Chino Hills High School

In the early 2000s, the Chino Hills area was growing at a very rapid rate. Nearby Ruben S. Ayala High School was nearing 4,000 students and voters approved Measure M, a bond initiative to relieve overcrowding and build a second high school in Chino Hills. The first graduating class finished in 2005.

The campus was completed in 2006 and includes a 450-seat theater, a large stadium, two gymnasiums, and two computer labs. A wood shop is used for theater set design class. Facilities also include designed-to-specification ceramics, video production, theater, band, cooking, an aquatics center and art classrooms.

The student population is fairly diverse demographically, and very diverse socioeconomically. Students come from some of the most wealthy and most disadvantaged areas in San Bernardino County. The demographic breakdown is as follows: 5% African American, 0.1% American Indian or Alaskan, 23% Asian, 41% Hispanic/Latino, .3% Pacific Islander, and 27% Caucasian, and 3% Multiple.[5]

Chino Hills High School offers 19 Advanced Placement courses, where 33% of students are enrolled. The school is attempting to re-configure its scheduling so that more AP classes can be offered as a result of high demand.

• The 19 AP classes offered for the 2020-2021 school year are:

AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP European History, AP French Language, AP Japanese Language, AP Macroeconomics/AP Microeconomics, AP Physics, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, AP Statistics, AP U.S. Government & Politics, AP U.S. History, and AP Human Geography

Four foreign languages are offered at Chino Hills High: Spanish (1, 2, 3H, 4 AP, 5 AP), French (1, 2, 3H, 4 AP), Japanese (1, 2, 3H, 4 AP), and Mandarin Chinese (1, 2, 3 H, 4AP). After graduation, approximately 59% attend a four-year university; 1% join the military, 3% attend technical college and 37% attend a community college.[6]

The CHHS Dance Team is ranked one of the top teams in the nation, breaking all-time high school dance team records multiple years in a row. In both 2017 and 2018, the Dance Team placed first in seven different dance categories at both USA National Finals in Anaheim, CA and the Contest of Champions Nationals in Orlando, Florida. In 2016, the team received 1st place in the Small Lyrical Championship Division at USA Nationals in Anaheim, CA. The team is also recognized for its 2016 hip-hop routine that won multiple awards at regional and state competitions and was performed at the CIF Varsity Boys Basketball game at the Honda Center.[7][8][9]

The CHHS Spiritleaders have frequently made both US Spiritleaders and USA nationals. The 2008 Mascots are the only CHHS spiritleading team to have medaled at the USA National Finals, taking 3rd in 2008. Students can also participate in many after school variety sports, such as football, volleyball, wrestling, baseball, softball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' water polo and swimming, boys' and girls' tennis, boys' and girls' golf, and track and field.[10] CHHS Boys’ Basketball won the CIF State Championship in 2018.[11]

Chino Hills High School has an indoor percussion ensemble, competing in the WGI (Winter Guard International) Scholastic division. The school has won World Percussion championship titles in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.[12][13][14] The CHHS Band Program has won the WGI Championships in Dayton, Ohio 3 times in a row as of February 2020. Their score in the 2017 (98.613) broke the record for highest score achieved in the history of the WGI Champs.

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