| Chaffey High School
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| School Founded |
1911
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| Team Established |
1983
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| History |
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| City |
Ontario
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| Team Colors |
Orange and Black
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| Principal |
Christina Martinez
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| Head Coach |
Steven Mercado
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| Associate/Other Head Coach(es) |
Patty Gulino, Tom James, Erin Banis, John Fort, Jennifer Escobedo Sigala
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| National Championships |
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| State Championships |
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| Regional/County Championships |
2024, 2023, 2022, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009
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| Region/County Location |
San Bernardino County
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| Highest Finish |
6th in California (2014, 2018)
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| School Website |
https://chs.cjuhsd.net/
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Team History
Chaffey High School is located in Ontario, California, in the western end of the Inland Empire in San Bernardino County. The school's Academic Decathlon program dates back to 1983 and the team earned several Top 5 County finishes between 1983-1997. Steven Mercado, an AP U.S. and European History teacher at the school, took over head-coaching duties beginning in the 1997-98 season. Since 2009, Chaffey has earned San Bernardino County records for most consecutive County Championships (seven), highest-ever team score (2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018), and most Top 10 finishes in the California Academic Decathlon (nine). Between 2002-2024, Chaffey finished in the County Top 3 every year except one (2020). The team has won 12 County Championships since 2009.
The team's break-through season came in 2008-2009 when the Tigers won their first-ever County Championship and finished Round 2 with the third-highest score in the nation. Between 2009 and 2018, Chaffey was one of only three schools in California to finish in California's 1st Division each year--a select group that included El Camino Real Charter and Granada Hills Charter.
Performance Chart
Performance Chart
| Year |
Regionals Score |
Score + SQ |
Rank |
State Score |
Score + SQ |
Rank
|
| 2024 |
41,338.9 |
NA |
1 |
40,838.8 |
NA |
6
|
| 2023 |
40,643.8 |
NA |
1 |
41,708.9 |
NA |
8
|
| 2022 |
38,701 |
NA |
1 |
38,675.4 |
NA |
7
|
| 2021 |
39,363.8 |
NA |
3 |
40,495.7 |
NA |
28
|
| 2020 |
37,730.1 |
41,860.1 |
4 |
NA |
NA |
NA
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| 2019 |
42,120.6 |
46,600.6 |
3 |
43,521.4 |
47,091.4 |
20
|
| 2018 |
47,665.5 |
52,425.5 |
1 |
49,352.8 |
54,182.8 |
6
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| 2017 |
45,392.7 |
49,742.7 |
1 |
46,388.9 |
N/A |
11
|
| 2016 |
46,152.7 |
50,577.7 |
1 |
47,236.9 |
51,736.9 |
13
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| 2015 |
46,054.8 |
50,479.8 |
1 |
45,979.6 |
50,404.6 |
10
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| 2014 |
41,959.0 |
46,084.0 |
1 |
46,245.2 |
50,220.2 |
6
|
| 2013 |
45,153.7 |
48,753.7 |
1 |
44,479.4 |
48,979.4 |
7
|
| 2012 |
42,848.9 |
N/A |
1 |
42,741.7 |
N/A |
17
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| 2011 |
42,429.9 |
N/A |
2 |
41,787.8 |
N/A |
20
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| 2010 |
43,839.7 |
N/A |
1 |
42,879.3 |
N/A |
8
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| 2009 |
47,714 |
N/A |
1 |
46,059.6 |
N/A |
9
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| 2008 |
41,231 |
N/A |
2 |
DNC |
N/A |
DNC
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Top Regionals Scores
Honors
| Place |
Student |
Year |
Score
|
| 1 |
Diana Jimenez (County Champion) |
2018 |
8,812.1
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| 2 |
Jorge Torres |
2018 |
8,640.6
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| 3 |
Michael Rollins (County Champion) |
2009 |
8,516.4
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| 4 |
Alex Santos (County Champion) |
2013 |
8,413
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| 5 |
Brenda Castro (County Champion |
2014 |
8,409.4
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| 6 |
Aleena Jett |
2019 |
8,330.3
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| 7 |
Aleena Jett |
2020 |
8,301.2
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| 8 |
Gift Nnamdi |
2019 |
8,229.4
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| 9 |
Aleena Jett |
2021 |
8,226
|
| 10 |
