Glen A. Wilson High School is a public high school located in

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. It is one of two high schools located in the unincorporated community, and one of four in the

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. Wilson was ranked 333 out of 804 in

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's 2003 web-exclusive extended list of top U.S. public high schools. It ranked 861 in the 2007 list of the top 1,000 U.S. public schools. Wilson was ranked 121 out of 500 in Newsweek's America's Best High Schools in 2011.

History

The school was started September 1966 on the campus of the neighboring Rowland High School in

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, where students attended a split session year until the campus was ready for occupancy in September 1967. The school was named for Glen A. Wilson, former Superintendent of the La Puente Union High School District 1953-1972 (which became

in 1970). He was born in Alpaugh, California, on September 11, 1913. He was a resident of Hillcrest in La Verne, California when he died on September 7, 1996. He held bachelor's and master's degrees from

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(1936, 1940), and a Doctorate in Education from

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(1965). He began his career in education as a 6th grade teacher in

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in 1937, and retired from education as superintendent of Hacienda La Puente Unified School District in 1972. He served in the

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1942–1946, discharged from active duty as a Battalion Quartmaster, First Lieutenant. He achieved the rank of Major in the USMC Reserve in 1952. He was named Citizen of the Year by the La Puente Valley Chamber of Commerce in 1965. He served Rotary as District 530 Governor from 1972 to 1973, and received the Paul Harris Fellow award in 1972. In 2008, Wilson received media attention after a student promised a school shooting on the one year anniversary of the

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and around the anniversary of the

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on the school's Wikipedia page. These threats were referred to the local police. On Thursday, April 17, 2008, security was increased and students' backpacks were searched. All after-school activities were cancelled. In addition, on Friday, April 18, 2008, school was cancelled as a precaution, although early that morning, a student was arrested in connection with the threats and held at

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School demographics

The school had 1594 students in 2015-2016 The ethnic composition of the student body was: *51.1%

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*38.4%

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*5.1%

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*2.8%

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*1.2%

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Athletics

The school's sport teams compete in the Valley Vista League to qualify for

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(CIF-SS). The

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consists of the Wilson Wildcats, Rowland Raiders, San Dimas Saints, Covina Colts, Nogales Nobles, and Northview Vikings

Notable alumni

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'' * David Lee (photographer) - Publisher of DestinationLuxury.com & fashion/celebrity photographer - www.davidclee.us * Scott Williams - Former NBA Basketball player, led the school to a state championship in his senior year. * Fergie (Stacy Ferguson) - singer of

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References

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