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Arlington High School is a public high school in Riverside, California, United States.
| Arlington High School | |
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| Address | |
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2951 Jackson Street , United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°54′50″N 117°25′43″W / 33.91395°N 117.428688°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Remember the name |
| Established | 1973 |
| School district | Riverside Unified School District |
| Superintendent | Renee Hill |
| Principal | Steven Ybarra |
| Teaching staff | 79.69 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12[1] |
| Number of students | 1,957 (2022-23)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 24.56[2] |
| Campus size | 45-47 acres (18-19 ha) |
| Color(s) | Maroon Gold |
| Athletics conference | CIF Southern Section River Valley League |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Nickname | Lions |
| Rival | Ramona High School, Poly High School |
| Newspaper | The Mane Thing |
| Yearbook | Simba Kali |
| Feeder schools | Chemawa Middle School |
| Website | RUSD Arlington High School |
History
editFounded in 1973, Arlington is one of 5 comprehensive high schools in Riverside Unified School District. The first graduating class at Arlington was the Class of 1975.
Arlington had since used Ramona high school’s football field for their graduations due to the influx of students they received over the years.
The school’s journalism class that produced The Mane Thing since 1984 had ended with its last newspaper issue in early June 2019 following the retirement of the school’s journalist and English teacher. However, the journalism class lasted for another year but officially ended its course in June 2020.
Due to the pandemic, the Class of 2020 graduated through a drive-thru graduation at Arlington.
Plans for the $26.6 million dollar high school’s modernization construction under Measure Project O began in Winter of 2019 but did not start until the Summer of 2020.[3][4] The construction and updates did not officially start until December 2020.[5]
Removal of 8 handball courts and previous auxiliary gym would be replaced by a 8,755 sf newly updated Auxiliary gymnasium. Along with the removal of 7 portable buildings and a building that housed the old journalism, media, and a classroom building were replaced by the new 10,262 sf Biomedical, Media Arts Academy, and Special education building.
Upgrades were also done to the school’s stadium. A 2,000 sf concession and restroom building, a 1,250 home seat expansion and newly added 1,000 visitors seat expansion of the bleachers at the track and field, and upgrades to the existing stadium field sports lighting. As well as upgrading the Administration Building, Student Service Building, and to the outdoor swimming pool and equipment.
With the school’s construction finishing in early May 2022, the Class of 2022 became the “first” class to graduate at the school’s football field in early June 2022.
Arlington hit its 50th year in 2023.
Sports
editState championships
edit- Baseball – 1999
CIF Southern Section champion
editActivities
editMock Trial
editArlington students won the National High School Mock Trial Championship in 1994.
Envirothon champions
editAir Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
editAward-winning corps of cadets learning Integrity, Service, and Excellence from retired Air Force personnel.
Choir Program
editArlington High School has a renowned choral program and is currently conducted by Ray Medina. Previous conductors include Kelli Dower and Tim Lutz. There are 5 different choirs at Arlington: Men's Choir, Beginning Women's Choir, Advanced Women's Choir, The Mane Attraction (Show Choir), and the Chamber Singers. The premiere ensemble is the Chamber Singers. The Chamber Singers have a rich history and are extremely active within the community, which includes participation in the annual Disneyland Candlelight Procession & Ceremony. They have participated every year since 1985. In 2014 they were invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York and performed there the summer of 2015.
ACDA National Honor Choir Members
edit- Bradford Stephens Tenor II - 2009[10]
- Christian Koshay Tenor I - 2009[10]
- Josue Jurado Bass II - 2009[10]
Golden Pride Marching Band and Color Guard
editThe Arlington High School Color Guard made Winter Guard International Class A Finals in 1992.[11] The guard qualified for Open Class Finals in 1994 but got a timing penalty, which moved Clayton Valley High School into Finals.[12]
Notable alumni
edit- Lucas Duda, former professional baseball player (New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays)[13]
- Bill Murphy, former professional baseball player (Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays)[14]
- Nick Neugebauer, former professional baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers)[15]
References
edit- ^ "Arlington High - Public School".
- ^ a b c "Arlington High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "Citizen's Oversight Committee Report". www.riversideunified.org. January 29, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ District, Riverside Unified School (2020-08-07). "Arlington High School Modernization and New Construction Measure O Project". ceqanet.opr.ca.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "Arlington High School". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "ARLINGTON BASEBALL Home Page".
- ^ "Brackets". CIF Southern Section. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ "Home". envirothon.org.
- ^ "U.S. SENATOR BARBARA BOXER | Issues". Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "1992 - Dayton". WGI.
- ^ "1994 - Dayton". WGI. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Lucas Duda Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ "Bill Murphy". The Baseball Cube.
- ^ "Nick Neugebauer". The Baseball Cube.