Walnut High School

Walnut High School is a public high school located at Walnut, California, among the San Jose Hills of the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California.[2]

Walnut High School
Address
400 N. Pierre Rd.

Walnut
,
California
91789

United States
Coordinates34.02193°N 117.85033°W / 34.02193; -117.85033
Information
School typePublic
MottoTo Teach and Learn Every Day
Established1968 (1968)
NCES School ID064128006843[1]
PrincipalRyan Maine
Enrollment2,264 (2019–20)[1]
Color(s)Blue   and   Gold
Fight songSons of Westwood
Athletics conferenceHacienda League
MascotMustang
RivalDiamond Bar High School
AccreditationsWASC
NewspaperThe Hoofprint
YearbookThe Cayuse
Athletic facilityKen Gunn Stadium
Websitewww.walnuths.net

Ranked in the top 100 high schools in America by the Daily Beast Publication, Walnut High School is also located within the prestigious Walnut Valley Unified School District, which has also been ranked by numerous sources to be one of the top public school districts in all of Southern California.[3] The school is a two-time National Blue Ribbon School[4] (1992–93 and 1997–98), six-time California Distinguished school (1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2005 and 2009), and a California Gold Ribbon School (2017).[5][6] Walnut High School has also offered the International Baccalaureate program since 1999.

Athletics

The Mustang Athletic teams compete in the Hacienda League of the CIF Southern Section offering 22 seasonal sports.

The Walnut High football team contends in Division 11 of CIF Southern Section.[7]

In the aquatics program, the water polo team won a CIF championship, and both the water polo and swim teams won league titles.[8]

The soccer program has won two CIFSS 1-A Championships (1990, 1992), including an undefeated season in 1992 (25-0-1).[8]

Walnut's Girls' Golf Team won league titles in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.[9] The Walnut High School Girls Golf Team won their first CIF State title in 2016.[10]

Walnut's National Champion Dance Team holds fifteen national titles, seven CADTD State titles, and were undefeated in the state of California from 2016-2019.

The Lady Mustangs (Girls Soccer Team) won the CIFss 2002, 2003, 2004

Walnut's Boys' Cross Country Team won CIF State Div 2 in 1987 and CIF Southern Section Div 2 in 1986 and 1987.[11]

Walnut's Baseball Team won The CIF-SS Division 3 Championships in 2017.[12]

Walnut's Girls' Wrestling Team won CIF-SS Masters 2019

Notable alumni

References
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  2. "About the City of Walnut". Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  3. "Best School Districts for Your Buck in Southern California". 2015-06-29. Archived from the original on 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  4. "Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002" (PDF). United States Department of Education. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
  5. "Distinguished School Awards". California Department of Education. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
  6. "Gold Ribbon School Awards". California Department of Education. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  7. "CIF Enrollment" (PDF).
  8. "CIF Southern Section Record".
  9. "Girls Varsity Golf Schedule & Roster - This is the home of walnutmustangathletics.com". walnutmustangathletics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-13.
  10. "CIF STATE Golf". 16 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  11. "CIF STATE XC" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-11-12.
  12. "CIF Southern Section Division 3 baseball championship". 4 June 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  13. "Paul Caliguiri Bio". Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  14. Molina, Sandra T. (January 10, 2008), "Shooting death of UCLA graduate probed; Michael Sungman Cho shot by La Habra police Dec. 31", Whittier Daily News, retrieved 2008-02-26
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