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. In addition to offering multiple Advanced Placement courses. Azusa High School is currently 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.
Academics
As of 2022, Azusa High School operates on an 8:00 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. schedule. The only exception is on Wednesday where school ends at 2:30 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. 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.
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.
Aztec Band and Pageantry Corps
The Azusa High School Aztec Band & Pageantry Corps is under the direction of Band Director Douglas McKenna. 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) Steve Monreal – professional drummer who performed with the popular American Band, "Tower of Power". John Littlefield, former MLB player (Saint Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres) Lizette Salas – professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour. Colin Ward, former MLB player (San Francisco Giants) Ruth Wysocki – middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.