Paso Robles High School

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Paso Robles High School (PRHS) is the only comprehensive high school located in the city of Paso Robles, California. The school receives its students from and , both located in Paso Robles, as well as from the , a public K-8 school in San Miguel, California, , a public K-8 school in Lake Nacimiento, California, and , a public K-8 school located in an outlying area of northeastern San Luis Obispo County. Additionally, the school receives students from private K-8 schools such as and St. Rose Catholic School, both located in Paso Robles, and some from Santa Lucia School located in Templeton, California ^[1]

The school boasts strong vocational, agricultural, and college preparatory programs, as well as a limited number of honors and AP courses^[2] in the fields of history/social science (honors/AP), English language/literature (honors/AP), mathematics (AP) and science (AP). Foreign languages offered include Spanish, French, and American Sign Language. The school has also maintained the largest SkillsUSA organization in California for several years, and it is an AVID National Demonstration School.

The first high school in San Luis Obispo County, Paso Robles High School was built in 1892 and graduated its first senior class in 1896. Constructed with locally made bricks, the stately three-story structure was located at 17th Street and Vine Street, where the Marie Bauer Elementary sits now. A decade upon opening, the high school and upper-level auditorium would languish in the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake in 1906. A new location was built at 24th and Spring Street, and the faulted building was later razed in 1939. In the 1960s, the 24th Street campus was refurbished, with subsequent additions to what later became Flamson Middle School. (By 2003, the San Simeon Earthquake rendered the structures unsalvageable, and a new middle school was constructed.) By 1980, the third PRHS campus was built on Niblick Road, where it stands today. However, football games continue at War Memorial Stadium on the Flamson Middle School campus to a faithful attendance of PRHS boosters. Most other competitive sporting events are held on the PRHS campus. Although the school's athletic facilities are somewhat limited, the campus plays host to an extensive agricultural education facility. The school's mascot is the bearcat.^{[citation needed]}

Paso Robles High School was ranked #5 in U.S. News & World Report's "Best High Schools in the San Luis Obispo, CA Area".^[2]

Sports[]

Paso Robles High School was the northernmost high school in the western half of the CIF Southern Section. In 2018 Paso Robles transferred into the CIF Central Section in a bid to reduce travel expenses and to be more regional.^{[3][needs update]}

Boys'[]

Football, CIF Champions (1951 1952 1953 1972 1974 1998, 1999, 2000, 2014^[4])
Cross Country
Wrestling
Basketball
Soccer
Baseball
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Swimming & Diving
Water Polo
Golf
Cheerleading

Girls'[]

Volleyball
Cross Country
Soccer
Basketball
Tennis
Track and Field
Softball
Swimming & Diving
Water Polo
Golf Cheerleading

Journalism[]

Crimson is the award-winning student news magazine of Paso Robles High School. Crimson is the current form of the monthly tabloid newspaper founded in the 1940s named The Crimson Chronicle and originally The Bearcat. Crimson staff members attend national and local journalism conventions and have won recognition in national and statewide competitions for writing, photography, and design. The publication and website are currently advised by Jeff Mount. Many graduates from the program have gone on to careers in journalism, law, communications, and/or design.^{[citation needed]}

Location[]

801 Niblick Road Paso Robles, CA 93446^[5] PO Box 7010 Paso Robles, CA 93447

Notable alumni[]

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• Jason Botts, 1998, professional baseball player^[6]
• Derrick Jasper, 2006, college basketball player^[7]
• Ron Gallagher, 1972, younger sibling to notable watermelon manipulation virtuoso Gallagher
• Rusty Kuntz, professional baseball player and coach, winner of two World Series^[8]
• Frank Minini, NFL player
• Hamp Pool, 1933, professional football player and college coach^[9]
• Mitchell Van Dyk, 2009, football player, drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 2014 NFL Draft.
• Josh Oliver, 2015, tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars, drafted in the 2019 NFL Draft.

References[]

Coordinates: 35°37′00″N 120°40′12″W / 35.6168°N 120.670°W / 35.6168; -120.670