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| state = [[California]] 91723
| state = [[California]] 91723
| country = USA
| country = USA
| enrollment = 1,316 (2015-16)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0610050&ID=061005001093|title=Covina High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=October 19, 2018}}</ref>
| enrollment = 1,198 (2018-19)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0610050&ID=061005001093|title=Covina High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref>
| ratio = 22.82<ref name=NCES/>
| faculty = 52.50 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| nickname = Colts
| nickname = Colts
| colors = {{Color box|brown|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|White|border=darkgray}} Cardinal and white
| colors = {{Color box|brown|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|White|border=darkgray}} Cardinal and white
| conference = [[California Interscholastic Federation|CIF]] [[CIF Southern Section|Southern Section]] <br/> [[Valle Vista League]]
| conference = [[California Interscholastic Federation|CIF]] [[CIF Southern Section|Southern Section]] <br/> [[Valle Vista League]]
| principal = Kenneth "Casey" Stratton<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.c-vusd.org/domain/508|title=Administration / Principal|author=|date=|website=www.c-vusd.org|accessdate=10 July 2018}}</ref>
| principal = Daisy Carrasco<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.c-vusd.org/domain/508|title=Administration / Principal|author=|date=|website=www.c-vusd.org|accessdate=20 June 2022}}</ref>
| website = {{url|http://www.covinahigh.net/}}
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'''Covina High School''', commonly known as '''Covina High''' or '''CHS''' to the students, is a [[public high school]] located in [[Covina, California|Covina]], [[California]]. Covina High School is one of three comprehensive [[high schools]] within the [[Covina-Valley Unified School District]]. Established in 1897, Covina High is the first and oldest high school in the school district and is accredited by [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} There were approximately 1,650 students enrolled for the 2010–11 school year.
'''Covina High School''', commonly known as '''Covina High''' or '''CHS''' to the students, is a [[public high school]] located in [[Covina, California]]. Covina High School is one of three comprehensive [[high schools]] within the [[Covina-Valley Unified School District]]. Established in 1897, Covina High is the first and oldest high school in the school district and is accredited by [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} There were approximately 1,650 students enrolled for the 2010–11 school year.


Covina High School is one of the oldest establishments in Covina. Its original campus, Covina Union High School, was located off of S. Citrus Ave and W. Puente St. and was opened in 1897, just a few years before Covina became an incorporated city. In 1956, Covina High School moved to its current location on Hollenbeck Ave. and was open for classes in 1957.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Covina Past|url = http://covinapast.blogspot.com/|website = covinapast.blogspot.com|accessdate = 2015-09-21}}</ref>
Covina High School is one of the oldest establishments in Covina. Its original campus, Covina Union High School, was located off of S. Citrus Ave and W. Puente St. and was opened in 1897, just a few years before Covina became an incorporated city. In 1956, Covina High School moved to its current location on Hollenbeck Ave. and was open for classes in 1957.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Covina Past|url = http://covinapast.blogspot.com/|website = covinapast.blogspot.com|accessdate = 2015-09-21}}</ref>
The school's [[mascot]] is the [[Colt (horse)|colt]]. The school colors are cardinal and white. The school's rival is Northview High School.
http://www.flora-family.com/EHS_Class_of_1968/EHS_History.pdfAs,On October 1, 1958, the Covina Union High School D
istrict purchased a 40 acre ranch on
the corner of Orange and Merced Avenue from the J.C. Hurst family as the site of a second
high school in West Covina for $378,000. The sale stipulated an "improved" site including
streets, sidewalks, curbs, parkway tree
s, all utilities, as well as 8,000 cubic yards of dirt.
The architectural firm of Kistner, Wright, & Wright was hired to adapt the plans used for
previous high schools in the district to this particular plot.
The board wished to have a name to use when
referring to the project, and Harold Smith
suggested the telephone prefix, Edgewood.
Because of crowded conditions in the high school district, all ninth graders from Charter
Oak, Covina, and West Covina were housed on the old Covina High School campus
for the
1958-1959 school year. The school was called Edgewood Freshman High School and existed
for just one year until construction at Northview and Edgewood were sufficiently completed
to house students.
Mr. Roscoe J. Vaniman was appointed principal, an
d with the help of assistant principals
Phyllis Stronach (Krueger) and Harold Smith, started gathering the three counselors and
twenty
-
eight teachers who would start Edgewood High School the following fall


The teaching staff includes fifty-six regular education teachers and six [[special education]] teachers. Additional personnel include the school principal, two assistant principal, a student activities director, three counselors, and two library clerks. The Edgewood annual was called the La Corrida, on the cover was a picture of a Bull. It was an experience to attend a school with approximately 1000 freshmen students.
The teaching staff includes fifty-six regular education teachers and six [[special education]] teachers. Additional personnel include the school principal, two assistant principal, a student activities director, three counselors, and two library clerks.
The school's [[mascot]] is the [[Colt (horse)|colt]]. The school colors are cardinal and white. The school's rival is Northview High School.


