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North Torrance High School is a four-year public high school located at 3620 W. 182nd St. in
Torrance, California Torrance is a city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area located in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is part of what is known as the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay region of the m ...
. Of the four public high schools in the
Torrance Unified School District Torrance Unified School District (TUSD) is a school district in Los Angeles County, California, with its headquarters in Torrance. The district board of education has a president, a vice president, a clerk, and two members. As of 2021, the D ...
, North High is the second oldest. The school's mascot is the
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and the school colors are blue and white. North High is accredited by
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.


School facts

*Opened in September 1955 *Campus has 24 buildings and 100 classrooms *Serves youth living north of 190th St. to north city boundaries *Maximum student enrollment capacity is 3000


Athletics

North High was 1971 CIF 4A (Largest school division) Baseball Champions beating Chaffey HS 9-0 Jim O'Brien head coach North High's Dennis Littlejohn (San Francisco Giants drafted 1st rd #2 overall) named 1971 CIF baseball player of the year North High was 1972 CIF 4A (Largest school division) Baseball Runner Up losing to Dominguez HS 5-4 Jim O'Brien head coach North High was 1974 CIF 4A (Largest school division) Baseball Champions beating Lakewood HS 1-0 Jim O'Brien head coach North High was also named Cal Hi best school baseball team for the 1974 season with a season record or 26-6-1 North High's Tim O'Neal was named CIF baseball player of the year (who pitched both sides of the 21 inning championship game) The 1974 Championship game began at Anaheim Stadium ended in a 0–0 tie after a curfew of time then to be completely replayed a couple days later at USC's Rod Dedeaux field for a 1–0 victory for a total of 21 innings, clearly one of the if not the greatest championship games in High school baseball history. North High's Tim O'Neal pitched both games. Prior to 2003–2004 North High was in the Ocean League and also The Bay League. In 2007–2008 North High was voted by the Pioneer League as the runner-up for Most Athletic School.


Team accomplishments

*The 1982 track and field team, under head coach Steve Schmitz, went on to win the Bay League and CIF under a record setting year by hurdler James Ferreira, sprinter and football stand-out, James Harper, Bernard Johns, Rodney Trammell, Johne Maemura (distance), David Rucker, Philip Cannon (400/800) and Mark Sager (shot put). The 4X100 and 4X400 (Harper, Johns, Trammell, Cannon) went on to win CIF and still holds the school record. *The year after a 3-4 1982 season, which had 15 juniors starting, the 1983 Varsity Football team, under the direction of North coach Steve Schmitz, went 13-1-0 to beat out strong West Torrance and Santa Monica teams for the Bay League Championship. The team went on storm through to the C.I.F Coastal Conference where they fell in the finals to William S Hart High in a hard-fought battle in the rain and mud at College of the Canyons. *In 2001 fall season the Varsity Football team were runners-up in the CIF Division X Championship *In 2002–2003 winter season boys varsity wrestling won CIF Div. II in both Individual and Duals (Duals was held at Home) *In 2002–2003 spring season boys varsity track won league: Specelle Williams and Eric Davis went to CIF finals *In 2003–2004 winter season the varsity wrestling team were Division II CIF Champions in both duals and individuals. 103lbs wrestler Mathew Bautista was national Champion *In 2004 fall the Varsity Football team went undefeated in the Pioneer League and were runners-up in the CIF Division X Championship. *In 2007–2008 winter season the varsity wrestling team were Coastal Div. CIF Individual Champions. *In 2008–2009 winter season the boys varsity soccer team were CIF semifinalists and suffered a tough loss in penalty kicks. *In 2008–2009 winter season the boys varsity soccer team advanced to State. *In the 2008 fall season the girls varsity tennis team were league champions. *In 2009–2010 winter season the boys varsity soccer team were league champs. *In the 2008 and 2009 spring season the girls softball team were back-to-back CIF Champions. In 2010 they were in the CIF final for the third straight year *In 2010 spring season the boys varsity volleyball team were CIF semifinalists *In 2009 fall the varsity football team won the Pioneer League title *In 2009–2010 winter season boys varsity league champs and back to back CIF semifinalists *In 2009–2010 winter season girls varsity basketball won the title Pioneer League *In 2010–2011 North High School's marching band won state championships in the 2A division *In 2009–2010 and 2011–2012 North High School's marching band came in 2nd place at state championships in the 2A division *In 2011–2012 winter season the varsity wrestling team won CIF Duals Division III *In 2012 varsity football team reached the CIF Southern Section championship after 2–8 record from the previous season *In 2012 North High Saxon Regiment Marching Band and Color Guard won state championships in the 3A division *In 2013 and 2014 Spring season Boys Varsity Track & Field were undefeated two-time Pioneer League Champions *In 2013 and 2014 North High Saxon Regiment and Color Guard won 2nd in SCJA State Championships in the 2A and 3A division, respectively *In 2014 and 2015 Spring season Girls Varsity Track & Field were undefeated two-time Pioneer League Champions *In 2014 the North High School Saxon Regiment and Color Guard received 2nd place in division 3A championships and 8th place in open class Grand Championships against 15 competing bands *In 2015 The North High Girls Basketball wins Division III CIF *In 2015-2016 North High Varsity Softball won title CIF SS Division 4 Final *In 2019 The North High Saxon Regiment and Color Guard won 2nd Place at CSBC championships and 3rd Place at CSBC Grand Championships


Notable alumni

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(1947–1996), serial killer and rapist *
Chris Demaria Chris Demaria (born September 28, 1980) is an American baseball player who briefly played in the major leagues on two occasions: for the Kansas City Royals in , and for the Milwaukee Brewers in . Chris attended North High School (Torrance), an ...
(born 1980), baseball player * Chris Farasopoulos (born 1949), football player
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and wrestler *
Dennis Littlejohn Dennis Gerald Littlejohn (October 4, 1954), is a former Major League Baseball player who played catcher from to . He would play for the San Francisco Giants. Littlejohn attended the University of Southern California The University of Southern ...
(born 1954), baseball player *
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(born 1940), actor and martial artist *
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, actor *
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(1947–2019), actor and baseball player


Campus radio station

A campus radio station, first on a closed-circuit basis and (after 1966) on FM as KNHS at 89.7 MHz, operated from 1957 to 1991.


North High JROTC

The North High JROTC Program was formed in 1996 and operational as of 1997. The North High
JROTC The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC -- commonly pronounced "JAY-rotsee") is a federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools and also in some middle schools across the United States and at US military ...
Program has been a recipient of the Honor Unit with Distinction since 2000.  This status is given to 10% of JROTC programs worldwide. North High's JROTC program has been known for hosting the Golden Bear National Drill competition.  As of 2021 the program is being run by Lieutenant Colonel Noland Flores and Command Sergeant Major Michael Baker.


Golden Bear

Golden Bear is a West Coast National Drill Meet that consists of competitions for four divisions including unarmed, armed, color guard, and saber.  It is currently the largest JROTC competition on the West Coast with as many at 60+ schools, which also include the JROTC units in South Korea, and Japan, attending.


References


External links

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North High School Alumni Organization (unofficial)North Torrance High Alumni on Myspace
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