Aquinas High School

Aquinas High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in San Bernardino, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino.

Background

Aquinas was established in 1955 as Aquinas Hall, an all-boys high school. Aquinas Hall and St. Bernadines High School (all-girls) merged in 1971 to form a coeducational high school, Aquinas High School. In recent years Aquinas has experienced a revival. Enrollment has seen a steady rise and during the 2005-2006 school year saw the beginning of much needed facility upgrades. In the spring of 2006 the football field was refurbished, bringing in a new playing surface and lighting. A new fence, entry walls, student drop-off area, and landscaping, totaling nearly 1.5 million dollars, was completed in 2006. This was followed by the construction of the Fr. Devine Tennis Center. This state of the art tennis facility provided Aquinas with 6 lighted courts for their league champion Lady Falcon tennis team. Other recent improvements include the remodeling of the Bill Lemman Baseball Complex, the Lady Falcon softball field, the total renovation of the quad area, and remodels of most of the restrooms on campus. The 2011-2012 school year saw the dedication of the Rezek Student Center and the Matich Science Center. Both facilities allow students the use of state of the art technology to enahnce their educational experience.^[2]

Academics

Aquinas offers 14 AP courses and 8 honors courses. Aquinas consistently graduates 100% of its students with 98% of these students going on to some of the finest universitites across the country.

Athletics

Aquinas prides itself in its history of athletics. Since the inception of the Falcon sports program Aquinas has maintained a consistent level of success, in particular the boys basketball, football, boys soccer, and baseball teams. Aquinas athletic teams have won 95 league championships, 4 CIF championships, and 1 state championship.

• Football – 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1979, 1981, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • CIF Champions 2000, 2005
  • Division V State Champions 2005
• Girl’s Volleyball – 2000
• Girl’s Tennis – 1982, 1983, 1984, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011
  • CIF Runner Up 2005, 2010
• Girls Cross Country - 2009, 2010
• Boy’s Basketball – 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • CIF Champions 1973
  • CIF Runner Up 1968, 1969
• Girl’s Basketball – 1983, 1992, 2001
• Boy’s Soccer – 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
  • CIF Champions 1998
• Girl’s Soccer – 1990
• Wrestling – 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986
• Baseball – 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1997
• Softball – 1973, 1983, 1985, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Golf – 1983, 1984, 2009
• Boy’s Track – 1988, 2003, 2004, 2005
• Girl’s Track – 2003, 2004

Notable alumni

• Rod Pacheco, former Riverside County, California District Attorney, former California Assembly member.^[3]

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