Chico Senior High School

Chico High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Chico, California. It currently has 2,083 students. Founded in 1902, it predominately serves as the senior school for graduates of Chico Junior High School. In 1996, Chico High School became a California Distinguished School recognized by the California Department of Education. Then 1998 and 1999 witnessed it earning the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence followed... more

Chico High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Chico, California. It currently has 2,083 students. Founded in 1902, it predominately serves as the senior school for graduates of Chico Junior High School. In 1996, Chico High School became a California Distinguished School recognized by the California Department of Education. Then 1998 and 1999 witnessed it earning the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence followed in 2001 with the National Service-Learning Leader School and 2002–2005 National Smaller Learning Communities School award. In 2008, for the first time, Chico High ended off-campus lunch privileges for freshman students. Since 1967, it has competed with cross-town rival Pleasant Valley High School at the annual Almond Bowl in junior varsity and varsity football. The game was unnamed in the schools' first three meetings, but local businessmen led by KPAY-AM radio executive Frank Mertz named the contest "Almond Bowl" before the 1970 clash, when... less