William Howard Taft High School (Los Angeles, California)
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| Location | |
| 5461 Winnetka Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91364 34°10′08″N 118°34′23″W / 34.168894°N 118.572951°WCoordinates: 34°10′08″N 118°34′23″W / 34.168894°N 118.572951°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1960 |
| Principal | Delia Estrada |
| Enrollment | 2900 |
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Scarlet, White and Gold |
| Athletics | CIF Los Angeles City Section |
| Athletics conference | West Valley League |
| Mascot | Toreadors |
| Newspaper | Taft Tribune |
| Website | Official Website |
William Howard Taft High School is a public school located on Ventura Boulevard in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California, USA, within the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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[edit] History
Taft opened in 1960.[1] Taft won the 1998 Los Angeles City 4A football championship.
Taft is also home to one of the top Boys' and Girls' Volleyball programs in the CIF Los Angeles City Section. Taft has appeared in a combined 18 Championship games. Boys' 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010. Girls' 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011
[edit] Academics
US National Academic Decathlon Champions: 1989, 1994, and 2006.
In 2008 Taft High School was awarded the SSP NanoTechnology grant from the State of California. The academy is set to start September 2009.[citation needed]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Airabin Justin- Former NFL Defensive Back.
- Rick Auerbach - former MLB Shortstop.
- Jason Bateman - actor.
- Justine Bateman - actress.
- Danny Boy O’Connor - rapper, House of Pain
- Daniel Berdichevsky - founder and CEO of DemiDec and The World Scholar's Cup.
- Scott Bloch - Office of Special Counsel
- Ice Cube - rapper.
- Cherie Currie - lead singer of The Runaways.
- Bret Mazur - record producer, rapper aka Epic Mazur - Crazytown
- Larry Dierker - former MLB Pitcher.
- Everlast - rapper, House of Pain
- Jordan Farmar - NBA Point Guard.
- Jeff Fisher - NFL Former Head Coach and player.
- Gabe Kapler - MLB Outfielder.
- Kevin Kennedy - former manager and current TV broadcaster for the Tampa Bay Rays of MLB.
- Dave Koz - musician.
- Mark Tulin - musician, founding member of, "The Electric Prunes"
- Lisa Kudrow - actress and star on hit TV Show Friends.
- Pete LaCock - former MLB First Baseman.
- Maureen McCormick - actress and star on hit TV Show The Brady Bunch.
- Kelly Paris - former MLB Third Baseman.
- Dana Plato - actress and star on TV Show Diff'rent Strokes.
- Josh Portis - current NFL quarterback, Seattle Seahawks
- Steve Smith - NFL Wide Receiver.
- Malcolm Smith (American football), NFL Draft Pick[citation needed]
- Jan Smithers - actress and star on TV Show WKRP in Cincinnati.
- Justin Tryon - NFL Cornerback.
- Wilmer Valderrama - actor and star of TV Show That 70's Show.
- Holly Vincent - musician/singer with Holly and the Italians.
- Duffy Waldorf - professional golfer and member of the UCLA Sports Hall of Fame.
- Quincy Watts - winner of two Gold Medals at 1992 Summer Olympics.
- Mike Borzello - Bullpen Catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees
- Jane Wiedlin - guitarist with The Go-Go's.
- Robin Wright - actress
- Larry Yount - former MLB pitcher.
- Robin Yount - Baseball Hall of Fame player, formerly with the Milwaukee Brewers of MLB.
- Susan Olsen - actress and star on hit TV Show The Brady Bunch.
- Paul Pratt - NFL Defensive Back Detroit Lions
- Sasha Alexander - actress
- Brad Wilk- Drummer-rage against the machine- Audioslave
[edit] References
- ^ "LAUSD School Profile". Search.lausd.k12.ca.us. September 16, 2009. http://search.lausd.k12.ca.us/cgi-bin/fccgi.exe?w3exec=school.profile.content&which=8880. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
Eazy E (Eric Wright) - rapper
[edit] External links
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