Culver City High School is the main public high school of the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) in Culver City, California. It was established in 1951.[2] The school's colors are blue and silver, and the mascot is the centaur. As of 2022, its enrollment was roughly 2,200.[3] Culver City High School is recognized as a California Distinguished School, earning the honor in 2005.[4] The Robert Frost Auditorium is located within the school grounds of Culver City High School.
Culver City High School | |
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4401 Elenda Street , 90230 | |
Coordinates | 34°00′27″N 118°24′07″W / 34.0075°N 118.4019°W |
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Motto | "Learn To Achieve. Achieve To Learn. Tomorrow Starts Today." |
Established | January 1951 |
School district | Culver City Unified School District |
Principal | Adrienne Thomas (as of 7/1/2023 |
Staff | 86.70 (FTE)[1] |
Enrollment | 2,230 (2018–19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 25.72[1] |
Color(s) | Blue, white, silver |
Mascot | Centaur |
Newspaper | The Centaurian |
Website | cchs |
The district, and therefore the high school's attendance boundary, includes Culver City and a portion of Los Angeles.[5]
Notable alumni edit
- Kurt Alexander - "Big Boy" radio host
- Kelvin Atkinson – Nevada State Senate Majority Leader
- Ben Brode - designer of Hearthstone and MARVEL SNAP
- Derrick Deese – San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Joe Faust – Olympic high jumper, aviation publisher, renewable energy publisher
- Rocky George – Suicidal Tendencies guitarist[6]
- Darrin Jackson of the Chicago Cubs[7]
- Carnell Lake of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Baltimore Ravens[8]
- Billy Parks of the San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, and Houston Oilers[9]
- Karl Paymah of the Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, and San Francisco 49ers[10]
- Lauren Reynolds - investigative reporter, KGTV 10 News, San Diego
- Ryan Sherriff – Major League Baseball pitcher
- Pepi Sonuga – actress
- Chris Strait - comedian
- Robert Trujillo – Metallica bassist[11]
- Haji Wright - professional soccer player
References edit
- ^ a b c "Culver City High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ Schools Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Culver City History.
- ^ "Education Data Partnership". Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ 2005 California Distinguished High Schools Archived February 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Virtual Library; California Department of Education.
- ^ "Culver City Unified School District".
- ^ "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 Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine – Denver Broncos Website
- ^ "Interview with Robert Trujillo". Juice Magazine. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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