John Glenn High School is a public high school located in

Norwalk, California Norwalk is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 105,549 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census and an estimated 103,949 in 2019. It is the 58th most densely-populated ...

and part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District. Its athletics participate in the 605 League of the

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. The school colors are red, white, and blue. The school's team nickname is the Eagles. The school was named after

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and future U.S. senator

John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling ...

. Current administrators are Principal Jennifer Padilla, and assistant principals include Shannon Cruz,Orlando Beltran,and Paulette Gasporra. Glenn High School opened in 1963. First graduating class was 1965.

Notable alumni

Joseph Marquez Joseph Manuel Marquez, known by his gamertag Mango (stylized MaNg0 or Mang0), is an American professional ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player and streamer from Norwalk, California. Known for his aggressive, high-risk playstyle, he is widely cons ...

(class of 2010) - professional ''

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'' player, better known as Mango * Tommy Moore (class of 1967) - MLB pitcher * Bob Newton (class of 1967) - NFL player *

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(class of 1968) - 1st round draft pick by the

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in the

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* High schools in Los Angeles County, California Public high schools in California Norwalk, California 1962 establishments in California {{LosAngelesCountyCA-school-stub