San Pedro High School
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| San Pedro Senior High School | |
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1001 West 15th Street San Pedro , 90744 United States | |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Wisdom, Integrity and Self-Respect" |
| Established | 1903 |
| Dean | John Bobich, Denise Marovich-Sampson |
| Principal | Steve Gebhart |
| Faculty | 104.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 2,398 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23.06[1] |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Marine League CIF Los Angeles City Section |
| Mascot | Pirate Pete & YoHo the Parrot |
| Newspaper | Fore N Aft |
| Yearbook | Black and Gold |
| Phone | (310) 241-5800 |
| Website | http://www.sanpedrohs.org/ |
San Pedro High School is a public high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District and is located in the San Pedro portion of the city of Los Angeles, California. In 2003, the school celebrated its 100th Anniversary.
San Pedro High School is home to two protected landmarks, the Administration Building and Language Arts Building. Both were constructed in 1936 under mandate from the Works Progress Administration. San Pedro High School also has a Mathematics and Sciences Building, a Vocational Arts Building, a cafeteria, numerous bungalow-style classrooms, and three gymnasiums.
This school and the surrounding area is where much of the filming for Some Kind of Wonderful was done.
San Pedro High School is also home to the Golden Pirate Regiment (Band and Colorguard), 2015 and 2016 Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA) and LAUSD city division 1A Field Champions. In 2017 the Golden Pirate Regiment won its third straight championship for SCSBOA And LAUSD City in the 2A Division. In 2018 the Golden Pirate Regiment won the 2018 SCSBOA and LAUSD championships for the 2A Division. In 2019, the regiment won its fifth straight SCSBOA and LAUSD championship, but this time in the 3A Division. The School's Comprehensive Modernization Project is beginning in 2018. The sports programs at San Pedro High School have won over 60 CIF-Los Angeles City Section championships, with softball leading the way capturing 17 crowns, and the most recent being the baseball team capturing the school's first Open Division CIF-LACS championship on June 19, 2021.
History[]
It was in the Los Angeles City High School District until 1961, when it merged into LAUSD.[2]
Renovations for most of the campus are expected to be finished by 2023.
Demographics[]
As of the school year 2008-09, the racial breakdown included:[3]
- 67.1% Hispanic
- 19.0% White
- 9.8% African American
- 0.7% Native American
- 3.5% Asian
- 0.5% Pacific Islander
Notable alumni[]
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- Alan Ashby, 1969, former catcher in the Houston Astros, now a sportscaster.[4]
- John Bettis, lyricist
- Mario Danelo, 2003, NCAA placekicker
- Eric Erlandson, 1981, co-founder and lead guitarist for 1990s rock/grunge band Hole.[citation needed]
- Anna Lee Fisher, 1967, first mother in space, 1984 crew member of Space Shuttle Discovery
- Brian Harper, 1977, former Major League Baseball Player.[5]
- Art Pepper, jazz alto saxophonist
- D. L. Hughley, actor and comedian
- Garry Maddox, 1968, former MLB player[6]
- Haven Moses, NFL wide receiver[7]
- Willie Naulls, 1952, former NBA player[8]
- John Olguin, 1941, director of the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium[9]
- Miguel Jontel Pimentel, 2003, singer, won the Grammy for best R&B song in 2013.[10]
- Mike Watt, D. Boon and George Hurley, 1976, members of punk band Minutemen.
- Brenton Wood, 1963, Songwriter, singer, "Gimme Little Sign", "The Oogum Boogum Song".
- Misty Copeland, Principal Ballet Dancer for the American Ballet Theatre
- Ed Jurak, MLB utility infielder for the Red Sox, Giants and Athletics 1982-1989
- Yuri Kochiyama, human rights activist
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "San Pedro Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Los Angeles City School District". Los Angeles Unified School District. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ http://search.lausd.k12.ca.us/cgi-bin/fccgi.exe?w3exec=school.profile.content&which=8850
- ^ "Alan Ashby Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Brian Harper Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Garry Maddox Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2000–2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ "Haven Moses". database.Football.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "William Dean Naulls". Basketball-Reference.Com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ Thursby, Keith (2011-01-03). "John Olguin dies at 89; director of San Pedro's Cabrillo Marine Museum". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ "List Of Grammy Winners". Huffington Post. February 10, 2013.
External links[]
Coordinates: 33°43′46″N 118°17′57″W / 33.729436°N 118.299205°W
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- Educational institutions established in 1903
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- PWA Moderne architecture in California
- Works Progress Administration in California