Henry J. Kaiser High School

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name=Henry J. Kaiser High School
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motto=Together We Build.
established=1998
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students=3,465
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principal=Victor M. Uribe
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city=Fontana
state=California
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Henry J. Kaiser High School is a small to medium sized high school in Fontana, California, that serves approximately 2,700 students. The school is named after American industrialist Henry J. Kaiser, who owned the steel mill that at one time defined Fontana.

Henry J. Kaiser High School is located on the North East corner of Almond and Jurupa in Fontana. Kaiser is one of four comprehensive high schools in the Fontana Unified School District. The student population is 73.9% Hispanic, 12.2% White/Non-Hispanic, 10.1% of African American, 1.6% Asian, 1.1% Filipino, and 1.1% Other ethnic backgrounds as of 2006.

The school motto is: "Together we will build a Kaiser High School community in which all students have every opportunity to progress academically, physically, and ethically in a caring, safe, and challenging environment."

The school offers a comprehensive high school curriculum and includes many extracurricular activities. Kaiser High School is known for its football program which has won several CIF championships under the very successful coach, Dick Bruich. Successful athletes have risen from KHS, David Popescu being the first Kaiser athlete to gain ALL-State honors playing football in 2001, Larry Hammett making Pepsi player of the year and Defensive M.V.P. and Rick Potter making 2nd Team ALL Inland Valley and All C.I.F honors. Also, Kaiser has an award-winning JROTC program. The Catamount Pride marching band, under the direction of Anthony Allmond, has been very successful, earning superior ratings at many competitions. The drama program (K.A.T.S. Productions) puts on several full-length theatrical programs, including a musical production, each year, in addition to improvisational activities. Kaiser has many other sports activities like soccer, track, tennis, softball and baseball, basketball, etc. There are also club activities like National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, Key Club, AP Spanish Club, and the Black Student Union.

Kaiser High School has been experimenting recently with small learning communities.

The school opened in 1998 under Principal Bryan E. Malloy (now deceased). The current principal is Victor M. Uribe. Assistant Principals are Richard Valencia, Roberto Santiago, Maureen Vass and George Matamala. The ASB director is Glennon Poirier.

K.A.T.S. Productions

K.A.T.S. Productions is the name of the drama club at Henry J. Kaiser High School in Fontana, CA. The name stands for the Kaiser Artistic and Theatrical Society. The club is responsible for producing the school theatrical productions each year. In addition, the club engages in other theatrical activities, like improvisational workshops and field trips to see professional productions.

The club advisor is James Griffin. He works together with the other performing arts departments to produce the Spring Musical.

The club includes an active troupe of the International Thespian Society, number 6721.

Theatrical productions

*2001-2002: "The Devil and Daniel Webster" and Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella"
*2002-2003: "Come Blow Your Horn", "Bye Bye Birdie" and "Appointment With Death"
*2003-2004: "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and Improv Show
*2004-2005: "Harvey" and "Annie Get Your Gun"
*2005-2006: "Picnic" and "Little Shop of Horrors"
*2006-2007: "Arsenic and Old Lace", "Into the Woods", and Improv Show
*2007-2008: "Little Women", "Once Upon a Mattress", and "The Mousetrap"
*2008-2009:

References

External links

* [http://www.fontana.k12.ca.us/schools/HighSchool/Kaiser/ Kaiser High School]