SAN FERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL

'San Fernando High School', located in San Fernando, California, is a secondary school that is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The school colors are black and gold. All girl teams are referred to as Lady Tigers, all boy teams simply as Tigers. It is the only high school in California with Project G.R.A.D.(Graduation Really Achieves Dreams). San Fernando High School also hosts the Puente Project, a national-award winning program which has assisted thousands of students reach their dreams of college success.
The City of San Fernando is zoned to the school. Originally the Pacoima area was mostly assigned to the school, but much of it was reassigned to Arleta High School when that school opened in 2006. The San Fernando Gardens public housing complex in the Pacoima area is assigned to San Fernando High School.

Contents

History

Athletics

Football

Wrestling

San Fernando Mighty Tiger Marching Band and Colorguard

Notable Alumni

External links

History

San Fernando High School, the second oldest school in the San Fernando Valley, was established in 1896 [1]. The first campus was located on Fifth Street and Hager Street. In 1906 the school was moved to a site on North Brand Boulevard. In 1952 the school moved to its present location at 11133 O'Melveny Avenue. The North Brand Boulevard location now houses San Fernando Middle School.
San Fernando High School's attendance boundary changed numerous times as new high schools opened in the area. In the fall of 2006, 9th and 10th graders in a portion of San Fernando High School's 2005-2006 school year zone will attend Arleta High School instead of San Fernando [2]; Arleta will phase in grades 11 through 12 [3].
The school will be relieved when Valley Region High School 5 opens in 2011 [4].

Athletics

Football

Operating the wishbone offense (a rarity in California) with future USC stars Charles White and Kevin Williams, San Fernando High won the L.A. City Football title in 1974 and 1975, repeating the 1934, 1937 season championships. Prior to the 1975 season, they were ranked #1 in the country. In 1976 they lost their first game of the season to Gardena High by a score of 41-0. The team rebounded, losing only one more game (and defeating John Elway's Granada Hills High team along the way) to earn a spot in the city playoffs. They went on to defeat Gardena High School to win the city title.

Wrestling

The San Fernando High School wrestling team currently holds the largest number of city championships in Los Angeles. In the spring season of 2006, the Tiger wrestling team had a perfect undefeated season of 21-0. The 2006 wrestling team took first place at theC.I.F. championship, with five of their wrestlers qualifying for the State championship. A while back KIRBY won the city championship.

San Fernando Mighty Tiger Marching Band and Colorguard

Home to San Fernando Mighty Tiger Marching Band and Colorguard,it has won an amazing 19 year in a row championship streak. Considered to be one of the best school marching bands and colorguards in the LAUSD, it has lived up to its name with amazing music, unforgetable field shows, and a wonderful energetic colorguard. It is a tough band to beat in the LAUSD Band and Drill District Competitions.

Notable Alumni

★ Gerald Chamales

★ George Lopez

★ Christopher Duarte, Musician

★ Anthony Davis, USC running back from 1972-74

★ Charles White, NFL and USC running back, Heisman trophy winner in 1979

★ Richie Valens, Late 1950s Rock And Roll Icon.

★ Milford Zornes, artist

★ Alex Padilla, California State Senator

★ Tony Cardenas, Los Angeles City Councilmember

★ Felipe Fuentes, California State Assemblymember

★ Denzil E. "Denny" Crum,Head Coach, University of Louisville between 1971 and 2001.

External links

★ Official website