Colony High School

History

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 2025, Tiffany Bunn is the principal.

Campus

The Lewis Family Branch of the Ontario City Library is a shared facility found on campus.

Academics

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.

Arts

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.

Band, percussion, and color guard

The Colony High School Titan Regiment consists of a band, percussion, and color guard. They compete in the California State Band Championships (CSBC) and the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA) circuits and host annual field tournaments.

Championship titles

• 2011: 1st place (2A)
• 2022: 1st place (3A CSBC); 1st place (Open Class State Finals for 1A/2A/3A) State Champions
• 2025: 1st place (4A CSBC); 1st place (Open Class State Finals for 4A/5A/6A) State Champions

Athletics

Colony High School's sports program includes baseball, basketball, cheer, cross country, football, golf, swimming, soccer, tennis, track, volleyball, water polo, softball, and wrestling, and cross country running.

Football

In the graduating class of 2007 there were several D-1 football players, including Omar Bolden (Arizona State University),

Notable faculty and alumni

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

References

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