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
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==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
* [[Pamela Beaird]], former television actress.
* [[Pamela Beaird]], former television actress.
* [[Herschel Daugherty]], former television, film and theatre director.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=92105813 "Covina Notes"]. ''The Pasadena Post''. April 30, 1926. p.&nbsp;5. Retrieved January 8, 2022.</ref>
* [[Donald W. Evans, Jr.]], Medal of Honor recipient.
* [[Donald W. Evans, Jr.]], Medal of Honor recipient.
* [[Hussein Mohamed Farrah]] Former President of Somalia, he graduated in 1981.
* [[Hussein Mohamed Farrah]] Former President of Somalia, he graduated in 1981.
* [[Jonathan D. Farrar]], Ambassador to the Republic of Panama (2012–Present)
* [[Jonathan D. Farrar]], Ambassador to the Republic of Panama (2012–Present)
* [[Tommy Haynes (American football)|Tommy Haynes]], former NFL and USFL Player
* [[Jim Hanifan]], NFL Player and Coach
* [[Jim Hanifan]], former NFL Player and Coach
* [[Ward Kimball]], one of the [[Disney's Nine Old Men|original Disney animators]], and leader of the [[Dixieland]] band [[Firehouse Five Plus Two]], he won an [[Academy Award]], he was a member of the Covina High School class of 1929.<ref name="It's Tough to be a Bird">{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064504/| title=It's Tough to be a Bird| year=2008|accessdate=2008-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{IMDb title|0363164|Unusual Occupations L-5-2}}</ref><ref>''Art Afterpieces'', {{ISBN|978-0-8431-0366-3}}</ref>
* [[Ward Kimball]], one of the [[Disney's Nine Old Men|original Disney animators]], and leader of the [[Dixieland]] band [[Firehouse Five Plus Two]], he won an [[Academy Award]], he was a member of the Covina High School class of 1929.<ref name="It's Tough to be a Bird">{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}<ref>''Art Afterpieces'', {{ISBN|978-0-8431-0366-3}}</ref>
* [[Mike Lynn (basketball)|Mike Lynn]], NBA Player ([[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[Buffalo Braves]])
* [[Mike Lynn (basketball)|Mike Lynn]], former NBA Player ([[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[Buffalo Braves]])
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* [[Brett Pill]], professional baseball player for the [[San Francisco Giants]]
* [[Paula Jean Myers-Pope]], 3-time Olympic Diver and 4-time medalist (3 silvers, 1 bronze) for [[United States at the Summer Olympics|Team USA]] <ref name="CovinaHighSchoolHallOfFame1952">{{cite web |last1= |first1= |date=1952 |title=Mrs. Paula Jean Myers-Pope {{!}} Covina High School {{!}} Hall of Fame |url=https://www.c-vusd.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=1348&ViewID=ed695a1c-ef13-4546-b4eb-4fefcdd4f389&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=713&PageID=924 |website=www.c-vusd.org |access-date=4 Oct 2023 }}</ref><ref name="ObituariesPaulaJeanMyersPopeLATimes">{{cite web |author=L.A. TIMES ARCHIVES |date=13 Jun 1995 |title=Obituaries: * Paula Jean Myers Pope; Olympic Medalist - Los ... |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-06-13-me-12722-story.html |website=www.latimes.com |page=EVB4 |access-date=4 Oct 2023 }}</ref>
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* [[Brett Pill]], former professional baseball player for the [[San Francisco Giants]]
* [[Rex Richardson]], mayor-elect of [[Long Beach, California]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lbpost.com/news/rex-richardson-general-election-mayor-suzie-price|title=Compare Your Candidates: Rex Richardson wants to be mayor. Who is he? |work=Long Beach Post News|first=Anthony|last=Pignataro|date=October 16, 2022|accessdate=November 16, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Don Rose (baseball)|Don Rose]], major league baseball player ([[California Angels]], [[San Francisco Giants]], [[New York Mets]])
* [[Don Rose (baseball)|Don Rose]], major league baseball player ([[California Angels]], [[San Francisco Giants]], [[New York Mets]])
* [[Robert Garcia (California politician)|Robert Garcia]], Mayor of Long Beach, CA. Graduated Class of 1995.
* [[Robert Garcia (California politician)|Robert Garcia]], mayor of Long Beach, California. Graduated Class of 1995.
* [[Francia White]], American opera singer and radio and television personality during the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name="ghost">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1941/06/29/archives/a-ghost-singers-saga.html?sq=%2522Francia+White+%2522&scp=66&st=p|title=A 'GHOST SINGER'S SAGA|author=[[Irving Spiegel]]|date=June 29, 1941|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
* [[Francia White]], American opera singer and radio and television personality during the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name="ghost">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1941/06/29/archives/a-ghost-singers-saga.html?sq=%2522Francia+White+%2522&scp=66&st=p|title=A 'GHOST SINGER'S SAGA|author=Irving Spiegel|author-link=Irving Spiegel|date=June 29, 1941|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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* [http://www.covinahigh.net Covina High School Website]
* [http://www.covinahigh.net Covina High School Website]


