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Encyclopedia > Redlands High School

Redlands High School is located in Redlands, California, United States. It is the oldest public high school in the State of California still functioning on its original site and the first "unified high school" forming from three elementary school districts. Its campus includes the historic Clock Auditorium built in 1928. Redlands is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

Redlands High School
Location 840 East Citrus Avenue Redlands, California, U.S.A. 92373
Principal Christina Rivera
Established 1891
District Redlands Unified School District
School Type Public (U.S.)
Enrollment Over 3,370 Students, Grades 9 through 12
Mascot Terriers
School Colors Blue and White
Information (909) 307-5500

Contents

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Redlands is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... The Redlands Unified School District serves the city of Redlands, California and the surrounding communities of East Highlands, Mentone, Forest Falls, Loma Linda, and the Eastern edge of San Bernardino, in San Bernardino County. ... The term public school has three distinct meanings: In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials. ...

History

For much of the school's history it was the only public high school for the cities, Redlands, ,Loma Linda, Yucaipa, and Highland. Today it is one of four high schools in the district and still includes students from all the cities. The population was split in 1997 when Redlands East Valley High School opened. As for the ethnic distribution of the school, 43% is classified as White (not Hispanic), 30% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Asian, 9% African American, 4% Filipino, .9% Native American or Alaskan Native, .7% Pacific Islander, and 4% other or not classified. The third high school is Redlands Citrus Valley High School, which is set to open 2009, and a Continuation school,Orangewood High School. Redlands is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... Loma Linda is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... This article is about the city. ... Highland is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... Redlands East Valley High School is a public high school in Redlands, California that also serves the East Highland and Mentone communities, 59 miles east of Los Angeles. ... Redlands Citrus Valley High School or RCV as it is being called, is a planned High School, in the Redlands Unified School District in Redlands, California. ...


Publications

Newspaper

The "Hobachi" is official Redlands High Schools newspaper which is compiled by the Hobachi class. The "Hobachi" is issued once a month, and includes topics such as: sports, education, teacher profiles, student profiles, current events, etc. It is free to the students because it is sponsored by many firms around the Redlands area. It is also usually almost in full color, and includes pictures of the student body. Students are interviewed at the nearing of the end of the school year for positions such as writing staff, editors, photography, etc. It is also known as "the echo of Redlands High School." The Hobachi is an award-winning newspaper, winning several gallup awards every year as well as placing high on the scholastic high school newspaper evaluation.[citation needed]


Yearbook

The "Makio" is the Redlands High School yearbook, which has had 102 volumes to the 2005-2006 school year. "Makio" has won gold in yearbook competitions, and was recently featured as one of the publisher's best yearbooks, along with another from California, and another from Colorado. The yearbook ranges from around $65 from the beginning of the school year, to $100 at the end of the school year. Also like the "Hobachi", students are interviewed for positions in three categories: business, staff that is dedicated to selling advertisements to businesses around the area; copy, staff that is dedicated to writing the entries in the yearbook; photography, staff that is dedicated to taking the pictures that are featured in the yearbook. Also, there are positions for editors for each section on the yearbook. The editors consist of Editor In Chief, Sports Editor, Business Editor, Copy Editor, Senior Editors, Organizations Editor, Senior Ads Editor, Photography Editor, Public Relations Editor, Layout Editor, and Underclassmen/Faculty Editor. The editors are chosen by the class advisor; editor in chief must have a minimum of at least one year of editor, and is recommended be in the Makio class since freshmen year. There is an interview process in which student must be interviewed for all staffs of the class. Current students of the Makio must also re-apply to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity at getting the position of their liking. There are usually 7-8 students per staff, not including the editor, on Business, Photography, Senior Ad, and Copy Staff.


Literary Journal

A literary journal has been in existence at Redlands High School for some years and is put together by the 'Writer's Block', the writing club of RHS. During the 2005-2006 school year, the book "Shades of Grey" was published, exhibiting the many various students' artistic, poetic, and linguistic abilities, although its generally ignored by the general school populace. The literary journal for the 2006-2007 school year was titled "Seasons".


