San Pedro High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = San Pedro Senior High School
| image = San_pedro_pirates_logo.gif
| image size = 150px
| motto = "Wisdom, Integrity and Self-Respect"
| principal = Raymond Aubele
| dean = John Bobich, Denise Marovich-Sampson
| location = 1001 West 15th Street
| city = San Pedro
| state = California
| zipcode = 90744
| country = USA
| homepage = http://www.sanpedrohs.org/
| type = Public
| enrollment = 2,481 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0622710&SchoolPageNum=54&ID=062271003330|title=San Pedro Senior High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=April 4, 2025}}
| teaching_staff = 119.13 (FTE)
| established = 1903
| mascot = Pirate Pete & YoHo the Parrot
| nickname = Pirates
| colors = {{Color box|black|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Black and Gold
| conference = Marine League
CIF Los Angeles City Section
| newspaper = Fore N Aft
| yearbook = Black and Gold
}}
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. The school serves the entirety of San Pedro as well as most of the Eastview neighborhood of Rancho Palos Verdes. In 2003, the school celebrated its 100th anniversary.
History
It was in the Los Angeles City High School District until 1961, when it merged into LAUSD.{{cite web|url=http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/history/schoollist.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980207051712/http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/history/schoollist.html |archive-date=1998-02-07 |title=Los Angeles City School District|publisher=Los Angeles Unified School District|access-date=2020-10-27}}
In 1971, each Parent Teacher Association meeting had about 24 participants on a regular basis, even though the organization had 1,170 members.{{cite news|last=Carter|first=Diane Luck|title=Peninsula PTAs open meetings to students|newspaper=News-Pilot|place=San Pedro, Los Angeles|date=1977-03-04|page=9}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/135670838/ Clipping] at Newspapers.com.
Facilities
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.
The school and its surroundings were the area where much of the filming for the movie Some Kind of Wonderful was shot.
Demographics
As of the school year 2008-09, the racial breakdown included:{{Cite web | title=School Profile | url=http://search.lausd.k12.ca.us/cgi-bin/fccgi.exe?w3exec=school.profile.content&which=8850 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020131175746/http://search.lausd.k12.ca.us:80/cgi-bin/fccgi.exe?w3exec=school.profile.content&which=8850 | access-date=2025-01-21 | archive-date=2002-01-31}}
- 67.1% Hispanic
- 19.0% White
- 9.8% African American
- 0.7% Native American
- 3.5% Asian
- 0.5% Pacific Islander
Athletics
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 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. In 2023, Boys Swimming & Diving won the CIF Los Angeles City Section Championship for a second straight season.
Notable alumni
{{Alumni|date=October 2021}}
- Alan Ashby, 1969, former catcher in the Houston Astros, now a sportscaster.{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=ashbyal01| title= Alan Ashby Stats |publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= November 26, 2012}}
- John Bettis, lyricist
- Mister Cartoon, 1969, graffiti and tattoo artist{{cite web | last=Lee | first=Chris | title=In the world of tag, he's it | website=Los Angeles Times | date=2009-04-04 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-apr-04-et-mistercartoon4-story.html | access-date=2024-01-03}}
- Misty Copeland, Principal Ballet Dancer for the American Ballet Theatre
- Mario Danelo, 2003, NCAA placekicker
- Eric Erlandson, 1981, co-founder and lead guitarist for 1990s rock/grunge band Hole. {{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
- Anna Lee Fisher, 1967, first mother in space, 1984 crew member of Space Shuttle Discovery
- Brian Harper, 1977, former Major League Baseball Player.{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=harpebr01| title= Brian Harper Stats |publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= November 26, 2012}}
- D. L. Hughley, actor and comedian
- Ed Jurak, MLB utility infielder for the Red Sox, Giants and Athletics 1982-1989
- Yuri Kochiyama, human rights activist
- Otis Livingston, 1985, sportscaster and sideline reporter{{cite news |last1=Marconi |first1=Steve |title=More Reasons Every Day to Be Proud of San Pedro |url=https://sanpedrotoday.com/2018/11/01/more-reasons-every-day-to-be-proud-of-san-pedro/ |access-date=21 December 2022 |work=San Pedro Today |date=2 November 2018}}
- Garry Maddox, 1968, former MLB player{{cite web | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/maddoga01.shtml | title=Garry Maddox Statistics and History | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=Baseball-Reference.com | date=2000–2014 | access-date=August 8, 2014}}
- Haven Moses, NFL wide receiver{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130408052521/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MOSESHAV01 "Haven Moses,"]}} Database Football.
- Willie Naulls, 1952, former NBA player{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121005124530/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/naullwi01.html "William Dean Naulls,"]}} Basketball-Reference.Com
- John Olguin, 1941, director of the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium{{cite news|first=Keith|last=Thursby|title=John Olguin dies at 89; director of San Pedro's Cabrillo Marine Museum |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-john-olguin-20110103,0,3840259.story|work=Los Angeles Times |date=2011-01-03 |access-date=2011-01-23}}
- Art Pepper, jazz alto saxophonist
- Miguel Jontel Pimentel, 2003, singer, won the Grammy for best R&B song in 2013.{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/10/grammy-winners-list-2013_n_2659104.html?ir=Entertainment | work=Huffington Post | title=List Of Grammy Winners | date=February 10, 2013}}
- C. Waldo Powers, 1918, architect behind many historic Los Angeles apartment houses
- Don Shinnick, 1952, NFL linebacker and coachDon Shinnick and James C. Hefley, Always a Winner. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1969; p. 22.
- 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".
References
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External links
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Category:Public high schools in Los Angeles
Category:San Pedro, Los Angeles
Category:Los Angeles Unified School District schools
Category:Educational institutions established in 1903
Category:1903 establishments in California
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