Madison Brown |
2013 |
8,220.1
|
| 11 |
Nikki Salazar |
2015 |
8,111.5
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| 12 |
Casey (Felix) Moreno |
2018 |
8,066.4
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| 13 |
Andrew Broadbent |
2006 |
8,036.4
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| 14 |
Alondra Gonzalez |
2016 |
8,022.1
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| 15 |
Arielle Jett |
2023 |
7,984
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| 16 |
Arielle Jett (County Champion) |
2024 |
7,959
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Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
Year |
Score
|
| 1 |
Lennon Murillo (County Champion) |
2016 |
8,373
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| 2 |
Joshua Escobar |
2009 |
8,239
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| 3 |
Aric Rosenveldt |
2017 |
8,167
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| 4 |
Edgar Ibarra |
2014 |
8,129
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| 5 |
Dylan Ventura (County Champion) |
2023 |
8,088
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| 6 |
Jeanette Chavira |
2018 |
7,905.9
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| 7 |
Jonathan Borrero (County Champion) |
2012 |
7,890.7
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| 8 |
Genevieve Hernandez |
2015 |
7,848
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Varsity
| Place |
Student |
Year |
Score
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| 1 |
Andrea McNellis |
2009 |
7,976.4
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| 2 |
Wil Jacobsen |
2010 |
7,709
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| 3 |
Paul Ramirez |
2018 |
7,600.3
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| 4 |
Quentin Caraway |
2015 |
7,466
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| 5 |
Andrew Haney |
2009 |
7,386.4
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| 6 |
Wil Jacobsen |
2009 |
7,231.5
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Top State Scores
Honors
| Place |
Student |
Year |
Score
|
| 1 |
Diana Jimenez |
2018 |
9,132.3
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| 2 |
Sergio Barrios |
2017 |
8,736.8
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| 3 |
Dylan Ventura |
2024 |
8,668.9
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| 4 |
Jorge Torres |
2018 |
8,479.6
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| 5 |
Brenda Castro |
2014 |
8,445.7
|
| 6 |
Aleena Jett |
2021 |
8,259.7
|
| 7 |
Alex Santos |
2013 |
8,255.7
|
| 8 |
Madison Brown |
2013 |
8,220.1
|
| 9 |
Casey (Felix) Moreno |
2018 |
8,208.3
|
| 10 |
Jeanette Rios |
2014 |
8,112.1
|
| 11 |
Ema Vo |
2019 |
8,104.9
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| 12 |
Michael Andreas |
2009 |
8,100.7
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| 13 |
Gift Nnamdi |
2019 |
8,099.6
|
| 14 |
Alondra Gonzalez |
2016 |
8,082.1
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| 15 |
Aric Rosenveldt |
2016 |
8,024.8
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| 16 |
Kassidy Zhang |
2015 |
8,001.5
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Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
Year |
Score
|
| 1 |
Dylan Ventura |
2023 |
9,025.7 (first in the Nation!)
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| 2 |
Lennon Murillo |
2015 |
8,590.8
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| 3 |
Addy Barron |
2018 |
8,124.1
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| 4 |
Jasmin Castanon |
2016 |
8,103.7
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| 5 |
Jen Escobedo Sigala |
2018 |
8,056.4
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| 6 |
Jeanette Chavira |
2018 |
8,006.7
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| 7 |
Genevieve Hernandez |
2015 |
7,978
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Varsity
| Place |
Student |
Year |
Score
|
| 1 |
Paul Ramirez |
2018 |
7,878
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| 2 |
Luis Rodriguez |
2014 |
7,754
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| 3 |
Aman Singh |
2018 |
7,683
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| 4 |
Quentin Caraway |
2015 |
7,466
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| 5 |
Andrea McNellis |
2009 |
7,395.7
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| 6 |
Muneeb Abdelrahman |
2017 |
7,378.7
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| 7 |
Blake Costello |
2017 |
7,349
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| 8 |
Stephanie Suarez |
2017 |
7,317.6
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| 9 |
James Ochoa |
2016 |
7291.5
|
| 10 |
Paul Gonzalez |
2019 |
7,242.0
|
| 11 |
Wil Jacobsen |
2009 |
7,204
|
| 12 |
Adrian Ochoa |
2016 |
7,144.1
|
| 13 |
Wil Jacobsen |
2010 |
7,133
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