Summary
San Bernardino High School (SBHS) is an American public high school and city located at 1850 North E Street within San Bernardino, California and a member of the San Bernardino City Unified School District. SBHS was granted charter as a city in 1963, under the name Cardinal City after the school's mascot, the Cardinal. SBHS is the oldest high school in the City of San Bernardino.
| San Bernardino High School | |
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| Address | |
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1850 North E Street , , 92405 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°7′52″N 117°17′41.1″W / 34.13111°N 117.294750°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Senior High School |
| Motto | "The Very Best" |
| Established | 1891[1] |
| Founders | David B. Sturges Noble A. Richardson |
| School district | San Bernardino City Unified School District |
| CEEB code | 052797 |
| Principal | Anna Sosa |
| Teaching staff | 79.01 (FTE)[3] |
| Grades | 9th-12th |
| Number of students | 1,593 (2018-19)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.16[3] |
| Education system | Semester |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red Black White |
| Nickname | Cardinals[2] |
| Rival | Pacific High School (San Bernardino) |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Newspaper | Tyro Times |
| Yearbook | Tyro Annual |
| Website | sanbernardino |
History edit
San Bernardino High School was officially established when residents of the San Bernardino, California approved a $60,000 bond for construction of a high school in 1891.[1] Construction of a three-story building at the southwest corner of Eighth and E Streets was completed in 1892 and received state accreditation in 1893 as San Bernardino Polytechnic High School.[1] In 1915, after enrollment had exceeded 400 students, a new campus was built consisting of five main buildings.[4]
In 1963, California Governor Edmund G. Brown granted the SBHS a city charter under the name Cardinal City.[5]
Academics edit
San Bernardino High School has a wide range of academic classes with regular 'College Prep', 'Honors' and Advanced Placement classes.[citation needed]The school offers the AVID program as well. SBHS has exemplary Mock Trail, Academic Decathlon. numerous SBHS students are members of National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, Quill and Scroll Journalism Honors Society, International Thespian Honors Society and the National Art Honors Society.
Notable alumni edit
- Bryon Russell (1989) (NBA Player)[6]
- Thomas L. Bass, Class of 1953 - NFL Coach[7]
- Philip Michael Thomas (1967) - Actor
- Glen Bell, Jr. (1941) - Founder of Taco Bell
- Hoyt Curtin (1940) - Composer of cartoon themes
- Jack H. Brown (1956) CEO of Stater Bros.[8]
- Donald T. Campbell (1934) Psychology Professor, Member of The National Academic of Sciences
- Patricia Carpenter (1940) - Professor, Musician
- Jerry Lewis (1952) California Assembly Member, U.S. Representative Member
- Wilmer Amina Carter (1958) California Assembly Member
- Kenneth M. Carr (1941) -Vice Admiral US Navy, Commander-in-Chief US Atlantic Fleet
- Chester F. Carlson (1924) - Inventor of Electrophotography, Founder Xerox Corporation
- Neal T. Baker (1942) Founder of Baker's Drive-Thru
- James E. Cunningham (1935) - California State Senator
- Kenneth Dyal (1928) - United States Representative
- John Fiscalini (1944) - Minor League Baseball player, Fiscalini Field is named in his honor
- Mel Nelson (1954) - Major League Baseball Player
- Dee Fondy (1942) - Major League Baseball Player
- George Lewis (1960) NBC TV news correspondent
- Alexander Mattison (2016) NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings
- Carole Landis (1934) American Actress
- Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (1991) Yucaipa-California Joint Unified School District Board Member (2018–20), California State Senator (2020–present)
References edit
- ^ a b c Thompson, Richard D. "Sturges: The Man and The Monuments". History. City of San Bernardino. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Home - San Bernardino High School". Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for San Bernardino High". nces.ed.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ Shaw, Stephen (January 9, 2008). San Bernardino. Arcadia Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-0738555812.
- ^ School Activities and the Library. Vol. 35–36. American Library Association. 1963. pp. 215–16.
- ^ "Bryon Russell returns to San Bernardino High for basketball clinic". 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Masunaga, Samantha (November 15, 2016). "Longtime Stater Bros. leader and San Bernardino supporter Jack H. Brown dies at 78". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.