# Corona High School

Corona Senior High School (CHS) is a California Distinguished School high school in the city of Corona, California, United States, a growing city in the Inland Empire of Southern California. CHS is one of eight high schools in the Corona-Norco Unified School District.

## History

CHS was the first high school in the area, established in 1894 when high school students met in the upper floor of the Corona Grammar school located in what now is called Victoria Park. The second Corona High School was built at 1230 S. Main Street, the current location of Corona Fundamental Intermediate School. This location opened as Corona High School in 1907. By the early twenties, the town out grew this campus and a third Corona High School location was needed. It opened in 1923 and was constructed, in the Mediterranean Revival style, at 815 West Sixth Street. This campus was designed by G. Stanley Wilson, an architect from Riverside, California, who had also designed parts of the Mission Inn. This campus remained in use as a high school until December 1960, when once again, the number of students exceeded its capacity After the high school moved from its third campus, the campus became Corona's Civic Center and City Hall. This third high school building is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The high school was relocated to 1150 West Tenth Street during the 1960–61 school year to accommodate a rapidly growing number of students wishing to attend. There were no graduates in 1897.

## Students

Corona High School has a diverse student population of more than 4,000 students including; 4.3% African American and 54.0% Hispanic or Latino. White students make up approximately 35.1% of the student population. As of 2005 it was reported that 45.1% of the students at Corona High School come from socioeconomically disadvantaged homes. Although nearly half the students come from disadvantaged families, they comprise one of the highest graduation levels in the state with 94.6%.

## Academics

Classes offered include career/technical classes, honors and advance placement, a four-year AVID program, English acquisition, sheltered classes in core subjects, visual and performing arts, and special education.
Advanced Placement and honors courses are offered in Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Science, and Foreign Language. Educational programs are provided to enhance the educational opportunities for disadvantaged, ESL, and Special Education students.
Students have the opportunity to enroll in advanced placement (AP) courses at Corona High School. Students who successfully pass an optional end-of-course exam generally receive college credit. Of the 302 Advanced Placement Exams taken in Music Theory, English Literature, French and Spanish Languages, Calculus, Sciences (such as Biology and Physics), and Social Sciences (such as European History and Psychology), 61% passed. The school district passing rate was 48.2%. The Riverside County, California state and national passing rates were 45.6%, 57.1%, and 59.6% respectively.
Students with special needs are served in a variety of ways. The Student Study Team (SST) is a site-based group that works to provide modifications of and accommodations to the general education program. Modifications or accommodations could be provided by support personnel, such as school counselors, nurses, or psychologists. Intensive modifications/accommodations may require special education services which include, but are not limited to, special education itinerant services (for example, speech and language, adaptive physical education, occupational therapy), and resource specialists or special day class programs.

## Performing arts

Corona High also offers a performing arts program with dramas, musicals, five choirs, marching/pep band, jazz band, symphonic band and video production which used to run the only daily live news broadcast in the Corona-Norco Unified District.

## Notable alumni

* Andy Avalos - Former Linebacker and Head coach at Boise State and current defensive coordinator at TCU.
* Brendan Beck - professional baseball player, San Francisco Giants organization
* Tristan Beck - professional baseball player, San Francisco Giants organization
* Erica Blasberg - golfer who played on the LPGA Tour
* Scott Bloomquist - Hall of Fame dirt racer
* Ken Calvert - Congressman, House of Representatives: 44th congressional district
* Darrin Chiaverini - Former NFL receiver and current college coach
* Ryan Chiaverini - Television personality}
* Mike Darr - Former Major League baseball player, San Diego Padres
* Heath Farwell - Former NFL linebacker Super Bowl Champion (Seattle Seahawks) and pro bowler
* Brian Hildebrand - Former Division 1 quarterback, Oregon State Beavers
* Jess Hill - Former Major League baseball player (1935–37), USC football coach (1951–56), USC athletic director (1957–72)
* George Ingalls - Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
* Joe Kelly - professional baseball player, 2x World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers/Boston Red Sox
* Mr. Mixx (David P. Hobbs) - Hip hop DJ, producer, co-founder of 2 Live Crew
* Jennifer Ruiz - Professional soccer player
* Matt Spanos - Former USC lineman
* Chidera Uzo-Diribe - American football player and coach
* Demetrius Wright - USC Trojans free safety