Vista Murrieta High School
Vista Murrieta High School (VMHS) is a comprehensive, four-year high school located in Murrieta, California. It is operated by the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. It opened in August 2003, relieving the overcrowding at Murrieta Valley High School, which had been the district's only comprehensive high school until that time. During the 2016–2017 school year, the school served over 3,500 students. The campus sits on 68 acres (280,000 m2)[2] overlooking most of the City of Murrieta to the south.
| Vista Murrieta High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
28251 Clinton Keith Road , 92563 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2003 |
| School district | Murrieta Valley Unified School District |
| Principal | Mick Wager |
| Teaching staff | 133.10 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 3,554 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 26.70[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue, Gold & White |
| Athletics | Southwestern League |
| Mascot | Bronco |
| Website | Vista Murrieta High School |
VMHS is a four-year comprehensive high school accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (as of 2006).
This school was named "the most spirited school in the nation" from MaxPreps.com on March 31, 2009, as well as 2010.[3] It was awarded the same title from Varsity.com for the 2015–2016 school year.[4] It is now a California Distinguished School.
Golden Alliance
The Vista Murrieta Golden Alliance is the high school's marching band and color guard. They won their first title at the 2016 Bands of America Long Beach Regionals in history. In addition, the band traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana in November 2016 to compete in Grand Nationals. They successfully got to semi-finals and acquired 14th place, with their show, Cinders. In addition, they won the Al Castronova Esprit De Corps Award for their spirited excellence during their travels. A few weeks after the Golden Alliance returned from Indianapolis, they learned that they also won the Sudler Shield Award from the John Philip Sousa Foundation for their world class excellence. In November 2019, the band traveled to San Antonio, Texas and competed at the Bands of America San Antonio Super Regional Championships. They acquired 20th place out of 82 bands with their show, Luna.
Athletics
| Season | Baseball | Football | Men's Basketball | Softball | Men's Soccer | Girls Volleyball | Track & Field
Cross Country 2011 season Girls Varsity runner up at state placing second in Division 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 Records | in season | 13-1 (Undefeated SWL Champs) (CIF Runner-Up) | 15-13 (CIF First Round Loss) | in season | 6-13-5 | 13-15-0 (CIF First Round Loss) | 7-0 ('SWL League Champ,CIF D1 Men's Champs, Nike Track Nationals Champs') |
| 2008-2009 Records | 17-12 (CIF quarterfinalist) | 9-3 (CIF quarterfinalist) | 17-12 (CIF first round loss) | 27-5 (SWL Champs) (CIF Runner-Up) | 7-14-1 | 3-13-0 | 7-0 (Men's SWL champs) |
| 2007-2008 Records | 23-6 (SWL Champs) (CIF quarterfinalist) | 11-1 (Undefeated SWL Champs) (CIF quarterfinalist) | 21-8 (SWL Champs) (CIF first round loss) | 23-7 (SWL Champs) (CIF semi-finalists) | 9-14-3 | 21-3-1 (SWL Champs) (CIF first round loss) | 7-0 (Men's SWL champs) |
| 2006-2007 Records | 28-4 (SWL Champs) (CIF CHAMPS) | 11-1 (Undefeated SWL Champs) (CIF quarterfinalist) | 15-14 (CIF quarterfinalist) | 21-7 (SWL Champs) (CIF first round loss) | 4-17-3 | 23-4 (SWL Champs) (CIF quarterfinalist) | 7-0 (Men's SWL champs) |
Alumni
- Tyler Rausa (Class of 2012), American football placekicker for the DC Defenders[5]
Feeder schools
- Elementary: Rail Ranch, E. Hale Curran, Avaxat, Antelope Hills, Lisa J. Mails, Alta Murrieta, Buchanan and Monte Vista Elementary Schools
- Middle: Dorothy McElhinney, Warm Springs, and Shivela Middle School
References
- "Vista Murrieta High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- MVUSD - Vista Murrieta High School
- Vista Murrieta - Spirit Challenge winners!
- Ramey, Devin (September 23, 2019). "'We don't want you here': Note left to former Boise State kicker Tyler Rausa says to go back to California". KTVB 7. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
www.vmhsband.com
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