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	{{Infobox_School \| name = Indio High School
			{{Infobox school
	\| image = IndioHS Rajah.png
			\| name = Indio High School
	\| imagesize=98
			\| image = IndioHS Rajah.png
	\| established = ]
			\| imagesize = 98
	\| type = ]
			\| established = 1958
	\| principal = Rudy Ramirez
			\| superintendent = Kelly May-Vollmar, Ed.D (as of 2022)
	\| faculty =
			\| type = ]
	\| enrollment = 2,375
			\| principal = Derrick Lawson
	\| free_label = Mascot
			\| faculty = 84.28 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
	\| free_text = ]
			\| grades = 9th - 12th
	\| location = 81750 Avenue 46,<br>Indio, CA 92201
			\| years = 4
	\| information = (760)775-3550
			\| enrollment = 2,143 (2022-2023)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web\|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0611110&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=061111001226\|title=Indio High\|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics\|accessdate=November 16, 2024}}</ref>
	\| website =
			\| ratio = 25.43<ref name=NCES/>
			\| schedule_type = A/B block schedule
			\| mascot = ]
			\| newspaper = Sandscripts
			\| yearbook = The Rajahan
			\| colors = {{color box\|blue}} {{color box\|red}} {{color box\|white}}
			\| location = 81750 Avenue 46,<br>] 92201
			\| information = (760)775-3550
			\| website = {{url\|https://ihs.dsusd.us}}
			\| coordinates = {{Coord\|33\|42\|47\|N\|116\|14\|25\|W\|format=dms\|display=inline,title\|type:edu_region:US-CA}}
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			]
			'''Indio High School''' is a public high school for grades 9–12. It is located in ] and has a current enrollment of about 2,090 students.<ref name="psr"></ref> Its mascot is a ]h (an Indian prince). The school is part of the ]. Indio High School has one of the largest student pupil populations of any California high school. It once had a {{convert\|60\|sqmi\|km2\|adj=on}} school boundary area until 1985, but still serves all of Indio, as well parts of ] and accepts intradistrict waivers for ] residents. Its feeder schools are ] and ], which are both located in the city.

			==History==
	]
			Indio High School was founded in 1958, which makes it the third oldest high school in the ]. The school newspaper is called ''Sandscripts''.<ref name="ds"></ref> School graduates continuing their education at college have recently improved to 75 percent in 2006, up from 23 percent in 1995 .<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.beyond-the-book.com/successstories/success_071206.html \|title=Higher Expectations Encourage Students to Pursue Higher Education \|access-date=2006-10-10 \|archive-date=2007-03-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311003613/http://www.beyond-the-book.com/successstories/success_071206.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> It was the only high school for DSUSD students in the 9th to 12th grade level, until ] opened its doors in 1985/86 and then ] in 1994/95 which have a large share of Indio residents who can attend there by school district policy. A new high school, ] in the northern half of Indio will decrease the number of students in the 2009/10 school year.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Students Design New High School's Image - KESQ.com\|url=http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=10638108}}{{Dead link\|date=January 2020 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In the 2009/10 school year Desert Sands was deciding whether to close the school at the end of the 2009/10 school year, due to low Standardized Test scores. That year the scores went up dramatically and the board instead voted to renovate the school, which was approved. The School was featured in a video for success 101, a course for freshmen entering ] to help them transition from middle to high school. Freshman students, faculty, and teachers of the 2010/11 school year were followed all school year to see how the class had helped them.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.whatworkscareerchoices.com/success101doc.html\|title = Go with What Works: Career Choices & the 10-yearPlan}}</ref> For the 2011/12 school year the school moved from a six-period day schedule to an eight-period A/B Block schedule. This was done to give the students more electives and also so they would have opportunities to get more credits. On May 1, 2013 at 8:52, there was a fire at the boy's locker room coaches office. Firefighters took out the fire in about a half an hour.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.kesq.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-indio-high-school/-/233092/19968910/-/bn470m/-/index.html \|title=Indio High School evacuated after fire breaks out \| News - Home \|access-date=2013-05-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301144259/http://www.kesq.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-indio-high-school/-/233092/19968910/-/bn470m/-/index.html \|archive-date=2014-03-01 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

			== DSUSD Plans for Indio High ==
	'''Indio High School''' is a public high school for grades 9-12. It is located in ], ] and has a current enrollment of about 2,375<ref name="psr"></ref>. The school is part of the ]. Indio High School has one of the largest student pupil populations of any California high school. {{Fact\|date=April 2008}} It once had a 60-square mile school boundary area until 1985, but still serves all of Indio, as well parts of ] and accepts intradistrict waivers for ] residents. About 75% of the student body is ], a large proportion are children of immigrant families, along with third- or fourth-generation Mexican-Americans whose parents and grandparents attended IHS.
			'''2010:''' In the 2009/10 school year Desert Sands was deciding whether to close the school at the end of the 2009/10 school year, due to low Standardized Test scores. hat year the scores went up dramatically and the board instead voted to renovate the school, which was approved.

