Redlands High School

Infobox School


name=Redlands High School
type=Public
location=840 East Citrus Avenue
Redlands, CA
bginformation=
established= 1891
grades= 9-12
enrollment= 3,370
principal= Christina Rivera
mascot= Terriers
colors= Blue and white
district= Redlands Unified School District
website= [http://rhs.redlandsusd.net/ Redlands High School]

Redlands High School is located in Redlands, California, United States. Founded in 1891, it is the oldest public high school in the State of California still functioning on its original site and the first "unified high school" formed from three elementary school districts. Its campus includes the historic Clock Auditorium built in 1928.

History

For much of the school's history it was the only public high school for the cities of Redlands, Loma Linda, Yucaipa, and Highland. Today it is one of four high schools in the district and still includes students from all the cities. The population was split in 1997 when Redlands East Valley High School opened. As for the ethnic distribution of the school, 43% is classified as White (not Hispanic), 30% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Asian, 9% African American, 4% Filipino, .9% Native American or Alaskan Native, .7% Pacific Islander, and 4% other or not classified. The third high school is Redlands Citrus Valley High School, which is set to open 2009, and a continuation school, Orangewood High School.

Alma Mater

Verse:
Where The purple snow-capped mountains
Reach the clear blue sky
Lies our cherished Alma Mater
Our dear Redlands High.

Chorus:
Alma Mater, Alma Mater
Deep graven in each heart!
Our loyalty, unwavering, true
When e'er from you we part.

Naration:
There, beneath the God made heavens,
Beautiful both night and day,
Lies our school, our Alma Mater,
Which inspires us that we say,
"In our hearts we love thee dearly,
In our minds though art firmly set,
Though we must leave thee sometime
forever,
Thee we shall never forget"
(chorus)

Academics

In 2007, Redlands High School was ranked 1208 in Newsweek's Survey of the Top 1300 U.S. High Schools. In 2008, Redlands High School ranked 1228. Redlands High was the only high school in the Redlands School District to be placed on the list. It beat nearby rivals including Redlands East Valley High School, and Yucaipa High School.

Graduation Requirenments

225 total credits 8 semesters of English 9-12 3 years of Social Studies 2 years of Science (life & physical) 2 years of Mathematics 2 years of Physical Education 1 year of fine arts or Foreign Language, 1 semester of Health/Geography

Publications

Newspaper

The Hobachi is the official Redlands High School student-produced newspaper. It is also known as "the echo of Redlands High School." The Hobachi is published monthly, and includes articles on scholastic sports, education, teacher profiles, student profiles and current events. It is distributed free to RHS students because of strong advertising support by Redlands-area businesses. It is also usually almost in full color, and includes pictures of the student body. Students are interviewed at the nearing of the end of the school year for positions on the following school year's newspaper staff. The Hobachi is an award-winning newspaper, winning numerous Gallup awards every year, as well as scoring highly in scholastic newspaper evaluation. During the 2007-2008 school year, the staff won 35 George H. Gallup Awards, setting the new school record for one year. That is considering the fact that they sent one less issue than previous years.fact|date=May 2007

Yearbook

The "Makio" is the Redlands High School yearbook, with 103 annual volumes as of 2006-2007 school year. "Makio" has won gold in yearbook competitions, and was recently featured as one of the publisher's best yearbooks, along with another from California, and another from Colorado. The yearbook ranges from around $65 from the beginning of the school year, to $100 at the end of the school year. Also like the "Hobachi", students are interviewed for positions in three categories: business, staff that is dedicated to selling advertisements to businesses around the area; copy, staff that is dedicated to writing the entries in the yearbook; photography, staff that is dedicated to taking the pictures that are featured in the yearbook; senior ads,creating picture pages (for the seniors that buy them) on the computer that show the seniors life in pictures. Also, there are positions for editors for each section on the yearbook. The editors consist of Editor In Chief, Sports Editor, Business Editor, Copy Editor, Senior Editors, Organizations Editor, Senior Ads Editor, Photography Editor, Public Relations Editor, Layout Editor, and Underclassmen/Faculty Editor. The editors are chosen by the class advisor; editor in chief must have a minimum of at least one year of editor, and is recommended be in the Makio class since freshmen year. There is an interview process in which student must be interviewed for all staffs of the class. Current students of the Makio must also re-apply to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity at getting the position of their liking. There are usually 7-8 students per staff, not including the editor, on Business, Photography, Senior Ad, and Copy Staff.

With changes to the traditional school year within the Redlands Unified School District, applications to interview for the different staffs of the Makio takes places soon shortly after first semester ends. Applications for Editor In Chief usually happen a few weeks before the EIC is announced, which is usually the week before spring break.

