San Bernardino High School

San Bernardino High School (SBHS) is an American public high school located at 1850 North E Street in San Bernardino, California and a member of the San Bernardino City Unified School District. SBHS was granted charter as a city in 1963, under the name Cardinal City after the school's mascot, the Cardinal. SBHS is the oldest high school in the City of San Bernardino.

San Bernardino High School
Address
1850 North E Street

San Bernardino
,
(San Bernardino County)
,
California
92405

United States
Coordinates34°7′52″N 117°17′41.1″W
Information
TypeSenior High School
Motto"The Very Best"
Established1891[1]
FoundersDavid B. Sturges
Noble A. Richardson
School districtSan Bernardino City Unified School District
CEEB code052797
PrincipalAntoinette Gutierrez
Teaching staff79.01 (FTE)[2]
Grades9th-12th
Number of students1,593 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio20.16[2]
Education systemSemester
CampusUrban
Color(s)  Red
  Black
  White
MascotCardinals
Nickname'Berdoo'
RivalPacific High School (San Bernardino)
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges
NewspaperTyro Times
YearbookTyro Annual
Websitesanbernardino.sbcusd.com

History

San Bernardino High School was officially established when residents of the San Bernardino, California approved a $60,000 bond for construction of a high school in 1891.[1] Construction of a three story-building at the southwest corner of Eighth and E Streets was completed in 1892 and received state accreditation in 1893 as San Bernardino Polytechnic High School.[1] In 1915, after enrollment had exceeded 400 students, a new campus was built consisting of five main buildings.[3]

In 1963, California Governor Edmund G. Brown granted the SBHS a city charter under the name Cardinal City.[4]

Academics

San Bernardino High School has a wide range of academic classes with regular 'College Prep', 'Honors' and Advanced Placement classes.The school offers the AVID program as well. SBHS has exemplary Mock Trail, Academic Decathlon. numerous SBHS students are members of National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, Quill and Scroll Journalism Honors Society, International Thespian Honors Society and the National Art Honors Society.

Notable alumni

References
  1. Thompson, Richard D. "Sturges: The Man and The Monuments". History. City of San Bernardino. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for San Bernardino High". nces.ed.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  3. Shaw, Stephen (January 9, 2008). San Bernardino. Arcadia Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-0738555812.
  4. School Activities and the Library. 35–36. American Library Association. 1963. pp. 215–16.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-11-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Masunaga, Samantha (November 15, 2016). "Longtime Stater Bros. leader and San Bernardino supporter Jack H. Brown dies at 78". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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