Cathedral High School is a private, college preparatory Catholic

Catholicism

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 all-boys school in Los Angeles

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, California

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History and background

Cathedral High School was founded by Archbishop John Joseph Cantwell

John Joseph Cantwell

John Joseph Cantwell was the first archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.Archbishop Cantwell was born in Limerick, Ireland. He was ordained priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on June 18, 1899 and was initially assigned as curate of Berkeley's St. Joseph The Worker...

 as the first Los Angeles Archdiocesan

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

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 high school

High school

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 for boys in Fall 1925. The Christian Brothers

Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

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 have operated the school since its opening. The school was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument

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 number 281 in 1984.

Cathedral is located in downtown Los Angeles on the site of the old Calvary Cemetery

Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles

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  (which relocated around the turn of the twentieth century), in view of the Los Angeles skyline and the new Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

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 and adjacent to Dodger Stadium

Dodger Stadium

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 in Chávez Ravine

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 and Chinatown, Los Angeles, California. The school athletics teams are nicknamed the Phantoms because of its location on an old cemetery.

Campus renovation

Plans were announced in 2003 for a new building to house classrooms and the gym. The building was funded mainly by donations. Construction began in 2005 with the demolition of the old, sixty-five year-old gym and was complete in 2007. The new building houses items from the previous building, including the old scoreboard and wood floor.

Notable alumni

• Sal Castro
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  , American educator and activist
• Darryl Hickman
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  , child star
• Dwayne Hickman
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  , actor, portrayed the title character in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
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• Bobby McFerrin
  Bobby McFerrin
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  , ten time Grammy winner, recorded "Don't Worry, Be Happy
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  "
• Bob McMillen, 1952 Summer Olympic Silver medalist in Helsinki, Finland, in the metric mile, 1500 meters
• Ed Reyes
  Ed Reyes
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  , Los Angeles City Councilman
• Antonio Villaraigosa
  Antonio Villaraigosa
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  , Mayor Of Los Angeles

Filming

Cathedral High School has been the film location for a number of films, television shows, and music videos, due to its view of the Los Angeles skyline and character of its architecture, including the films City of Angels (1998), All You've Got

All You've Got

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(2006), the music video "I Do!!

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" by Toya

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, and a 2010 episode of Bones

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amongst others. Interestingly, All You've Got used Cathedral's colors (purple and white) and name (Phantoms) for their volleyball team.