St. John Bosco High School
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Ad Deum Qui Laetificat Juventutem Meam
(To God, Who Gives Joy To My Youth)
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| 13640 Bellflower Boulevard Bellflower, California, (Los Angeles County), 90706 USA |
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| Coordinates | 33°54′25″N 118°7′28″W / 33.90694°N 118.12444°WCoordinates: 33°54′25″N 118°7′28″W / 33.90694°N 118.12444°W |
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| Type | Private, All-Male |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic; Salesian |
| Established | 1940 |
| CEEB Code | 050-260 |
| President | Paul Escala |
| Director | Fr. Joseph Nguyen, SDB |
| Principal | Patrick Lee |
| Faculty | 60 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 830 [1] (2009-2010) |
| Average class size | 28 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15:1 |
| Campus size | 36 acres (150,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Blue, White and Gold |
| Athletics | 13 varsity interscholastic sports teams |
| Mascot | The Brave |
| Team name | Braves |
| Accreditation(s) | Western Association of Schools and Colleges[1] |
| Newspaper | The Brave |
| Website | http://www.bosco.org |
St. John Bosco High School (SJBHS) is a Catholic college preparatory school located in Bellflower, California, USA; conducted by the Salesians of St. John Bosco, San Francisco Province. SJBHS is named after Saint John Bosco and was originally founded as an elementary and intermediate boarding school by the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1940. The first high-school class graduated in 1956, and in the late 1970s the boarding school closed.
During the Second World War portions of the school were used as military barracks.
Today the school is a Catholic high school in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and has a student body of 955 students in grades 9-12.
St. John Bosco High School is one of the premiere Catholic high schools in Southern California. The schools philosophy looks to develop the "whole person" including "spiritually, morally, intellectually, socially, culturally, artistically, and physically." [2]
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[edit] Student life
- Oingo Boingo played at St. John Bosco's gymnasium for a dance back in the eighties
[edit] Athletics
- St. John Bosco's Cross Country team is one of the most well regarded programs in the state, having won two California State Championships (2003, 2010), two CIF Championships (2003, 2006), and achieved numerous podium finishes over the past 10 years.
- Bosco is one of two high schools to have a suspended floor in their gymnasium.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Cezar Guerrero plays Guard for Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball
- Chad Allen, actor who appeared in Webster, Our House, and Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman.
- Schea Cotton, Former Basketball player & McDonald's All American who played professionally in Europe and at Alabama.
- James Cotton, former NBA player
- Joe Cowan who graduated in 2003 and holds numerous school yeah records in track and field as well as football; played for the UCLA Bruins' football program.
- Patrick Cowan, an NFL free agent who was signed to New Orleans Saints but later released. Graduated in 2004, former starting quarterback for the UCLA Bruins football team.
- Benjamin Cruz, retired Chief Justice of Guam, Democratic Senator in the Guam Legislature, former member Democratic National Committee.
- Tim DeRuyter, American football coach
- Nomar Garciaparra, from 1996 to 2009, played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Oakland Athletics. He was most famous during his tenure with Boston Red Sox during which he was a member of the "Holy Trinity of Shortstop", along with Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.
- Jelani Gardner, former McDonalds All American basketball player for Cal and Pepperdine
- Joey Karam, plays keyboard/synthesizer for The Locust and One Day as a Lion
- Todd Husak, former Stanford and NFL Quarterback
- Dennis Lamp, from 1977 through 1992, Lamp pitched for the Chicago Cubs (1977–80), Chicago White Sox (1981–83), Toronto Blue Jays (1984–86), Oakland Athletics (1987), Boston Red Sox (1988–91) and Pittsburgh Pirates.
- Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman, graduated in 2003.[3]
- Keith Price, starting quarterback for the Washington Huskies football team
- Bud Smith, MLB pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 2001-2002 season. He is noted for being one of only 18 pitchers in MLB history since 1900 to throw a no-hitter during their rookie season.[3]
- Christopher Gomez, FC Dallas goalkeepeer, graduated in 2001
- Steve Carfino former basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes and Australian National Basketball League
[edit] Filming location
- Bosco was used in the 1988 motion picture The Invisible Kid starring Jay Underwood and Chynna Phillips. [http://imdb.com/title/tt0095381/locations
- Bosco was used in the upcoming 2012 movie franchise The Amazing Spider-Man.
[edit] References
- ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". http://www.acswasc.org/directory_search.cfm. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ St. John Bosco High School website: History and Philosophy Accessed February 28, 2009[dead link]
- ^ a b The Baseball Cube statistics Accessed March 31, 2009
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