San Dimas High School

Public school in San Dimas, California

San Dimas High School

Address

800 W. Covina Blvd

San Dimas

California

United States

Coordinates| 34°05′56″N 117°49′23″W﻿ / ﻿34.099°N 117.823°W﻿ / 34.099; -117.823
Information
Type| Public
Established| 1970
School district| Bonita Unified School District
Principal| Michael Kelly
Enrollment| 1,248 (2023-2024)[1]
Color(s)| Blue and Gold
Athletics conference| CIF Southern Section
Valle Vista League
Mascot| Saint
Yearbook| El Santo
Website| http://www.SanDimasHigh.com

San Dimas High School is a secondary school located in San Dimas, California, in the United States. It is part of the Bonita Unified School District. 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.[when?] 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

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The San Dimas High School bell tower in 2023.

San Dimas High School was opened in 1970 to serve the growing population of San Dimas, California.[2] 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.[3] Each year the school plays their cross town rivals, Bonita High School, in the Smudge Pot Bowl football game.[4] The winner of the game takes home a silver smudge pot reminiscent of the area's citrus growing history.

## Honors

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San Dimas High School has been named a California Distinguished School three times, most recently in 2009.[5] It has been on Newsweek Magazine's list of "America's Best High Schools," most recently in 2010.[6] The Animation Program received a Golden Bell Award from the California School Boards Association in 2007.[citation needed]

## Advanced Placement courses

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San Dimas High School offers 16 Advanced Placement (AP) Courses along with a variety of honors and accelerated courses:[7]

* AP Biology
* AP Calculus AB
* AP Calculus BC
* AP Chemistry
* AP English Language
* AP English Literature
* AP Environmental Science
* AP French Language
* AP Music Theory
* AP Psychology
* AP Physics
* AP Spanish Language
* AP Statistics
* AP Studio Art
* AP United States Government
* AP United States History
* AP World History

## Athletics

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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.[8]

## In popular culture

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The title characters of the 1989 film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 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

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* Jamie Dantzscher, an Olympic Gymnast in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney for the U.S. Olympic Team.[9]
* D. J. Hackett, a professional football wide receiver played for the Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers.
* Justin Hoyt, the founder of the musical group Seven Layer Piano Cakes.[10]
* Chris Pettit, professional baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers.[11]

## References

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1. ^ "San Dimas High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
2. ^ "Home of the Saints!". Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
3. ^ "Bell Tower Facelift". Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
4. ^ "Annual San Dimas-Bonita clash has coaches, players eager - SGVTribune.com". Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
5. ^ "2009 Distinguished Middle and High Schools - California Distinguished Schools Program (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
6. ^ "America's Best High Schools: The List - Newsweek". Newsweek. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
7. ^ [1][dead link‍]
8. ^ "San Dimas VS Torrance CIF Baseball | San Dimas High School | San Gabriel Valley Tribune". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
9. ^ "Player Bio: Jamie Dantzscher - UCLA Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
10. ^ Writer, Laura Latzko Pasadena Weekly Contributing (June 30, 2022). "Justin Hoyt delivers multilayered songs". Pasadena Weekly.
11. ^ "Player Bio: Chris Pettit :: Baseball". CBS Sports. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 21, 2010.

## External links

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* San Dimas High School Website
* Bonita Unified School District

Authority control databases

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* NCES