Hesperia Unified School District

#HUSDSportsCenter 🦂🏀 Huge congratulations to the Hesperia High School Boys Basketball team! They were honored at this week’s Board of Trustees meeting for an absolutely incredible season! 👏🏆 These Scorpions really brought the heat this year! Check out these amazing stats: They finished with a massive 24-9 record! 📈 They are ranked #1 in our local area and #83 in the entire state of California! 🥇 They were co-MRL Champions! 💍 The team also made history this year! 📜 For only the second time in school history, they were CIF Sectional Finalists. And for the first time in school history, they competed in the CIF State Playoff Tournament in Division 1! 🌟 Most of our Board members even went out to watch the CIF Finals in person. They told the team how impressed they were with their hard work and heart on the court. We are so proud of our student-athletes and coaches for such a "barn burner" of a season! Way to go, Scorpions! 🦂🔥 Welcome to Scorpion Country! 🦂🏀🌵

#HUSDSportsCenter 📣✨ ​Let’s hear it for our amazing HUSD Cheer All-Americans! We are so proud of the 19 students who earned this huge honor! 🌟🙌 ​Some of our talented cheerleaders even took their skills across the world! Hope Castagnola from Sultana High School traveled all the way to Rome, Italy to perform in the New Year's Parade! 🇮🇹👗 Teal Pride! From Hesperia High School, Dalilah Rendon and Isabella Del Hoyo also performed in Rome, while Katelyn Balders rocked the Disney World Thanksgiving Parade in Florida! 🦂🏰 Welcome to Scorpion Country! Our HUSD Board of Trustees was so happy to recognize these stars at a recent meeting. It was extra special because so many other All-American teammates came out to support them! 🤝🎓 ​Way to go, ladies! You make Hesperia shine! 🎆💖

#HUSDSportsCenter 🦂🏆 ​Huge congratulations to the Hesperia High School Boys Wrestling team! 🤼‍♂️ This week, our Board of Education honored these incredible athletes for winning the CIF Championship! 🥇 ​These Scorpions are truly dominant on the mat! Check out this amazing record: ​They are 4-time undefeated MRL Champions in a row! ⛓️ ​In the last five years, they’ve earned four CIF runner-up awards and now the big Championship title! 🏆💥 ​We are so proud of the hard work and dedication these student-athletes show every single day. You make our community so proud! 🌟 ​Way to go, Scorpions! Welcome to Scorpion Country! 🦂💎

We have some BIG news to share about three of our amazing HUSD musicians! 🥁✨ ​These talented students earned the incredible honor of performing in the world-famous Rose Parade this year! It takes a lot of hard work and practice to make it to such a huge stage, and they did a fantastic job representing our district. ​Our Board of Trustees celebrated these stars at this week’s board meeting with awards and plenty of kudos from everyone in the room! 🏆👏 ​Let’s give a huge shout-out to our performers: ​Ben Mondragon – Sultana High School 🛡️ ​Way to show that Teal Pride on the parade route! 💎 ​Bryan Jimenez – Hesperia High School 🦂 ​Welcome to the Rose Parade Scorpion Country! 🌵 ​Emma Healy – Oak Hills High School 🐾 ​It’s a great day to be a Rose Parade Bulldog! 🐶 ​Congratulations Ben, Bryan, and Emma! You make Hesperia Unified so proud! 🎶🎓

Each month, Hesperia Unified School District proudly recognizes one outstanding Teacher of the Month and one exceptional Classified Employee of the Month. These individuals go above and beyond in their dedication to our students, schools, and community.

Join us in celebrating our honorees for February:

Teacher of the Month: Allison Albertson, 5th Grade, Mesquite Trails Elementary
Classified Employee of the Month: Sandra Tamayo, Family Community Liaison, Canyon Ridge HS

#HUSDSportsCenter 🐾📣 ​Big news, HUSD family! Let’s give a huge round of applause to four amazing baseball student-athletes from Oak Hills High School! 🌟 ​These Bulldogs just signed their letters of intent to play at the next level. We are so proud of them: ​🔹 Eric Sotelo – Bemidji State University 🎓 🔹 Seth Marcil – Bethany College 🏆 🔹 Kelvin Lackey – Evangel University 🏅 🔹 Jacob Webster – Loyola Marymount University 🌠 ​Your hard work in the classroom and on the field has truly paid off. You have shown everyone what it means to be a dedicated Bulldog! We know you will do great things in college. The future is looking very bright for all of you! 🚀✨ ​Congratulations, gentlemen! We are all rooting for you! 👏🎉 ​🐾 It’s a great day to be a Bulldog! 🐾

#HUSDSportsCenter ​What an incredible season for our Sultana High School boys soccer team! ⚽️🔥 ​The Sultans wrapped up a history-making year yesterday in the second round of the CIF State Tournament. Even though it was a tough 1-0 loss, we couldn't be more proud of how these athletes played their hearts out on the field! ​Check out these amazing stats from their season: ​Final Record: 21-4-5 📈 ​MRL Champions 🏆 ​CIF Sectional Division 1 Semifinalists 🧤 ​Ranked #39 in California and #119 in the Nation! 🌍 ​This team showed everyone what Teal Pride is all about! 💙👑 From winning big games to climbing the state rankings, these boys left it all on the field. ​To our seniors: We are so excited to celebrate you at graduation! 🎓 To our underclassmen: We can’t wait to see you back out there next year to do it all again. ​Great job, Sultans! You made Hesperia proud! 🥳👏

