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10800 Benavon St. 90606 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°58′15″N 118°04′45″W / 33.9707°N 118.0793°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Opened | Monday, September 14, 1959 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Whittier Union High School District |
| Principal | Mary Chapman |
| Teaching staff | 52.41 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,233 (2020-21)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23.53[1] |
| Color(s) | Green, black, white |
| Mascot | Titan |
| Nickname | PiHi or Pioneer |
| Team name | Titans |
| Newspaper | Titan Tribune (1959-200X) |
| Yearbook | The Torch |
| Website | phs |
Pioneer High School is a public school in West Whittier-Los Nietos, a census-designated place in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California.
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Academics
Pioneer High School encourages the taking of AP courses in order to challenge and prepare for college.[2]
Pioneer High School offers a wide variety of AP courses, which include:
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Chemistry
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP Environmental Science
- AP French Language
- AP Human Geography
- AP Physics C
- AP Spanish Language
- AP Spanish Literature
- AP United States Government and Politics
- AP United States History
- AP World History
General information
Pioneer High School, home of the Titans, is located in unincorporated community of West Whittier-Los Nietos, California, neighboring the city of Pico Rivera. The school serves students from the Los Nietos, South Whittier, and Whittier City school districts. PHS is one of the 5 comprehensive high schools in the Whittier Union High School District.
Demographics
The student body at pioneer is 96.4% Hispanic, 1.8% White, and less than 1% each Asian, Black, Native American and Pacific Islander. (As of 2020-2021)[1]
Titan sports
Fall sports
- Cross country
- Football
- Tennis (girls)
- Volleyball (girls)
- Water polo (boys)
Winter sports
- Basketball
- Soccer - 1979 3A CIF Champs; 1978, 1979 [3]
- Wrestling -
Spring sports
- Baseball
- Golf
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis (boys)
- Track & field
- Volleyball (boys)
Summer sports
- Wrestling
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Football
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water polo
Notable former pupils
- Lauren Tewes; actress.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Pioneer High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "Pioneer High School Choosing Classes". phs.wjusd.org. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ e-yearbook.com (tm). "Pioneer High School - Torch Yearbook (Whittier, CA), Class of 1979, Page 170 of 296 | E-Yearbook.com has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Search and browse yearbooks online!". e-yearbook.com. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Lauren Tewes -- Hollywood Success". The Morning News. Jun 24, 1979.
External links
- Pioneer High School
- Titan Tribune, 1959-1960
- Titan Tribune, 1960-1961
- Titan Tribune, 1961-1962
- Titan Tribune, 1962-1963
- Pioneer Highschool School - Titan Memories (1963)
- President Reagan's Question-and-Answer Session With Pioneer High School Students on June 30, 1983
- 1983 CNN Report about Pioneer
- Pioneer High School Showcase (2022)
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This page was last edited on 26 May 2024, at 21:38