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Added Mar 17, 2021 •

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Artesia High School was established in the 1954 and 1955 school year, opening its doors to freshman and sophomore classes only and is the oldest active high school in the ABC Unified School District. The opening ceremony speech was given Richard Nixon who was the Vice President of the United States at that time. His speech highlighted his hopes and aspirations of the school would be an example of educational integration since the Brown versus Board of Education ruling had just passed. Originally, the school was located in the city of Artesia, however, the area was annexed to the City of Lakewood in 1967. The school adopted the Pioneer as its mascot and is currently home to 1415 students. Artesia High School is part of the ABC Unified School District which serves 21000 students. The community served by ABCUSD include the cities of Artesia, Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens, as well as portions of Lakewood, Long Beach, and Norwalk. Lakewood is located on the Southeast edge of Los Angeles County and is an ethnically and economically diverse community. Today, we are excited to be hosting this virtual tour of our school. Welcome to Artesia High School. When you drive into the parking lot off of Del Amo Boulevard, you will see our state of the art large marquee, which provide school information to the community. We also have a marquee on the corner of Del Amo Boulevard and Norwalk Boulevard, which provides the same information. Walking into the front office you'll be greeted by our secretaries. "Hi, my name is Maria and welcome to Artesia High School." The middle office houses our attendance and student support offices and the back office is the counseling office. In the quad, you will find senior square and the victory bell. Each senior class gets to paint the square to show their pride. Next to the square, you find a quad stage where performance and rallies are held during homeroom, snack, and lunch. You will also find the ASB office which are Student Government utilizes to outreach to all students. The Fine Arts Center is next to the ASB office and is where the school hold staff meetings, school performances, class presentations, small assemblies, testing, parent workshops, and community events. On the other side of the Quad is our Student Union Media Center this center is open from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for students, and looks forward to welcoming them to a larger and more accessible location. It houses 34 computers for student use and is where our College and Career specialist provide support and workshops for all our students. Artesia High School has the largest number of Career Technical Education Pathways in the district with 10 total Pathways. Those include Project Lead the Way Biotechnology, Project Lead the Way Engineering Design, Video Game Design, International Business, Pharmacy, Sports Medicine, Performing Arts, Film and Video Production, Automotive, and Welding. Our Renaissance program is a branch of student leadership that focuses mainly on encouraging and promoting academic excellence. The class works closely with Artesia student body and other student-led groups on campus to promote a positive school culture and environment that nurture school spirit and learning. Renaissance students follow a hands on leadership curriculum to develop skills and peer collaboration, time management, organization, and event planning. Artesia High School's award-winning Athletic program includes the 2020 CIF Southern section division 5AA champions in girls basketball, 2018 CIF Southern section division 12 runner-up in football, and 2019 605 League champions in softball. Our other competitive sports include boys basketball, boys and girls volleyball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls golf, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls wrestling, cross country, track and field, water polo, swim, baseball, and cheer. The 100 building houses the history department, ELD department, and Japanese classes. The 200 building houses the English Department. The 300 building houses film and TV production, Video Game Art and Design, art, AVID, business, physics, and engineering classes. The 400 building also houses art, pharmacy, Sports Medicine engineering, welding, and automotive classes. The 500 building houses world languages, and our music tech and Edmentum lab. The 600 building houses our science classes and labs. The 700 building houses our theater, band and music classes, as well as our Opportunity Program. The 1100 building houses are math department. And the P building houses our special education department. Whether in person or online, Pioneer pride is always strong. Our principal has been here for 16 years and has paved the way for a college-going environment. "Thank you for taking our virtual tour today. I hope you enjoyed your visit through Artesia High School."