Culver City High School
| Culver City High School | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
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4401 Elenda Street , 90230 | |
| Coordinates | 34°00′27″N 118°24′07″W / 34.0075°N 118.4019°W |
| Information | |
| Motto | "Learn To Achieve. Achieve To Learn. Tomorrow Starts Today." |
| Established | January 1951 |
| School district | Culver City Unified School District |
| Principal | Dave Chhim |
| Enrollment | 2,092 (2014-15)[1] |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue & Silver |
| Mascot | Centaur |
| Rivals | Cambodian Government |
| Newspaper | The Centaurian |
| Website | cchs |
Culver City High School is the main public high school of the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) in Culver City, California. It was opened in 1951.[2] The school's colors are blue and silver, and the mascot is the centaur. As of 2014, its enrollment was roughly 2,000.[3] Culver City High School is recognized as a California Distinguished School, earning the honor in 2005.[4]
CCHS hosts several events. Since 2004, it has held an annual peace concert called Peace of Music. Every year on July 4, CCHS hosts a fireworks show, sponsored by the Culver City Exchange Club. In addition, Rigoberta Menchú has visited and spoken on peace.
The school's newspaper is The Centaurian, which is part of the High School National Ad Network. CCHS also offers a variety of academic extracurricular activities, such as speech and debate, math club, and mock trial.
Notable alumni
- Kelvin Atkinson – Nevada State Assemblyman
- Derrick Deese - San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Joe Faust - Olympic high jumper, aviation publisher, renewable energy publisher
- Rocky George – Suicidal Tendencies guitarist[5]
- Darrin Jackson of the Chicago Cubs [6]
- Carnell Lake of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Baltimore Ravens [7]
- Billy Parks of the San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, and Houston Oilers [8]
- Karl Paymah of the Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, and San Francisco 49ers [9]
- Ryan Sherriff (born 1990), Major League Baseball player
- Todd Steverson - Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics
- Robert Trujillo – Metallica bassist[10]
References
- ^ "Culver City High". Retrieved September 23, 2017.
- ^ Schools Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Culver City History.
- ^ School Level Enrollment Reports – DataQuest; California Department of Education.
- ^ 2005 California Distinguished High Schools Archived February 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Virtual Library; California Department of Education.
- ^ "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 – Denver Broncos Website
- ^ "Interview with Robert Trujillo". Juice Magazine. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2017.