Walnut High School is a public high school located at

Walnut, California Walnut is a city in the eastern part of Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 29,172, and in 2019 the population was estimated at 29,685. The greater Walnut Valley is located betw ...

, among the San Jose Hills of the San Gabriel Valley in

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. Ranked in the top 100 high schools in America by the Daily Beast Publication, Walnut High School is also located within the prestigious

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, which has also been ranked by numerous sources to be one of the top public school districts in all of Southern California. The school is a two-time

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(1992–93 and 1997–98), six-time California Distinguished school (1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2005 and 2009), and a California Gold Ribbon School (2017). Walnut High School has also offered the

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program since 1999.

Athletics

The Mustang Athletic teams compete in the

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of the

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offering 22 seasonal sports. The Walnut High football team contends in Division 111 of

. In the aquatics program, the water polo team won a CIF championship, and both the water polo and swim teams won league titles. The soccer program has won two CIFSS 1-A Championships (1990, 1992), including an undefeated season in 1992 (25-0-1). Walnut's Girls' Golf Team won league titles in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. The Walnut High School Girls Golf Team won their first CIF State title in 2016. Walnut's National Champion Dance Team holds fifteen national titles, seven CADTD State titles, and were undefeated in the state of California from 2016-2019. The Lady Mustangs (Girls Soccer Team) won the CIFss 2002, 2003, 2004 Walnut's Boys' Cross Country Team won CIF State Div 2 in 1987 and CIF Southern Section Div 2 in 1986 and 1987. Walnut's Baseball Team won The CIF-SS Division 3 Championships in 2017. Walnut's Girls' Wrestling Team won CIF-SS Masters 2019

Notable alumni

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, National Soccer Hall of Fame and 1990 FIFA World Cup soccer player. Played professionally in Germany and for the

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. * Gerardo Mejia, Ecuadorian rapper and singer, most famously known for his song, "Rico Suave" * Michael Cho, artist shot to death by

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police * Tod McBride, former NFL defensive back *

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, former

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catcher *

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, triple jumper *

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, former NFL offensive lineman * Agassi Goantara, Indonesian Professional basketball player * Dwight Ramos, Filipino-American Professional basketball player

References

External links

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Walnut High School Athletics

Walnut High School Student Newspaper
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