Paramount High School
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Paramount High School | |
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Address | |
West campus: 14708 Paramount Blvd Paramount,California 90723 Senior campus: 14429 Downey Ave Paramount,California 90723 United States | |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | "Once a Pirate, Always a Pirate" |
Established | 1953 |
School district | Paramount Unified School District |
NCESDistrict ID | 0629850 |
NCESSchool ID | 062985004653 |
Principal | Elizabeth Salcido (Senior Campus); Ebony Jordan (West Campus) |
Staff | 182.88 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 3,737 (2022–23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.43[1] |
Color(s) | Maroon White |
Athletics conference | San Gabriel Valley League |
Team name | Pirates |
Newspaper | The Porthole |
Information | (562)602-6064 |
Website | Senior campus website West campus website |
Paramount High Schoolis acomprehensivepublichigh schoolinParamount, California,USA. It is part of theParamount Unified School District.The school serves students in grades 9–12 on two campuses, West Campus for 9th grade students and Senior Campus for grades 10–12. It is the largest school in the area with one of the highest populations in California.[citation needed]
Paramount USD, of which this is the sole comprehensive high school, includes all of Paramount and sections ofBellflower,Compton,Lakewood,Long Beach,andSouth Gate.[2]
Campuses
[edit]- West Campus, which serves ninth grade students, located at 14708 Paramount Blvd.
- Senior Campus, which serves grades 10–12, located at 14429 Downey Ave.
Curriculum
[edit]Paramount High School offers a comprehensive curriculum. A number ofAdvanced Placementclasses are available for interested students.
Reconstruction
[edit]On 2008, Paramount High School has Renovations, Modernizations, and New Constructions. The $72 Million high school program includes a new athletic stadium, field house, mini gym, academic/science classroom building, and library/media center. The first phrase of program scheduled for construction is the athletic stadium and field house. The project incorporates solar power into all new buildings.
The site was completed in 2010.
Athletics
[edit]The Paramount Pirates play in theSan Gabriel Valley Leagueagainst Lynwood, Downey, Warren, Dominguez and Gahr. The Paramount boys' soccer team was 2010 Division III and State Regional Division I CIF champions. The Paramount boys' soccer team won CIF for 3 consecutive years (2010, 2011, 2012) thus given the nickname, the 3-peat champs. In 2012, they also won State Regional Champions. The Paramount wrestling team was 2011 Division VI CIF runner-up. In 2012, the Paramount boys varsity tennis won the first ever 4-peat in tennis. The recent years that tennis has won league, was in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. The Pirates have also won CIF state for boys soccer in 2017.
Notable alumni
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- Dante Basco– actor, singer
- Timothy DeLaGhetto– actor, comedian, rapper,YouTubepersonality
- Charles Huerta– professional boxer[3]
- Brian Hunter– MLB player[4]
- Cassh Maluia– NFL player
- Leon Neal– NFL player, running back[5]
- Antonio Pierce– NFL player, linebacker,Las Vegas RaidersHead Coach[6]
- Rico Smith Jr.– NFL player, wide receiver
- Adán Chalino Sánchez– singer[7]
- Jeff Sellers– MLB player[8]
- YG– rapper
- Gil Velazquez– professional baseball player
- J Boog- reggae singer/artist
References
[edit]- ^abc"Paramount High".National Center for Education Statistics.RetrievedAugust 9,2024.
- ^"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA"(PDF).U.S. Census Bureau.p. 10 (PDF p. 11/19).Retrieved2023-11-22.
- ^Morales, Robert (November 15, 2013)."Andre Ward dominates Edwin Rodriguez, winning wide unanimous decision".Long Beach Press-Telegram.Los Angeles Daily News.RetrievedMarch 2,2014.
- ^Sondheimer, Eric (April 19, 2010)."Paramount to honor Brian Hunter".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedMarch 2,2014.
- ^Wagner, Dick (November 29, 1990)."Paramount Star Sets Example in Class, Too".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedMarch 2,2014.
- ^Allen, Scott (February 7, 2014)."Report: Long Beach Poly hires former NFL linebacker Antonio Pierce as next coach".USA Today.Archived fromthe originalon 2014-03-03.RetrievedMarch 2,2014.
- ^Gurza, Agustin (April 3, 2004)."To His Fans, Sanchez Was Family".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedMarch 2,2014.
- ^Cafardo, Nick(February 21, 1988)."Smith's ready to achieve some fame".The Telegraph.RetrievedMarch 2,2014.