Student Life
The school year typically begins in late August, consists of 180 school days, and usually ends on the second Friday of June.
The school newspaper is known as The Scribe and usually publishes eight issues per year.
The school yearbook is known as The Phoenix.
Extracurricular groups include a marching band (known as the Black and Gold Regime), orchestra, drill team (Chargerettes), cheerleaders (Spirit Squad), a theater troupe (Wilcox Stage Company,) Color guard, a dance team, a debate team, and a choir. They also have a winterguard, which is solo colorguard, and a winter percussion program. They also have a student run hip hop dance crew.
Some of the extracurricular clubs include Montebello Ridge Club (an environmental outdoors organization), Gay Straight Alliance, Chinese Club, 日本語 Club, Best Buddies, Thespian Club, Garbage Crew, Key Club, Interact Club, Cycling Club, Math Club, Ping Pong Club, Biology Club, Physics Club, Black Student Union, Latino Student Union, Art Club, Creative Writing Club, Travel Club, New Life Campus Outreach Club, Middle Eastern Club, Korean Club, Indian Club, Muslim Student Association (MSA), CSF (California Scholarship Foundation), Vietnamese Student Association, Martial Arts Club, PHHS (Pre-professional Health Honor Society)and WAC (World Affairs Club).
Each class is also designated a class color. The current colors are:
Class of Year Class Color 2013 Seniors Yellow 2014 Juniors Red 2015 Sophomores Blue 2016 Freshmen GreenA way for the students to display class spirit and unity, the colors are mainly used for the annual battle of the classes, known as Fantastics. Fantastics was formed as a spirit activity first held in 1995. Held in March, all classes compete against each other in various physical contests (such as a tug of war). The competitors wear shirts with the color of their class.
The colors are on a four-year rotation, with the color of the graduating seniors being handed off to the upcoming year's freshmen.
Also to show more unity, the following class colors are "sister" classes. Yellow and Blue are Sister Classes and Red and Green are Sister Classes.
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