Robert_A._Millikan_High_School References

Robert A. Millikan
Senior High School
Robert A. Millikan ; Senior High School
Address
	2800 Snowden Avenue; Long Beach, California 90815; United States
Coordinates	33°48′28″N 118°06′38″W / 33.8078°N 118.1106°W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Pathway To Excellence And Integrity
Established	1956
School district	Long Beach Unified School District
Superintendent	Jill Baker
Co-Principals	Alejandro Vega
Grades	9– 12
Enrollment	3,311 (2022–23)
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue ; Gold
Athletics conference	Moore League
Mascot	Robbie and Millie Ram
Team name	Rams
Rival	Lakewood High School
Website	[1]

Ethnic composition as of 2020–21
Race and ethnicity^[2]	Total
Hispanic or Latino	46.4%	46.4
Non-Hispanic White/Anglo	32.2%	32.2
African American	8.5%	8.5
Asian	8.1%	8.1
Other	3.9%	3.9
Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.8
Native American	0.1%	0.1

Robert A. Millikan Senior High School is a high school in Long Beach, California, United States, administered by the Long Beach Unified School District. It is located near the intersection of Spring Street and Palo Verde Avenue in the Los Altos neighborhood of East Long Beach on a 36-acre campus. Millikan High School has around 3,500 students. Millikan is an AP school and does not offer IB courses.

Name

Millikan High School is named after the Nobel Prize winner Robert Andrews Millikan.

Choral music

The choral program consists of six courses: Choraleers Singers 1–2 which is a freshman girls class; Varsity Chorale 1–8, a freshman boys class; Cecillian Singers 3–8, an intermediate girls class; Concert Choir 1–8, a large, advanced, Co-Ed group of vocalists consisting of 100 singers; Vocal Point, a jazz and a cappella female group, sung on microphone; and Vocal Ensemble, the Co-Ed equivalent of Vocal Point.

Instrumental Music

The instrumental music program consists of Gold Jazz Band, Blue Jazz Band, Symphonic Winds, Concert Band, Marching Band, Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Symphonic Orchestra.

Each year the music ensembles compete in festivals throughout the United States. In recent years Millikan musicians have traveled to compete in festivals in San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas and Reno. In the spring of 2006, the Symphonic Orchestra performed in a national festival at the Historic Boston Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.

Athletics

Millikan teams include Cross Country, Tennis, Badminton, Water Polo, Dance, Football, Colorguard, Golf, Surf, Marching Band, Basketball, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Soccer, Wrestling, Baseball, Gymnastics, Swim, Softball, Track, Water polo, Lacrosse, and Cheer ^[3] Some sports are co-ed while others are not. 2018 marked the first year for a female to score a point for the Millikan Rams varsity football.^[4]

Newspaper

Millikan's newspaper is the Corydon.^[5] It has been running since 1957.

Notable alumni

Susie Atwood, double Olympic medalist, 1972 Olympics, backstroke
Ryan Bailey, Olympic water polo player
Greg Barton, NFL player
Jason Bell, NFL player
Jennifer Bermingham, professional golfer
Nick Bierbrodt, baseball player^[6]
Ron Brown, NFL player
Courtney Clements, former WNBA player
Alden Darby, NFL player
Tacario Davis, college football cornerback for the Arizona Wildcats^[7]
Marcus Dove, basketball player
Audie England, Actor
Dave Frost, professional baseball player^[8]
Mike Gallo, professional baseball player^[9]
Gary Garrison, professional football player with San Diego Chargers
Bud Gaugh, Sublime Drummer.
Jack Grisham, TSOL vocalist, author An American Demon: A Memoir
Gene Hoglan, metal musician
Soben Huon, Miss Utah USA 2006^[10]
Wendi McLendon-Covey, actress on ABC's The Goldbergs, actress on Comedy Central's Reno 911!, and the film Bridesmaids
Charles McShane, NFL player
Mike Montgomery, Golden State Warriors and University of California basketball coach
Tino Nuñez, professional soccer player
Syd O'Brien, professional baseball player
Brent Poppen, author, motivational speaker and Paralympian
Dante Powell, professional baseball player^[11]
Greg Sampson, football player, sixth pick of 1972 NFL draft
Chris Saunders, UFC, The Ultimate Fighter: Live - Season 15
Ann Simmons, Olympic competition swimmer
Jonathan Singleton, professional baseball player^[12]
Spencer Steer, professional baseball player^[13]
Craig Swan, professional baseball player^[14]
John Tautolo, NFL player
Terry Tautolo, NFL player
Mike Tully, pole vaulter, 1984 Summer Olympics silver medalist^[15]
Brian Turang, professional baseball player

