Monache High School is one of the three high schools located in Porterville, California

Porterville, California

Porterville is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Tulare County, California, United States. Porterville's population was 54,165 at the 2010 census. The city's population grew dramatically as the city annexed many properties and unincorporated areas in and around Porterville. Not included in the...

, United States

United States

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 and is part of the Porterville Unified School District

Porterville Unified School District

Porterville Unified School District is a school district located in Porterville, Tulare County, California and is composed of ten elementary schools, three middle schools, four comprehensive high schools, a continuation school, large adult school, and three alternative program sites...

 (PUSD). It was the second high school built in the city of Porterville

Porterville, California

Porterville is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Tulare County, California, United States. Porterville's population was 54,165 at the 2010 census. The city's population grew dramatically as the city annexed many properties and unincorporated areas in and around Porterville. Not included in the...

 and currently maintains a population of approximately 1973 students.

Arts

There is a large mural of a Native American

Native Americans in the United States

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 on the side of the school's gym, created by Adam Sanchez, a student in the MHS class of 2002. This refers to the high school's mascot, the "Marauder." The mural is shown on the school's student handbooks, as well as on the posters detailing the school's ESLRs. There is an additional mural which faces the tennis courts and Henderson Avenue.

The department currently consists of facility members Linda Neuhaus, Justin Adams, Gregg Snyder, John Gonzales, Teresa Zappey, and Josh Sutherland.

Music

The choir and band programs run with a combined 900-1000 participants. Notable Monache alumni include professional musicians James Martin Schaefer, Efrain Martinez Jr., Amber Erwin, Michelle Latour and Jonathan Raasch. All, but Michelle Latour, have been seen on stage, recently, for Opera Pacific

Opera Pacific

Opera Pacific was an opera company located in the Orange County, California, United States city of Santa Ana. It operated for 22 seasons before closing in 2008 after several seasons of deepening financial difficulties.-History:...

 in the city of Costa Mesa

Costa Mesa, California

Costa Mesa is a city in Orange County, California. The population was 109,960 at the 2010 census. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to a primarily suburban and "edge" city with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light...

 in Orange County

Orange County, California

Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...

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Monache graduate Steven Stück has had choral music published, of which one piece debuted at Carnegie Hall in New York in addition to commercial, film, choral, and orchestral projects. Credits include KISS FM Los Angeles, Fine Living Network, Flyboldt Productions (in Assoc. with 20th Century Fox), Finance & Thrift Bank, Luis Palau Ministries, Los Angeles Children's Choir, and the Plano Symphony Orchestra.

The Monache High School Marching Band has also performed around the nation and the world, including locations such as Edinburgh, Scotland, the Aloha Bowl, the Hollywood Christmas Parade

Hollywood Christmas Parade

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, The Rose Parade, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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, The Orange Bowl Parade, and The Fiesta Bowl Parade. The band has won the title of Grand Champions at the Selma Marching Band Festival 25 times. Also, in 2006, the group won the Centennial Band Review and was named Grand Champion of the Chick-Fil-A

Chick-fil-A

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Bowl Band festival, winning three of the four events of the festival: the jazz band competition, the field show competition, and the parade competition. The Marauder band did not compete in the Concert Band competition of the festival. Current Drum Majors for the band are Tomas Reyes, Cain Balderas, and Hugo Baez.

Agriculture

The department currently consists of facility members Cindy Brown and James Corbett. It is one of the best agriculture departments in the nation. Tulare County boasts some of the nation's finest oranges and almonds. Monache High School is also proud to be part of it. With award winning oranges and grapes, Monache has gone on to win many awards. It recently won the award for best pistachios in Hong Kong.

Business

The department currently consists of facility members James Filarsky, Anthony Gale, Tony Grande, and Lewis Wills. The business department is known to send its students to work at some of the largest firms in the nation. It also has sent students to help globalize the economy in Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan. It has been rumored that the government has taken economic advice from various staff members these past few years as well.

English

The department currently consists of facility members Patty Aguilar, Tom Alexander, Kourtney Andrighetto, Raghbir Bajwa, Kathleen Barraza, Anna Belko, Amanda Cooper, Mike Dupree, Sandra Flores, Mike Garner, Chris Likewise, Trisha Likewise, Socorra Martinez, John Miller, Robert Morfin, and Bryant Poe. Monache High School strives on its large English Department. It has been teaching people of the Central Valley and the rest of California on how to speak proper English for years. It tries to implement a program where students will speak proper English and refrain from "California" English with words such as 'Hella' and 'Braaaaap'.

Foreign Language

The department currently consists of facility members Manuel Castaneda, Sonia Cruz, Alfonso Hernandez, Baldomero Perez, and Magdalena Sanchez. These renown Latin American teachers have helped bridge the gap between Latino Americans and North Americans for the past thirty years by teaching Spanish to thousands of students. They also take pride in their own salsa and nachos recipe that Monache serves in their Annual Salsa competition. Senor Perez is the reigning champion.

Mathematics

Current courses include: Geometry P, Algebra P, Algebra 2, Precalculus P, Precalculus AB/BC, Calculus, Calculus 3, Engineering Math

The department currently consists of facility members Herbet Abiog, Eddie Bittner, Amanda Driver, Rosa Heurta, Tim Keith, Jeanette Markman, Galen Mueller, Laila Rayani, Connie Renteria, Lisa Sampietro, Myron Wareham, Jake Winder, and Mark Wright.

Health

The department currently consists of facility members Mark Barsaleau, Matt Shearer, Myron Wareham, and Lewis Wills.

Physical Education

The department currently consists of facility members Tahnee Baxter, Brian Cruess, Diane Graybehl, Chris Likewise, and Jim Short.

Science

The science department is headed up by Kinsey Blomgren, who teaches AP Physics alternately with AP Chemistry, as well as many Physics of Technology classes to high level Freshmen. Grant Wagner is another active teacher in the science department, teaching Chemistry as well as two periods of AP Environmental Science and two periods of directive coursework (online classes).

The department currently consists of facility members Kinsey Blomgren, David Hann, Louis Massei, Gary Miller, Matt Schearer, Suzanne Shearer, Wade Southwick, and Grant Wagner.

Social Science

The department currently consists of facility members Jesus Alvarado, Henry Franco, Julie Hill, Seth Ishida, Martin Nava, Greg Olson, Curtis Smith, and Robert Sundre.

Special Education

The department currently consists of facility members Mr. Barlett, Jeff Boevers, S. Born, and Dennis.

Support Services

The department currently consists of facility members Linda Carroll, Doug Bartlett, Greg Boyer, and Robert Speck.

Technology

The department currently consists of facility members Dee Jay Blaylock and Kevin Standifer.

Trades and Industry

The department currently consists of facility members Steve Burford, Rovert Herndon, Philip Machado, and Rick Sazama.

Alma Mater

Near the mountains old and grand, neath the sky of blue.

Stands Monache High School
with the spirit ever New.

Here where knowledge is our guide
Loyalty stands True.

Here We'll always hold our eyes on Shining Gold and Blue!

Fight Song

Oh, we're Marauders, yes we are, we carry proudly Gold and Blue.

Oh, we're Marauders, Yes we are,
And to our colors we'll be true.

We have all the spirit,
and our teams the best.

Vict'ry is our motto,
and we'll take all the rest cause we're

Marauders Yes, we are.
Fight on Monache High...