			'''February 2011:''' Indio High School was expected to close in 2011, and the next owners renovate the building for a future private school. (Did not happen, the school did go under a renovation but stay under DSUSD ownership and remained public)
	==History==

	Indio High School was founded in ]. The school newspaper is called ''Sandscripts''.<ref name="ds"></ref> School graduates continuing their education at college has recently improved to 75 percent in 2006, up from just 23 percent in 1995 .<ref></ref> It was the only high school for DSUSD students in the 9th to 12th grade level, until ] opened its doors in 1985/86 and then ] in 1994/95 which has a large share of Indio residents who can attend there by school district policy.
			'''August 2011:''' Jefferson Middle or Indio High campus may become a new alternative school, depending on the district administration's vote. (Did not happen)

			==Renovation==
			The school has begun renovations in late 2011. Phase I of III which included a new administration building, science/business building, a new gymnasium, and a new Performing Arts Center. The new campus was open to all students at the beginning of the second semester during the 2014/2015 school year. Phase II of III officially began in February 2015, with demolishing the old campus. Phase III was completed in January 2018 and included the baseball, softball, and soccer fields, and basketball hard courts.

	==Clubs and Groups==		==Clubs and Groups==
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			*Anime Club
	\|col1=
	*ASB
	*JLU (Jesus Loves U) Club		*JLU (Jesus Loves U) Club
	*Yearbook		*Yearbook
	*Broadcasting		*Broadcasting (known as IMPACT)
	*AVID		*AVID
	*Ballet Folklorico
	*Band		*Band
	*BSU
	*]		*]
	*Cheerleading
	*Choir		*Choir
	*CSF		*CSF
	*Drama		*Drama
			*Esports Club
	*Fashion Club		*Fashion Club
	*French Club		*French Club
	*Interact Club		*Interact Club
	*Spanish Club		*Spanish Club
			*ASB
	\|col2=
			*Fellowship of Christian Athletes
	*Cheerleading
	*] (FFA)		*] (FFA)
	*Hiking Club
	*]
	*]		*]
	*Renaissance		*Renaissance
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	*Intramural Sports		*Intramural Sports
	*Pre-Law		*Pre-Law
			*Health Academy
	*Pre-Medical
	*Academic Group		*Academic Group
			*GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance)
	}}
			{{div col end}}

	==~~=ASB=~~==		==Athletics==
	The Associated Student Body of Indio High school is in charge of planning various activities throughout the school year, including: Dances, Pep-Rallies, Blood Drives, Toy/Food/Money Drives for charities, lunchtime activities, monthly school-wide competitions, working in the school's student store, as well as helping other clubs/programs and faculty coordinate other activities. The ASB class also gives presentations to DSUSD board members and to incoming Freshmen. Michael Espinoza is the ASB Treasurer, Cameron Burbank is the Senior Class Secretary, Justin Mendez is Senior Vice-President, Antonio Machado is the Senior Class Treasurer, and Oscar Ortiz serves on the Board of Liaison. Juan (Tito) Duran, Sergio Hernandez and Michael Suave are Honorary ASB Member, for their excellent volunteer work!

			{{div col\|colwidth=28em}}
	==Athletics==
			*Boys/Girls Basketball
	Indio High School is in the ] which includes ], ], ], [[La Quinta High School (La Quinta, California)\|
	La Quinta]], ] and ].
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	\|col1=
	*Basketball
	*Football		*Football
	*Wrestling		*Wrestling
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	*Waterpolo		*Waterpolo
	*Baseball		*Baseball
	\|col2=
	*Softball		*Softball
	*Soccer		*Soccer
	*Tennis		*Tennis
			*Marching Band
	*Golf		*Golf
	*Cross Country		*Cross Country
	*Track and Field		*Track and Field
			*Color Guard/Winter Guard
	}}
			*Cheerleading
			*Dance
			{{div col end}}

