San Dimas High School is a

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located in San Dimas, California, in the

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. It is part of the

Bonita Unified School District Bonita Unified School District serves the communities of San Dimas and La Verne, and part of Glendora, in Los Angeles County. The Bonita Unified School District has over 10,000 students in 14 schools. The district's headquarters are in Sa ...

. Most of the students come from Lone Hill Middle School which shares the same city block as the High School. The school has a student body of 1,296 and an API score of 839. The mascot is the Saint and was originally depicted as a knight slaying a dragon. The school is also referred to by students as SD. Its colors are royal blue and bright gold.

History

San Dimas High School was opened in 1970 to serve the growing population of San Dimas, California. A distinctive bell tower was built on campus in 1980 to create an icon for the main quad. The bell tower houses the bell from the original San Dimas Elementary School and is rung each time a team wins a CIF Championship. The bell tower was refurbished in 2011 with a wider base to support the structure. Each year the school plays their cross town rivals, Bonita High School, in the Smudge Pot Bowl football game. The winner of the game takes home a silver smudge pot reminiscent of the area's citrus growing history.

Honors

San Dimas High School has been named a

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three times, most recently in 2009. It has been on Newsweek Magazine's list of "America's Best High Schools," most recently in 2010. The Animation Program received a Golden Bell Award from the California School Boards Association in 2007.

Advanced Placement courses

San Dimas High School offers 16 Advanced Placement (AP) Courses along with a variety of honors and accelerated courses: *

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* AP Calculus BC * AP Chemistry *

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* AP English Literature * AP Environmental Science * AP French Language * AP Music Theory * AP Psychology *

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* AP Spanish Language * AP Statistics * AP Studio Art * AP United States Government * AP United States History * AP World History

Athletics

San Dimas High School plays in the Valle Vista League. San Dimas Saint Football won the CIF Southern Section Division Mid-Valley (XI)(Section) Champion for 2009 by defeating Monrovia High School 12–7 at Citrus College on December 12, 2009. San Dimas Saint Baseball won the CIF Southern Section Division Champion for 2009 on June 5, 2009 at Angel Stadium.

In popular culture

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'' attend San Dimas High School. A history project to be completed in front of the whole school drives the plot of the film. A line from another student's presentation, "San Dimas High School Football Rules!" has entered popular culture, such as the title of a song from the 1999 album '' Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits'' by The Ataris.

Notable alumni

* Jamie Dantzscher, an Olympic Gymnast in the

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in Sydney for the

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. *

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, a professional football wide receiver played for the

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and

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. *Justin Hoyt, the founder of the musical group Seven Layer Piano Cakes. * Chris Pettit, professional baseball player,

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References

External links

San Dimas High School Website

Bonita Unified School District
{{Authority control High schools in Los Angeles County, California Public high schools in California San Dimas, California Valle Vista League Educational institutions established in 1970 1970 establishments in California