Citrus Hill High School

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Citrus Hill High School
Address
18150 Wood Road Perris , California 92570 United States
Coordinates	33°51′23″N 117°19′49″W / 33.856322°N 117.330165°W / 33.856322; -117.330165Coordinates: 33°51′23″N 117°19′49″W / 33.856322°N 117.330165°W / 33.856322; -117.330165
Information
Established	2005
School district	Val Verde Unified School District
Principal	Esteban Lizarraga
Teaching staff	82.17 (FTE) (as of 2018-19)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,902 (2018-19)[3]
Average class size	26 (as of 2008-09)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	23.15 (as of 2018-19)[1]
Campus size	60 acres (240,000 m2)[2]
Color(s)	Navy blue   Old Glory Red   White
Slogan	CLASS: Character Leadership Attitude Scholarship Service
Athletics	CIF Southern Section
Athletics conference	Mountain Pass League
Mascot	Hawks
Rival	Rancho Verde High School
Website	http://valverdechhs.ss4.sharpschool.com/

Citrus Hill High School is a secondary public co-ed school serving students of Moreno Valley, Perris and Riverside in the Val Verde Unified School District.

History[]

Citrus Hill High School opened on August 18, 2005 with 651 enrollees grades 9-10. Citrus Hill High School (CHHS) is located on 60 acres in the unincorporated area of Perris in the County of Riverside, approximately nine miles southwest of Moreno Valley and three miles southeast of Riverside. The community in which CHHS is located consists of primarily rural, residential community with some commercial and retail service businesses. The immediate area consists of single family homes and ranch style properties. The school name refers to the former orange groves. The school now serves approximately 2,200 students. It also serves 146 special education enrollees. Students' families are largely nuclear families in the lower to middle socio-economic range. The most recent demographic data shows Citrus Hill High School has an ethnically-diverse population, with 73% of students Hispanic, 14% African-American, and 10% White. The remaining 3% includes Native American, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Filipino students. About 17% of the students are English Learners, and 67% qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Campus[]

Citrus Hill students begin their day at 8:30 a.m., complete with six (possibly seven) periods of instruction, and end their day at 3:45 or 4:50 p.m. (end time for seventh period). The school year is divided into two 18-week semesters. Successful completion of each course earns five credits per semester. Academic class size has a maximum enrollment of 33 students per class or a maximum of 165 students per day. Citrus Hill High School provides students with a variety of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Currently, there are nearly two dozen academic support/co-curricular clubs active on camps along with sixteen cultural and service clubs which provide students with a large selection of choices for extra curricular activities. In addition, there are sixteen competitive athletic teams, many with three levels of participation. Citrus Hill High School is staffed with full-time Activities and an Athletic Director to provide support for these programs and to provide a stronger school connectedness and participation among the student body. Currently 25% of students participate in a co-curricular class/activity and 21% participate in athletics.

Activities and organizations[]

The Link Crew program serves to train and support upperclassmen mentors for the ninth grade class. Most ninth grade advisory classes have two Link Crew members for a class of 20-25 students. Link Crew leaders must qualify for the program by maintaining a grade point average of 2.5.

The Associated Student Body is in charge of all social activities for the student body. There are student representatives from all grade levels. In order to qualify for ASB, students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average. The program is open to any student who qualifies. ASB has elected-officer positions for the school as a whole and for each grade level. Students are elected to these positions by their grade-level peers and help to facilitate meetings. Excessive discipline issues or not meeting the required GPA serve as cause for removal from the program. ASB publishes a Daily Bulletin that is broadcast daily to all 2nd period classes to announce upcoming events and requirements. Monthly, there is a school-wide unity day that focuses on cultural diversity and teacher-to-student relationship building. On these Fridays, teachers and students attend performances from various school groups during the advisory period.

The choral program is an elective program. The three levels of choir offered are; Beginning Choir, Jazz Choir, and Chamber Singers. Chamber Singers meets the University of California and California State University's A-G subject requirements. All groups are performing groups; however, Jazz Choir and especially Chamber Singers compete extensively with other high school choral groups.

Citrus Hill's drama department regularly produces two full productions a year. Once a year, there is a musical uniting effort with band and choir. There are additional showcase performances where students are able to do their class projects for a larger community.

The art program features an annual show where students are able to share selected works with the campus community. .

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The Talon is the yearbook of Citrus Hill High School.

The journalism program regularly produces a newspaper. Previously The Talon Times, it is now called The Soaring Eye.

The CHHS band program consists of various performance ensembles including Marching Band, Concert Band, Winter Drumline, Percussion Ensemble and the yearly musical performance with the Drama and Choir Departments.

Athletics[]

The school's athletic teams compete in the CIF Southern Section in the Mountain Pass League. Teams are fielded in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, softball, swimming, track, volleyball, and wrestling. The teams have won several league championship titles and the football team has won three division championships (2007, 2008, 2012) in addition to holding an Inland Empire record for a 38-game win streak (2007–2009).

Southern Section Division Titles (CIF)

• Football

2007-2008 (28-0) 2012-2013 (27-1)

• Boys Soccer

2010-11 2016-17 (23-5-2)

References[]

External links[]

• Citrus Hill High School
• Citrus Hill High School Band and Color Guard Website