Diamond Ranch High School (or DRHS) is a

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that serves students from Diamond Bar and Phillips Ranch, California, United States, and is operated by the

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(PUSD) in

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. Diamond Ranch's athletic teams compete in the

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of the

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Architecture

The school was designed in an

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style by

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and Thomas Blurock Architects, led by architect

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of Morphosis. It is situated on a steep hillside on land previously considered unusable. The school's unique architectural design was recognized in the book ''Morphosis/Diamond Ranch High School''. Because of its modernist architecture, size and location in California, the school has appeared in movies such as '' The Cell'', ''

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''. It has also appeared in several television commercials—including one for

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Name

The name was derived from its geographical location at the junction between the City of

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and Phillips Ranch, in

. The school is also near to the city of

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Timeline

*June 1991 - PUSD voters approved a $62.5 million general obligation bond to improve school facilities district-wide, including approximately $10 million designated for Diamond Ranch. In addition to the money provided by the district, the

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provided $5.4 million for the extensive grading needed to create building pads for the school, and sold of undeveloped land to PUSD for a dollar. *November 1993 – The school district hires Morphosis to design the school. *September 5, 1997 – DRHS was officially opened for students, while construction continues. *September 8, 1997 – The inaugural of the first principal, Albert Webb *1999–2000 – DRHS is established and students move from the portables to the permanent facility. *June 8, 2001 – The first graduating class of DRHS. *2003 - DRHS wins California's Distinguished School Award. *2007 - DRHS wins California's Distinguished School Award for the second time. *2013 - DRHS Wins one of America's Best High Schools Award. *2014 - DRHS wins The Daily Beast Top High Schools Award, Washington Post Top High Schools Award, U.S. Best High Schools Award (Silver)

Notable alumni

* Charles Brown - NFL offensive lineman * Brandon Sermons - American football player

References

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