Pioneer High School (Los Angeles County, California)

Pioneer High School
Address
Map
10800 Benavon St.

Whittier, California
90606

United States
Coordinates33°58′15″N 118°04′45″W / 33.9707°N 118.0793°W / 33.9707; -118.0793
Information
TypePublic secondary
OpenedMonday, September 14, 1959
StatusOpen
School districtWhittier Union High School District
PrincipalMary Chapman
Teaching staff52.41 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,233 (2020-21)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.53[1]
Color(s)    Green, black, white
MascotTitan
NicknamePiHi or Pioneer
Team nameTitans
NewspaperTitan Tribune (1959-200X)
YearbookThe Torch
Websitephs.wuhsd.org

Pioneer High School is a public school in West Whittier-Los Nietos, a census-designated place in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California.

Academics

Pioneer High School encourages the taking of AP courses in order to challenge and prepare for college.[2]

Pioneer High School offers a wide variety of AP courses, which include:

General information

Pioneer High School, home of the Titans, is located in unincorporated community of West Whittier-Los Nietos, California, neighboring the city of Pico Rivera. The school serves students from the Los Nietos, South Whittier, and Whittier City school districts. PHS is one of the 5 comprehensive high schools in the Whittier Union High School District.

Demographics

The student body at pioneer is 96.4% Hispanic, 1.8% White, and less than 1% each Asian, Black, Native American and Pacific Islander. (As of 2020-2021)[1]

Titan sports

Fall sports

  • Cross country
  • Football 2024 CIF Southern Section Championship Division 14; CIF Southern California Regional Division 7-A Championship.
  • Tennis (girls)
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Water polo (boys)

Winter sports

  • Basketball
  • Soccer - 1979 3A CIF Southern Section Championship; 1979 [3]
  • Wrestling -

Spring sports

  • Baseball
  • Golf
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis (boys)
  • Track & field
  • Volleyball (boys)

Summer sports

  • Wrestling
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Football
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Water polo

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Pioneer High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Pioneer High School Choosing Classes". phs.wjusd.org. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  3. ^ e-yearbook.com (tm). "Pioneer High School - Torch Yearbook (Whittier, CA), Class of 1979, Page 170 of 296 | E-Yearbook.com has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Search and browse yearbooks online!". e-yearbook.com. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  4. ^ "Lauren Tewes -- Hollywood Success". The Morning News. Jun 24, 1979.