HENRY J. KAISER HIGH SCHOOL

'Henry J. Kaiser High School' (Fontana, California) is a small to medium sized high school that serves approximately 2700 students. The school mascot is the cat. The school is named after Henry J. Kaiser, the man who owned the steel mill that helped Fontana become such a large city.
Henry J. Kaiser High School is located on the North East corner of Almond and Jurupa in Fontana. Kaiser is one of four comprehensive high schools in the Fontana Unified School District. The student population is 73.9% Hispanic, 12.2% White/Non-Hispanic, 10.1% of African American, 1.6% Asian, 1.1% Filipino, and 1.1% Other ethnic backgrounds as of 2006.

The school motto is: "Together we will build a Kaiser High School community in which all students have every opportunity to progress academically, physically, and ethically in a caring, safe, and challenging environment."
The school offers a comprehensive high school curriculum and includes many extra-curricular activities. Kaiser High School is known for its football program which has won several CIF championships under the very successful coach, Dick Bruich. Also, Kaiser has an award-winning JROTC program. The Catamount Pride marching band, under the direction of Anthony Allmond, has been very successful, earning superior ratings at many competitions. The drama program (K.A.T.S. Productions) puts on several full-length theatrical programs, including a musical production, each year, in addition to improvisational activities. Kaiser has many other sports activities like soccer, track, tennis, softball and baseball, basketball, etc. There are also club activities like National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, Key Club, AP Spanish club, Black Student Union, and more.
Kaiser High School has, so far, been the top-ranked school in the Fontana Unified School District in areas like standardized test scores and attendance . The school has been experimenting recently with small learning communities.
The school opened in 1998 under Principal Bryan Malloy, who recently passed away. The current principal is Victor Uribe. Assistant Principals are Richard Valencia, Robert Santiago, Maureen Kachenchai and George Matamala. The ASB director is Eric Paulsen.

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K.A.T.S. Productions

Theatrical productions

External links

K.A.T.S. Productions

K.A.T.S. Productions is the name of the drama club at Henry J. Kaiser High School in Fontana, CA. The name stands for the Kaiser Artistic and Theatrical Society. The club is responsible for producing the school theatrical productions each year. In addition, the club engages in other theatrical activities, like improvisational workshops and field trips to see professional productions.
The club includes an active troupe of the International Thespian Society.

Theatrical productions

★ 2001-2002: ''The Devil and Daniel Webster'' and Rodgers & Hammerstein's ''Cinderella''

★ 2002-2003: ''Come Blow Your Horn'', ''Bye Bye Birdie'' and ''Appointment With Death''

★ 2003-2004: ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' and Improv Show

★ 2004-2005: ''Harvey'' and ''Annie Get Your Gun''

★ 2005-2006: ''Picnic'' and ''Little Shop of Horrors'' and an unproduced Romeo and Juliet

★ 2006-2007: ''Arsenic and Old Lace'' and ''Into the Woods'' and Improv Show

External links

★ Kaiser High School