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Paramount High School
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
Principal Mike T. Ono (Senior Campus); Elizabeth Salcido (West Campus)
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 4,794 (2015-16)[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 School is a comprehensive public high school in Paramount, California, USA. It is part of the Paramount 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. Being the largest school in the area with one of the highest populations in California, most students enrolled come from the cities of Paramount, Lakewood, Bellflower, Long Beach, Rancho Dominguez and South Gate.




Contents






  • 1 Campuses


  • 2 Curriculum


  • 3 Reconstruction


  • 4 Athletics


  • 5 Notable alumni


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Campuses



  • 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


Paramount High School offers a comprehensive curriculum. A number of Advanced Placement classes are available for interested students.



Reconstruction


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


The Paramount Pirates play in the San Gabriel Valley League against 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




  • Dante Basco – actor, singer


  • Traphik (TimothyDeLaGhetto) – actor, comedian, rapper, YouTube personality


  • Charles Huerta – Professional boxer[2]


  • Brian Hunter – MLB player[3]


  • Leon Neal – NFL player, running back[4]


  • Antonio Pierce – NFL player, linebacker[5]


  • Rico Smith Jr. - NFL player, wide receiver


  • Adán Chalino Sánchez – singer[6]


  • Jeff Sellers – MLB player[7]


  • YG – rapper


  • Gil Velazquez – professional baseball player



References





  1. ^ "Paramount High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 26, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Morales, Robert (November 15, 2013). "Andre Ward dominates Edwin Rodriguez, winning wide unanimous decision". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 2, 2014.


  3. ^ Sondheimer, Eric (April 19, 2010). "Paramount to honor Brian Hunter". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 2, 2014.


  4. ^ Wagner, Dick (November 29, 1990). "Paramount Star Sets Example in Class, Too". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 2, 2014.


  5. ^ Allen, Scott (February 7, 2014). "Report: Long Beach Poly hires former NFL linebacker Antonio Pierce as next coach". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved March 2, 2014.


  6. ^ Gurza, Agustin (April 3, 2004). "To His Fans, Sanchez Was Family". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 2, 2014.


  7. ^ Cafardo, Nick (February 21, 1988). "Smith's ready to achieve some fame". The Telegraph. Google News. Retrieved March 2, 2014.




External links




  • Paramount High School West Campus[permanent dead link]

  • Paramount High School Senior Campus










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