Artesia High School (California)
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| 12108 E. Del Amo Boulevard Lakewood, California 90715 United States |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Founded | 1954 |
| School board | ABC Unified School District |
| Superintendent | Mary Sieu |
| Principal | Sergio Garcia |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,896[when?] |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | White Red |
| Team name | Pioneers |
| Website | Artesia High School Website |
Artesia High School is a public high school in Lakewood, California, with a student population of around 2,000.[citation needed] It is one of the five high schools in the ABC Unified School District.
History
Construction of Artesia High was completed in 1954, making it the oldest high school in the ABC Unified School District, then known as the Excelsior Union High School District. The opening ceremony of the school was highlighted with a speech by then-Vice President Richard Nixon. In his speech he expressed his hope that Artesia High School would serve as an example of educational integration, in light of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling passed only a few months before. The school mascot is the Pioneer.
Academics
The school is part of the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement program and is under the direct guidance of California State University, Long Beach.[1] The school's 2009 Academic Performance Index score was 745.[2] In 2013, Artesia High was designated as a California Distinguished School.
Athletics
Artesia High School is a member of the Suburban League of the CIF Southern Section and is renowned for its competitive sports teams.[3] The boy's basketball team, which featured future NBA All-Star James Harden, was ranked 1st in California during the 2005-2006 season. The school won the CIF Division III championship with a record of 33 wins and a single loss. The 2006 win was the second time in the school's history that the team won the California Basketball championship. The Pioneers have a total of 5 state championships, ranking 4th in the state in terms of state championships.[4]
On March 24, 2007, the boys basketball team defeated Bishop O'Dowd High School from Oakland for the CIF Division III State Championship title, and celebrated Artesia's second back-to-back D-III title and fifth overall state championship.
Notable alumni
- Memo Arzate - soccer, graduated 1999.
- Stephen Burton - football, Minnesota Vikings[citation needed]
- Tony Farmer - basketball, NBA
- James Harden - basketball, Houston Rockets
- Jason Kapono - basketball, Panathinaikos B.C.
- Abner Mares - Pro Boxer[citation needed]
- Jack Michael Martínez - basketball, Dominican Republic national basketball team & Europe.
- Ed O'Bannon - basketball, UCLA and NBA
- Charles O'Bannon - basketball, UCLA and NBA
- Ryan Reyes - basketball, Cal State Fullerton & PBA (Philippine Basketball Association)
- Orlando Scandrick - football, Dallas Cowboys, played football at the school before transferring to Los Alamitos High School
- Jón Arnór Stefánsson - basketball, NBA and Europe
- Tom Tolbert - basketball, NBA, player and analyst
- Joel Adamson - baseball, MLB, pitcher Florida Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks
References
External links
- Vague or ambiguous time from October 2015
- Articles with unsourced statements from October 2015
- Articles with unsourced statements from May 2011
- Articles with unsourced statements from July 2011
- Educational institutions established in 1954
- ABC Unified School District
- High schools in Los Angeles County, California
- Public high schools in California
- 1954 establishments in California
