Norco High School is
California Distinguished School
California Distinguished School is an award given by the California State Board of Education to public schools within the state that best represent exemplary and quality educational programs. Approximately 5-10% of California schools are awarded t ...
comprehensive public high school serving over 2,000 students from grades 9-12 in
Norco, California
Norco is a city in Riverside County, California, in the United States. Norco is known as Horsetown, USA and prides itself on being a "horse community," with horse trails, hitching posts, and corrals, and city ordinances requiring construction to ...
, United States. It is part of the
Corona-Norco Unified School District
The Corona-Norco Unified School District (CNUSD) is a school district in Riverside County, California, in the United States, serving the cities of Corona, Norco, Eastvale and Jurupa Valley, along with the CDPs of Coronita, El Cerrito, Ho ...
. The current principal is Melissa Bako.
Demographics
As of the 2020–21 school year, the enrollment by race/ethnicity is:
* 52% Hispanic
* 39% White
* 4.2% Asian
* 2.4% Black
* 1.9% Two or more races
* 0.3% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
* 0.2% American Indian / Alaska native
Clubs and activities
Norco High School has multiple clubs and student organizations, including an Mock Trial, AFJROTC, Alpha Omega Bible Club, American Cancer Society, Art Club, ASB, Cougar Buddies, Cougar Chronicle, Dance, the Blue Diamond Brigade marching band, Friday Night Live, FBLA(Future Business Leaders of America), History Club, Humanitarian Club, Link Crew, Key Club, Unity, Yearbook, and FFA (Future Farmers of America).
The April 19, 2007 performance of ''Invincible Summer'' at the
American Repertory Theater
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in
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As part of the Boston metropolitan area, the cities population of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, ...
, was disrupted when 87 audience members from Norco High School left the production mid-performance, with one school chaperone approaching the stage and pouring water over the performer's outline notes.
[Daisey's Summer Interrupted as Audience Departs and Defiles His Work](_blank)
, ''Playbill
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'', April 22, 2007
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Public high schools in California
High schools in Riverside County, California