References

^ "Millikan High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
^ "2020-21 Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade: Millikan High". California Department of Education. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ "ATHLETIC INFORMATION". lbmillikan.schoolloop.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "Millikan's Chloe Robinson makes history as first female player to score point for Rams". Press Telegram. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "Corydon Newspaper". lbmillikan.schoolloop.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ Baiotto, Brian (June 12, 2008). "Bierbrodt hopes the Armada will be a stepping stone back to the major leagues". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
^ Davis, John W. (December 15, 2021). "Football Signing Day: Millikan CB Tacario Davis signs with Arizona". Press-Telegram.
^ "Dave Frost Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
^ "Mike Gallo Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
^ "Soben Huon: MISS UTAH USA 2006" Archived 2006-04-12 at the Wayback Machine; URL accessed March 21, 2006
^ "Dante Powell Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
^ Pleskoff, Bernie (November 4, 2012). "Astros' Singleton shows star potential in AFL". MLB.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
^ "Spencer Steer Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
^ Biography on The Baseball Cube
^ Lee, Kirby. "Tully honored by Pole Vault Hall". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28.

[1] "Millikan High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

[2] "2020-21 Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade: Millikan High". California Department of Education. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[3] "ATHLETIC INFORMATION". lbmillikan.schoolloop.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[4] "Millikan's Chloe Robinson makes history as first female player to score point for Rams". Press Telegram. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[5] "Corydon Newspaper". lbmillikan.schoolloop.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[6] Baiotto, Brian (June 12, 2008). "Bierbrodt hopes the Armada will be a stepping stone back to the major leagues". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved 2008-06-13.

[7] Davis, John W. (December 15, 2021). "Football Signing Day: Millikan CB Tacario Davis signs with Arizona". Press-Telegram.

[8] "Dave Frost Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.

[9] "Mike Gallo Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.

[10] "Soben Huon: MISS UTAH USA 2006" Archived 2006-04-12 at the Wayback Machine; URL accessed March 21, 2006

[11] "Dante Powell Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.

[12] Pleskoff, Bernie (November 4, 2012). "Astros' Singleton shows star potential in AFL". MLB.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[13] "Spencer Steer Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.

[14] Biography on The Baseball Cube

[15] Lee, Kirby. "Tully honored by Pole Vault Hall". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28.

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v t e Long Beach Unified School District
Zoned high schools	Avalon Cabrillo Jordan Lakewood Long Beach Polytechnic Millikan Woodrow Wilson Classical
Alternative high schools	California Academy of Mathematics and Science Ernest S. McBride Sr.

v t e Long Beach, California
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Neighborhoods	4th Street Corridor Alamitos Beach Alamitos Heights Belmont Heights Belmont Park Belmont Shore Bixby Knolls Lakewood Village
Public schools	Long Beach USD Cabrillo HS Jordan HS McBride HS Millikan HS Polytechnic HS Wilson HS Los Angeles USD Rancho Dominguez Prep ABC USD Paramount USD
Private schools	St. Anthony High School Zinsmeyer Academy
Other education	California State University, Long Beach Long Beach City College Pacific Coast University Long Beach Public Library
Hospitals	Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Community Medical Center Long Beach St. Mary Medical Center College Medical Center
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This list is incomplete.

v t e Los Angeles County Gateway Cities schools
Public high schools/notable schools
Los Angeles USD	Bell HS Huntington Park HS Maywood Academy HS Rancho Dominguez Prep South East HS South Gate HS International Studies Learning Center
ABC USD	Artesia HS Cerritos HS Gahr HS Tracy Continuation HS Whitney HS
Bellflower USD	Bellflower HS Mayfair HS Somerset Continuation HS
Compton USD	Centennial HS Compton HS Manuel Dominguez HS
Downey USD	Downey HS Warren HS
Long Beach USD	Avalon School Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo HS Jordan HS Lakewood HS Long Beach Polytechnic HS McBride HS Millikan HS Wilson Classical HS
Lynwood USD	Marco Antonio Firebaugh HS Lynwood HS Vista HS
Montebello USD	Bell Gardens High School Montebello HS Schurr HS Vail Continuation HS
Norwalk–La Mirada USD	John Glenn HS La Mirada HS Norwalk HS Excelsior HS (CLOSED)
Paramount USD	Paramount HS
Whittier Union HSD	California HS La Serna HS Pioneer HS Santa Fe HS Whittier HS
Private schools
Religious	St. Anthony HS St. John Bosco High School

Robert A. Millikan Senior High School
Address

2800 Snowden Avenue Long Beach , California 90815 United States
Coordinates	33°48′28″N 118°06′38″W / 33.8078°N 118.1106°W / 33.8078; -118.1106
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Pathway To Excellence And Integrity
Established	1956
School district	Long Beach Unified School District
Superintendent	Jill Baker
Co-Principals	Alejandro Vega
Grades	9– 12
Enrollment	3,311 (2022–23)^[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue Gold
Athletics conference	Moore League
Mascot	Robbie and Millie Ram
Team name	Rams
Rival	Lakewood High School
Website	[1]