio - The University of California Official Athletic Site. University of California Golden Bears Athletics. en. 2019-06-24.
  8. Web site: Reflections on Black History - Thomas C. Fleming.
  9. Web site: Donovan Scott. .

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