- Monache High School
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Coordinates: 36°05′00″N 119°03′10″E / 36.08325°N -119.0528°W
Monache High School Location 960 North Newcomb
Porterville, California, USACoordinates 36.08325,-119.0528 Information School type Public, High School Established 1967 School district Porterville Unified School District Superintendent John Snavely, Ed.D Dean Dana Newkirk Principal Richard Smithey Asst. Principal Jose Mendoza and Fernando Carrera. Staff 82 Grades 9-12 Number of students 1973 Student to teacher ratio 24:1 Color(s) Blue and Gold Mascot Marauder Indian Newspaper The Tribal Tribune Monache High School is one of the three high schools located in Porterville, California, United States and is part of the Porterville Unified School District (PUSD). It was the second high school built in the city of Porterville and currently maintains a population of approximately 1973 students.[1]
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Arts
There is a large mural of a Native American on the side of the school's gym, created by Adam Sanchez, a student in the MHS class of 2002. This refers to the high school's mascot, the "Marauder." The mural is shown on the school's student handbooks, as well as on the posters detailing the school's ESLRs. There is an additional mural which faces the tennis courts and Henderson Avenue.
The department currently consists of facility members Linda Neuhaus, Justin Adams, Gregg Snyder, John Gonzales, Teresa Zappey, and Josh Sutherland.
Music
The choir and band programs run with a combined 900-1000 participants. Notable Monache alumni include professional musicians James Martin Schaefer, Efrain Martinez Jr., Amber Irwin, Michelle Latour and Jonathan Raasch. All, but Michelle Latour, have been seen on stage, recently, for Opera Pacific in the city of Costa Mesa in Orange County. Monache graduate Steven Stück has had choral music published, of which one piece debuted at Carnegie Hall in New York in addition to commercial, film, choral, and orchestral projects. Credits include KISS FM Los Angeles, Fine Living Network, Flyboldt Productions (in Assoc. with 20th Century Fox), Finance & Thrift Bank, Luis Palau Ministries, Los Angeles Children's Choir, and the Plano Symphony Orchestra.
The Monache High School Marching Band has also performed around the nation and the world, including locations such as Edinburgh, Scotland, the Aloha Bowl, the Hollywood Christmas Parade, The Rose Parade, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, The Orange Bowl Parade, and The Fiesta Bowl Parade. The band has won the title of Grand Champions at the Selma Marching Band Festival 25 times. Also, in 2006, the group won the Centennial Band Review and was named Grand Champion of the Chick-Fil-A Bowl Band festival, winning three of the four events of the festival: the jazz band competition, the field show competition, and the parade competition. The Marauder band did not compete in the Concert Band competition of the festival. Current Drum Majors for the band are Tomas Reyes, Cain Balderas, and Hugo Baez.
Agriculture
The department currently consists of facility members Cindy Brown and James Corbett. It is one of the best agriculture departments in the nation. Tulare County boasts some of the nation's finest oranges and almonds. Monache High School is also proud to be part of it. With award winning oranges and grapes, Monache has gone on to win many awards. It recently won the award for best pistachios in Hong Kong.
Business
The department currently consists of facility members James Filarsky, Anthony Gale, Tony Grande, and Lewis Wills. The business department is known to send its students to work at some of the largest firms in the nation. It also has sent students to help globalize the economy in Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan. It has been rumored that the government has taken economic advice from various staff members these past few years as well.
English
The department currently consists of facility members Patty Aguilar, Tom Alexander, Kourtney Andrighetto, Raghbir Bajwa, Kathleen Barraza, Anna Belko, Amanda Cooper, Mike Dupree, Sandra Flores, Mike Garner, Chris Likewise, Trisha Likewise, Socorra Martinez, John Miller, Robert Morfin, and Bryant Poe. Monache High School strives on its large English Department. It has been teaching people of the Central Valley and the rest of California on how to speak proper English for years. It tries to implement a program where students will speak proper English and refrain from "California" English with words such as 'Hella' and 'Braaaaap'.
Foreign Language
The department currently consists of facility members Manuel Castaneda, Sonia Cruz, Alfonso Hernandez, Baldomero Perez, and Magdalena Sanchez. These renown Latin American teachers have helped bridge the gap between Latino Americans and North Americans for the past thirty years by teaching Spanish to thousands of students. They also take pride in their own salsa and nachos recipe that Monache serves in their Annual Salsa competition. Senor Perez is the reigning champion.
Home Economics
The department currently consists of facility member Diane Boyce.
Mathematics
Current courses include: Geometry P, Algebra P, Algebra 2, Precalculus P, Precalculus AB/BC, Calculus, Calculus 3, Engineering Math
The department currently consists of facility members Herbet Abiog, Eddie Bittner, Amanda Driver, Rosa Heurta, Tim Keith, Jeanette Markman, Galen Mueller, Laila Rayani, Connie Renteria, Lisa Sampietro, Myron Wareham, Jake Winder, and Mark Wright.
Opportunity
The department currently consists of facility member Dave Koontz.
Physical Education and Health
Health
The department currently consists of facility members Mark Barsaleau, Matt Shearer, Myron Wareham, and Lewis Wills.
Physical Education
The department currently consists of facility members Tahnee Baxter, Brian Cruess, Diane Graybehl, Chris Likewise, and Jim Short.
Science
The science department is headed up by Kinsey Blomgren, who teaches AP Physics alternately with AP Chemistry, as well as many Physics of Technology classes to high level Freshmen. Grant Wagner is another active teacher in the science department, teaching Chemistry as well as two periods of AP Environmental Science and two periods of directive coursework (online classes).
The department currently consists of facility members Kinsey Blomgren, David Hann, Louis Massei, Gary Miller, Matt Schearer, Suzanne Shearer, Wade Southwick, and Grant Wagner.
Social Science
The department currently consists of facility members Jesus Alvarado, Henry Franco, Julie Hill, Seth Ishida, Martin Nava, Greg Olson, Curtis Smith, and Robert Sundre.
Special Education
The department currently consists of facility members Mr. Barlett, Jeff Boevers, S. Born, and Dennis.
Support Services
The department currently consists of facility members Linda Carroll, Doug Bartlett, Greg Boyer, and Robert Speck.
Technology
The department currently consists of facility members Dee Jay Blaylock and Kevin Standifer.
Trades and Industry
The department currently consists of facility members Steve Burford, Rovert Herndon, Philip Machado, and Rick Sazama.
School Songs
Alma Mater
Near the mountains old and grand, neath the sky of blue.
Stands Monache High School with the spirit ever New.
Here where knowledge is our guide Loyalty stands True.
Here We'll always hold our eyes on Shining Gold and Blue!
Fight Song
Oh, we're Marauders, yes we are, we carry proudly Gold and Blue.
Oh, we're Marauders, Yes we are, And to our colors we'll be true.
We have all the spirit, and our teams the best.
Vict'ry is our motto, and we'll take all the rest cause we're
Marauders Yes, we are. Fight on Monache High...
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