Upland High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Upland High School

motto = "Home of the Highlanders"
established = 1955
type = Public Secondary
grades = 9–12
students = 3681 as of June 15, 2006
faculty = ~155
city = 565 W. 11th Street
Upland
state = CA 91786
country = USAInformation [phone]
oversight = Upland Unified School District
principal = Ben Rich and Guy Roubian
mascot = Highlander, Scottish Terrier
colors = Green and White
wiaa conference =
yearbook = Hielan
newspaper = "The Plaid"
website = [http://www.uplandhigh.org/ www.uplandhigh.org]

Upland High School is a public, four year secondary school located in the city of Upland, California. The school was established in 1955 as part of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District, and since 1991 it has been a member of the Upland Unified School District.Upland High School District: "Transforming Lives"]

History

Just prior to the City of Upland's growth spurt in the 1960's, Upland High School was established in 1955. By the 1980s this population growth had the side-effect of overcrowding, which in turn caused students to transfer to other high schools in the Chaffey Joint Union High School District. The affected families then began a movement towards unifying the existing elementary and middle schools into a separate district. Superintendent George Renworth promoted this movement and the Upland Unified School District was established in 1986. Upland High School has been a part of the district since it left the Chaffey Joint Union High School District in 1991.

Upland High School Alma Mater

quote|"All hail to Upland's Green and White
"Its glowing colors sing
"With all devotion which we bring
"We sing of thee with grateful hearts
"Of victory, not defeat
"We sing of Upland strong and mighty
"Loyal, brave and true
"All Hail to Upland High"

Notable alumni

* Aundrea Fimbres, member of P. Diddy's "Making The Band" group Danity Kane
* Franklin Bruno, singer-songwriter
* Ron Catalano, musician
* Kirk Snyder, basketball player with the Houston Rockets
* Sean Tracey, baseball player with the Chicago White Sox
* Orlando Huff, American football player with the Atlanta Falcons
* Tyron Brackenridge, American football player with the Kansas City Chiefs
* Rollie Fingers, baseball player with the Oakland Athletics
* Roger Fan, Taiwanese-American actor
* Kristen Dowling, basketball coach for California State University, Bakersfield
* Ivan Shaw, Taiwanese-American actor
* Kaila Yu, Taiwanese-American model and singer

Controversies

* Upland High School was featured on an episode of MTV's "High School Stories and Controversies". The episode detailed how the CIF football game of 2001 was lost because a referee made an incorrect decision and gave the opposing team 5 downs instead of 4.

External Links

* [http://www.alumni.net/North_America/United_States_of_America/California/Upland/Upland_High_School/ Alumni & Map]

Notes

References

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title = Transforming Lives
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url = http://www.upland.k12.ca.us/transforming_lives.shtml
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accessdate = 2008-03-04