Colony High School is a high school located in Ontario, California, and is part of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District.[2] The school serves the communities of southern Ontario, including the new Ontario Ranch community and portions of eastern Rancho Cucamonga and southeast Fontana.[3] The school earned the 2018 Civic Learning Award for the State of California [4] and was a 2018 Silver Medal winner for the U.S. News & World Report ranking of Best High Schools.[5] Over 60 percent of the Colony High School Class of 2017 met the University of California A-G requirement rate, nearly 14 percent above the state average.[6]
| Colony High School | |
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| Address | |
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3850 East Riverside Drive , 91761 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | "Everything we do at Colony, we do with pride!" |
| Established | 2002 |
| School district | Chaffey Joint Union High School District. |
| Principal | Tommy Mitchell |
| Enrollment | 2,122 (2022–23)[1] |
| Color(s) | Red Blue White |
| Slogan | "Everything we do at Colony, we do with Pride!" |
| Athletics conference | Palomares League |
| Mascot | Tommy the Titan, Torro |
| Team name | Titans |
| Newspaper | Titan Tribune |
| Yearbook | The Odyssey |
| Website | [1] |
History
editWhen Colony High School opened in 2002, its first students and faculty were transfers from around the Chaffey Joint Union High School District.[7]
Jim Brodie was the school's first principal.[8] As of 2020, Thomas Mitchell serves as the school's principal.
The Class of 2005, better known as "The Titan Legacy," completed the first year of their coursework at Colony's feeder high schools and was the first graduating class.[citation needed] The Class of 2006 was the first set of graduates to complete all four years of coursework at Colony High School and are nicknamed "The Original Titans."[citation needed]
Campus
editThe Colony High Library, a branch of the Ontario City Library, is found on campus.[citation needed] The branch location is used as a polling place during elections.[citation needed]
Academics
editColony High School follows a standard California high school curriculum as defined by the California Department of Education's High School Graduation Requirements and tests students with the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program and the California High School Exit Exam.[citation needed]
Colony High School offers students opportunities to earn college credit through College Board Advanced Placement (AP) and dual-credit courses. Dual-credit courses, are taken at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga during the summer session and, if passed, qualify as credit for both high school graduation and college classes. In addition, Colony High School has the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program, honors classes, and participates in the nationwide Renaissance program.[citation needed]
The Class of 2006 recorded the highest pass rate for any AP test, receiving a 95% pass rate for the AP Calculus test under the instruction of Christopher W. Chang.[citation needed]
Arts
editColony High School has a wide array of classes and clubs revolving around the arts: Art, Ceramics, Music Appreciation, Digital Media, Drama & Theatre, Choir, Dance, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Percussion, and Color Guard classes.
Choir and orchestra
editMichael Bachman has been the director of these two programs since the school opened.
Band, percussion, and color guard
editThe Colony High School Titan Regiment consists of a band, percussion, and color guard. They compete in the California State Band Championships (CSBC) and the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA) circuits and host annual field tournaments.[9] Prior to the 2008-2009 school year, the director was Jason Alvo.[citation needed] He was replaced by Graig Withrow, who was replaced by James Rocillo.[citation needed] Rocillo left the program in 2016 to pursue band director for the RCC Marching Tigers. Jered Sherrill was the director for one school year (2016-2017). Matthew Matthews is the current band director.
Championship qualification years:
2004: 7th place (3A)[citation needed]
2006: 4th place (3A)[citation needed]
2007: 9th place (3A)[citation needed]
2008: 10th place (3A)[citation needed]
2009: 5th place (3A)[citation needed]
2010: 10th place (2A)[citation needed]
2011: 1st place (2A)[10]
2012: 2nd place (3A)[citation needed]
2013: 4th place (3A)
2014: 2nd place (3A)
2015: 2nd place (3A)
2016: 7th place (3A)
2018: 10th place (3A)
2019: 12th place (3A SCSBOA); 5th place (5A CSBC); 10th place (5A CSBC State Finalists)
2020: No season due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021: 2nd place (3A CSBC); 2nd place (Open Class State Finals for 1A/2A/3A) [11]
2022: 1st place (3A CSBC); 1st place (Open Class State Finals for 1A/2A/3A) State Champions[11]
Theatre
editThe Colony Theatre Arts Department performs at the 1,263 seat Colony High School Performing Arts Theatre. Among their past productions are Dracula, Grease, Black Comedy, Metamorphoses, Noises Off, West Side Story, You Can't Take It with You, Taming of the Shrew, A Christmas Carol, Lend Me A Tenor, Once on this Island, Leading Ladies, The Diviners, Tartuffe, The Elephant Man (play), Blithe Spirit (play) and a variety show titled 30/60 (which features a cast of seven performing thirty original skits in sixty minutes, hence the name 30/60). They have also performed other theatrical shows, such as Hairspray, A Dinner With Zombies (which made its theatrical debut at Colony High School) and Sophocles' Antigone. The department has competed in the Drama Teacher Association of Southern California's (DTASC) acting and tech competition, and the California Educational Theatre Association's CETA event.
