School Info and Achievements
The school mascot is the "Monsoons" and is illustrated as a tornado. School colors are white, blue, and grey. The school newspaper is "The Windjammer," which is also available online, and the yearbook is known as "Tradewinds." There are many clubs available at Mayfair in which students can be involved with including Key Club, American Red Cross, Environmental Science Club, History Club, Young Black Scholars, California Scholarship Federation (CSF), Link Crew, Spanish Club, Latino Club, Math Club, Science Bowl, Bicycle Club, Filipino Club, Asian Entertainment Club, Japanese Club, and more. The school offers an academic program known as "MAP," or the Mayfair Academic Program, for advanced students who are at the top of their classes (in terms of GPA and class ranks) and successfully take Honors and AP courses. It has sent many students to top UC schools and private universities.
Mayfair also boasts its athletic program in the Suburban League where its athletic teams have won titles in sports such as Football, Boys/Girls Basketball, Boys/Girls Soccer, Boys/Girls Volleyball, Boys Wrestling, Boys/Girls Tennis, Boys/Girls Golf, Swimming, and Boys/Girls Track and Field.
The Mayfair Monsoon Marching Corp. is the band at Mayfair, under director Tom Philips. The Marching Corps. is a 150 plus member unit which performs an award winning field show and parade march across the state, Nevada, and Hawaii. The Corps. earned the title California State Band Champions in 2007 and 2009. In the 2007-2008 school year, the Mayfair Monsoon Marching Corp., Colorguard, and the Pep Squad all took home first place state titles for their division. Mayfair also has award winning show choirs that include an all girl group named the Mariners and the mixed choir named Showtime. These two programs continue to succeed and also perform all around the world, in most recently San Antonio, Texas.
Mayfair was recognized as a California Distinguished School, the highest award a California high school can obtain. In 2001, Mayfair received the Golden Bell award from the California School Board Association for their Academy of Animation and Digital Art Program.
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