Azusa High School

Azusa High School is a public high school in Azusa, California, United States, a city east of Los Angeles and east of the San Gabriel Valley. It is one of the two high schools in the Azusa Unified School District.^[2] In addition to offering multiple Advanced Placement courses. Azusa High School is an IB (International Baccalaureate) school. Alumni of the school have graduated from prestigious undergraduate institutions like Yale University, Stanford University, Amherst College, University of California, Berkeley, University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, San Diego etc.

Azusa High School
Address
240 N Cerritos Ave Azusa , California 91702 United States
Coordinates	34°07′33″N 117°53′54″W
Information
School type	Public
Motto	Every Student College And Career Ready
Established	1956; 69 years ago (1956)
School district	Azusa Unified School District
CEEB code	050188
NCES School ID	060360000268[1]
Principal	Steve Marriott
Staff	63.34 (FTE)[1]
Faculty	Approximately 157
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	1,245 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.66[1]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue, white, and black
Slogan	Once An Aztec, Always An Aztec!
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Montview League
Mascot	Aztecs
Accreditation	WASC – 6 years IBO
Yearbook	Turoquoi
Feeder schools	Gladstone Middle School
Website	https://ahs.azusa.org/

Academics

As of 2022, Azusa High School operates on an 8:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. schedule.^[3] The only exception is on Wednesday where school ends at 2:36 as every Wednesday is a minimum day.

Enrollment

Azusa High School has had an enrollment of about 1,416 students in 2011–2012 school year.^[1] Azusa High School is integrated in the school years of 2011–2012 with, 0.2% American Indian/Alaska Native, 1.1% Asian, 0.3% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 1.7% Filipino, 90.6% Hispanic, 1.0% Black, and 4.4% White.^[4]

Athletics

Currently, Azusa High School offers its students 13 sport teams. All Sports Teams are associated with the Montview League. These sports include:

• Baseball
• Softball
• Basketball
• Golf
• Football
• Wrestling
• Volleyball
• Track & Field
• Soccer
• Cross Country
• Tennis
• Badminton
• Swim.^[5]

Aztec Band and Pageantry Corps

The Azusa High School Aztec Band & Pageantry Corps is under the direction of Band Director Douglas McKenna.^[6] The Aztec Band is associated with the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA).

Marching Band Championship Awards

• 2009

 1st Place Gold Medalists 
 2A Division 
 Field Show – Rhythms Of A City

• 2010

 2nd Place Silver Medalists
 3A Division
 Field Show –  Attraction!! The Music of Scheherazade

• 2011

 1st Place Gold Medalists
 3A Division
 Field Show – Ascension

• 2012

 1st Place Gold Medalists
 3A Division
 Field Show – Arachnid

• 2013

 5th Place
 3A Division
 Field Show – Regenesis

• 2014

 4th Place
 3A Division
 Field Show – The Nightmare

• 2015

 5th Place
 3A Division
 Field Show – Wishing You Were Here

The Aztec Band is a combination of marching band, symphonic band, wind ensemble, and jazz band. Pageantry is a competitive Dance and Tall Flag unit with Marching band. Pageantry also has their own season often known as winter guard. The Winterguard team is associated with the Winter Guard Association of Southern California (WGASC).

Winterguard Championship Awards

• 2013

 3rd Place Bronze Medalists
 Division RAAA
 Show – Cleopatra

• 2014

 3rd Place Bronze Medalists
 Division RAAA
 Show – Abracadabra

• 2015

 1st Place Gold Medalists
 Division RAAA
 Show – Bats

Notable people associated with this school

• Jim Eppard, former MLB player (California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays)
• John Littlefield, former MLB player (Saint Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres)
• Lizette Salas – professional LPGA Tour golfer^[7]
• Colin Ward, former MLB player (San Francisco Giants)
• Ruth Wysocki – Olympic middle distance runner^[8]