Literary Journal

A literary journal has been in existence at Redlands High School for some years and is put together by the 'Writer's Block', the writing club of RHS. During the 2005-2006 school year, the book "Shades of Grey" was published, exhibiting the many various students' artistic, poetic, and linguistic abilities. The literary journal for the 2006-2007 school year was titled "Seasons".

Media

The Friday Show

The "Friday Show" is a show that is put together by the Advanced Multimedia class, also known as the "Digital Dogz," which airs every Friday. It includes student profiles, lunch time, free time, and teacher profiles. It also used to include an animated skit called "Ruff and Scruff", it referred to the rivalry between Redlands High School and Redlands East Valley High School. The show runs during 4th period throughout the entire school on the local cable system.

Clubs

Others

Clubs that are integrated into high school education are:
*AFJROTC

*Heart AcademyRedlands High School is one of the many few schools in Redlands that offers this program.

*Redlands Business Academy

*Theatre Arts Company

*Speech & Debate: The Speech and Debate team is the oldest academic program at RHS being founded in 1900. The Speech team competes in local, state, and national tournaments and had won their league championship for 20 consecutive years, until being defeated in the past two years by Claremont high School.

*Academic Decathlon

*Mock Trial

*Dictionary Club

*Octagon Club

*Compact Club

*International Club

*Key Club w/SHOP Club

*Young Philosophes Club

*Young Democrats Club

*Young Republicans Club

*Young Democratic Socialists Club

*Young Feminist Society

Band and Orchestra

*The Redlands Terrier Marching Band:The Redlands Terrier Marching Band is a non-audition group that operates seasonal and competes at various places throughout Southern California and Arizona.

*Drumline:The Drumline has a Pit, and the Battery, which both perform with the Concert band and the marching band.There also is a Jazz band drummer.

*Orchestra:The RHS Orchestra is a non-audition group that competes at select SCSBOA festivals throughout the school year.

*Wind Ensemble:The Wind Ensemble is an advanced auditioned group that also competes at SCSBOA festivals around Southern California.

*Jazz Bands:The RHS Jazz Bands Group are auditioned jazz groups which focus on advanced swing, bepop, and ahead tunes music and compete at many festivals and practice after school on select days.

*Symphonic Band:This group is a non-audition group and practices music during class.

ports

*Football
*Soccer
*Boys Track
*Girls Track
*Cross Country
*Girls Water Polo
*Boys Water Polo
*Girls Tennis
*Boys Tennis
*Basketball
*Baseball
*Softball

American Mock Trial

In the inaugural American Mock Trial Invitational, in 2006, held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Redlands High School narrowly edged Middle Township High School from Middle Township, New Jersey by a score of 5-4 in the finals to win the event. [ [http://www.njsbf.com/release.cfm?press_id=477 Middle Township HS Places Second in First Annual AMTI] , press release dated May 19, 2006, accessed April 19, 2007.]

Colors and Mascot

Colors: White and Blue.

Mascot: Terrier

tadium

In mid-2007, Redlands High School started building their own sports stadium, partially with money provided by Mr.Larry Dodge for whom the it is named. It stands on the Northern side of campus, where the old football field used to be. As of 2008 it should be finished by late June. The stadium will be home to soccer games, football games, track meets, and band performances. The stadium cost approximately 2.1 million dollars to build.

Notable alumni

*Joan Baez, Folksinger
*Brian Billick, Ex head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. [ [http://www.baltimoreravens.com/Team/CoachBio.aspx?id=1328 Brian Billick profile] , Baltimore Ravens. Accessed October 18, 2007. "Billick earned 3 letters in both football and basketball at Redlands HS"]
*Julio Cruz, 2nd baseman for the Seattle Mariners, 1977-1982. [http://www.nflhs.net/news/coachesspotlight/brianbillick_05112004_sim.asp Brian Billick to Enter Redlands HS Hall of Fame] , National Football League, May 11, 2004. Accessed November 26, 2007. "Jim Weatherwax, a defensive tackle for Green Bay from 1966-69 and a member of the Super Bowl I and II-champion Packers, was inducted with the first Redlands Hall of Fame class. Offensive lineman Greg Horton of the class of 1969 will join Billick at June's induction ceremony. Horton played from 1976-80 with the Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.... In addition to Paul Womack and Jim Weatherwax, former Major League Baseball player Julio Cruz and high school soccer star Heather O'Donnell were inducted."]
*James Fallows, Writer
*Greg Horton, played in the NFL from 1976-80 with the Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
*Jeremy Ito, Rutgers University Kicker
*Patrick Johnson (American football), NFL Wide Receiver
*Frank Moore (performance artist), and 2008 presidential candidate.
*Ed Vande Berg
*Jim Weatherwax, defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers.

ee also

*Margie Lee Winn

References

External links

* [http://rhs.redlandsusd.net/ Redlands High School]