Chino High School
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Chino High School located in Chino
Chino, California
Chino is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is located in the western end of the Riverside-San Bernardino Area and it is easily accessible via the Chino Valley and Pomona freeways....

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, USA, is one of the four regular high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

s in the Chino Valley Unified School District. The school was established in 1897, making it one of the oldest schools in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...

. Chino High moved from its original location in 1951 to its present location on Park Place and Tenth Street.

Statistics

Chino High School has shown a 6.58% increase in API
Academic Performance Index
The Academic Performance Index is a measurement of academic performance and progress of individual schools in California, United States. It is one of the main components of the Public Schools Accountability Act passed by the California legislature in 1999...

 scores in 2009. In 2007, the rate of passing the English-Language Arts section of the California High School Exit Exam
California High School Exit Exam
The California High School Exit Exam is a requirement for high school graduation in the state of California, created by the California Department of Education to improve the academic performance of California high school students, and especially of high school graduates, in the areas of reading,...

 for sophomores
Tenth grade
In majority of the world,Tenth grade is the tenth year of school post-kindergarten. The variants of "10th grade" in various nations is described below.-Australia:...

 was 76% and the rate of graduating seniors was approximately 70%. Dropout rates continue to stay low at less than 1%. In 2008, Chino High School was recertified by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...

 for three years.

Sports

Chino High School is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation
California Interscholastic Federation
The California Interscholastic Federation is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. It mirrors similar governing bodies in other states; however, it differs from some of the others in that it covers most high schools in the state of California, both public and...

 Mt. Baldy League in the southern section
CIF Southern Section
C.I.F. Southern Section is the largest of the ten sections that comprise the California Interscholastic Federation . Its membership includes most public and private high schools in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Mono and Inyo counties, as...

.

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/07/sports/la-sp-1108-sondheimer-20101108

http://www.ktla.com/videobeta/da6ce32b-36a5-414f-8409-00db809dae90/News/KTLA-Chino-Cowboys-secret-weapon

Football Mt. Baldy League Champions in 2010

School chant

Chino you know!
C-HI that's right!
Cowboys make noise!
CHS you know best!

Alma mater

The alma mater
Alma mater
Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:...

 of Chino High School is sung or accompanied by the melody of "Auld Lang Syne
Auld Lang Syne
"Auld Lang Syne" is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song . It is well known in many countries, especially in the English-speaking world; its traditional use being to celebrate the start of the New Year at the stroke of midnight...

".
Dear Chino High School

Fairest of all

Our Alma Mater dear,

We pledge to thee our Cowboys who

Have won your fame for years.

Hail to our Alma Mater dear,

Hail all, all hail to thee;

We sing to thee, dear Chino High,

Hail all, All Hail to Thee!

Notable graduates

  • Sedrick Ellis
    Sedrick Ellis
    -New Orleans Saints:Ellis was drafted by the New Orleans Saints seventh overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. The Saints original draft spot was 10th, but they traded up with the New England Patriots. The teams swapped first round picks, the Saints gave up their third round selection and the Pats gave...

    , defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints
    New Orleans Saints
    The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....

    , Super Bowl Ring
  • Angela Williams
    Angela Williams
    Angela Williams is an American athlete. Williams attended the University of Southern California, graduating in 2002....

    , four times 100 meter NCAA champion at USC, world indoor 60 meter champion, current high school 100 meter record holder.
  • Geoff Blum
    Geoff Blum
    Geoffrey Edward Blum is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks. During his major-league career, he has also played for the Montreal Expos, Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox...

    , professional baseball player. Won a world series with the Chicago White Sox in 2005.
  • Greg Salas
    Greg Salas
    Greg Salas is an American football wide receiver with the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He played college football for University of Hawaii Warriors football team.-College career:...

    , 2010 NFL draft pick of the St Louis Rams
  • Edmund Bertschinger, Head of the MIT Physics Department

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