Gahr High School

Richard Gahr High School, often simply known as Gahr High School, is a public, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) magnet high school in Cerritos, California, serving grades 9-12. Gahr High is one of three comprehensive high schools in the ABC Unified School District.

Social Science and English Building

Gahr's baseball field

Gahr's basketball court inside gym

Gahr's soccer field

Gahr campus front view in 2015

On campus "Back to School Night" Sep 2016

Richard Gahr High School
Location
11111 Artesia Boulevard Cerritos , California 90703
Information
School type	Public
Founded	1965
School district	ABC Unified School District
Superintendent	Gina Zietlow, EdD
Principal	Rich Moore, EdD
Staff	71.54 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,590 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	22.23[1]
Language	English
Area	Greater Los Angeles Area
Colour(s)	Blue   White   Gold
Athletics conference	San Gabriel Valley League
Mascot	Gladiator
Team name	Gladiators
Rival	Artesia High School, Cerritos High School, Whitney High School
Newspaper	Gahr Forum
Website	gahrhs.us

The school is a two-time (2007, 2021) California Distinguished School.^[2] It is opposite to Artesia Cemetery.

History

Gahr High School opened 60 years ago in 1965 as the first high school in both the newly unified ABC Unified School District, and the recently incorporated City of Dairy Valley (the city would be renamed to its current state two years later).^[3] The school was officially named after Richard Gahr, who had served as the school district's superintendent. During the 1970s, as the student population in Cerritos rapidly grew, Cerritos High School was created for district expansion, and during its construction the latter used part of the Gahr campus.

Academics

Enrollment

As of the school year 2021–22, there were a total of 1,828 students attending the high school.^[4]

• Hispanic or Latino - 52.5% (959)
• Black - 14.1% (258)
• Asian - 12.9% (236)
• Filipino - 10.2% (186)
• White - 6.3% (116)
• Other/Unreported - 4.0% (73)

Awards

The school is a two-time (2007, 2021) California Distinguished School.^[2]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Gahr High School alumni

• Bret Barberie^[5] (1985) - Major League Baseball player (1991–1996)
• Micah Bernard (2019) - college football running back for the Utah Utes^[6]
• Morris Chestnut (1986) - actor (Boyz n the Hood, Rosewood, Watson)
• Chris Devenski (2008) - Major League Baseball player, Pitcher, Houston Astros (2016– )^[7]
• Jake Faria (2011) - Major League Baseball player, Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB) (2017–2019), Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) (2019– )^[8]
• Shane Mack^[5] (1981) - Major League Baseball player (1990–1994)
• Kris Medlen (2003) - Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves^[9][10]
• Tom Nieto^[5] (1978) - Major League Baseball player (1984–1990)
• Al Osuna^[5] (1983) - Major League Baseball player (1990–1994, 1996)
• Valentino Pascucci (1996) - Major League Baseball player.
• Nicolle Payne (1994) - UCLA water polo goalie; Silver medalist in 2000 Sydney Olympics; Bronze medalist in 2004 Athens Olympics.
• Joshua Perkins (2012) - National Football League tight end (2016- )
• Steve Shak (1996) - Pro Soccer player and first round draft pick of MLS Superdraft in 2000, played for the NY Metro-Stars and the Colorado Rapids.
• Broderick Thompson (1978) - National Football League player (1984, 1986–1996)
• Casper Ware (2008) - NCAA basketball player for the Long Beach State 49ers.
• Dwayne Washington (2012) - National Football League running back New Orleans Saints (2018– )
• Jim Zorn (1971) - Seattle Seahawks quarterback (1976–1987); Head Coach of the Washington Redskins (2008–2009).