{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = Walnut High School | logo = Walnut High School logo.jpg | image = | address = 400 N. Pierre Rd. | city = Walnut | state = California | zipcode = 91789 | country = USA | coordinates = {{coord|34.02193|-117.85033|display=it|type:edu}} | schooltype = Public | motto = ''To Teach and Learn Every Day'' | established = {{Start date and age|1968}} | us_nces_school_id = {{NCES School ID|064128006843|school_name=Walnut High|access_date=December 8, 2024|ref_name=NCES}} | principal = Jamie Norell | ratio = | staff = 93 | enrollment = 2,138 (2022–2023)<ref name=NCES/> | colors = Blue {{color box|#8BB8E8}} and {{color box|gold}} Gold | fight_song = Sons of Westwood | athletic_conference = Hacienda League | mascot = Mustang | rival = Diamond Bar High School | accreditations = WASC | newspaper = The Hoofprint | yearbook = The Cayuse | free_label = Athletic facility | free_text = Ken Gunn Stadium | website = {{URL|https://www.walnuths.net}} }}
'''Walnut High School''' is a public high school located at Walnut, California, among the San Jose Hills of the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://ci.walnut.ca.us/general.asp?id=2| title=About the City of Walnut| access-date=2015-03-10| archive-date=2016-06-05| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605104933/http://www.ci.walnut.ca.us/general.asp?id=2| url-status=dead}}</ref>
Walnut High School is also located within the Walnut Valley Unified School District, which has also been ranked by sources to be one of the top public school districts in all of Southern California.<ref name="nerdwallet.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/cities/best-school-districts-southern-california-2015/|title=Best School Districts for Your Buck in Southern California|date=2015-06-29|access-date=2015-06-30|archive-date=2015-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727230639/https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/cities/best-school-districts-southern-california-2015/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The school is a two-time National Blue Ribbon School<ref>{{cite web|title=Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002|publisher=United States Department of Education|accessdate=2006-12-22|url=http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf}}</ref> (1992–93 and 1997–98), six-time California Distinguished school (1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2005 and 2009), and a California Gold Ribbon School (2017).<ref>{{cite web|title=Distinguished School Awards|publisher=California Department of Education|accessdate=2006-12-22|url=http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingcounty.asp?county=19&submit1=Submit|archive-date=May 2, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502181033/http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingcounty.asp?county=19|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gold Ribbon School Awards|publisher=California Department of Education|accessdate=2017-05-24 |url=http://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr17/yr17rel28.asp?county=19&submit1=Submit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917032717/http://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr17/yr17rel28.asp?county=19&submit1=Submit|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> Walnut High School has offered the International Baccalaureate program since 1999.
==Athletics== The Mustang Athletic teams compete in the Hacienda League of the CIF Southern Section offering 22 seasonal sports.
The Walnut High football team contends in Division 11 of CIF Southern Section.<ref>{{cite web|title=CIF Enrollment|url=http://www.cifstate.org/Football/football%20pdf/FB%20Schools%20-%20SoCal%20082906.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009192927/http://www.cifstate.org/Football/football%20pdf/FB%20Schools%20-%20SoCal%20082906.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 9, 2006}}</ref>
In the aquatics program, the water polo team won a CIF championship, and both the water polo and swim teams won league titles.<ref name="CIF Southern Section Record">{{cite web|title=CIF Southern Section Record|url=http://www.cifss.org/static_page.php?id=32|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209084721/http://www.cifss.org/static_page.php?id=32|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2009}}</ref>
The soccer program has won two CIFSS 1-A Championships (1990, 1992), including an undefeated season in 1992 (25–0–1).<ref name="CIF Southern Section Record"/>
