Gardena High School (GHS) is a

public high school State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools ( Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in ...

in Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles, California, United States, adjacent to the

City of Gardena Gardena is a city located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 58,829 at the 2010 census, up from 57,746 at the 2000 census. Until 2014, the US census cited the City of Gardena as the plac ...

. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is a part of the

Los Angeles Unified School District Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is a public school district in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the largest public school system in California in terms of number of students and the 2nd largest public school district in ...

Small Learning Communities

Gardena High School has two magnets and two academies on campus: the Global Business Magnet, the Law and Public Service Magnet, the Creative Arts Academy and the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics Academy.

History

GHS opened in 1907.http://search.lausd.k12.ca.us/cgi-bin/fccgi.exe?w3exec=school.profile.content&which=8664 In Spring 1956, the junior high school classes stayed at the old Gardena High School while the high school classes moved into a new building designed by architects Henry L. Gogerty (1894–1990) and D. Stewart Kerr. Up until the opening of the new Gardena High School, high school students held morning shifts, while junior high school students held afternoon shifts. The junior high is now known as Peary Middle School. It was in the

Los Angeles City High School District Los Angeles City High School District (known in its last year as West County Union High School District) was a school district that served high school-aged residents of western Los Angeles County, California from 1890 to 1962. At times the distr ...

until 1961, when it merged into LAUSD.

Attendance boundary

The school serves the

, portions of Carson, and portions of

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(including

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and portions of Wilmington).

Features

The northern end of the campus has LAUSD staff housing, Sage Park Apartments. It takes up of land. It opened in 2015. Its buildings have three and four stories each, and 90 units total are present.

Demographics

As of the school year 2008–09, there were a total of 3,186 students attending the high school. *59.2%

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(1,885) *1.4%

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(46) *33.1%

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(1,053) *0.6% Native American (19) *4.7% Asian (149) *1.1%

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Notable alumni

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Played Defensive Back for

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, he signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent and also played for the

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, St. Louis Rams,

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, and the

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. *

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in Munich. *

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, played for the Los Angeles Rams and Miami Dolphins. *

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: Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan and China, 1988–1990. *

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: former

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standout; NBA player from 1987 to 1992. *

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, played for the Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos. He was a Pro Bowl selection in 1991 as a Bronco. *

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: NFL quarterback with the

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; their first-round pick (

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n) out of

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. *

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by the

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but only played with the

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and the

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: comedian and actress. *

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: Japanese American Vietnam War veteran, later prosecutor and judge. * Michael "Tyga" Nguyen-Stevenson: American rapper. *

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America's Court with Judge Ross. * Leo Terrell (class of 1972): civil rights attorney and talk radio host on Talk Radio 790 KABC in Los Angeles. *

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: NFL Played punter for the

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and for the

* David Hollis played Defensive Back, Punt Returner, and Kick Returner for

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and for the

and the

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* Raymond Burks Played linebacker for the

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and was drafted by the

in the twelfth round of the

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* Clarence Duren played defensive back for the

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and played for the

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and the

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. * Windlan Hall played defensive back for the

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and was drafted in the fourth round of the

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by the

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and also played for the

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and the

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(now known as the

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) * Steve Holden played wide receiver for

and was drafted in the first round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the

and also played for the

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* Charlie Evans played running back for the

and the

and was drafted in the fourteenth round of the

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by the

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and also played for the

(also known as the

) *

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played running back for the

and was drafted in the first round of the

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by the

and also played for the

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. * Lowell Wagner played back for the

and played for the

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(now the

) and played for the

. * Ernie Smith was a tackle for the

and played for the

who was a one time pro bowler, one time all-pro, and a two time NFL champion. * John Nolan played guard for the

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and played for the

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References

External links

Official Gardena High School website

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