Norco High School is a comprehensive public high school serving over 2,000 students from grades 9-12 in Norco, California, United States. It is part of the Corona-Norco Unified School District.[2] The current principal is Melissa Bako.[1]
| Norco High School | |
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| Address | |
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2065 Temescal Avenue , 92860 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°54′43″N 117°32′50″W / 33.91194°N 117.54722°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Corona-Norco Unified School District |
| Principal | Melissa Bako[1] |
| Teaching staff | 86.64 (FTE) (2022–23)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,070 (2022–23)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23.89 (2022–23)[2] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue, white |
| Mascot | Cougars |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)[3][4] |
| Newspaper | Cougars Chronicle |
| Website | norcohs |
Demographics
editAs of the 2020–21 school year, the enrollment by race/ethnicity is:[2]
- 52% Hispanic
- 39% White
- 4.2% Asian
- 2.4% Black
- 1.9% Two or more races
- 0.3% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
- 0.2% American Indian / Alaska native
Clubs and activities
editNorco High School has multiple clubs and student organizations, including an Mock Trial, AFJROTC, Alpha Omega Bible Club, American Cancer Society, Art Club, ASB, Cougar Buddies, Cougar Chronicle, Dance, the Blue Diamond Brigade marching band, Friday Night Live, FBLA(Future Business Leaders of America), History Club, Humanitarian Club, Link Crew, Key Club, Unity, Yearbook, Competitive Show Choir / Choral Choir, Book Club, and FFA (Future Farmers of America).
The April 19, 2007 performance of Invincible Summer at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was disrupted when 87 audience members from Norco High School left the production mid-performance, with one school chaperone approaching the stage and pouring water over the performer's outline notes.[5][6][7][8]
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2022) |
- Carl Bradford – American football player (born 1992)[9]
- James Cregg – American football player and coach (born 1973)[10]
- Brandon Cunniff – American baseball pitcher (born 1988)[11]
- Mike Darr – American baseball player (1976-2002)[11]
- Troy Dye – American football player (born 1996)[9]
- Garth Gerhart – American football player (born 1988)[9]
- Toby Gerhart – American football player (born 1987)[9]
- Todd Gerhart – American football player and coach (born 1962)[12][13]
- Casey Hansen – American football player (born 1985)[citation needed]
- Kinzie Hansen – American softball player (born 2001)[14]
- Pat Harlow – American football player (born 1969)[9]
- Matt Hobgood – American baseball player (born 1990)[15]
- Darryl Kile – American baseball player (1968–2002)[11]
- Eva LaRue – American actress and model (born 1966)[16]
- Ricky Legere – American mixed martial arts fighter (born 1985)[17][18]
- Kevin Olsen – American baseball player (born 1976)[19]
- Taylor Sander – American volleyball player (born 1992)[20]
- Daimion Stafford – American football player (born 1991)[9]
- Curt Wardle – American baseball player (born 1960)[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Administration Team". Norco High School. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.[self-published source]
- ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - Norco High (060985001061)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Directory of Schools". Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
Search for Norco High School
- ^ "Accreditation". Norco High School. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2022.[self-published source]
- ^ Mike Daisey Audience Protest, Walkout and Attack Archived 2022-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, Youtube, April 21, 2007
- ^ Daisey's Summer Interrupted as Audience Departs and Defiles His Work Archived 2009-12-04 at the Wayback Machine, Playbill, April 22, 2007
- ^ "Theater Offensive?". The Phoenix. April 27, 2007. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ "Mike Daisey follow-up". Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ^ a b c d e f "Norco (Norco, CA) Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ "James Cregg". USC Trojans. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via usctrojans.com.
- ^ a b c d "Norco (Norco, CA) Baseball Players". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Pucin, Diane (October 18, 2008). "Gerhart gets a little help from home". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Bolch, Ben (November 23, 2003). "He's Making Run at Big Numbers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Eric-Paul (June 28, 2016). "Softball: Norco catcher Kinzie Hansen chosen state's top freshman". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Norco (Calif.) ace Matt Hobgood thrives under pressure". ESPN. 12 January 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ^ "Eva La Rue". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
After graduating from Norco Senior High School in 1985, ...
- ^ Cohen, Harvey (October 21, 2008). "MMA popular at San Manuel". San Bernardino County Sun. Archived from the original on October 23, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
Legere was an all-league in football, baseball, and wrestling at Norco High School.
- ^ Pugmire, Lance (September 14, 2012). "UFC's 'The Ultimate Fighter' will spotlight White-Nelson friction". Los Angeles Times.
..., Corona's Ricky Legere (a former three-sport athlete at Norco High School), ...
- ^ "Kevin Olsen Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Taylor Sander". Team USA. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2023.