Azusa High School

Public school in Azusa, California, United States

Blue, white, and blackSloganOnce An Aztec, Always An Aztec!Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section
Montview LeagueMascotAztecsAccreditationWASC – 6 years
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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.^[2] In addition to offering multiple Advanced Placement courses. Azusa High School is currently 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.^[3] 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.^[1] 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.^[4]

Athletics

Currently, Azusa High School offers its students 13 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
Swim.^[5]

Aztec Band and Pageantry Corps

The Azusa High School Aztec Band & Pageantry Corps is under the direction of Band Director Douglas McKenna.^[6] 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

Jim Eppard, former MLB player (California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays)
John Littlefield, former MLB player (Saint Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres)
Lizette Salas – professional LPGA Tour golfer^[7]
Colin Ward, former MLB player (San Francisco Giants)
Ruth Wysocki – Olympic middle distance runner^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Search for Public Schools - Azusa High School (060360000268)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
^ "Azusa Unified School District – Schools". Retrieved 20 June 2013.
^ "Azusa High School – Bell Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2013.
^ "Ed-Data – Azusa High School". Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
^ "Azusa High School – Activities". Archived from the original on 19 May 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
^ "Azusa High School: Band & Pageantry". Retrieved 3 September 2013.
^ Mickey, Lisa. "A Path to Opportunity Through the Greens". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
^ "Ruth Wysocki bio". Retrieved 20 June 2013.