Reedley High School


Reedley High School was established in 1918 as the first public high school in Reedley, California, and in the Kings Canyon Unified School District. It boasts one of the largest marching bands on the West Coast. Every year, Reedley High hosts a CMEA Music Festival.

Admissions

Approximately 1,836 students attend Reedley High. The racial makeup of the school is 47% White, >1% Black or African American, >1% Native American, 2% Asian, 1% Filipino, and 1% from other races. 48% of the population is Hispanic or Latino.

Athletics

The school's mascot is the Mighty Pirate also known as Pete the Pirate. The RHS school colors are Kelly green and white. Reedley High School participates as a Div. II school in the CIF Central Section and plays in the North Yosemite League. It has won many CIF Div. II championships, and its cross country team is persistently dominant. Sports at RHS include:
FallWinterSpring
BoysCross CountryBasketballBaseball
FootballSoccerTrack & Field
Water PoloWrestlingGolf
Swimming & Diving
Volleyball
Tennis
GirlsCross CountryBasketballSoftball
VolleyballSoccerTrack & Field
GolfBadminton
TennisSwimming & Diving
Water Polo

Each Reedley High School athletic department has its own Twitter account to provide updates on the latest sporting event news:
RHS Main Athletics Page: @ReedleyHSSports
RHS Baseball: @ReedleyBaseball
RHS Basketball : @reedleyhoops
RHS Softball:
RHS Basketball :
RHS Football: @ReedleyHS_FB
RHS Wrestling:
RHS Soccer : @RHSBoysSoccer15
RHS Soccer :
RHS Water Polo:
RHS Swim:
RHS Volleyball :
RHS Volleyball :
RHS Tennis:
RHS Badminton:
RHS Track and Field:
RHS Cross Country:
The Reedley High Soccer team did not win state, however they won Central Section Valley Championships with Eric Velarde as the Varsity head coach of the Reedley Pirates Soccer Team for the 2017-2018 season. During their journey to State, they faced the Sotomayor Wolves and lost to them. During their journey to Valley, they faced the Redwood Rangers and won the Central Section Valley Championship game.

Academics

Courses

Reedley High School gives students many course options. From basic classes such as English 9 to creative classes such as Children's Literature, Chicano Literature, American Literature, English Literature, and Creative Prose & Poetry. The school offers many electives, including VROP classes that offer hands-on career experience such as Video Production, Computer Graphics and Design, Woodshop, Automotive Mechanics, Floral Design, Virtual Enterprise, On Your Own, Fashion, Microsoft Certification, Photography, Veterinary Science, Peer Counseling, Student Council, Fitness and Conditioning, and a number of other specialty classes. RHS also offers many AP classes and Honors classes ranging from English to Calculus and to French. There are also many active academic clubs and activities throughout the campus.

NJROTC

One club/class, on the Reedley High Campus that contributes much potential success and leadership ability to students is the Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, which is located within Area 11. One of just a few other ROTC programs, this class is conducted by retired naval personnel, a senior naval science instructor, and a naval science instructor, which is determined by the rank given within their time served in the navy. Between 2001 and 2006 Master Chief James Okray and Chief Petty Officer Joseph Arruda, alongside their students, upheld their classes to their fullest potential. The fourth year of the class normally consists of ranking officers teaching the third, second, and first years how to gain leadership ability and military knowledge. In 2006, Master Chief Okray moved on to bigger and better things, leaving RHS with a new SNSI. Reedley High gained Lt. Commander David J.Brunkhorst, who served 25 years in the navy and retired in 2006 to teach at Reedley High School alongside Chief Petty Officer Joseph Arruda. In the year 2006/2007 the unit won an Outstanding Achievement for Area 11. In 2007 Lt. Commander David J Brunkhorst left the school, as did fellow Chief Petty Officer Joseph Arruda, leaving the Reedley High NJROTC program to settle with two more teachers, little did this unit know Master Chief James Okray would come back to teach, the unit also gained Warrant Officer Daryl Stocking from the Parlier ROTC program in the 2007/2008 school year. The program has proven to have one of the best shooting teams in the West. 2008 will be Warrant Officer Daryl Stockings' last year as the SNSI at Reedley High, because he filed a grievance against the district concerning pay and the superintendent of personnel didn't renew his contact. RHS will be gaining yet another SNSI in the last three years.

Band

The school's music program has also been very successful. The majority of the program's students have never taken any type of private lessons. The marching band competes in many festivals and always seems to be the favorite or most talked about. The band's biggest competition is the annual Selma Band Review. In 2000, the marching band consisted of 415 members and was personally invited to participate in the 2000 Rose Parade. The Band's 325 members regularly tour Northern and Southern California and have participated in the Hollywood Christmas Parade, the Disneyland Christmas Parade, the San Jose Holiday Parade, the Raiders Pre-game show, and in the Hawaiian Punch Bowl, among other notable venues. After marching season, students are divided into four classes based on audition scores. Directors place students in either Intermediate, Triad, Concert, or Symphonic Band for concert season.

Selma Rotary Band Festival

Reedley High has been participating in the Selma Rotary Band Festival since 2000. The band competition is held in Selma, CA, with the exception of the 2019 season, due to Selma’s Staley Stadium remodeling being behind schedule, the field competition was held in Kingsburg, CA at Kingsburg High school. The 2020 season was not held due to the Covid-19 Global Pandemic.
Judges scores are broken down into:
  1. Music Performance
  2. General Effect
  3. Percussion
  4. Auxiliary
  5. Timing/ Penalties
2000 Season
2001 Season
2002 Season
2003 Season
2004 Season
2005 Season, October 29, 2005
Grand Sweepstakes Award
The 2005 season is a season to remember; this was the first Grand Sweepstakes won by Reedley High School.
2006 Season, October 28, 2006, Division A
Grand Marshall Award
2007 Season, October 27, 2007, Division A
Grand Marshall Award
Parade:
Field:
2008 Season, October 25, 2008, Division A
Parade:
Field:
2009 Season, October 31, 2009, Division A
Field Sweepstakes:
Parade:
Field:
2010 Season, October 30, 2010, Division A
Grand Marshall Award
Parade:
Field:
2011 Season, October 29, 2011, Division A

Grand Marshall Award
Field Sweepstakes:
Parade:
Field:
2012 Season, October 27, 2012, Division 5A
Parade:
Field:
2013 Season, October 26, 2013, Division 5A
Parade:
Field:
2014 Season, October 25, 2014, Division 5A
2015 Season, October 31, 2015, Division 5A, Division 6A
2016 Season, October 29, 2016, Division 5A
Parade:
Field:
2017 Season, October 28, 2017, Division 5A, Division 6A
Parade:
Field:
2018 Season, October 27, 2018, Division 6A
Grand Sweepstakes
Grand Marshall
2019 Season, October 26, 2019, Division 6A
RHS also has an award-winning vocal program with students auditioning to be placed into the 4 singing groups, the highest being Madrigals which consists of only 8–10 singers. The RHS Madrigals traveled to New York City to compete in a music festival and received many 1st place awards.
Reedley High has many clubs such as the:
Reedley High ASB hosts a week of events filled with activities and dress-up days during Homecoming Week, WinterFest, Spring Week, and other special events. There are also tons of things to do after school and many activities.
ASB is in charge of running some lunch-time activities in the Reedley High School campus. ASB has introduced several new rallies in the 2019-2019 school year :
Here is a look at some of the activities ASB has done:
Air Guitar Talent Show:
Dodgeball Week:
Homecoming Week:
Back to School Rally:
The school publications are: