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Azusa High School

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School type
  
Public

CEEB code
  
050188

Principal
  
Linda McNary

Phone
  
+1 626-815-3400

Established
  
1956

NCES School ID
  
060360000268

Faculty
  
Approximately 157

Mascot
  
Aztecs

Address
  
240 N Cerritos Ave, Azusa, CA 91702, USA

District
  
Azusa Unified School District

Motto
  
Once An Aztec, Always An Aztec!

Similar
  
Gladstone High School, Hodge Elementary School, Center Middle School, Duarte High School, Arcadia High School

Azusa High School is a public high school in Azusa, California, United States, a city east of Los Angeles, California and east of the San Gabriel Valley. It is one of the three high schools in the Azusa Unified School District. Azusa High School is currently an IB (International Baccalaureate) school.

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Academics

As of 2014, Azusa High School operates on an 8:00 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. schedule. The only exception is on Wednesday where school ends at 2:00 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.

Athletics

Currently, Azusa High School offers its students 12 sport teams. All Sports Teams are associated with the Montview League. These sports include:

  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Basketball
  • Golf
  • Football
  • Wrestling
  • Volleyball
  • Track & Field
  • Soccer
  • Cross Country
  • Tennis
  • Badminton.
  • Aztec Band and Pageantry Corps

    The Azusa High School Aztec Band & Pageantry Corps is under the direction of Band Director Bill Fritz. The Aztec Band is associated with the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA).

    Marching Band Championship Awards

  • 2009
  • 1st Place Gold Medalists 2A Division Field Show - Rhythms Of A City
  • 2010
  • 2nd Place Silver Medalists 3A Division Field Show - Attraction!! The Music of Scheherazade
  • 2011
  • 1st Place Gold Medalists 3A Division Field Show - Ascension
  • 2012
  • 1st Place Gold Medalists 3A Division Field Show - Arachnid
  • 2013
  • 5th Place 3A Division Field Show - Regenesis
  • 2014
  • 4th Place 3A Division Field Show - The Nightmare
  • 2015
  • 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

  • 2013
  • 3rd Place Bronze Medalists Division RAAA Show - Cleopatra
  • 2014
  • 3rd Place Bronze Medalists Division RAAA Show - Abracadabra
  • 2015
  • 1st Place Gold Medalists Division RAAA Show - Bats

    Notable people associated with this school

  • Lizette Salas – professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour.
  • Ruth Wysocki – middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.
  • References

    Azusa High School Wikipedia