Monrovia High School

Monrovia High School
Address
845 West Colorado Blvd. Monrovia, California, 91016 United States
Coordinates	34°08′45″N 118°01′02″W / 34.145766°N 118.017111°W / 34.145766; -118.017111Coordinates: 34°08′45″N 118°01′02″W / 34.145766°N 118.017111°W / 34.145766; -118.017111
Information
Type	Public
School district	Monrovia Unified School District
Principal	Darvin Jackson
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,737
Information	[phone]
Website	Monrovia High School

Monrovia High School is a public high school located in Monrovia, California, a northeastern suburb of Los Angeles. Monrovia High School is the only 9-12 comprehensive high school in the Monrovia Unified School District. Established in 1893, the present campus is located in an environment of neo-Spanish architecture, green lawns, hundred-year-old oak trees, and is nestled against the San Gabriel Mountains. The portion of the campus designed in 1928 is the work of noted Los Angeles architect John C. Austin.

In 2006, the citizens of Monrovia approved a $45 million dollar bond exclusively for the high school. Major construction will transform the campus by adding a new science building with modern technology labs, a new gymnasium to support the physical education and sports programs, a new stadium and bleachers, and overall renovation of the campus.

Academics

Band

Monrovia High School has a SCSBOA division 2A band. They also have a 2011 champion indoor drumline and a jazz band. They will be performing at New York's Carnegie Hall in February of 2012.

Events

On October 23, 1946, the high school was the site of the fourth debate between incumbent Congressman Jerry Voorhis and his challenger, future president Richard Nixon.^{[citation needed]}

On July 22, 1996, then-President Bill Clinton visited Monrovia High School and made a speech.^{[citation needed]}

The school has also been the site of numerous movie shoots including Not Another Teen Movie, A Cinderella Story, Liar, Liar, Leave it to Beaver, and Drive Me Crazy. MHS was also the filming site of 976-EVIL.^{[citation needed]}

The varsity football team wins the CIF-Southern Section championship in its 10th try, defeating Whittier Christian High of La Habra by the score of 38-8 on December 11, 2010. The game was played at Arcadia High School with Monrovia High as the home team. Head Coach Ryan Maddox is the Pasadena Star-News football coach of the year. Quarterback Nick Bueno, a senior graduating in 2011, wins the Rio Hondo League's Most Valuable Player award and is the Pasadena Star-News player of the year for 2010.

Notable alumni

• Audrey Bitoni
• Corie Blount
• Bill Cormalis Jr.
• Fair Hooker
• John Standeford
• Keith Lincoln
• Johnny Lindell
• Brent Muscat
• Thomas J. Sargent - 2011 Nobel Prize Winner in Economics ^[1]
• Jacob Smith
• The Fabulous Wonder Twins
• Leslie Van Houten
• Roy Zimmerman

External links

	Greater Los Angeles portal
	Schools portal

• Monrovia High School
• Monrovia Unified School District Home Page
• Monrovia High School Band and Colorguard

References

1. ^ Monrovia High grad wins Nobel Prize in economics