__NOTOC__ Don Antonio Lugo High School is one of the four

high schools A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

of the Chino Valley Unified School District located in Chino,

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, United States. The mascot is the

Conquistador Conquistadors (, ) or conquistadores (, ; meaning 'conquerors') were the explorer-soldiers of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires of the 15th and 16th centuries. During the Age of Discovery, conquistadors sailed beyond Europe to the Americas, O ...

. Don Lugo High School was founded in 1972, and during that year the school only accepted

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. Each following year another freshman class was added until the school had all four classes for the first time in 1980.

Notable alumni

* Chad Cordero - professional baseball player * Peter Hughes - bassist for the indie-rock band The Mountain Goats * Todd Jones - frontman of the hardcore punk band Nails *

Joshua Mance Ronell Joshua "Josh" Mance (born March 21, 1992) is an American sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He attends Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, where he has transferred after two years at the University of Southern Califo ...

- Olympic sprinter *

Leah O'Brien-Amico Leah Marie O'Brien-Amico (born September 9, 1974) is an American, former collegiate All-American, three-time Olympian, left-handed-hitting softball outfielder and sports commentator originally from Chino, California. O'Brien-Amico is best know ...

- three-time Olympic gold medalist with the US women's softball team *

Moriah Peters Moriah Castillo Peters (born October 2, 1992) is an American contemporary Christian singer and songwriter born in Pomona, California and raised in Chino, California and Ontario, California. In 2012, Peters released the album entitled '' I Choose J ...

- contemporary Christian singer-songwriter *

Diana Taurasi Diana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted by Phoenix first overall in the 2004 WNBA draft. Taurasi has w ...

(b. 1982) - professional basketball playerLandon Brown
"Taurasi Meets High Schooler Who Shattered Her Record,"
Cronkite News, Arizona PBS, May 23, 2016. *

Esera Tuaolo Esera Tavai Tuaolo (born July 11, 1968), nicknamed "Mr. Aloha", is a former American professional football player. He was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for 9 years. Football career He played college football at Oreg ...

- football nose tackle *

George Uko George Uko (born February 11, 1992) is a gridiron football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He earned a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Denver Broncos in their Super Bowl 50 victory over the Carolina Panthers. He has also been a me ...

- football defensive end *

Joaquin Zendejas Joaquin Zendejas Jr. (born January 14, 1960) is a Mexican former placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots. He played college football at the University of La Verne. Early years Zendejas, was born in Curime ...

- football kicker *

Luis Zendejas Luis Fernando Zendejas (born October 22, 1961) is a Mexican former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Arena Football ...

- football kicker *

Marty Zendejas Martin Zendejas (November 2, 1964 – December 19, 2018) was a Mexican placekicker in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Los Angeles Cobras. He played college football at the University of Nevada. Early years Zendejas, was born in Zacapu, ...

- football kicker *

Max Zendejas Maximmillian Javier Zendejas (born September 2, 1963) is a Mexican former placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Arizona. Early ye ...

- football kicker *

Tony Zendejas Tony Zendejas (born May 15, 1960) is a Mexican-American former NFL placekicker. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League (USFL). After the USFL folded, he was selected in the first ...

- football kicker

Footnotes

External links

Don Antonio Lugo High School

Don Lugo Athletics

Don Lugo High School Marching Conquistadores
* {{authority control Educational institutions established in 1972 High schools in San Bernardino County, California Chino, California Public high schools in California 1972 establishments in California