	Indio High School has won 14 ] Championships:		Indio High School has won 14 ] Championships:
	<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://cms.dsusd.k12.ca.us/education/sportszone/sportszone.php?sectionid=2699 \|title=DVL and CIF Titles		<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://cms.dsusd.k12.ca.us/education/sportszone/sportszone.php?sectionid=2699 \|title=DVL and CIF Titles \|accessdate=2008-05-22 \|work=] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929022830/http://cms.dsusd.k12.ca.us/education/sportszone/sportszone.php?sectionid=2699 \|archive-date=2011-09-29 \|url-status=dead }}</ref
			>
	\|accessdate=2008-05-22
			{{div col\|colwidth=28em}}
	\|format=html
			*Football-
	\|work=] }}</ref>
			19
	{{columns\|width=50%

	\|col1=

	*Football-1979, 1981

			79, 1981
	*Men's Swimming-1979		*Men's Swimming-1979
	*Women's Basketball-1984		*Women's Basketball-1984
	*Men's Tennis-1983, 1985		*Men's Tennis-1983, 1985
	\|col2=
	*Women's Tennis-1985		*Women's Tennis-1985
	*Waterpolo-1977		*Waterpolo-1977
	*Women's Volleyball-1983		*Women's Volleyball-1983
			*Wre
	*Wrestling-1983, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1993

	}}
			stling-1983, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1993
			{{div col end}}

	==Notable alumni==		==Notable alumni==
			* ], U.S. Olympic Waterpolo Coach,<ref>{{cite web
	* ], writer and director
			\|url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/genrel/071708aaa.html
	* ], writer
			\|title=UCLA to Have Large Presence at 2008 Olympic Games
			\|work=]
			\|access-date=2008-07-26
			\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726032455/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/genrel/071708aaa.html
			\|archive-date=2008-07-26
			\|url-status=dead
			}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
			\|url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-wpolo/mtt/baker_guy00.html
			\|title=UCLA Men's Waterpolo Profile
			\|work=]
			\|access-date=2008-07-26
			\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801080922/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-wpolo/mtt/baker_guy00.html
			\|archive-date=2008-08-01
			\|url-status=dead
			}}</ref>
			* ], musician
			* ], actor
			* ], screenwriter and director
			* ], voice actress
			* ], literary writer
	* ], football player		* ], football player
	* ], actress		* ], actress
			* ], television writer
	* ], actor
	* ], ] General Manager		* ], ] former General Manager
	* ], actor		* ], actor
	* ], football player		* ], football player

	==Indio High in popular culture==		==Indio High School in popular culture==
			Indio High School has been mentioned in the lyrics of songs and has been featured in ]s.
	Indio High School has been referred to in song. The Desert Session's song "Winners" contains an audio sample of a man reading out the names from Indio High School. Whether the names from the audio sample are real is unknown.

			The ] song "Winners" contains an audio sample of a man reading out the names from Indio High School. The names listed in the song "Winners" were real Indio High School students. The song "Interpretive Reading," on the same album as "Winners", features a choir singing the school's alma mater song in the background.
	==References==
	<references/>

			There was a ] single titled "Indio Rydaz" on ] released by ], an Indio High School alumni from the class of 2004. {{Citation needed\|date=October 2009}}
	==External links==
	{{Geolinks-US-buildingscale\|33.713042\|-116.240405}}

			==References==
	]
			{{reflist}}

			{{authority control}}

	]		]
			]
			]
			]
			]

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Public school

Indio High School

Location

81750 Avenue 46, Indio, California 92201
Coordinates	33°42′47″N 116°14′25″W / 33.71306°N 116.24028°W / 33.71306; -116.24028
Information
Type	Public
Established	1958
Superintendent	Kelly May-Vollmar, Ed.D (as of 2022)
Principal	Derrick Lawson
Faculty	84.28 (FTE)
Grades	9th - 12th
Years offered	4
Enrollment	2,143 (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio	25.43
Schedule type	A/B block schedule
Color(s)
Mascot	Mr Rajah
Newspaper	Sandscripts
Yearbook	The Rajahan
Information	(760)775-3550
Website	ihs.dsusd.us

Indio High School is a public high school for grades 9–12. It is located in Indio, California and has a current enrollment of about 2,090 students. Its mascot is a Rajah (an Indian prince). The school is part of the Desert Sands Unified School District. Indio High School has one of the largest student pupil populations of any California high school. It once had a 60-square-mile (160 km) school boundary area until 1985, but still serves all of Indio, as well parts of La Quinta and accepts intradistrict waivers for Coachella residents. Its feeder schools are Indio Middle School and Jefferson Middle School, which are both located in the city.

