Norte Vista High School

Norte Vista High School
Address
6585 Crest Avenue Riverside, California, 92503  United States
Coordinates	33°56′58″N 117°28′28″W / 33.949492°N 117.474484°W / 33.949492; -117.474484Coordinates: 33°56′58″N 117°28′28″W / 33.949492°N 117.474484°W / 33.949492; -117.474484
Information
Type	Public
Opened	September 1961
School district	Alvord Unified School District
Color(s)	Red, white, and black
Athletics conference	CIF Sunkist League
Mascot	Braves
Website	Norte Vista High School

Norte Vista High School is a high school in Riverside, California, part of the Alvord Unified School District, and the home of the Norte Vista Braves.

Institution

Norte Vista (or Novi) started as a junior high school, named Arlington Junior High, from 1958-1960. Since then it has expanded into a large high school, in comparison to area high schools.

Organizations

In addition to all the normal student groups present in other high schools, Norte Vista also has clubs for the International Baccalaureate, as well as Advancement Via Individual Determination, Friday Night Live, and the Human Rights Club.^[1]

The Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program has designated Norte Vista as an AVID National Demonstration school. However, the International Baccalaureate program has become more of an important feature on campus, providing students with more resources and success.

Music

Norte Vista holds a Marching Band program.

Agriculture

Novi has an AG program, which students can raise farm animals and sell them at auctions at local Fairs

Drama

Norte Vista's drama program has put on such productions as The Diary of Anne Frank (November 2007), The Matchmaker (March 2008), If It's Monday, This Must Be Murder (May 2008), Pride and Prejudice (November 2008) and Guys and Dolls (March 2009).

Sports

Norte Vista High School is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation Sunkist League.

Norte Vista's girls basketball team is a footnote in basketball history, as Cheryl Miller, who played for Riverside Polytechnic High School at the time, personally scored 105 points in a varsity game, as a senior, against the Braves on January 26, 1982; the final score was 179-15.^{[citation needed]}

Norte Vista's varsity football team went 11-2 in 2009 going to the CIF Semi-Finals falling to Phelan Serranos football team. They are currently the school's record holder of points in a season with 498. Their rivals are the La Sierra High School eagles.

Norte vista Held 9 All league players in their 2009 season with 4 of them returning players working for there nextseason.

Notable alumni

• Jeff Soto, artist^{[citation needed]}
• Frank Corral, Professional Football Player^{[citation needed]}
• Brian Edmondson, Major League Baseball Player^{[citation needed]}
• John Lowenstein, Major League Baseball Player^{[citation needed]}
• Voodoo Glow Skulls, Punk/Ska Band^{[citation needed]}
• Mark Oshiro, Blogger of Mark Reads/Watches fame

References

1. ^ Clubs & Activities page, Norte Vista High School.