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El Rancho High School is a public high school located in the city of
El Rancho High School opened its doors in September 1952. Whittier High School provided many of the original El Rancho students, and the Whittier Union District administered the new school until 1962 when the El Rancho Unified School District was developed.
The school opened before the municipal incorporation of Pico Rivera, within the unincorporated community of Rivera.
The school colors are Blue and Gray, representing the colors of the Union and Confederate soldiers of the American Civil War. The two neighboring communities were Pico and Rivera: in symbolic terms, the North and the South. Ultimately the school brought students from the two communities together. El Rancho, Spanish for The Ranch, provided the student body and community with the nickname, ''The Ranch''.
The land for the school was donated by the community. There were restrictions on that donation, including that all new construction would match the existing structures. After the initial construction, residents were told that if they wanted a pool on campus, the community would have to pay for it.
The football stadium slogan is "You haven't been hit until you've been hit by The Ranch", which became well known throughout the Southland during the El Rancho powerhouse years of the 1960s.
In 2011, The El Rancho School Board voted to name the Football field at El Rancho 'Don Memorial Stadium'- "Ernie Johnson Field" in honor of his numerous and remarkable contributions and achievements during his tenure of head football coach at El Rancho. A banquet in the El Rancho Gymnasium attended by more than 400 past players, coaches was held on August 28, 2011. The City of Pico Rivera also declared that day as "Ernie Johnson Day". Official field dedication took place on September 23, 2011, at El Rancho's homecoming football game.
El Rancho's campus was and was named for the fact that the land used to be a ranch, home to orange groves and avocados.
No seniors were present during the first year of school; the first graduating class was 1954.
Reflecting the local demographics, the school's initial student body was primarily white, non-Hispanic, but with a notable percentage of Hispanic students.
When El Rancho was in the process of opening, the students who were planning to attend the school attended assemblies to decide their mascot. The Don was adopted as the school's mascot by a vote of the students. Other mascot candidates included the Swallows, the Rocketeers, and Grizzlies.
In 1990, the school was used for the film Zapped Again!.
"El Rancho High School Teen Court Introduction."
Retrieved on November 3, 2012. The Presiding Judges are Olivia Rosales and James Horan from the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Blanca Pacheco esq. is the El Rancho Teen Court's Court Attorney, who assists the jury in understanding the charges against the defendant and proctors the jury deliberations. Raul Elias serves as the El Rancho Teen Court's Judicial officer, which entails supervision of Teen Court participants’ attendance in order to curve extracurricular Teen Court participation negatively affecting academic progress. Dr. Rebecca Marin is the Court's Psychologist and Raul Elias also serves as the Teen Court Coordinator for El Rancho high School, whose duties include overall supervision of the Teen Court Program and maintenance of a schedule for Teen Court sessions and Court tutorials with assistance from Alexis Hernandez.TeacherWeb
"Biographical Information."
Retrieved on November 4, 2012.Clients: U.S Army, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, the Mexican Investment Board, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, NBP, PhilatronZate, Maria. "100 Most Influential Hispanics." Hispanic Business Oct. 1997: 38-82. Print. Court is held at the City of Pico Rivera City Hall Council Chambers. El Rancho High School Teen Court is a collaboration between the El Rancho Unified School District and the City of Pico Rivera organized by Raul Elias.
Scott Reid player profile
The Baseball Cube. Accessed July 16, 2007. * Cristian Roldan, current member of
The Don Page
El Rancho High School * https://twitter.com/ElRanchoHS
School overview
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Pico Rivera, California
Pico Rivera is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California. The city is situated approximately southeast of downtown Los Angeles, on the eastern edge of the Los Angeles basin, and on the southern edge of the area known as the ...
, United States. It is a part of the El Rancho Unified School District.
History
El Rancho High School opened its doors in September 1952. Whittier High School provided many of the original El Rancho students, and the Whittier Union District administered the new school until 1962 when the El Rancho Unified School District was developed.
The school opened before the municipal incorporation of Pico Rivera, within the unincorporated community of Rivera.
The school colors are Blue and Gray, representing the colors of the Union and Confederate soldiers of the American Civil War. The two neighboring communities were Pico and Rivera: in symbolic terms, the North and the South. Ultimately the school brought students from the two communities together. El Rancho, Spanish for The Ranch, provided the student body and community with the nickname, ''The Ranch''.
The land for the school was donated by the community. There were restrictions on that donation, including that all new construction would match the existing structures. After the initial construction, residents were told that if they wanted a pool on campus, the community would have to pay for it.
The football stadium slogan is "You haven't been hit until you've been hit by The Ranch", which became well known throughout the Southland during the El Rancho powerhouse years of the 1960s.
In 2011, The El Rancho School Board voted to name the Football field at El Rancho 'Don Memorial Stadium'- "Ernie Johnson Field" in honor of his numerous and remarkable contributions and achievements during his tenure of head football coach at El Rancho. A banquet in the El Rancho Gymnasium attended by more than 400 past players, coaches was held on August 28, 2011. The City of Pico Rivera also declared that day as "Ernie Johnson Day". Official field dedication took place on September 23, 2011, at El Rancho's homecoming football game.
El Rancho's campus was and was named for the fact that the land used to be a ranch, home to orange groves and avocados.
No seniors were present during the first year of school; the first graduating class was 1954.
Reflecting the local demographics, the school's initial student body was primarily white, non-Hispanic, but with a notable percentage of Hispanic students.
When El Rancho was in the process of opening, the students who were planning to attend the school attended assemblies to decide their mascot. The Don was adopted as the school's mascot by a vote of the students. Other mascot candidates included the Swallows, the Rocketeers, and Grizzlies.
In 1990, the school was used for the film Zapped Again!.
