Schurr High School
| Schurr High School | |
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820 N. Wilcox Ave. Montebello, California 90640 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1962 as Schurr Junior High School, converted to a high school in 1971. |
| Principal | Fransisco J Arregui |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,850 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green & White |
| Athletics conference |
CIF Southern Section Almont League |
| Team name | Spartans |
| Rival | Montebello High School |
| Newspaper | Spartan Scroll |
| Yearbook | Spectrum |
| Website | shs.montebello.k12.ca.us |
Schurr High School is a public high school which is part of the Montebello Unified School District, and has an enrollment of approximately 3,352 students in grades 9-12. Its campus is located in Montebello, California, United States, a suburb of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The majority of students attending this school live in the Montebello and Monterey Park area, while some also come from neighboring cities such as Commerce, East Los Angeles, and Rosemead. Schurr was established as a high school in 1971, with the campus having previously been the site of a junior high school.
The school was named for George Miller Schurr, a former board member of the Montebello Unified School District. A placard honoring him is displayed in the main office on campus. The school previously served as Schurr Junior High School, but due to the growing population of students in the area and the significant distance from the two local public high schools at the time (Montebello High School and Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra, California) the school became a high school in 1971. The first principal was Walter Wohlheter. Most of the students who attend Schurr come from either Jack F. Macy Intermediate School, which is located in the city of Monterey Park, or Eastmont Intermediate School, which is located in East Los Angeles, just a few blocks from the Montebello city border. Though Schurr and Macy are a few blocks apart, both schools are located on Wilcox Ave. (Schurr technically on N. Wilcox since it is in a different city than Macy). Due to Schurr sitting atop a hill, it is said that Macy students simply "climb the hill" upon graduation from middle school. While Macy and Eastmont students maintain a rivalry both academically and athletically, their differences are generally considered to be put to rest once they become acclimated to Schurr and one another.
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