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Lowell High School was a public high school in the
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from September 1961 until June 1980, when it was closed because of declining student enrollment. It was a four-year institution, with students coming primarily from Rancho-Cañada and Starbuck Junior High schools. The school athletic name was the Patriots, and its mascots were known as Johnny Patriot and Janie Patriot.


Campus information

Lowell High School was located on 16200 E. Amber Valley Drive, Whittier, CA 90604. The site was purchased and now occupied by Southern California University of Health Sciences in 1981.The History of Southern California University of Health Sciences
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Notable alumni

* Martin Manley, 1970,
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See also

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References

{{authority control Defunct schools in California Whittier, California Educational institutions established in 1961 1961 establishments in California Educational institutions disestablished in 1980 High schools in Los Angeles County, California 1980 disestablishments in California