Rim of the World High School is a public secondary school located in

Lake Arrowhead, California Lake Arrowhead is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County, California, surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest, and surrounding the eponymous Lake Arrowhe ...

, at the top of the mountain overlooking the

San Bernardino Valley The San Bernardino Valley ( es, Valle de San Bernardino) is a valley in Southern California located at the south base of the Transverse Ranges. It is bordered on the north by the eastern San Gabriel Mountains and the San Bernardino Mountains; ...

. It is part of the Rim of the World Unified School District and is the only comprehensive 9-12 high school in the system.

The school

Rim of the World High School has a student body size that ranges between 900 and 1,000 students. Rim of the World High School is believed to be the first in California (and among only a handful in the nation) which has utilized both solar and wind energy for direct use by the high school. The school teams are "The Fighting Scots." The official mascot is the

Scottish Terrier The Scottish Terrier ( gd, Abhag Albannach; also known as the Aberdeen Terrier), popularly called the Scottie, is a breed of dog. Initially one of the highland breeds of terrier that were grouped under the name of ''Skye Terrier'', it is one ...

, but the more widely accepted, unofficial mascot is

William Wallace Sir William Wallace ( gd, Uilleam Uallas, ; Norman French: ; 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence. Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army ...

. At the school, there's a large mural of Mel Gibson dressed in the same garb he wore when he played

in Braveheart. A common rumor around the school is that Mel Gibson himself came to the school dressed as

and posed for the mural, though this is largely unproven. The school's Advanced TV-Video class puts out a “TV Show” on their websit
rimtoday.tv
every other week, that shows what's going on around campus and often skits put on by the students.

Green energy

Rim of the World High School Windmills-Solar Panels

Rim of the World High School utilizes both solar panels and wind turbines to supplement its energy needs.

Notable alumni

Mike Warnke Michael Alfred Warnke (born November 19, 1946) is an American Christian evangelist and comedian who was exposed in 1992 for inventing stories of his past as a Satanist. Before being debunked by the Christian magazine ''Cornerstone'', he was ...

(Class of 1965), Christian evangelist and Christian comedian * Tim D. White (Class of 1968), Physical Anthropologist, best known for his work on Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis) *

Pat Hill Lawrence Patrick Hill (born December 17, 1951) is an American football coach, former player, and broadcaster. He served as the head football coach at California State University, Fresno, Fresno State from 1997 until his dismissal following the 2 ...

(Class of 1970), Fresno State football head coach (1997–2011) *

Eddie Elguera Eddie Elguera (born November 12, 1962, in Bellflower, California) is a 2-time world champion skateboarder and senior pastor oC3 Church in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. He is also known by the nickname "El Gato". Eddie graduated fr ...

(Class of 1979), professional skateboarder * Jason Hall (Class of 1991), actor and Oscar-nominated screenwriter (for ''

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'', 2014) * Mike Wahle (Class of 1995),

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guard Guard or guards may refer to: Professional occupations * Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault * Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street * Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning * Prison ...

(1998–2008) and 2005 Pro Bowl selection * John Albert Gardner (Class of 1997), convicted of the murders of Chelsea King and Amber DuBois; currently serving two life sentences at California State Prison, Corcoran *

Michelle Kwan Michelle Wingshan Kwan (born July 7, 1980) is a retired competitive figure skater and diplomat serving as United States Ambassador to Belize. In figure skating Kwan is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 1998, bronze in 2002), a five-time ...

(Class of 1998), Olympic figure skater *

Nathan Chen Nathan Chen (born May 5, 1999) is an American figure skater. He is the 2022 Olympic champion, a three-time World champion (2018, 2019, 2021), the 2017 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2017, 2018, 2019), a ten ...

, 2022 Olympic Gold medalist; 2017, 2018, 2019 U.S. champion; 2018, 2019 World champion figure skater * Kassie Lyn Logsdon (Class of 2005), Playboy Miss 2010 Playmate *Devin Sola (Class of 2007), Bassist for

Motionless in White Motionless in White is an American metalcore band from Scranton, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2004, the band consists of lead vocalist Chris "Motionless" Cerulli, guitarists Ryan Sitkowski and Ricky "Horror" Olson, drummer Vinny Mauro and bassist Ju ...

* Michael Griffin (escape artist) (Class of 1979), professional escape artist

References

External links

Official School Homepage

Official YouTube Education Channel
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