Sylmar Charter High School is a charter school in the northeast
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California. Located to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it contains a large portion of the City of Los Angeles, as well as unincorporated ar ...
in the
Sylmar
Sylmar is a suburban neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley and is the northernmost neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles. Historically known for its profusion of sylvan olive orchards, Sylmar can trace its past to the 18th century and th ...
district of
Los Angeles,
California. Established in 1961, it is 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 ...
, District 2, and serves more than 3,600 students in grades 9–12. The school mascot is the Spartans.
History
Sylmar first opened in 1961. Sylmar Magnet School opened September 13, 1994, serving 396 students annually. In 2016, Sylmar High School became a Charter High School.
Athletics
Sylmar's athletic program has flourished in the Los Angeles City Section. Particularly in football, the Spartans have won two city titles under former head coach Jeff Engilman, in 1992 and 1994. Since then, the Spartans have had plenty of 10+ win seasons making playoffs but have fallen short of advancing to the championship games. Engilman retired from coaching in 2003 with London Woodfin, the offensive coordinator, taking the
reins. In Woodfin's first season as head coach in 2004 the team went 9–3 and lost to Dorsey High School 55–13 in the playoffs. The closest Sylmar has gotten to making the championship game was in 2005, losing to Taft High School 48–28 in the semi-finals when Sylmar finished the season 12–1. Sylmar had running back
C. J. Gable
C. J. Gable (born Carl Gable Jr. October 19, 1987) is a former Canadian football running back. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football for the University of Southern California Trojans ...
at the time. In 2014, the Sylmar football team made it to the Division 2 championship game, losing 58–31 to Hamilton High School. It has two City Division-I baseball titles: 1973 and 1980.
Notable alumni
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Chuy Bravo, television personality
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Brandon Browner, football player
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Marco Estrada, baseball player
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CJ Gable
C. J. Gable (born Carl Gable Jr. October 19, 1987) is a former Canadian football running back. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football for the University of Southern California Trojans ...
, football player
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Tyler Honeycutt, basketball player
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Durell Price, football player
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Jeff Scott Soto, musician (class of 1983)
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Pete Redfern, baseball player
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Brian Roberson, football player
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Johnny Whitaker, actor (class of 1977)
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George Wrighster, football player
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Suzette Martinez Valladares, California State Assemblywoman
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Los Angeles Unified School District schools
Educational institutions established in 1961
High schools in the San Fernando Valley
High schools in Los Angeles
Public high schools in California
Sylmar, Los Angeles
1961 establishments in California