Colony High School

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Colony High School is a high school located in Ontario, California, and is part of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District. The school serves the communities of southern Ontario, including the new Ontario Ranch community and portions of eastern Rancho Cucamonga and southeast Fontana. The school earned the 2018 Civic Learning Award for the State of California and was a 2018 Silver Medal winner for the U. S. News & World Report ranking of Best High Schools. Over 60 percent of the Colony High School Class of 2017 met the University of California A G requirement rate, nearly 14 percent above the state average.

When Colony High School opened in 2002, its first students and faculty were transfers from around the Chaffey Joint Union High School District. Jim Brodie was the school's first principal. As of 2020, Thomas Mitchell serves as the school's principal. The Class of 2005, better known as "The Titan Legacy," completed the first year of their coursework at Colony's feeder high schools and was the first graduating class. The Class of 2006 was the first set of graduates to complete all four years of coursework at Colony High School and are nicknamed "The Original Titans."

The Colony High Library, a branch of the Ontario City Library, is found on campus. The branch location is used as a polling place during elections.

Colony High School follows a standard California high school curriculum as defined by the California Department of Education's High School Graduation Requirements and tests students with the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program and the California High School Exit Exam. Colony High School offers students opportunities to earn college credit through College Board Advanced Placement (AP) and dual credit courses. Dual credit courses, are taken at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga during the summer session and, if passed, qualify as credit for both high school graduation and college classes. In addition, Colony High School has the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program, honors classes, and participates in the nationwide Renaissance program. The Class of 2006 recorded the highest pass rate for any AP test, receiving a 95% pass rate for the AP Calculus test under the instruction of Christopher W. Chang.

Colony High School has a wide array of classes and clubs revolving around the arts: Art, Ceramics, Music Appreciation, Digital Media, Drama & Theatre, Choir, Dance, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Percussion, and Color Guard classes.

Michael Bachman has been the director of these two programs since the school opened.

The Titan Soccer team 2004 2005 led by the Paez brothers were Champions of the Mt Baldy league 2004 2005 coach Frank Green received the title unfortunately he left Colony after. In the graduating class of 2007 there were several D 1 athletes, including Omar Bolden (Arizona State University), Bobby Wagner (Utah State University), Chris Givens (Boise State University), Maurice Shaw (University of Idaho) Ryan Paez (University of San Diego).

The Girls Water Polo team was undefeated Mt. Baldy League Champions in 2005, 2006, and 2007.

The 2007 08 Boys Tennis Team ranked #1 and went 14 1 in the Mt. Baldy League and made history being the first boys league champs at Colony High School. Led by captains Beto and David Quinones, they went to CIF for the first time in school history against first round matchup Hemet High School with a victory of 12 6. Next they faced top ranked Viewpoint (Calabasas, CA) and lost 15 3. The Girls Tennis team while being undefeated Mt. Baldy League Champions in the 2008 season (15 0). In 2009, they also won League Title with only one loss all season. Their number one singles, Lauren Remington was number one in League as were number one doubles players, Jocelyn Mireles and Tasnuva Islam.

NFL players Bobby Wagner, Josh Andrews, Omar Bolden and Jared Bell are Colony High School Alumni.