Founded in 1909, Montebello High School is a public high school which is part of the

Montebello Unified School District Montebello Unified School District is a school district based in Montebello, California, United States. Montebello USD serves the city of Montebello, portions of the cities of Bell Gardens, Commerce, Downey, Monterey Park, Pico Rivera, Ro ...

, and has an enrollment of approximately 2,600 students in grades 9-12. Its campus is located in

Montebello, California Montebello (Italian language, Italian for "Beautiful Mountain") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located just east of East Los Angeles, California, East Los Angeles and southwest of San Gabriel Valley. It is an indepen ...

, a suburb of

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. It is named for the city of Montebello.

Overview

The Montebello High School mascot is known as Ollie the Oiler, and the school's students and alumni are referred to as Oilers, (a reference to when Montebello was an oil-drilling town during the 1920s and 1930s).

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 3,191 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was: *Male - 50.7% *Female - 49.3% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.1% *Asian/Pacific islander - 0.9% *Black - 0.3% *Hispanic - 96.1% *White - 2.4% *Multiracial - 0.2% Additionally, 86.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The varsity sports teams are referred to as the "Montebello Oilers." The school colors are blue and gold. The school has an athletic rivalry with nearby

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. Sports offered at MHS:

Fall sports

* Boys Water Polo * Competitive Cheer * Cross Country * Football * Girls Tennis * Girls Volleyball * Girls Golf

Winter sports

* Boys Basketball * Boys Soccer * Coed Wrestling * Competitive Cheer * Girls Basketball * Girls Soccer * Girls Water Polo

Spring sports

* Baseball * Boys Tennis * Boys Volleyball * Competitive Cheer * Golf * Softball * Swimming * Track and Field * Ice hockey

Notable alumni

Government and politics

* David L. Snowden, 1961: Police Chief of City of

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References

External links

Montebello High School
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