Alta Loma High School
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Secondary school
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located in Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Cucamonga was a Mexican land grant in present day San Bernardino County, California given in 1839 to dedicated soldier, smuggler and politician, Tiburcio Tapia by Mexican governor Juan Bautista Alvarado. The grant encompassed present day Rancho Cucamonga...
, California
California
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, United States, that was established in 1963. As a member of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District
Chaffey Joint Union High School District
Chaffey Joint Union High School District is a school district located in San Bernardino County, California that serves the communities of Ontario, Montclair, Rancho Cucamonga, and portions of Fontana, Upland, Chino, and Mount Baldy.-History:...
, the school employs roughly 150 staff members that serve 3,000 students.
From Sisunga to Legend 2009
Controversy erupted the week of April 6, 2009, when pages for the upcoming yearbook were part of an online preview. A few ALHS alumni, who double as current staff members, did not hesitate to criticize the yearbook name revision, from Sisunga to Legend; emails ensued, proclaiming the blatant disregard and disrespect for tradition at ALHS.As a student-run publication, the yearbook staff of 2008-2009 had decided upon the change in the beginning of the school year, due to the lack of association with the word Sisunga, an Indian term believed to mean "place of the spirit", by current and recent student generations. They chose Legend as the worthy replacement, noting its dictionary definition as a timeless collection of stories and connotation as an imprinted success.
Some alumni valued the value of tradition to a school and felt strongly that to change the name of the yearbook was just not right. Yes the yearbook is a student-run publication but the advisor in charge must serve to guide the students. The alumni felt that the advisor was not doing their job in maintaining the traditions of the school. This create a strong voice to maintain the tradition of "Sisunga".
Due to the volume of criticisms, and administrative advice, the yearbook staff retracted the title modification, effective April 14, 2009.
Sports
- The Wrestling team is most noted for its 25 league titles
- 5 California Interscholastic FederationCalifornia Interscholastic FederationThe California Interscholastic Federation is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. It mirrors similar governing bodies in other states; however, it differs from some of the others in that it covers most high schools in the state of California, both public and...
championships (Two each for football and wrestling and one for Girl's Cross Country) - Competition in State and National competitions.
- The extensive choir program has won many national awards and produces many professional singers.
- 1st Baseline League title in the schools history for golf in 2008 with only one loss. 2nd Baseline League title followed quickly in 2009.
- 1st Baseline League title in baseball (co-champions with Upland High School) in 2009.
Additional information
With funding received from state bonds, expansion work was done between 1998–2001, adding on a new Math and Science building, a new dance studio, weight rooms, and a new library, along with renovation work on various sites around the campus. The school's football team plays its home games at Chaffey High SchoolChaffey High School
Chaffey High School is a public secondary school in Ontario, California. It is one of the eleven schools of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District. The school rests on approximately , making it one of the largest high schools by area in California....
's Graber Field. As of the class of 2009-2010, graduation ceremonies are being held at the Rancho Cucamonga Epicenter.
Between 2007-2008, facility adjustments were made, most notably the repainting of the school mascot upon the face of the large gym and the addition of surveillance cameras.
Notable alumni
- Carlos BocanegraCarlos BocanegraCarlos Manuel Bocanegra is an American soccer player who plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and is the captain of the United States national team.-Chicago Fire:...
(Graduated 1997): Professional soccer player. Central defender and captain of the U.S. national teamUnited States men's national soccer teamThe United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
. Plays professionally for Rangers FC(Scotland). - Charles CastronovoCharles CastronovoCharles Castronovo , is an American tenor. He is currently in demand internationally as an opera singer. Castronovo was born to a Sicilian father and an Ecuadorian mother in Queens, New York but grew up in Southern California. He attended California State University, Fullerton for undergraduate...
(Graduated 1993): Celebrated tenorTenorThe tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
and opera singer, currently in demand throughout North America, Europe and Asia. - Kenyon ColemanKenyon ColemanKenyon Octavia Coleman is an American football defensive end who plays for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of California, Los Angeles by the Oakland Raiders...
(Graduated 1997): Defensive and Offensive lineman; won two CIFCalifornia Interscholastic FederationThe California Interscholastic Federation is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. It mirrors similar governing bodies in other states; however, it differs from some of the others in that it covers most high schools in the state of California, both public and...
championships. Played for UCLA (1997–2001) and for the NFL's Oakland RaidersOakland RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
(2002–2003), Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
(2003–2006) and the New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
(2007–2009) and the Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
(2009–2011). - Rocky LongRocky Long-External links:*...
(Graduated 1968)is the defensive coordinator of the San Diego State Aztecs college football team. He went on to become the head coach at the University of New Mexico, 1998-2008. - Sid MongeSid MongeIsidro "Sid" Monge Pedroza is a retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher with a ten-year career from 1975 to 1984...
, (Graduated 1970) Isidro "Sid" Monge Pedroza (born April 11, 1951, in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico) is a retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher with a ten-year career from 1975 to 1984. He played for the California Angels, Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers, all of the American League and Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres, both of the National League. - Specialist Ronnie Pallares, class of 2008, killed on 23 October 2010 by an explosive device in Afghanistan.
- Eric WeddleEric WeddleEric Steven Weddle is an American football safety for the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League.-Early years:...
(Graduated 2003) Drafted in second round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the San Diego ChargersSan Diego ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
as a Defensive back out of the University of UtahUniversity of UtahThe University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
. - The Young BucksThe Young BucksThe Young Bucks is an American professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real life brothers Matt and Nick Massie from Southern California...
Professional wrestling brothers in TNA Wrestling
External links
- Alta Loma High School, maintained by students in Web/DV class
- Alta Loma High School, maintained by the Chaffey Joint Union High School District
- Chaffey Joint Union High School District
- The "12th Man Club", the football booster club