[[Category:High schools in Los Angeles County, California]]
[[Category:Public high schools in Los Angeles County, California]]
[[Category:Valle Vista League]]
[[Category:Valle Vista League]]
[[Category:Public high schools in California]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1897]]
[[Category:1897 establishments in California]]

Latest revision as of 07:21, 9 June 2024

Covina High School
Address
Map
463 South Hollenbeck Avenue

Covina
,
California 91723

United States
Coordinates34°4′51″N 117°54′2″W / 34.08083°N 117.90056°W / 34.08083; -117.90056
Information
TypePublic
Established1897
School districtCovina-Valley Unified School District
PrincipalDaisy Carrasco[2]
Faculty52.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,198 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.82[1]
Color(s)   Cardinal and white
Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section
Valle Vista League
NicknameColts
RivalNorthview High School
YearbookThe Cardinal
Websitecovinahigh.net

Covina High School, commonly known as Covina High or CHS to the students, is a public high school located in Covina, California. Covina High School is one of three comprehensive high schools within the Covina-Valley Unified School District. Established in 1897, Covina High is the first and oldest high school in the school district and is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[citation needed] There were approximately 1,650 students enrolled for the 2010–11 school year.

Covina High School is one of the oldest establishments in Covina. Its original campus, Covina Union High School, was located off of S. Citrus Ave and W. Puente St. and was opened in 1897, just a few years before Covina became an incorporated city. In 1956, Covina High School moved to its current location on Hollenbeck Ave. and was open for classes in 1957.[3]

The teaching staff includes fifty-six regular education teachers and six special education teachers. Additional personnel include the school principal, two assistant principal, a student activities director, three counselors, and two library clerks.

The school's mascot is the colt. The school colors are cardinal and white. The school's rival is Northview High School.

Athletics[edit]

Covina competes in the CIF Southern Section: Valle Vista League with Baldwin Park High School, Northview High School, San Dimas High School, Nogales High School, and Glen A. Wilson High School.

As of 2013, Baldwin Park High School has left the Valle Vista League and has gone into the Miramonte League.

Covina High School's Cross Country Team has won six league titles.

Covina High School's 2015 Boys' Soccer team won the school's first ever League Championship.

The Colts football team won the CIF Championship in 1925, 1926, 1928, 1939, 1980, and 1995 and have won numerous league titles.[citation needed] The Colts baseball team won the CIF Championship in 1979, 1981, and 1988, which is the most by a Valle Vista League program, and is also a 25-time Valle Vista League Champion. The Colts softball team won the CIF Championship in 1989.

Boys Sports : Baseball, Basketball, X-country, Football, Wrestling, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field. Girls Sports : Volleyball, X-country, Tennis, Basketball, Wrestling, Soccer, Swimming, Softball, Track and Field.

Notable alumni[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Covina High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Administration / Principal". www.c-vusd.org. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Covina Past". covinapast.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  4. ^ "Covina Notes". The Pasadena Post. April 30, 1926. p. 5. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  5. ^ [citation needed]
  6. ^ Art Afterpieces, ISBN 978-0-8431-0366-3
  7. ^ "Mrs. Paula Jean Myers-Pope | Covina High School | Hall of Fame". www.c-vusd.org. 1952. Retrieved 4 Oct 2023.
  8. ^ L.A. TIMES ARCHIVES (13 Jun 1995). "Obituaries: * Paula Jean Myers Pope; Olympic Medalist - Los ..." www.latimes.com. p. EVB4. Retrieved 4 Oct 2023.
  9. ^ Pignataro, Anthony (October 16, 2022). "Compare Your Candidates: Rex Richardson wants to be mayor. Who is he?". Long Beach Post News. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  10. ^ Irving Spiegel (June 29, 1941). "A 'GHOST SINGER'S SAGA". The New York Times.

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