Alta Loma High School is a public

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located in

Rancho Cucamonga, California Rancho Cucamonga ( ) is a city located just south of the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and Angeles National Forest in San Bernardino County, California, United States. About east of Downtown Los Angeles, Rancho Cucamonga is the 28th ...

, United States, and is part of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District.

History

With funding received from state bonds, expansion work was done between 1998–2001, adding on a new Math and Science building, a new dance studio, weight rooms, and a new library, along with renovation work on sites around the campus.

Academics

Alta Loma was a recipient of a Golden Ribbon Award from the California Department of Education in 2017 and a Silver Medalist for the U.S. News & World Report 2018 Best High Schools. Graduates from the Class of 2017 met the University of California A-G admission requirements at a rate of 66.2%.

Athletics

Alta Loma is a member of the

Palomares League Palomares League is a high school athletic league in Southern California. It is a member of the CIF Southern Section, serving the eastern San Gabriel Valley and Chino Hills in San Bernardino County. The 2014–15 school year will be its inaugural ...

of the

CIF Southern Section The California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section (CIF-SS) is the governing body for high school athletics in most of Southern California and is the largest of the ten sections that comprise the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF ...

. The school's

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team plays its home games at Alta Loma's Uhalley Stadium.

Notable alumni

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(graduated 1997), professional soccer player and former

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captain *

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, American entrepreneur and philanthropist *

Charles Castronovo Charles Castronovo (born June 19, 1975) is an American operatic tenor. Castronovo was born to a Sicilian father and an Ecuadorian mother in Queens, New York, but grew up in Southern California. He attended California State University, Fullerton, f ...

(graduated 1993),

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and

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Kenyon Coleman Kenyon Octavia Coleman (born April 10, 1979) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints. He played college footbal ...

(graduated 1997), NFL football player *

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, NFL football player *

Cameron Dunn Cameron Dunn (born February 13, 1984 in Alta Loma, California) is an American soccer player who last played for Los Angeles Blues in the USL Professional Division. Career College and amateur Dunn attended Alta Loma High School where he was a th ...

(graduated 2001), professional

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player who plays for

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. *

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(graduated 1968), college football coach, head coach at

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* Sid Monge (graduated 1970), retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher *

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(graduated 1999), professional basketball player *

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(graduated 1972, nee Miller), author, composer
clergy
*

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(graduated 2003), former

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free safety * Larri Merritt (graduated 2016),

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and

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References

External links

Alta Loma High SchoolChaffey Joint Union High School District
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