Diamond_Bar_High_School

Diamond Bar High School

Diamond Bar High School

Public school in Diamond Bar, California, United States

Diamond Bar High School (DBHS) is a public high school located in Diamond Bar, California, as part of the Walnut Valley Unified School District.[3]

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Diamond Bar High School's mascot is the Brahma, and the school colors are purple and gold. Diamond Bar High School students participate in programs such as Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB). During the school year, DBHS received an Academic Performance Index of 870, and 97% of students passed the California High School Exit Exam in 2008-2009. Most of Diamond Bar High School's students come from Chaparral Middle School, also located in Diamond Bar.

History

Diamond Bar High School was founded in 1982, and was the growing city's first high school. Diamond Bar High School is part of the Walnut Valley Unified School District, which has also been ranked by numerous sources to be one of the top public school districts in all of Southern California.[4] Diamond Bar High's first students were residents that lived in south Diamond Bar (specifically residents that lived south of Diamond Bar's Grand Avenue). Prior to the opening of DBHS, the area's students were bused from Diamond Bar to Walnut High School. Some of the teachers came from Suzanne Middle School, Chaparral Middle School and Walnut High School. The first principal of the school was Walt Holmes, who came to DBHS from North Monterey County High School in Castroville, California, where he also served as principal.

Academic programs

Diamond Bar High School has a rigorous and competitive atmosphere for a public high school. It is ranked 78 on the best California high schools.[5]

Pathways Communications Academy

Pathways is an alternate program offered to students. The program offers different courses and class schedules. The curriculum includes a broad range of college preparatory courses and work experience classes.[6][7]

Extracurriculars

In addition to its music program and academic curriculum, Diamond Bar High School also offers several extracurricular activities for students to participate in.

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The Diamond Bar High School robotics team, Team Sprocket, was founded in 2011 as a team in the FIRST Robotics Competition program.[8] It participated in FIRST Championship in 2011 after becoming a finalist in the Las Vegas Regional. This team requires students to build a fully functional robot in 6 weeks to participate in regionals.[9] In 2017, the team qualified for Championships at the San Diego Regional, and again in Orange County Regional in 2018. In an effort to expand STEM outreach, it started a Summer Robotics Workshop for children in nearby elementary schools.

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The inter-high school robotics team, Walnut Valley Robotics (WVR), was founded in 2015 as a team in the FIRST Robotics Competition program.[10] The team was founded in conjunction with students coming from the Walnut Valley Unified School District, specifically members from Diamond Bar High School and Walnut High School. In its first competition in the 2015-2016 FRC season, Team 5857 won the Rookie Inspiration Award at the San Diego Regional. Later on, the team would go on to win the Engineering Inspiration Award at the 2019 Aerospace Valley Regional. The team participated in 2018 and 2019 FIRST Championship hosted in Houston, Texas. The team has hosted community events, including a regional FIRST Lego League (FLL) event at Diamond Ranch High School.

Notable alumni

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