#HUSDSportscenter A BIG congratulations to our February HUSD Athletes of the Month! The winner for middle school was HJH's Victor Rosario and high school was Sultana's Cael Humphrey. Special thanks to our sponsor Erickson-Hall Construction. For more info please visit: https://www.hesperiausd.org/page/student-athlete-of-the-month

#SchoolSiteHighlight ​Big news at Sultana High School! We are so excited to celebrate senior Kaine Koltoniuk. Kaine just won a massive 4-year, full-tuition Navy ROTC scholarship! ​The U.S. Navy visited Sultana to hand Kaine his big award. His family, teachers, and school leaders were all there to cheer him on. This scholarship is very hard to get, but Kaine’s hard work and leadership earned him this amazing chance. ​What is next for Kaine? After college, he will become an officer in the Navy. He plans to work in Naval Aviation. This means he will get hands-on training to fly planes and serve our country in the real world! ✈️ ​We love seeing our Hesperia students turn their classroom dreams into real-life careers. Kaine, we are so proud of your dedication and your commitment to service. ​Go Sultans! 🛡️⚓️

#HUSDSportsCenter ⚽️🏆 ​Huge news from Sultana High School! Our Boys Soccer team just pulled off an incredible 3-2 win against Torrey Pines in the first round of the CIF Division 2 State Playoffs! 🎉🙌 ​It was a nail-biter all the way to the end! Big shoutouts to Jared Hernandez and Paulino Acosta-Arellano for scoring goals to keep us in the game. 🥅 💨 The crowd went wild when Nate Guzman scored the winning goal right at the end of the period to bring home the victory! ⚡️⚽️ ​The road to the championship continues! The Sultans play again tomorrow, Thursday, 3/5/26, at San Pasqual High School at 5:00 PM. 🕔 This is a huge rematch from last year’s State Semi-Final, and our boys are ready to play! 😤 ​Let’s keep this momentum going, gentlemen! We are so proud of you. 👑💎 ​Teal Pride! 💎🕌

A BIG congratulations to our February HUSD Students of the Month! The winner for elementary school was Krystal's Delaney VanStrien, and secondary was HHS's Andrea Zepeda Cosio. Special thanks to the program sponsor Victorville Motors. For more info please visit: hesperiausd.org/page/student-of-the-month

Hesperia Unified School District has partnered with the City of Hesperia as part of the Healthy Hesperia initiative, and we are bringing you a FREE Community Health & Wellness Fair this Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 10am - 2pm at the Sultana High School gymnasium, 17311 Sultana St, Hesperia, CA 92345. Open to the public! Bring the whole family!

#HUSDSportsCenter 🦂🏀 ​Our Hesperia High School Scorpions just finished an incredible season that we will never forget! 🦂✨ ​In a barn burner of a defensive battle, our boys went head-to-head with Centennial, the #2 ranked team in the state! Even though we fell just short with a final score of 42-41, our Scorpions played with huge hearts and left it all on the court! ❤️🙌 ​Check out these heroic performances from the game: ​Nolan Newman-Gomez: 17 points & 14 rebounds (Including an EPIC buzzer-beating 3-pointer in the first clip!) 🏀🔥 ​JJ Herd: 10 points & 3 assists 👟 ​Nate Hinojos: 7 points & 8 rebounds 💪 ​A Season to Remember ​Overall Record: 24-11 ​Co-MRL Champions 🥇 CIF Southern Sectional Finalists (2nd time in school history) CIF Division 1 State Playoffs (1st time in school history) ​6 amazing playoff games! ​We are so incredibly proud of this team. To our seniors, we can't wait to see you celebrate at graduation this May! 🎓 To our underclassmen, we are already excited to see you back on the court next year to keep that Scorpion pride alive! 🦂🏀

For today's #SchooSiteHighlight we head to Ranchero and take a look at their Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Ranchero's PBIS program continues to grow and thrive as they intentionally create opportunities that connect school, students, and families. The focus goes beyond the classroom by supporting positive behavior and strong relationships through school-wide events and family events.

One of their favorite events is their PBIS Family Paint Night! Their amazing art teacher, Mrs. Calderon, leads a step-by-step guide to create beautiful works of art! This event is always a huge hit! Last month's event was filled with laughter, encouragement, and creativity as students and their parents shared a special evening together.
Events like this helps build meaningful relationships with families while creating positive memories and strengthening connections between home and school!

