Yucaipa High School

Yucaipa High School is a public high school in Yucaipa, California (yoo-KAI-puh) that serves the cities of Yucaipa and Calimesa and the community of Oak Glen, 65 miles east of Los Angeles.HistoryThe original Yucaipa High School campus is now used as the Oak View High School and Education Center. The campus moved to its current location on Yucaipa Blvd. in 1970 and now houses grades 9–12. The 50th Anniversary of Yucaipa High was celebrated in 2009 at the Yucaipa High School 9th Grade Campus (now OVEC) on 6th St. in Yucaipa, CA.Design and structuresThe Yucaipa High School campus consists of the A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, and Q buildings, Multi-Purpose Room, Gymnasium, and Boys and Girls Locker Rooms. In the summer of 2007, a new artificial turf football field was completed.Student publicationsThe student-produced news magazine, The Epigraph, has been published and distributed by the Journalism class since August 2000.Extracurricular activitiesBandTwo types of band classes are offered at Yucaipa High School: Symphonic Band and Concert Band. Concert band is a required course for all 9th grade and beginning musicians wishing to advance to the Symphonic Band. Music appreciation is also offered, giving students basic grounding in music history, music theory, and the playing of the recorder. Extra-curricular band activities include the Yucaipa High School Jazz Band, and the award-winning marching band, the Thunderbird Marching Regiment. The current director of bands is Robert Presler.