Arvin High School
| Arvin High School | |
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Bear Country
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| Address | |
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900 Varsity Road Arvin,Ca Arvin, California, (Kern County) 93203 United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°56′04″N 118°50′10″W / 37.934415°N 118.836209°WCoordinates: 37°56′04″N 118°50′10″W / 37.934415°N 118.836209°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1949 |
| School district | Kern High School District |
| Principal | Carlos Sardo |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,458 |
| Campus | Rural |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Athletics |
Baseball Basketball Cheerleading Cross Country Football Golf Soccer Softball Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Wrestling |
| Athletics conference | South Sequoia League Central Section Division 4 |
| Mascot | Bears |
| Newspaper | Bear Facts |
| Yearbook | Praeterita |
Arvin High School is located in Arvin, Kern County, California, USA and is part of the Kern High School District.
Arvin High School was established in 1949, and is located in the southern part of the San Joaquin Valley. Arvin High serves approximately 2,458 students in grades 9-12. The School is composed of three agriculturally based communities: Arvin, Lamont and Weedpatch. The nearest colleges are: California State University, Bakersfield, located 18 miles from the high school and Bakersfield Community College located 17 miles away.
Arvin High School has 115 classroom teachers, two directors, two program coordinators, five administrators, six counselors and 115 support personnel. The school is one of eighteen comprehensive, four-year high schools in the Kern High School District.
The school principal is Carlos Sardo; the assistant principal of instruction is Ed Watts; the assistant principal of administration is Robert Moore; the dean of students is Mary Alice Finn; the dean of instruction is Michael Akey.
AHS switched to the A/B block schedule during the 2006-2007 year in which students attend periods 1, 3, and 5 on one day (red) and then 2, 4, and 6 on the next day (white) Monday through Friday. The A/B block schedule has added nearly 6,500 instructional minutes per year to the regular instructional calendar by decreasing passing periods and without adding more or longer days. Each class period is 120 minutes in duration; instruction and leadership is centered on meeting the needs of the individual student and place greater emphasis an test scores, it's founded on professional collaboration.
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