Montebello High School

Founded in 1909, Montebello High School is a public high school which is part of the Montebello Unified School District, and has an enrollment of approximately 2,600 students in grades 9-12. Its campus is located in Montebello, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. It is named for the city of Montebello.

Overview
The Montebello High School mascot is known as Ollie the Oiler, and the school's students and alumni are referred to as Oilers, (a reference to when Montebello was an oil-drilling town during the 1920s and 1930s).

Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 3,191 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was: Additionally, 86.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.
 * Male - 50.7%
 * Female - 49.3%
 * Native American/Alaskan - 0.1%
 * Asian/Pacific islander - 0.9%
 * Black - 0.3%
 * Hispanic - 96.1%
 * White - 2.4%
 * Multiracial - 0.2%

Academics
The school currently offers 2 Pathways. The first of the two is the CATS Pathway, which teaches students how to be creative media artists and animators. The second of the two is the DRIVEN Pathway, which focuses on students learning about ergo alternative fuels and the automotive industry for future green jobs. For the other stuff, there is also AVID. AVID, which focuses to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

Athletics
The varsity sports teams are referred to as the "Montebello Oilers." The school colors are blue and gold. The school has an athletic rivalry with nearby Schurr High School.

Sports offered at MHS:

Fall sports

 * Boys Water Polo
 * Competitive Cheer
 * Cross Country
 * Football
 * Girls Tennis
 * Girls Volleyball
 * Girls Golf

Winter sports

 * Boys Basketball
 * Boys Soccer
 * Coed Wrestling
 * Competitive Cheer
 * Girls Basketball
 * Girls Soccer
 * Girls Water Polo

Spring sports

 * Baseball
 * Boys Tennis
 * Boys Volleyball
 * Competitive Cheer
 * Golf
 * Softball
 * Swimming
 * Track and Field
 * Ice hockey

Government and politics

 * David L. Snowden, 1961: Police Chief of City of Beverly Hills, California (2004-2015)
 * Art Torres, 1964: former United States Democratic Party state senator

Arts, sciences, and education

 * John DeCuir, 1936: art director and production designer
 * Robert Bruce Merrifield, 1939: biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1984 for the invention of solid phase Peptide synthesis

Sports and entertainment

 * Jack Kramer, 1939: tennis player in International Tennis Hall of Fame
 * Tom Tellez, 1951: former track coach at the University of Houston in Texas
 * Darlene Hard, 1954: tennis player in International Tennis Hall of Fame
 * Jesse Gonzalez, 2015: professional photographer in Los Angeles
 * Barney Rosenzweig, 1955: television producer
 * Jerry Pimm, 1956: former basketball coach at University of Utah
 * Bobby Knoop, 1956: retired MLB second baseman for California Angels, Chicago White Sox, and Kansas City Royals
 * Edward James Olmos, 1964: actor and director
 * John Madrid, 1966: jazz and pop music trumpeter