Crespi Carmelite High School, shortly known as Crespi, is a private

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all-male four-year college preparatory high school located in Encino District, Los Angeles, California. It is part of the

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. The school was named for Friar

Juan Crespí Joan Crespí or Juan Crespí (1 March 1721 – 1 January 1782) was a Franciscan missionary and explorer of Las Californias. Biography A native of Majorca, Crespí entered the Franciscan order at the age of seventeen. He came to New Spain ...

, and was founded in 1959 by the

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religious order, and has been run by the Carmelites since that time.

Academics

Crespi Carmelite High School offers a college-preparatory education designed to make every graduate eligible to matriculate to a four-year university. The academic program has twenty Advanced Placement courses for the 2013-2014 school year. For the fall semester of 2013, Crespi introduced a STEM Cohort program that will allow students to focus on studies that will expose them to and prepare them for STEM careers. Furthermore, Crespi boasts unique academic honors opportunities such as Environmental Studies and Outdoor Leadership. To graduate with honors from this program, students must participate in academic seminars on environmental issues as well as outdoor expeditions such as backpacking and nature trail rehabilitation.

Athletics

Over the years Crespi has won twelve CIF Southern Section division team titles – Baseball (Division III in 2003; Division II in 2009), Basketball "Back to Back" State titles (CIF Division IV State Title 2015 and Division I State Title 2016) (Section Division IV-AA in 2001, 2010, and 2015), Football (Big Five in 1986; Division X in 2004 and 2005), Track & Field (Division 2-A in 1973; Division III in 2008), Water Polo (Division 2-A in 1981, Division 6 in 2019), and Swimming Division 3 in 2021).

Notable alumni

Athletes

Stephen Amritraj Stephen Amritraj (born March 28, 1984) is an American former professional tennis player, who represented India in international tournaments. He is the nephew of Vijay Amritraj, and son of Anand Amritraj. Amritraj is the son of former world tour ...

, ATP * Bryan Bennett,

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Randy Cross Randall Laureat Cross (born April 25, 1954) is an American football analyst and former player. He was a right guard and center in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and was inducted into the Colle ...

, NFL * William Curran, NFL *

Rick Dempsey John Rikard Dempsey (born September 13, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player.MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

Keith Eck Keith Eck (born November 28, 1955) is a former offensive lineman who played one season for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at UCLA. Early life Eck attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Enci ...

, NFL *

Christian Fauria Christian Ashley Fauria (born September 22, 1971) is an American former football tight end. Early life Fauria attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California and lettered in football, track, and once in basketball. In football, as ...

, NFL *

Joseph Fauria Joseph Jules Fauria (; born January 16, 1990) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Notre Dame and UCLA. He also played for the Arizona Cardi ...

, NFL *

Sione Fua Sione Fua ( ; born June 15, 1988) is a former American football nose tackle. He was drafted in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers, after playing three seasons at Stanford University. Fua is of Tongan descent. High ...

, NFL *

Sean Gilmartin Sean Patrick Gilmartin (born May 8, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays. Gilmartin was the 28th overall s ...

, MLB * Hroniss Grasu, NFL * Chris Harper, CFL * Ryon Healy, MLB *

Max Heidegger Maximilian Heidegger (מקס היידגר; born June 5, 1997) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for UC Santa Bar ...

, the

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and the EuroLeague *

Scott Heineman Scott Matthew Heineman (born December 4, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds. Am ...

, MLB *

Brian Horwitz Brian Jeffery Horwitz, nicknamed "The Rabbi", (born November 7, 1982) is an American former baseball outfielder who played for the San Francisco Giants in 2008, and won two minor league batting titles. Baseball career High school A native of San ...

, MLB *

Babe Laufenberg Brandon Hugh "Babe" Laufenberg (born December 5, 1959) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and Kansas City Chiefs. He also w ...

, NFL *

Devin Lucien Devin Lucien (born June 26, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at UCLA before transferring as a graduate to Arizona State. He was drafted by the New En ...

, NFL * De’Anthony Melton, NBA *

Paul Mokeski Paul Mokeski (born January 3, 1957) is an American former basketball player and coach. Standing 7 ft 0 in, he played the center position. He played for five NBA teams, including six seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks. Mokeski's last coaching ...

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London Perrantes London Tyus Perrantes Jr. (born October 3, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers. High school career Perrant ...

(born 1994), NBA and

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Trevor Plouffe Trevor Patrick Plouffe ( ; born June 15, 1986) is an American media personality and former professional baseball third baseman. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, and ...

, MLB *

Jeff Suppan Jeffrey Scot Suppan (; born January 2, 1975), is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current professional baseball coach who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, ...

, MLB * Marvell Tell, NFL *

Charles Washington Charles Washington (May 2, 1738 – September 16, 1799) was a Virginia planter and government official in several counties, who founded a town in the Shenandoah Valley which was named Charles Town in his honor shortly after his death and that o ...

, NFL * Harry Edward Welch, Jr., high school football coach * Russell White, NFL * Shaun Williams, NFL

Business/CEO

* Michael Lang, former CEO of

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, currently CEO of Pixel United *

Brodie Van Wagenen Brodie Van Wagenen (born March 9, 1974) is an American sports agent and former executive. He was formerly the general manager for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously worked at Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and served a ...

, general manager for the New York Mets, MLB (2018–2020) *

Travis Robinson Travis Robinson (born 13 June 1987) is a Lebanon international rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Newtown Jets in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. ...

, CEO for Spicy Viking International Hot Sauce, 2020–present

Arts and entertainment

Michael Angarano Michael Anthony Angarano (born December 3, 1987) is an American actor. He became known for his roles in the film '' Music of the Heart'' (1999) and the television series '' Cover Me'' (2000–2001), as well as for playing a recurring role as Ell ...

, actor *

Martin Donovan Martin Donovan (born Martin Paul Smith; August 19, 1957) is an American actor. He has had a long collaboration with director Hal Hartley, appearing in many of his films, such as ''Trust'' (1990), '' Surviving Desire'' (1991), '' Simple Men'' (199 ...

, actor * Matthew Nelson, singer-songwriter, musician and recording artist * Gunnar Nelson, singer-songwriter, musician and recording artist *

Sergio Sylvestre Sergio Sylvestre (born 5 December 1990) is an American-born singer, based in Italy. After moving to Italy, Sylvestre rose to fame winning the 15th series of Italian talent show ''Amici di Maria De Filippi''. His debut extended play, ''Big Boy'', ...

, pop singer, 2015 winner of the popular Italian TV show ''Amici di Maria de Filippi''

References

External links

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