All theatre classes and productions were taught and directed by Arik Boles, a Cal Poly Pomona graduate and theatre major. Boles began teaching at Colony in 2004 and obtained his master's degree in theatre arts in 2007, after directing "You Can't Take It With You" as his thesis production. Classes and productions are now taught and directed by Jesse Cash, a former stand up comedian.
Culture
editDemographics
editAs "Home of the Titans" the school enrolls approximately 2,500 low to middle-income students between grades 9 through 12.[citation needed]
Sports
editColony High School's sports program includes baseball, basketball, cheer, cross country, football, golf, swimming, soccer, tennis, track, volleyball, water polo, softball, and wrestling, and cross country running.
Football
editDerrick Smith also of the class of 2006 and a running back on the football team won the 2005 CIF-SS Masters Meet champion in the long jump. Several athletes in the class of 2006 set the foundation for the future success of Colony Athletics.[citation needed]
On Friday, December 8, 2006, the Colony High School football team won the CIF-Southern Section Central Division championship game against Wildomar Elsinore by finishing an 80-yard drive with a touchdown run by quarterback Jeff Ginolfi for a 16-to-13 final score.[12] The Daily Bulletin, a local newspaper, stated, "For as long as Colony High School exists, they will always remember 'The Drive.'"[citation needed]
The Titans went on to win the Central Division Championship again in 2007.[citation needed]
Soccer
editThe Titan Soccer team 2004-2005 led by the Paez brothers were Champions of the Mt Baldy league 2004-2005 coach Frank Green received the title unfortunately he left Colony after.[citation needed]
In the graduating class of 2007 there were several D-1 athletes, including Omar Bolden (Arizona State University), Bobby Wagner (Utah State University), Chris Givens (Boise State University), Maurice Shaw (University of Idaho) Ryan Paez (University of San Diego).[citation needed]
Water polo
editThe Girls Water Polo team was undefeated Mt. Baldy League Champions in 2005, 2006, and 2007.[citation needed]
Tennis
editThe 2007-08 Boys Tennis Team ranked #1 and went 14-1 in the Mt. Baldy League and made history being the first boys league champs at Colony High School. Led by captains Beto and David Quinones, they went to CIF for the first time in school history against first round matchup Hemet High School with a victory of 12-6. Next they faced top ranked Viewpoint (Calabasas, CA) and lost 15-3.
The Girls Tennis team while being undefeated Mt. Baldy League Champions in the 2008 season (15-0). In 2009, they also won League Title with only one loss all season. Their number one singles, Lauren Remington was number one in League as were number one doubles players, Jocelyn Mireles and Tasnuva Islam.[citation needed]
Notable faculty and alumni
editNFL players Bobby Wagner, Josh Andrews, Omar Bolden and Jared Bell are Colony High School Alumni.[13][14] [15] [16]
References
edit- ^ "Colony High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Chaffey Joint Union High School District. "Our Schools". Archived from the original on February 16, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2007.
- ^ Ontario Ranch http://ontarioranch.com/
- ^ California State Civic Learning Award https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr18/yr18rel17.asp
- ^ U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools
- ^ California Department of Education Dataquest https://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/SchGrad.asp?cSelect=Colony%5EHigh--Chaffey%5EJoint%5EU--3667652-3631157&cChoice=SchGrad&cYear=2016-17&cLevel=School&cTopic=Graduates&myTimeFrame=S&submit1=Submit
- ^ Chaffey Joint Union High School District. "History of the District". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2007.
- ^ "Colony High School - Jim Brodie Bio". Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2007.
- ^ "Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association". Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ "Field Championships Grid 2011" (PDF). Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association. Retrieved January 11, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Scores - California State Band Championships". csbc.compsuite.io. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ MaxPreps, Inc. (December 8, 2006). "California - High School Football - Colony (Ontario) @ Elsinore (Wildomar) - Box Scores - Boys Football". Retrieved January 9, 2007.
- ^ "Bobby Wagner". ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ "Denver Broncos: Omar Bolden". Denver Broncos. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ "Eagles Home". Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "San Francisco 49ers sign WR Ryan Whalen, waive S Jered Bell".
External links
edit- Colony High School, maintained by the Chaffey Joint Union High School District
- Chaffey Joint Union High School District Archived August 20, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Ontario City Library