Millikan High School Explained

Robert A. Millikan Senior High School
Streetaddress:	2800 Snowden Avenue
Zipcode:	90815
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	33.8078°N -118.1106°W
Superintendent:	Dr. Jill Baker
Principal:	Dr. Stacie Alexander
Principal Label:	Principal
Motto:	Pathway To Excellence And Integrity
Established:	1956
Enrollment:	3,311 (2022–23)^[1]
Teaching Staff:	140
Campus:	Suburban
Colors:	Blue Gold
Mascot:	Robbie and Millie Ram
Team Name:	Rams
Website:	http://millikan.lbschools.net/

Ethnic composition as of 2020–21

Race and ethnicity^[2]	Total
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hispanic White/Anglo
African American
Asian
Other
Pacific Islander
Native American

Robert A. Millikan Senior High School is a high school in Long Beach, California, United States, administered by the Long Beach Unified School District. It is located near the intersection of Spring Street and Palo Verde Avenue in the Los Altos neighborhood of East Long Beach on a 36-acre campus. Millikan High School has around 3,500 students. Millikan is an AP school and does not offer IB courses.

Name

Millikan High School is named after the Nobel Prize winner Robert Andrews Millikan.

Choral music

The choral program consists of six courses: Choraleers Singers 1–2 which is a freshman girls class; Varsity Chorale 1–8, a freshman boys class; Cecillian Singers 3–8, an intermediate girls class; Concert Choir 1–8, a large, advanced, Co-Ed group of vocalists consisting of 100 singers; Vocal Point, a jazz and a cappella female group, sung on microphone; and Vocal Ensemble, the Co-Ed equivalent of Vocal Point.

Instrumental Music

The instrumental music program consists of Gold Jazz Band, Blue Jazz Band, Symphonic Winds, Concert Band, Marching Band, Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Symphonic Orchestra.

Each year the music ensembles compete in festivals throughout the United States. In recent years Millikan musicians have traveled to compete in festivals in San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas and Reno. In the spring of 2006, the Symphonic Orchestra performed in a national festival at the Historic Boston Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.

Athletics

Millikan teams include Cross Country, Tennis, Badminton, Water Polo, Dance, Football, Colorguard, Golf, Surf, Marching Band, Basketball, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Soccer, Wrestling, Baseball, Gymnastics, Swim, Softball, Track, Water polo, Lacrosse, and Cheer ^[3] Some sports are co-ed while others are not. 2018 marked the first year for a female to score a point for the Millikan Rams varsity football.^[4]

Newspaper

Millikan's newspaper is The Corydon.^[5] It has been running since 1956.

Notable alumni

• Susie Atwood, double Olympic medalist, 1972 Olympics, backstroke
• Ryan Bailey, Olympic water polo player
• Greg Barton, NFL player
• Jason Bell, NFL player
• Jennifer Bermingham, professional golfer
• Nick Bierbrodt, baseball player^[6]
• Ron Brown, NFL player
• Courtney Clements, former WNBA player
• Alden Darby, NFL player
• Tacario Davis, college football cornerback for the Arizona Wildcats^[7]
• Marcus Dove, basketball player
• Audie England, Actor
• Dave Frost, professional baseball player^[8]
• Mike Gallo, professional baseball player^[9]
• Gary Garrison, professional football player with San Diego Chargers
• Bud Gaugh, Sublime Drummer.
• Jack Grisham, TSOL vocalist, author
• Gene Hoglan, metal musician
• Soben Huon, Miss Utah USA 2006^[10]
• Wendi McLendon-Covey, actress on ABC's The Goldbergs, actress on Comedy Central's Reno 911!, and the film Bridesmaids
• Charles McShane, NFL player
• Mike Montgomery, Golden State Warriors and University of California basketball coach
• Tino Nuñez, professional soccer player
• Syd O'Brien, professional baseball player
• Brent Poppen, author, motivational speaker and Paralympian
• Dante Powell, professional baseball player^[11]
• Greg Sampson, football player, sixth pick of 1972 NFL draft
• Chris Saunders, UFC, The Ultimate Fighter: Live - Season 15
• Ann Simmons, Olympic competition swimmer
• Jonathan Singleton, professional baseball player^[12]
• Spencer Steer, professional baseball player^[13]
• Craig Swan, professional baseball player^[14]
• John Tautolo, NFL player
• Terry Tautolo, NFL player
• Mike Tully, pole vaulter, 1984 Summer Olympics silver medalist^[15]
• Brian Turang, professional baseball player
• Greg Williamson, professional football player^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Millikan High. National Center for Education Statistics. April 7, 2024.
2. Web site: 2020-21 Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade: Millikan High . . 9 April 2022.
3. Web site: ATHLETIC INFORMATION . lbmillikan.schoolloop.com . 22 January 2021.
4. Web site: Millikan's Chloe Robinson makes history as first female player to score point for Rams . Press Telegram . 22 January 2021 . 30 August 2017.
5. Web site: The Corydon . 20 September 2024.
6. News: Brian . Baiotto . Bierbrodt hopes the Armada will be a stepping stone back to the major leagues . . June 12, 2008 . 2008-06-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613195813/http://www.presstelegram.com/sports/ci_9571260 . June 13, 2011 .
7. News: Football Signing Day: Millikan CB Tacario Davis signs with Arizona . Press-Telegram. Davis, John W.. December 15, 2021.
8. Web site: Dave Frost Stats . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
9. Web site: Mike Gallo Stats . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
10. http://www.missutahusa.com/miss.html "Soben Huon: MISS UTAH USA 2006"
11. Web site: Dante Powell Stats . Baseball-Reference.com . en . 2023-05-01 .
12. Web site: Astros' Singleton shows star potential in AFL . MLB.com . November 4, 2012 . March 4, 2014 . Pleskoff, Bernie.
13. Web site: Spencer Steer Stats . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
14. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Craig-Swan.shtml Biography on The Baseball Cube
15. Web site: Lee. Kirby. Tully honored by Pole Vault Hall. Long Beach Press-Telegram. dead. https://archive.today/20130628035217/http://www.presstelegram.com/sports/ci_3459668. 2013-06-28.
16. Web site: Greg Williamson. profootballarchives.com. August 18, 2024.