Culver City High School
Culver City High School is the main public high school of the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) in Culver City, California. It was established in 1951.[2] The school's colors are blue and silver, and the mascot is the centaur. As of 2021, its enrollment was roughly 2,000.[3] Culver City High School is recognized as a California Distinguished School, earning the honor in 2005.[4] The Robert Frost Auditorium is located within the school grounds of Culver City High School.
Culver City High School | |
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![]() Front entrance of Culver City High School | |
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4401 Elenda Street , 90230 | |
Coordinates | 34°00′27″N 118°24′07″W |
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Motto | "Learn To Achieve. Achieve To Learn. Tomorrow Starts Today." |
Established | January 1951 |
School district | Culver City Unified School District |
Principal | Lisa Cooper |
Staff | 86.70 (FTE)[1] |
Enrollment | 2,230 (2018–19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 25.72[1] |
Color(s) | Blue, white, silver |
Mascot | Centaur |
Newspaper | The Centaurian |
Website | cchs |
The district, and therefore the high school's attendance boundary, includes Culver City and a portion of Ladera Heights.[5]
History
In the 2022-2023 school year the administration ended high school classes with the classification "honors", a move that sparked controversy in the district.[6]
Notable alumni
- Haji Wright - American professional soccer player
- Kelvin Atkinson – Nevada State Assemblyman
- Ben Brode - Designer of Hearthstone and MARVEL SNAP
- Derrick Deese – San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Joe Faust – Olympic high jumper, aviation publisher, renewable energy publisher
- Rocky George – Suicidal Tendencies guitarist[7]
- Darrin Jackson of the Chicago Cubs[8]
- Carnell Lake of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Baltimore Ravens[9]
- Billy Parks of the San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, and Houston Oilers[10]
- Karl Paymah of the Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, and San Francisco 49ers[11]
- Ryan Sherriff – Philadelphia Phillies Baseball player
- Pepi Sonuga – Actress
- Robert Trujillo – Metallica bassist[12]
- Kurt Alexander - "Big Boy" Nationally Syndicated American Radio Host.
- Lauren Reynolds - Investigative Reporter KGTV 10 News, San Diego
References
- "Culver City High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- Schools Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Culver City History.
- "Education Data Partnership". Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- 2005 California Distinguished High Schools Archived February 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Virtual Library; California Department of Education.
- "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 10 (PDF p. 11/19). Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- Randazzo, Sara (2023-02-17). "To Increase Equity, School Districts Eliminate Honors Classes". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- "Rocky George: Going the Distance with Rocky." March 17, 2010. Guitar World. Accessed on June 23, 2010.
- Darrin Jackson Statistics – Baseball Reference.
- Carnell Lake Player Profile – NFL.com Website
- Billy Parks, WR at. Nfl.com (2012-01-01). Retrieved on 2012-04-23.
- Karl Paymah Biography Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine – Denver Broncos Website
- "Interview with Robert Trujillo". Juice Magazine. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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