Yuba City High School is a

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secondary school in

Yuba City, California Yuba City (Maidu: ''Yubu'') is a city in Northern California and the county seat of Sutter County, California, United States. The population was 70,117 at the 2020 census. Yuba City is the principal city of the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistic ...

. It had roughly 3,000 students before River Valley High School opened in 2005. The

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are brown and gold. Its mascot is the "Honker", a nickname for

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Athletics

Yuba City High School's athletic program used to compete in Division I of the Sac-Joaquin Section as a member of the Sierra Foothill League (until 1970), North Metro League (1970–76), Delta League (1976–1998, 2000–02), Capital Athletic League (1998–2000) and Metro Conference (2002–06). However, with the opening of River Valley High School, Yuba City's enrollment split in half and the Honkers moved to the Division III Tri-County Conference in fall 2006. Yuba City began competing in the Capital Valley Conference beginning in fall 2018. Fall sports
American football, girls' tennis, girls' volleyball, girls' field hockey, cross country, girls' golf Winter sports
Boys' basketball, girls' basketball, wrestling, boys' soccer, girls' soccer Spring sports
Boys' baseball, boys' golf, boys' tennis, softball, swimming, diving, track & field, competitive stunt cheer

Mel Good

Every December, Yuba City High School hosts a basketball tournament called the Mel Good Holiday Classic, which is one of the biggest tournaments in Northern California. Teams from all over Northern California come to the school and are hosted by YCHS students.

Music

Yuba City High School has a marching and concert band, full orchestra and chorus. The Yuba City High School marching band was renamed the "Brown and Gold Brigade" in 2009. After school, students are invited to participate in Pep Band, Jazz Band and Winter Percussion.

Clubs and organizations

Clubs

Asian Pacific Islanders Student Union (APISU), AP Spanish Literature, Art Club, ASB (Associated Student Body), AVID Club, Baseball Club, Cheer Club, CSF, Culinary Arts & Design, D.I.G, Football Club, French Club, (FFA) Future Farmers of America, Gamer's Club (1337), German Club, Guitar Club, Interact Club, Japanese Culture Club, Key Club, M.E.C.H.A., Photography Club, Punjabi American Club, Running Club, S.C.A.W., Sikh Student Association, SLAM (Students Learning About Medicine), Snowboarding Club, Softball Club, Speech & Debate, Swim & Dive Club, Tennis Club, Wrestling Club

Yuba City High School bus tragedy

In the late morning on May 21, 1976, a bus with the school's choir veered off the Marina Vista/Martinez Exit off-ramp from southbound Highway 680 (now Exit 56 of Interstate 680), and fell approximately , landing on its roof and collapsing inwards. One teacher and 27 students died, leaving 24 survivors out of 52 passengers on the bus. The Marina Vista exit has since been renamed Waterfront.

Notable alumni

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– American football coach of

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, two-time

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winner coaching Boise State; class of 1983 * Max Stassi – MLB catcher for

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; class of 2009 * Robert Holley – South Korean television star; class of 1976 *

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– MLB pitcher for California Angels and minor-league pitching coordinator for Colorado Rockies; class of 1986. * Ron Porter - NFL linebacker for seven seasons, played for Colts, Eagles and Vikings; class of 1963; played in Super Bowl III

References

External links

Yuba City Unified School District

Yuba City High School Class of 1963
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