#HUSDSportsCenter ⚽️🔥 ​After an amazing run all the way to the CIF Division 1 Sectional Semifinals, the Sultana High School boys soccer team is officially headed to the CIF Division 2 State Playoffs! 🌟 ​It’s time to show off that Teal Pride as our boys take the field for Round 1! 👕💪 Our Sultans have been playing out of their minds this season and they need our support to keep the momentum going. ​Check out these stats from our postseason stars: ​⚽️ Paulino Acosta: 4 goals & 1 assist ​⚽️ Ivan Vitela: 2 goals ​👟 Chris Echevarria: 2 assists ​Here is everything you need to know: ​📅 Game Info ​WHO: Sultana Sultans vs. Torrey Pines ​WHEN: Tuesday, 3/3/26 ​TIME: 5:00 PM ​WHERE: Away at Torrey Pines HS ​Let’s get out there and support our team as they hunt for a State title! 👏📣

#HUSDSportsCenter 🦂🔥 The Hesperia High School Scorpions boys basketball record breaking season isn't over yet! For nearly the entire year, our boys have been ranked as one of the top 100 teams in the state. After becoming MRL Co-Champions, Sectional CIF Division 2 Finalists and taking down huge powerhouses like Mater Dei, San Clemente, Elsinore, and Rancho Verde, they aren't done yet! ​For the first time in school history, the Scorpions have been placed in the Division 1 State Playoffs! 🏆 This proves that the Hesperia basketball dynasty is here to stay! ​We need the whole community to come out and cheer on our Scorpions as they travel to take on Centennial High School in Round 1. Let’s show them our Scorpion pride! 🦂💪 ​📅 When: Tuesday, March 3rd ⏰ Time: 7:00 PM 📍 Where: Centennial High School (Away Game) 🏀 Opponent: Centennial High ​Pack the stands, wear your black & gold, and get loud! 📣 ​Welcome to Scorpion Country! 🦂🏀✨

#HUSDSportsCenter 🤼‍♂️🔥 ​Huge news from the CIF State Wrestling Tournament this past weekend! 🏆 We have some absolute stars to celebrate from Sultana High School! ​A massive shout-out to Cael Humphrey for placing 6th in the entire state of California! 🏅 Cael is now a back-to-back State Placer. That is an amazing accomplishment and shows how much hard work he has put in! 🎊 ​We also want to give a shout-out to Jackson Humphrey, who is Cael's little brother. He had a fantastic tournament and finished 12th in state! 🌟 Both of these wrestlers showed so much heart and skill on the mat against the best of the best. And we can't forget big bro, Rocky Humphrey Jr. who is going for back to back conference titles with VVC wrestling this coming season! ​We are so proud of these athletes for representing Sultana and Hesperia so well! Join us in the comments to give them a big round of applause! 👏✨ ​Teal Pride! 💎💪

#HUSDSportsCenter ​Our Hesperia High School boys basketball team finished their amazing Southern Sectional run tonight in the finals. JJ Herd led the way with 18 points and Nolan Newman-Gomez put up a strong 17 points, but it ultimately wasn't enough to get the W. Despite the loss, this season has been historic! The Scorpions proved they belong with the best by defeating powerhouse programs like San Clemente, Elsinore, Rancho Verde, and Mater Dei. Over the last decade, HHS has truly become a California basketball heavyweight with ​2 CIF Finals appearances & ​1 Semifinal appearance. ​We are so proud of everything this team has accomplished so far. But guess what? The ride isn’t over yet! The Scorpions have secured a spot in the CIF State Tournament starting next week! ​Stay tuned! We will post the dates and times for the upcoming games as soon as the CIF announces them. ​Huge thank you to the players, coaches, and fans for making this Southern Sectional playoff season so special. Now it's time to lock in for the State tournament boys! 🦂🔥

#SchoolSiteHighlight Check out the amazing creativity at Mesquite Trails Elementary! Last Friday was "Anything But a Backpack" day, and these Eagles really understood the assignment! 🦅✨ We saw books arriving in laundry baskets, strollers, toy trucks, and even trash cans (clean ones, of course!). This challenge was a great way for students to be creative and add a smile to their day of learning!  All of our HUSD schools host awesome spirit days and challenges like this. To make sure you don't miss out on the next event, follow your child’s school on social media or check-in on their website often! Happy Friday, HUSD!

#SchoolSiteHighlight ​🏎️ Engines Revving at Hesperia High! ​Who says shop class is a thing of the past? At Hesperia High School, it is bigger and better than ever! Today, we are hanging out in Mr. Purser’s Auto Shop to see our amazing Scorpion students in action. ​🛠️ Learning by Doing ​Our students don't just read about cars in a book. They get under the hood and get their hands dirty! In this class, they get the best of both worlds: ​In the Classroom: Learning how engines work and the science behind them. ​In the Shop: Using real tools to fix cars and practice their skills. ​For the Future: Getting ready for jobs in the auto industry. ​🏁 Real-World Racing ​The learning doesn't stop at the school gate! Our Scorpions even get to go off-campus. They recently visited the King of the Hammers off-road racing event. This gave them a chance to see professional mechanics in action and test their skills in the real world. ​​We are so proud of Mr. Purser and these hard-working students. They aren't just fixing cars; they are building great futures! Go Scorpions! 🦂