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.
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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
External links
- Azusa High School website
- Azusa Unified School District
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