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Public school in Cerritos, California

Richard Gahr High School

Address

11111 Artesia Boulevard Cerritos, California 90703
Information
School type	Public
Founded	1965
School district	ABC Unified School District
Superintendent	Gina Zietlow, EdD
Principal	Rich Moore, EdD
Staff	78.30 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,682 (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio	21.48
Language	English
Area	Greater Los Angeles Area
Colour(s)	Blue White Gold
Athletics conference	San Gabriel Valley League
Mascot	Gladiator
Team name	Gladiators
Rival	Artesia High School, Cerritos High School, Whitney High School
Newspaper	Gahr Forum
Website	gahrhs.us

Richard Gahr High School, often simply known as Gahr High School, is a public, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) magnet high school in Cerritos, California, serving grades 9-12. Gahr High is one of three comprehensive high schools in the ABC Unified School District.

The school is a two-time (2007, 2021) California Distinguished School. It is opposite to Artesia Cemetery.

History

Gahr High School opened 59 years ago in 1965 as the first high school in both the newly unified ABC Unified School District, and the recently incorporated City of Dairy Valley (the city would be renamed to its current state two years later). The school was officially named after Richard Gahr, who had served as the school district's superintendent. During the 1970s, as the student population in Cerritos rapidly grew, Cerritos High School was created for district expansion, and during its construction the latter used part of the Gahr campus.

Academics

Enrollment

As of the school year 2021–22, there were a total of 1,828 students attending the high school.

Hispanic or Latino - 52.5% (959)
Black - 14.1% (258)
Asian - 12.9% (236)
Filipino - 10.2% (186)
White - 6.3% (116)
Other/Unreported - 4.0% (73)

Awards

The school is a two-time (2007, 2021) California Distinguished School.

Notable alumni

This article's list of alumni may not follow Misplaced Pages's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (September 2015)

Bret Barberie (1985) - Major League Baseball player (1991–1996)
Micah Bernard (2022) – college football running back for the Utah Utes
Morris Chestnut (1986) - actor (Boyz n the Hood)
Chris Devenski (2008) Major League Baseball player, Pitcher, Houston Astros (2016 -)
Jacob Faria (2011) Major League Baseball player, Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB) (2017 - 2019), Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) (2019 - )
Shane Mack (1981) - Major League Baseball player (1990–1994)
Kris Medlen (2003) - MLB pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
Tom Nieto (1978) - Major League Baseball player (1984–1990)
Al Osuna (1983) - Major League Baseball player (1990–1994, 1996)
Valentino Pascucci (1996) - Major League Baseball player.
Nicolle Payne (1994) - UCLA water polo goalie; Silver medalist in 2000 Sydney Olympics; Bronze medalist in 2004 Athens Olympics.
Steve Shak (1996) - Pro Soccer player and first round draft pick of MLS Superdraft in 2000, played for the NY Metro-Stars and the Colorado Rapids.
Broderick Thompson (1978) - NFL player (1984, 1986 -1996)
Casper Ware (2008) - NCAA basketball player for the Long Beach State 49ers.
Joshua Perkins (2012) - National Football League tight end, Joshua Perkins (2016- )
Dwayne Washington (2012) - National Football League running back, New Orleans Saints (2018- )
Jim Zorn (1971) - Seattle Seahawks Quarterback (1976–1987); Head Coach of the Washington Redskins (2008–2009).

References

^ "Gahr (Richard) High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
^ "California Distinguished School Awardees 1986 to 2021". California Department of Education. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
"The Story of Cerritos - Chapter 7 Zoning Changes and a New Name". ci.cerritos.ca.us. 2009-06-30. Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
"Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade - Richard Gahr High (CA Dept of Education)". dq.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
^ Wagner, Dick (4 April 1991). "Gahr High's Bergeron Puts Emphasis on Fundamentals". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
Roberts, Shane (19 December 2018). "Utah Football Signs 3-star running back Micah Bernard". Block U. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
"Kris Medlen Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
"Kris Medlen". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-06-05.

External links

v t e ABC Unified School District
High schools	Artesia High School Cerritos High School Gahr High School Tracy High School Whitney High School

v t e Los Angeles County Gateway Cities schools
Public high schools/notable schools
Los Angeles USD	Bell HS Huntington Park HS Maywood Academy HS Rancho Dominguez Prep South East HS South Gate HS International Studies Learning Center
ABC USD	Artesia HS Cerritos HS Gahr HS Tracy Continuation HS Whitney HS
Bellflower USD	Bellflower HS Mayfair HS Somerset Continuation HS
Compton USD	Centennial HS Compton HS Manuel Dominguez HS
Downey USD	Downey HS Warren HS
Long Beach USD	Avalon School Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo HS Jordan HS Lakewood HS Long Beach Polytechnic HS McBride HS Millikan HS Wilson Classical HS
Lynwood USD	Marco Antonio Firebaugh HS Lynwood HS Vista HS
Montebello USD	Bell Gardens High School Montebello HS Schurr HS Vail Continuation HS
Norwalk–La Mirada USD	John Glenn HS La Mirada HS Norwalk HS Excelsior HS (CLOSED)
Paramount USD	Paramount HS
Whittier Union HSD	California HS La Serna HS Pioneer HS Santa Fe HS Whittier HS
Private schools
Religious	St. Anthony HS St. John Bosco High School

33°52′26″N 118°05′46″W / 33.874°N 118.096°W / 33.874; -118.096

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