San Pedro High School
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| San Pedro Senior High School | |
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1001 West 15th Street , 90744 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Wisdom, Integrity and Self-Respect" |
| Established | 1903 |
| Dean | John Bobich, Denise Marovich-Sampson |
Principal | Raymond Aubele |
| Faculty | 117.13 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 2,398 (2024-2025)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.47[1] |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
Athletics conference | Marine League CIF Los Angeles City Section |
| Mascot | Pirate Pete & YoHo the Parrot |
| Nickname | Pirates |
| 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. The school serves the entirety of San Pedro as well as most of the Eastview neighborhood of Rancho Palos Verdes. The base housing of the Los Angeles Space Force Base is assigned to this school.[2]
In 2003, the school celebrated its 100th anniversary.
History
[edit]It was in the Los Angeles City High School District until 1961, when it merged into LAUSD.[3]
In 1971, each Parent Teacher Association meeting had about 24 participants on a regular basis, even though the organization had 1,170 members.[4]
During a campus renovation that began in 2022, researchers and construction crews uncovered a massive marine fossil bed[5][6] with more than 200 species, including megalodon, shorebirds, sea turtles and saber-tooth salmon.[7][8][9][10][11].
Facilities
[edit]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 1987 movie Some Kind of Wonderful was shot[12].
Demographics
[edit]As of the school year 2008-09, the racial breakdown included:[13]
- 67.1% Hispanic
- 19.0% White
- 9.8% African American
- 0.7% Native American
- 3.5% Asian
- 0.5% Pacific Islander
Notable alumni
[edit] | This list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2021) |
- Alan Ashby, 1969, former catcher in the Houston Astros, now a sportscaster.[14]
- John Bettis, lyricist
- Mister Cartoon, 1969, graffiti and tattoo artist[15]
- 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]
- Anna Lee Fisher, 1967, first mother in space, 1984 crew member of Space Shuttle Discovery
- Brian Harper, 1977, former Major League Baseball Player.[16]
- D. L. Hughley, actor and comedian
- Ed Jurak, MLB utility infielder for the Red Sox, Giants and Athletics 1982-1989
- Yuri Kochiyama, civil rights activist
- Otis Livingston, 1985, sportscaster and sideline reporter[17]
- Garry Maddox, 1968, former MLB player[18]
- Haven Moses, NFL wide receiver[19]
- Willie Naulls, 1952, former NBA player[20]
- John Olguin, 1941, director of the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium[21]
- Art Pepper, jazz alto saxophonist
- Miguel Jontel Pimentel, 2003, singer, won the Grammy for best R&B song in 2013.[22]
- C. Waldo Powers, 1918, architect behind many historic Los Angeles apartment houses
- Don Shinnick, 1952, NFL linebacker and coach[23]
- 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
[edit]- 1 2 3 "San Pedro Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Los Angeles SFB Education". Military OneSource. U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ↑ "Los Angeles City School District". Los Angeles Unified School District. Archived from the original on 1998-02-07. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ↑ Carter, Diane Luck (1977-03-04). "Peninsula PTAs open meetings to students". News-Pilot. San Pedro, Los Angeles. p. 9. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Fossils Under San Pedro High School Reveal a Pleistocene Beach in a Miocene Sea | Natural History Museum". nhm.org. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ McGrath, Jenny. "Millions of ancient fossils were discovered underneath a California high school and it's rewriting the state's history. Take a look". Business Insider. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ Deng, Jireh (September 13, 2024). "A Huge Deposit of Marine Fossils Found Under San Pedro High School". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Construction Workers Dug Beneath a High School—and Stumbled Upon 200+ Ancient Species". Popular Mechanics. 2026-05-31. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ "Ocean fossils that are millions of years old, found under US school". BBC Newsround. 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ M; a; r; i; a; n; a; D; a (2024-09-17). "A construction project at a Los Angeles high school uncovered millions of fossils". NPR. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ Bassi, Margherita. "Construction Project Unearths Millions of Fossils Beneath a Los Angeles High School". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ Greiving, Tim (2021-03-06). "'Some Kind of Wonderful' Is the Only John Hughes Movie That Fully Embraced L.A." LAmag. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
- ↑ "School Profile". Archived from the original on 2002-01-31. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ↑ "Alan Ashby Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ↑ Lee, Chris (2009-04-04). "In the world of tag, he's it". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ↑ "Brian Harper Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ↑ Marconi, Steve (2 November 2018). "More Reasons Every Day to Be Proud of San Pedro". San Pedro Today. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ↑ "Garry Maddox Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2000–2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Haven Moses," Database Football.
- ↑ "William Dean Naulls," Basketball-Reference.Com
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Don Shinnick and James C. Hefley, Always a Winner. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1969; p. 22.
External links
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- Public high schools in Los Angeles
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- Los Angeles Unified School District schools
- Educational institutions in the United States established in 1903
- 1903 establishments in California
- PWA Moderne architecture in California
- Works Progress Administration in California
- San Pedro High School alumni
