Gabrielino High School

This is a very young and small school. It is now 21 years old. The student demographic is 40% Asian, 40% Mexican, and 20% anything else. The education I received was challenging. I love Ms. Leyda, the biology teacher and anatomy teacher. She is very kind. There are only two languages available for study: Mandarin and Spanish. If students already know how to speak Mandarin or Spanish, they can still take that class. They let ELD students who only speak Chinese do AP Chinese, taking away spots for students who aren’t a native Chinese speaker. The Honors and AP classes are very good. There are no cliques here, just friend groups. There is rarely any drama. In the regular classes, there are students who don’t try as hard, mostly the Mexicans. This school seems to fire perfectly good history teachers and hire new ones. We have a few new english teachers this year. The drama department works very hard to put on fun plays. This school offers many clubs and sports.

Great looking campus! It’s been a while since I’ve been and I noticed the shades in the parking area. I think that’s such a great thing to have in a city that gets a lot of heat. I don’t personally know of anyone who attends this school so can’t speak on that.

I went to a football game at Gabrielino High School in San Gabriel, CA on 9÷17÷2015. I’ve been there many times before. This time the host Gabrielino Eagle lost to the California City Ravens (from Kern County) by a score of 20 – 18. Entry to the game was $ 7.00, a program cost $ 4.00 and parking was free. Plus, I took photos.

I hate this place, but I love this place at the same time. It’s the place I chill, the place I’ve met friends, and the place that has given me countless hours of homework. Oh wells, this is my high school and cools ;)

hello 06′!

Good school, parking is bad

My school! I hate this place but the people are okay.

My alma mater. Woot Woot! (sidenote: I love how literally EVERYTHING is on Unilocal)
I would like to think of us as the underdogs of the local area. Established in 1994, GHS is a relatively young and small school, but I think it’s a pretty decent school with good academic potential (at least as of 2006).
ACADEMICS:
If you want an education, you can definitely get a quality one at GHS. Back in 2002 – 2006, I could tell that about half the students didn’t really care about getting an education and were just going through the motions, but for those willing to seek out the Honors/​AP track, there is plenty of opportunity to be challenged and to excel.
— Pros: 1) Excellent teachers in the Honors/​AP track. The AP teachers do a wonderful job prepping you for the tests. 2) All senior English teachers make the UC Personal Statements a mandatory assignment, so you at least get that much help in the college application process.
— Cons: 1) There wasn’t a very large selection of AP classes to take, so hopefully they have expanded/​will expand their AP offerings. 2) The rigor of the AP classes did not adequately prepare me for the workload in college, but then again, few schools do.
EXTRACURRICULARS:
There is a lot to get involved with. Speech & Debate, Orchestra, Band, FBLA, a lot of volunteering clubs, Journalism, Yearbook, etc. Speech is probably the most famous program. FBLA was among the top in the Gold Coast section when I was there. Competing was always fun. Also did Journalism and Yearbook.
VERDICT: I would say this is a A Do-​It-​Yourself school. There’s no hand-​holding and babying, but if you know what you want to achieve, what college you want to end up at, there are plenty of resources to help you get there. You will succeed if you put your mind to it.
(Proof: Plenty of my friends were admitted to top schools. Going to UCLA is oftentimes like going to a mini-​GHS reunion. But I was a rebel and chose USC over Cal and UCLA =P)
— GHS C/​O ’06.

Agree with previous review. Our school may be small, but when I’m tired from cheer, speech, or too hot on a sunny day, or too cold from rain or wind, I’d rather walk a short distance than a long distance. I love GHS. Wouldn’t trade the memories I’ve had so far at this place with anything.

I love my high school. I gotta say even though the school is relatively small compare to the schools around us but it is one of the best ones around. The school is only been around for about 10 years and going strong, especially with our recent on-​going new establishment and construction.
GHS C/​O ’04~!