Barstow High School is a
publicIn most of the world, excluding England and Wales and some Commonwealth countries, a public school is an educational institution that is funded with tax revenue and most commonly administered by a local government or government agency...
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located in
Barstow, CaliforniaBarstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 21,119 at the 2000 census.Barstow is a major regional transportation center. Several major highways including Interstate 15 and Interstate 40 converge in the city. It is the site of a large rail...
, and currently the only high school serving the Barstow Unified School District. The school serves about 3,000 students in grades 9 to 12 from across the city, as well as outlying areas. In recent years, funding from the city has allowed the school to expand greatly, including revamping of older buildings, as well as the construction of a science lab and a gym.
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Barstow High School is a
publicIn most of the world, excluding England and Wales and some Commonwealth countries, a public school is an educational institution that is funded with tax revenue and most commonly administered by a local government or government agency...
high schoolHigh school is the name used in some parts of the world, particularly in Scotland, Northern America and Oceania, to describe an institution that provides all or part of secondary education...
located in
Barstow, CaliforniaBarstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 21,119 at the 2000 census.Barstow is a major regional transportation center. Several major highways including Interstate 15 and Interstate 40 converge in the city. It is the site of a large rail...
, and currently the only high school serving the Barstow Unified School District. The school serves about 3,000 students in grades 9 to 12 from across the city, as well as outlying areas. In recent years, funding from the city has allowed the school to expand greatly, including revamping of older buildings, as well as the construction of a science lab and a gym. The school is known for having excellent D3 State winning cross country teams, an award winning competition cheer squad and the Aztec Marching Band. In Track & Field DSL Championships held on April 30th, 2008, Anthony Solis broke the DSL record for the 3200m in 9:37 and later went on to run 9:11 at the 2008 California State Championships for 3200m, after winning CIF-SS D3 3200m individual title. Barstow High School had the Individual Champion in cross country at the Southern Section Finals with Anthony Solis winning in 2007 with a time of 15:01 and Isaac Chavez winning in 2008 with a time of 15:04 (both on the Mt.Sac cross country course). Barstow High school and
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compete annually in the "Axe" football game.
Athletics
As of the 2008–2009 school year, the school offers sports in:
Basketball
Football
Baseball
Softball
Soccer
Girl's volleyball
Track and Field
Cross Country ( 4-time state Champions,05,06,07,08)
Wrestling
Golf
Tennis
Cheerleading
The Mascot
Originally, the "Riffians" was the mascot. When the school merged with the Kennedy High School "Spartans" across town the beginning of the 1977–1978 school year, the mascot was officially changed to the Aztecs.
Student Demographics
As of 2008:
Ethnicity
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BHS
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California School Average
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American IndianNative Americans in the United States is the phrase that describes indigenous peoples from North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of...
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2% |
1% |
| Asian Asian people or Asiatic people is a demonym for people from Asia. However, the use of the term varies by country and person, often referring to people from a particular region or subregion of Asia...
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4% |
11% |
African AmericanAfrican Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa. In the United States, the terms are generally used for Americans with at least partial Sub-Saharan African ancestry...
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18% |
7% |
| White White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
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35% |
33% |
| Hispanic Hispanic is a term that historically denoted a relationship to the ancient Hispania . During the modern era, it took on a more limited meaning, relating to the contemporary nation of Spain....
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41% |
45% |
Notable alumni
- T. J. Houshmandzadeh
Touraj "T. J." Houshmandzadeh, Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon State...
, Seattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington, USA. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team, along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, joined the NFL in 1976 as...
wide receiverA wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
- Raquel Beezley
Raquel Roxanne Beezley is a beauty queen from Barstow, California who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Beezley competed in the Miss California USA 2008 pageant on November 23, 2007 and initially placed second runner-up to Cristina Silva...
, Miss California USAMiss California USA is a pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant. It is produced by K2 Productions. In the beginning, K2 Productions was directed by former Miss Teen USA 1995 Keylee Sue Sanders and Keith Lewis...
2008
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