Sports
El Rancho High School football team during the 1960s established themselves as one of the most respected high school football programs in California. The Dons were led by head coach Ernie Johnson, who coached from 1956 to 1968. In 1966, the Dons were awarded the National Championship and California State Championship when they beat Anaheim High School by a score of 35–14, in the Championship game. or detailed local news coverage of the National Championship 1966 season, see Ruben Quintero's ''My Mother's Scrapbook: El Rancho Dons Football--1966 National Champions '' (2020).Coach Johnson directed El Rancho High to nine League Championships in 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968. Three CIF Championships in 1960, 1966 1968, were CIF Runners-up in 1960 and 1963 and a National High School Football Championship in 1966. Coach Johnson ended his coaching tenure in 1968 with a 108-31-5 record. El Rancho last won a league championship in 2014 under head coach Vinnie Lopez. El Rancho's last CIF Semifinals appearance was in 2018 losing to Eisenhower High School. El Rancho last made it to the CIF Championship game in 1988 losing to Los Altos high school 12–0. El Rancho football's crosstown rivals are the Montebello Oilers, Pioneer Titans, Whittier Cardinals, and Santa Fe Chiefs. During the season of 1976-’77, El Rancho soccer player Joel Daniel (born Duane Joel Daniel) set two CIF-Southern Section records. As a goalkeeper, Daniel posted 417 saves in one season, as well as 39 saves in one game in a 1-0 loss to Alhambra High School on February 15, 1977. Both marks currently hold the Number 1 position in the CIF-SS All-Time Record Book. According to the NFHS (National Federation of State High School Associations), Daniel's 417 saves in one season ranks at Number 1 among all California High Schools, and at Number 5 among all National High School performances. Although his 39 saves in one game ranks at only Number 11 in the nation, Daniel’s saves-per-goal-allowed was 39.0, while those ranked in the top ten nationally were significantly lower -from the nearest- at 8.2 saves-per-goal-allowed, down to 1.6 saves-per-goal-allowed.Teen court
El RanchoTeen Court
A teen court (sometimes called youth court or peer court) is a problem-solving courts, problem-solving court within the juvenile justice system where teens charged with certain types of offenses can be sentenced by a jury of same-aged peers. Th ...
program is a juvenile diversion and prevention program in Pico Rivera, California
Pico Rivera is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California. The city is situated approximately southeast of downtown Los Angeles, on the eastern edge of the Los Angeles basin, and on the southern edge of the area known as the ...
. The program serves youths throughout Los Angeles County
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. Retrieved on November 15, 2012. Students from El Rancho High School serve as jurors in the early intervention program, judging peers selected by the Los Angeles County Probation Department.Gonzalez, Ruby. “Pico Rivera Home to Latest Teen Court in County”] Whittier Daily News. May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012 The Teen Court program works in conjunction with the El Rancho Unified School District.El Rancho High School Teen Court. Web."El Rancho High School Teen Court Introduction."
Retrieved on November 3, 2012. The Presiding Judges are Olivia Rosales and James Horan from the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Blanca Pacheco esq. is the El Rancho Teen Court's Court Attorney, who assists the jury in understanding the charges against the defendant and proctors the jury deliberations. Raul Elias serves as the El Rancho Teen Court's Judicial officer, which entails supervision of Teen Court participants’ attendance in order to curve extracurricular Teen Court participation negatively affecting academic progress. Dr. Rebecca Marin is the Court's Psychologist and Raul Elias also serves as the Teen Court Coordinator for El Rancho high School, whose duties include overall supervision of the Teen Court Program and maintenance of a schedule for Teen Court sessions and Court tutorials with assistance from Alexis Hernandez.TeacherWeb
"Biographical Information."
Retrieved on November 4, 2012.Clients: U.S Army, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, the Mexican Investment Board, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, NBP, PhilatronZate, Maria. "100 Most Influential Hispanics." Hispanic Business Oct. 1997: 38-82. Print. Court is held at the City of Pico Rivera City Hall Council Chambers. El Rancho High School Teen Court is a collaboration between the El Rancho Unified School District and the City of Pico Rivera organized by Raul Elias.
Notable alumni
* Mark Jeffrey Bailey,NFL
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Kansas City Chiefs
* Larry Anderson, former Major League Baseball pitcher
*Don Gregorio Antón
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, artist, educator
* Rich Camarillo, NFL
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punter
*Tom Egan
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, major league catcher
* Randy Flores, director of scouting
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for the St. Louis Cardinals, major league left-handed relief pitcher and 2006 World Series
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champion.
* Ron Flores, major league left-handed relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
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* Jeanette Jurado, actress, singer
*Mickey Klutts
Gene Ellis "Mickey" Klutts (born September 20, 1954) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1976 to 1983 with the New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue Jays. An inf ...
(1954– ), Major League Baseball player from 1976 to 1983 for the New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays
*Bill Nelsen
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, quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers
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and Cleveland Browns
* Cesar Ramos, Major League Baseball pitcher
* Scott Reid, Major League Baseball outfielder with the Philadelphia Phillies
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The Baseball Cube. Accessed July 16, 2007. * Cristian Roldan, current member of
Major League Soccer
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team Seattle Sounders FC
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, and 2 time MLS Cup winner (2016, 2019)
* Controversial former councilmember Gregory Salcido
Gregory Salcido (born July 4, 1968) is a former Pico Rivera City Councilman who decided to not run for re-election in November 2020, a former candidate for United States Congress, Congress, and a former educator in Pico Rivera, California. Concurre ...
*Alex Roldan
Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis_(given_name), Alexis.
People
Multiple
*Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
*Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people
*Alex Harris (disambigu ...
, soccer player for the Seattle Sounders
References
External links
The Don Page
El Rancho High School * https://twitter.com/ElRanchoHS
School overview
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