Long Beach Polytechnic High School
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Coordinates: 33°47′14″N 118°11′06″W / 33.78715°N 118.18505°W
| Long Beach Polytechnic High School | |
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| 1600 Atlantic Avenue Long Beach, California, USA |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | "Home of Scholars & Champions" "Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve" |
| Established | 1895 |
| School district | Long Beach Unified School District |
| Principal | Shawn Ashley & Victor Jarels |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 4950 (2007) |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Mascot | Jackrabbit |
| Yearbook | Caerulea |
| Website | http://www.lbusd.k12.ca.us/poly/ |
Long Beach Polytechnic High School, founded in 1895 as Long Beach High School, is a High school located at 1600 Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach, California, United States.
The school serves portions of Long Beach, including Bixby Knolls, and some parts of the cities of Signal Hill & Lakewood.
Polytechnic, (or more commonly known as Poly), is the flagship high school of the Long Beach Unified School District and the most populous high school in California. It is a large urban high school with just about 5,000 students.
Polytechnic has long been distinguished in both academics and athletics. The PACE magnet program and the CIC magnet program boast more total University of California admissions than any other high school in California. In 2005, Sports Illustrated Magazine named Polytechnic the "Sports School of the Century", which applauds Polytechnic's badminton, baseball, basketball, football, track, cross country, and other sports programs. Polytechnic has also received numerous prizes for its music program, including multiple (6) Grammy Awards, 2 of them being "golden signature" grammy awards. Long Beach Poly has also sent more players to the NFL than any other high school in the country.[1]
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[edit] International Ambassadors
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International Ambassadors have been a long tradition of Long Beach Poly High School since 1976. They replaced the traditional Homecoming King and Queen as a result of racial tensions during the 70's. They serve as representatives of Poly's diversity. Ambassadors leave a legacy that has continued to improve Long Beach Poly and the surrounding commmunity. From recycle bins to painting murals, the Internationl Ambassadors do all they can to improve and promote the school.
[edit] Filming Location
Long Beach Poly has been a backdrop for many television commercials and shows as well as motion pictures. Some of the uses of the location include:
- The Craft (film) (1996)
- American Beauty (1999)
- American Pie (1999)
- The Insider (1999)
- The Other Sister(1999)
- Even Stevens (2002) Episode 3.15 "The Big Splash"
- Simple Plan (2002) Music Video I'm Just A Kid
- P.O.D. (2003) Music Video Will You
- Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)
- MTV's MADE (2004) Episode 5.1 Surfing Selena
- Monster Garage (2004) Monster Nation 2 1966 Volkswagen Bug / Dune Buggy
- Sleepover (2004)
- Cold Case (2004) Episode 1.22 "The Plan"
- Juicy Fruit (2005) CPR Dummy Steals gum Commercial
- Coach Carter (2005)
- (2006) Episode 3.12 Detention
- Navy NCIS (2006) Episode 3.18 Bait
- Paris Hilton (2006) Music Video Nothing In This World
- Miss/Guided (2007) Ashton Kutcher TV Pilot
- Nancy Drew (2007)
- Mind of Mencia (2007) Stereotype Olympics
- Boston Legal (2007)
- Snoop Dogg's Father Hood (2008)
- Fired Up (2009)
[edit] Notable alumni
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Notable alumni include:
- Actress Barbara Britton (Brantingham)
- Spanish Banda singer Jenni Rivera "La Diva de la banda"
- baseball player Chase Utley, [2]
- actress Cameron Diaz, [3]
- tennis player Billie Jean King, [3]
- football player DeSean Jackson, [3]
- rapper Snoop Dogg, [3]
- actor Percy Daggs III[4]
- mountain climber Samantha Larson, [5]
- Major League Baseball umpire Charlie Williams, [6]
- baseball player Milton Bradley, [2]
- baseball player Randy Moffitt, [2]
- baseball player Chris Gwynn, [2]
- baseball player 2007 Hall of Fame inductee Tony Gwynn, [3]
- football player and actor Carl Weathers, [7]
- football player Hershel Dennis, [8]
- football player Mark Carrier, [3]
- football player Darnell Bing, [8]
- football player Marcedes Lewis, [3]
- football player Manuel Wright, [9]
- football player Winston Justice, [3]
- football player Samie Parker, [3]
- football player Willie McGinest, [3]
- football player Omar Stoutmire, [3]
- football player Marquez Pope, [3]
- football player Pago Togafau, [9]
- football player Antoine Cason (attended)
- writer Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston [10]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Zillgitt, Jeff, "Pipeline to the NFL? Big states, schools are key", USA Today, 21 April 2006
- ^ a b c d MLB Draft Factories, Maxpreps.com, Jun 03, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l One high school, so many future NFL players , USATODAY, APR 22, 2008.
- ^ http://www.sidereel.com/Percy_Daggs_III
- ^ 18-year-old California woman scales Everest, becoming youngest to complete 'seven summits', The Associated Press, 19 May 2007
- ^ City of Long Beach Baseball Hall of Fame, City of Long Beach Parks and Recreation
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes.com - Carl Weathers Bio
- ^ a b The Reason, WeAreSC.com, May 13, 2007.
- ^ a b Two High Schools Share Lead for Most NFL Players, USA Football.com , SEP 27, 2007.
- ^ [1], Jrank.org Jeanne Wakatsuki
Football player Gene Washington (Stanford) Football player Earl Mccullough (USC)
[edit] References
- Long Beach Polytechnic High School profile at NNDB
- LB Poly baseball players at The Baseball Cube
- LB Poly is #1 Sports High School in America at Sports Illustrated
- IMDb: Filming Locations
