Millikan High School

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.

Robert A. Millikan
Senior High School
Address
2800 Snowden Avenue

Long Beach
,
California
90815

United States
Coordinates33.8078°N 118.1106°W / 33.8078; -118.1106
Information
TypePublic
MottoPathway To Excellence And Integrity
Established1956
School districtLong Beach Unified School District
SuperintendentJill Baker
Co-PrincipalsAlejandro Vega
Grades9–12
Enrollment3,311 (2022–23)[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  Blue
  Gold
Athletics conferenceMoore League
MascotRobbie and Millie Ram
Team nameRams
RivalLakewood High School
Website
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 Millikan

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
  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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