Construction of Artesia High was completed in 1954, making it the oldest active high school in the ABC Unified School District since the 1979 closure of Excelsior High School, then known as the Excelsior Union High School District. While originally in Artesia, California, since the realigning of city boundaries, it is now located about one-half mile (0.80 km) south of the southern border of Artesia, in Lakewood.
The opening ceremony of the school was highlighted with a speech by then-Vice President Richard Nixon. In his speech he expressed his hope that Artesia High School would serve as an example of educational integration, in light of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling passed only a few months before. The school mascot is the Pioneer.
Artesia High School is a member of the 605 League of the CIF Southern Section and is renowned for its competitive sports teams.[5] The boys' basketball team, which featured future NBA All-StarJames Harden, was ranked first in California during the 2005–2006 season. The school won the CIF Division III championship with a record of 33 wins and a single loss. The 2006 win was the second time in the school's history that the team won the California Basketball championship. The Pioneers have a total of 5 state championships, ranking fourth in the state in terms of state championships.[6]
On March 24, 2007, the boys' basketball team defeated Bishop O'Dowd High School from Oakland for the CIF Division III State Championship title, and celebrated Artesia's second back-to-back D-III title and fifth overall state championship.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Artesia High School California news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Artesia High School is a public high school in Lakewood California with a student population of around 1 500 2 It is one of the five high schools in the ABC Unified School District Artesia High SchoolAddress12108 East Del Amo BoulevardLakewood California 90715United StatesCoordinates33 50 44 N 118 04 30 W 33 845571 N 118 075065 W 33 845571 118 075065InformationSchool typePublic high schoolFounded1954School boardABC Unified School DistrictSuperintendentToan NguyenPrincipalSergio GarciaStaff73 91 FTE 1 Grades9 12Enrollment1 431 2018 19 1 Student to teacher ratio19 36 1 LanguageEnglishColor s Black amp redAthletics conference605 LeagueTeam namePioneersWebsitewww wbr artesiahs wbr us Contents 1 History 2 Academics 2 1 Athletics 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksHistory editConstruction of Artesia High was completed in 1954 making it the oldest active high school in the ABC Unified School District since the 1979 closure of Excelsior High School then known as the Excelsior Union High School District While originally in Artesia California since the realigning of city boundaries it is now located about one half mile 0 80 km south of the southern border of Artesia in Lakewood The opening ceremony of the school was highlighted with a speech by then Vice President Richard Nixon In his speech he expressed his hope that Artesia High School would serve as an example of educational integration in light of the Brown v Board of Education ruling passed only a few months before The school mascot is the Pioneer Academics editThe school is part of the Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement program and is under the direct guidance of California State University Long Beach 3 The school s 2009 Academic Performance Index score was 745 4 In 2013 Artesia High was designated as a California Distinguished School Athletics edit Artesia High School is a member of the 605 League of the CIF Southern Section and is renowned for its competitive sports teams 5 The boys basketball team which featured future NBA All Star James Harden was ranked first in California during the 2005 2006 season The school won the CIF Division III championship with a record of 33 wins and a single loss The 2006 win was the second time in the school s history that the team won the California Basketball championship The Pioneers have a total of 5 state championships ranking fourth in the state in terms of state championships 6 On March 24 2007 the boys basketball team defeated Bishop O Dowd High School from Oakland for the CIF Division III State Championship title and celebrated Artesia s second back to back D III title and fifth overall state championship Notable alumni editThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations October 2021 Joel Adamson Major League Baseball pitcher Memo Arzate soccer graduated 1999 Stephen Burton football Graduated in 2007 Minnesota Vikings 7 Tony Farmer professional basketball player James Harden NBA player on the LA Clippers 2017 2018 season MVP Jason Kapono basketball Panathinaikos B C Abner Mares professional boxer 8 Jack Michael Martinez basketball Dominican Republic national basketball team and Europe Armando Muniz Olympic and professional boxer Ed O Bannon basketball player for UCLA 1995 national champions and in NBA Charles O Bannon basketball player for UCLA 1995 national champions and in NBA Ryan Reyes basketball Cal State Fullerton and PBA Philippine Basketball Association Ramon Rodriguez former mayor of Lynwood California Orlando Scandrick football Dallas Cowboys played football at school before transferring to Los Alamitos Jon Arnor Stefansson basketball NBA and Europe Tom Tolbert basketball NBA player and analyst sports talk show host Dick Wantz Major League Baseball pitcherReferences edit a b c Artesia High National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved May 12 2020 EdData School Profile Artesia High MESA List of Schools Served UC Regents Retrieved 2010 09 01 2009 10 Accountability Progress Reporting APR California Department of Education Retrieved 2010 09 01 Super 25 boys basketball rankings USA Today 2006 11 28 Retrieved 2010 09 01 Past Champions amp Records PDF California Interscholastic Federation Archived from the original PDF on 2010 12 01 Retrieved 2010 12 05 Stephen Burton s High School Timeline Abner Mares and Leo Santa Cruz ready for old school battle of Los Angeles Los Angeles Daily News 15 July 2015 External links editOFFICIAL SCHOOL WEBSITE https www artesiahs us Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Artesia High School California amp oldid 1185988853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