Walnut's Girls' Golf Team won league titles in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://walnutmustangathletics.com/girls_golf/girls_varsity_golf/schedule?season=2016%2F2017 |title=Girls Varsity Golf Schedule & Roster - This is the home of walnutmustangathletics.com |website=walnutmustangathletics.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213164726/http://walnutmustangathletics.com/girls_golf/girls_varsity_golf/schedule?season=2016%2F2017 |archive-date=2017-02-13}}</ref> The Walnut High School Girls Golf Team won their first CIF State title in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=CIF STATE Golf|date=16 November 2016|accessdate=2016-11-23|url=http://walnutmustangathletics.com/2016/11/16/walnut-golf-wins-state-title/}}</ref> Walnut's National Champion Dance Team holds fifteen national titles, seven CADTD State titles, and were undefeated in the state of California from 2016 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Walnut Mustangs Dance Team achievements |url=https://www.walnutmustangathletics.com/dance-team-history |access-date=2025-11-30}}</ref>
The Lady Mustangs (Girls Soccer Team) won the CIFss in 2002, 2003, 2004.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
Walnut's Boys' Cross Country Team won CIF State Div 2 in 1987 and CIF Southern Section Div 2 in 1986 and 1987.<ref>{{cite web|title=CIF STATE XC|accessdate=2014-11-12|url=http://w3.lasallehs.org/sports/xc/images/2010Season/StateMeet/all-timeCalxcList.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804092752/http://w3.lasallehs.org/sports/xc/images/2010Season/StateMeet/all-timeCalxcList.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref>
Walnut's Baseball Team won The CIF-SS Division 3 Championships in 2017.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
Walnut Girls' Wrestling Team won CIF-SS Masters in 2019.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
Walnut Girls' Wrestling Team won CIF State Championship in 2024
==Notable alumni== *Paul Caligiuri, National Soccer Hall of Fame and 1990 FIFA World Cup soccer player. Played professionally in Germany and for the Los Angeles Galaxy<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Caliguiri Bio|accessdate=2009-08-13|url=http://dsa.csupomona.edu/athletics/menssoccer/pcaligiuri.asp?setactive=page|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060912113030/http://dsa.csupomona.edu/athletics/menssoccer/pcaligiuri.asp?setactive=page|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2006}}</ref> *Gerardo Mejia, Ecuadorian rapper and singer, most famously known for his song, "Rico Suave"{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}} *Tod McBride, former NFL defensive back<ref>{{cite web|title=L.A. Avengers Sign DB Tod McBride|publisher=ArenaFan.com|accessdate=2007-09-28|url=http://www.arenafan.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=113270&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=&sid=9851b767a047e28df41412d1d2891cc8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606160312/http://www.arenafan.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=113270&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=&sid=9851b767a047e28df41412d1d2891cc8|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> *Lance Parrish, former MLB catcher<ref>{{cite web|title=Lance Parrish|accessdate=2007-11-12|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/hs/43.shtml}}</ref> *Juliana Yendork, triple jumper *Gary Zimmerman, former NFL offensive lineman<ref>{{cite web|title=Gary Zimmerman|publisher=Denver Broncos|accessdate=2006-12-22|url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=831|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031004125629/http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=831|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 4, 2003}}</ref> *Agassi Goantara, Indonesian Professional basketball player *Dwight Ramos, Filipino-American Professional basketball player
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==External links== * {{official website|https://www.walnuths.net}} * [http://www.highschoolsports.net/defaultcal_160.cfm?ct=w&school=CA9178916512&spt=4&lvl=-1&division=-1&timezone=420 Walnut High School Athletics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204031229/http://www.highschoolsports.net/defaultcal_160.cfm?ct=w&school=CA9178916512&spt=4&lvl=-1&division=-1&timezone=420 |date=February 4, 2007 }} * [http://www.whshoofprint.com Walnut High School Student Newspaper] <!--===========================({{NoMoreLinks}})===============================--> <!--| DO NOT ADD MORE LINKS TO THIS ARTICLE. WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A COLLECTION OF |--> <!--| LINKS. If you think that your link might be useful, do not add it here, |--> <!--| but put it on this article's discussion page first or submit your link |--> <!--| to the appropriate category at the Open Directory Project (www.dmoz.org)|--> <!--| and link back to that category using the {{dmoz}} template. |--> <!--| |--> <!--| Links that have not been verified WILL BE DELETED. |--> <!--| See Wikipedia:External links and Wikipedia:Spam for details |--> <!--===========================({{NoMoreLinks}})===============================-->{{Portal bar|Schools|California|Education}}{{authority control}}
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