Media

The Friday Show

The "Friday Show" is a show that is put together by the Advanced Multimedia class, also known as the "Digital Dogz," which airs every Friday. It includes student profiles, lunch time, free time, and teacher profiles. It also used to include an animated skit called "Ruff and Scruff", it referred to the rivalry between Redlands High School and Redlands East Valley High School. The show runs during 4th period throughout the entire school on the local cable system. Redlands East Valley High School is a public high school in Redlands, California that also serves the East Highland and Mentone communities, 59 miles east of Los Angeles. ...


Clubs

Others

Clubs that are integrated into high school education are:

  • AFJROTC
  • Heart Academy
  • Redlands Business Academy
  • Theatre Arts Company
  • Speech & Debate is the oldest academic program at RHS being founded in 1900. The Speech team competes in local, state, and national tournaments and had won their league championship for 20 consecutive years.
  • Academic Decathlon
  • Mock Trial
  • Octagon Club
  • Compact Club

In the inaugural American Mock Trial Invitational, in 2006, held at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill] Redlands High School narrowly edged Middle Township High School from Middle Township, New Jersey by a score of 5-4 in the finals to win the event.[1] The American Mock Trial Invitational (AMTI) is a national mock trial competition for high schools in the United States, created and administered by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation and the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. ... Middle Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Middle Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Middle Township Public Schools. ... Middle Township highlighted in Cape May County. ...


Colors and Mascot

The RHS colors are blue and white. The Mascot is a Boston Terrier.


Notable alumni

Brian Billick (February 28, 1954) has been the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League since January 19, 1999. ... City Baltimore, Maryland Team colors Purple, Black, and Gold Head Coach Brian Billick Owner Steve Bisciotti General manager Ozzie Newsome Mascot The Ravens: Edgar, Allan, & Poe League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1996–present) American Football Conference (1996-present) AFC Central (1996-2001) AFC North (2002-present) Team history Baltimore... Julio Luis Cruz (born December 2, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York), is a former professional baseball player who played second base in the Major Leagues from 1977-1986. ... James Fallows is an American print and radio journalist who has been associated with The Atlantic Monthly for many years and has written eight books. ... Edward John Vande Berg (born October 26, 1958, in Redlands, California) was a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. ... Frank Moore (born Frank James Moore, June 25, 1946) is an American performance artist, poet, essayist, painter, musician and internet/television personality who has experimented in art, performance, ritual, since the late 1960s. ...

See also

// Margie Lee Winn was a 17 year old Redlands High School student who was murdered on California Highway 99 on February 8, 1948. ...

References

  1. ^ Middle Township HS Places Second in First Annual AMTI, press release dated May 19, 2006, accessed April 19, 2007.
  2. ^ Brian Billick profile, Baltimore Ravens. Accessed October 18, 2007. "Billick earned 3 letters in both football and basketball at Redlands HS"

  Results from FactBites:
 
RHS School Profile (1041 words)
Redlands High School offers a comprehensive high school curriculum, various specialized programs, and many extracurricular activities, all of which are well respected within and outside our community.
Because of these efforts, Redlands High continues to be a great school that has excellent academic and extra curricular programs of which we are very proud.
Redlands High School, which enrolls approximately 3250 students, receives accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Redlands High School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1018 words)
It is the oldest public high school in the State of California still functioning on its original site and the first "unified high school" forming from three elementary school districts.
For much of the school's history it was the only public high school for the cities, Redlands, Mentone, Loma Linda, California, Yucaipa, and Highland, California.
As for the ethnic distribution of the school, 41% is classified as White (not Hispanic), 32% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Asian, 8% African American, 4% Filipino,.5% Native American or Alaskan Native,.5% Pacific Islander, and 3% not classified.
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