History

Indio High School was founded in 1958, which makes it the third oldest high school in the Coachella Valley. The school newspaper is called Sandscripts. School graduates continuing their education at college have recently improved to 75 percent in 2006, up from 23 percent in 1995 . It was the only high school for DSUSD students in the 9th to 12th grade level, until Palm Desert High School opened its doors in 1985/86 and then La Quinta High School in 1994/95 which have a large share of Indio residents who can attend there by school district policy. A new high school, Shadow Hills in the northern half of Indio will decrease the number of students in the 2009/10 school year. In the 2009/10 school year Desert Sands was deciding whether to close the school at the end of the 2009/10 school year, due to low Standardized Test scores. That year the scores went up dramatically and the board instead voted to renovate the school, which was approved. The School was featured in a video for success 101, a course for freshmen entering high school to help them transition from middle to high school. Freshman students, faculty, and teachers of the 2010/11 school year were followed all school year to see how the class had helped them. For the 2011/12 school year the school moved from a six-period day schedule to an eight-period A/B Block schedule. This was done to give the students more electives and also so they would have opportunities to get more credits. On May 1, 2013 at 8:52, there was a fire at the boy's locker room coaches office. Firefighters took out the fire in about a half an hour.

DSUSD Plans for Indio High

2010: In the 2009/10 school year Desert Sands was deciding whether to close the school at the end of the 2009/10 school year, due to low Standardized Test scores. hat year the scores went up dramatically and the board instead voted to renovate the school, which was approved.

February 2011: Indio High School was expected to close in 2011, and the next owners renovate the building for a future private school. (Did not happen, the school did go under a renovation but stay under DSUSD ownership and remained public)

August 2011: Jefferson Middle or Indio High campus may become a new alternative school, depending on the district administration's vote. (Did not happen)

Renovation

The school has begun renovations in late 2011. Phase I of III which included a new administration building, science/business building, a new gymnasium, and a new Performing Arts Center. The new campus was open to all students at the beginning of the second semester during the 2014/2015 school year. Phase II of III officially began in February 2015, with demolishing the old campus. Phase III was completed in January 2018 and included the baseball, softball, and soccer fields, and basketball hard courts.

Clubs and Groups

Anime Club
JLU (Jesus Loves U) Club
Yearbook
Broadcasting (known as IMPACT)
AVID
Band
California Cadet Corps
Choir
CSF
Drama
Esports Club
Fashion Club
French Club
Interact Club
Spanish Club
ASB
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
National FFA Organization (FFA)
Mock Trial
Renaissance
Senior Studies
Intramural Sports
Pre-Law
Health Academy
Academic Group
GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance)

Athletics

Boys/Girls Basketball
Football
Wrestling
Volleyball
Swimming
Waterpolo
Baseball
Softball
Soccer
Tennis
Marching Band
Golf
Cross Country
Track and Field
Color Guard/Winter Guard
Cheerleading
Dance

Indio High School has won 14 CIF Championships:

Football-

79, 1981

Men's Swimming-1979
Women's Basketball-1984
Men's Tennis-1983, 1985
Women's Tennis-1985
Waterpolo-1977
Women's Volleyball-1983
Wre

stling-1983, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1993

Notable alumni

Guy Baker, U.S. Olympic Waterpolo Coach,
Jack Blades, musician
Lincoln A. Castellanos, actor
Cameron Crowe, screenwriter and director
Debi Derryberry, voice actress
Rigoberto González, literary writer
Oscar Lua, football player
Vanessa Marcil, actress
Tom Martin, television writer
Tony Reagins, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim former General Manager
Marco Sanchez, actor
Ed White, football player

Indio High School in popular culture

Indio High School has been mentioned in the lyrics of songs and has been featured in music videos.

The Desert Sessions song "Winners" contains an audio sample of a man reading out the names from Indio High School. The names listed in the song "Winners" were real Indio High School students. The song "Interpretive Reading," on the same album as "Winners", features a choir singing the school's alma mater song in the background.

There was a hip-hop single titled "Indio Rydaz" on YouTube released by Lil' Tweety, an Indio High School alumni from the class of 2004.

References

^ "Indio High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
Indio High School - Indio, California/CA - Public School Profile
thedesertsun.com | School paper takes write stuff
"Higher Expectations Encourage Students to Pursue Higher Education". Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2006-10-10.
"Students Design New High School's Image - KESQ.com".
"Go with What Works: Career Choices & the 10-yearPlan".
"Indio High School evacuated after fire breaks out | News - Home". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
"DVL and CIF Titles". Desert Sands Unified School District. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
"UCLA to Have Large Presence at 2008 Olympic Games". CBS College Sports. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
"UCLA Men's Waterpolo Profile". CBS College Sports. Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-07-26.

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