Colton High School (California)

Colton High School
Address
777 W Valley Blvd Colton, California, San Bernardino Country, 92324  United States
Coordinates	Latitude: 34.06888 Longitude: -117.33518
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1896 [1]
School district	Colton Joint Unified School District
Principal	Mrs. Corridane [2]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	3300
Color(s)	Crimson and Gold   [3]
Athletics conference	San Andreas [1]
Mascot	Yellowjackets
Newspaper	Pepper Bough [4]
Website	Colton High School

Colton High School is a public high school in Colton, California, United States. It is located just north of Interstate 10 at Rancho Avenue. The school currently enrolls 3314 students, which is more than its normal capacity. Colton High School opened in 1896 as the first High School of the Colton Joint Unified School District. It is one of four High Schools in the district, although a new school, Grand Terrace High School, is currently under construction.

The school draws students from the city of Colton, as well as Grand Terrace and a small section of San Bernardino. The school is identified as a national AVID demonstration school, and was named a 2011 AP District of the Year in the midsize category by the College Board.

Academics

In 2009, 515 of the school's seniors received their high school diploma.^[5]

Sports

In the fall football season of 2010 the Colton Yellowjakcet football team won CIF Champions, the first time since 1979.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://coltonathletics.olinesports.com/schoolinfo.php
2. ^ http://www.colton.k12.ca.us/chs/DIRECTORY/administration.html
3. ^ http://www.colton.k12.ca.us/CHS
4. ^ http://pepperbough.colton.org/
5. ^ "Principal's Message". 2009-06-23. http://www.colton.k12.ca.us/CHS/. Retrieved 2009-07-09. ^{[dead link]}