Martin Luther King High School (Riverside, California)
| Martin Luther King High School | |
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| Location | |
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9301 Wood Road Riverside, CA 92508 United States |
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| Type | Comprehensive Public High School |
| Motto | The Strength of the Pack is the Wolf; The Strength of the Wolf is the Pack |
| Established | 1999 |
| Opened | August 1999 |
| School district | Riverside Unified School District |
| Principal | Michael West |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,500+ (as of 2014-15) |
| Color(s) |
Navy Scarlet Silver |
| Mascot | Wolf |
| Rival | Polytechnic High school |
| Newspaper | The King Courier |
| Feeder schools | Amelia Earhart Middle School, Frank Augustus Miller Middle School |
| Website | www |
Martin Luther King High School is a comprehensive public high school in Riverside, California. It is a two-time California Distinguished School and currently a part of the Big VIII League and ranks amongst the best schools in the area and the nation. Martin Luther King High School has served 15 years as host for "King High Remembers" a program created by Mr. John Corona of the Social Science Department to honor the veterans. In addition, the high school provides programs like Project Lead the Way (PLTW), Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA), Game Design, Science Olympiad, Robotics, and a selection of Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
Martin Luther King High School, commonly referred to as "King High School," opened in 1999 and was the first high school to be built in Riverside, California since 1973. The first year enrollment was 858 students in grades 9 and 10. Martin Luther King High School added grade 11 in 2000 and grade 12 in 2001. Its first class graduated in 2002. Its first four-year class (students who attended Martin Luther King High School for all four years of their high school career) graduated in 2003.
There was considerable controversy when the school was named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with parents expressing their concern that their children would face discrimination from college admission officers.
Enrollment at King High School has dramatically increased in the past several years as the population of Riverside has grown: During the 2006-2007 school year, total student enrollment reached 3,028. In 2009 enrollment stood at 3,055. Ninety-nine percent of Martin Luther King High School students live either in the communities of Orangecrest or Woodcrest. Ray Plutko served as the first principal of the school. In 2004, Karen Stevensen took Plutko's place as principal. She was followed by Dan Brooks in 2006, who held the position until June 2011. Darel Hansen was principal from July 2011 to June 2015. Michael West became principal in August 2015.
In November 2002, Martin Luther King High School was one of twelve schools honored by the Siemens Foundation for having one of the most extensive, rigorous and promising Advanced Placement math, science, and computer science course offerings in the region.
Martin Luther King High School was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 2005 and 2009.
Martin Luther King High School also has an excellent music program. Their chamber singers, show choir, and treble choir have won numerous awards and traveled to various locations around the United States and to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. The school's award winning marching band and color guard, the Riverside Kingsmen, have performed at Disneyland several times and in the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade. The Riverside Kingsmen have also performed in London, England's New Year's Parade with the RCC Marching Tigers in 2011 and 2014 as well as in Madrid, Spain's Three Kings Parade in 2014. In 2007 and 2011, they performed in the Fiesta Bowl National Parade and Field Show competition in Phoenix, Arizona.
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