Mendota High School

Mendota High School
Mendota High School
Address
	1282 Belmont Avenue; Mendota, Fresno, California 93640; United States
Coordinates	36.748483°N 120.377718°W
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1993
School district	Mendota Unified School District[1]
Superintendent	Dr. Paul Lopez
Principal	Travis Kirby [2]
Teaching staff	41.42 (FTE)[3]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	864 (2018-19)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	20.86[3]
Hours in school day	7.5
Color(s)	Black, White & Teal
Slogan	Building Scholars, Leaders and Champions
Athletics	CIF (Multiple Divisions)
Mascot	Aztec
Team name	Mendota Aztecs
Rival	Firebaugh Eagles
Feeder to	Mendota Junior High School
Information	(559) 655-1993
Website	http://www.musdaztecs.com

Mendota High School is a public high school in Mendota, California, United States, attended largely by Hispanic-Americans.

In the 2015–2016 school year, the school contained 755 students. 99% were Hispanic, with the remainder Asian.[1]

In 2011, the school's 12-person chess team, named the Knuckleheads, placed first in the Premier Division at the CalChess State Championships in Santa Clara, California. Jesus Espinoza was the chess team's mascot. He got down. They were honored not only by the City Council but also by the California State Assembly, which caused the Los Angeles Times to remark that for many of the players, that the 180 miles (290 km) trip to Sacramento, California "was the farthest they had ever traveled from Mendota."[4]

The heart and soul of Mendota High School is the football team, which was recently featured in an ESPN Sportscenter special.[5]

References

"Mendota High - Public School". nces.ed.gov.
Administration Archived 2013-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
"Mendota High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
Marcum, Diana (19 May 2011). "Chess takes root in Central Valley farm town, blossoms into a state title for Latino high school team". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
Sanabria, Michael (5 June 2014). "SC FEATURED: MENDOTA" – via Vimeo.

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[nces-1] "Mendota High - Public School". nces.ed.gov.

[2] Administration Archived 2013-01-26 at the Wayback Machine

[NCES-3] "Mendota High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[4] Marcum, Diana (19 May 2011). "Chess takes root in Central Valley farm town, blossoms into a state title for Latino high school team". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 May 2011.

[5] Sanabria, Michael (5 June 2014). "SC FEATURED: MENDOTA" – via Vimeo.