Lawndale High School
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Lawndale High School is one of three high schools in Lawndale, California
. Lawndale High School was closed in 1981, and reopened in 1998. http://www.insidesocal.com/history/2010/01/closed-high-schools.html It is one of three schools in the Centinela Valley Union High School District. In 2009, Lawndale High was awarded the California Distinguished Award under the Bravo Administration (Principal Vicente Bravo). During this time period, Lawndale was also awarded the US News Silver Medal for similar high schools throughout the nation, as well as Title 1 Achievement school.
Lawndale, California
Lawndale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 32,769 at the 2010 census, up from 31,711 according to the 2000 census...
. Lawndale High School was closed in 1981, and reopened in 1998. http://www.insidesocal.com/history/2010/01/closed-high-schools.html It is one of three schools in the Centinela Valley Union High School District. In 2009, Lawndale High was awarded the California Distinguished Award under the Bravo Administration (Principal Vicente Bravo). During this time period, Lawndale was also awarded the US News Silver Medal for similar high schools throughout the nation, as well as Title 1 Achievement school.
Notable alumni
- Fred DryerFred DryerJohn Frederick "Fred" Dryer is an American actor and former football defensive end in the National Football League . Dryer played 13 years in the NFL, playing 176 games, starting 166, and recording 104 career sacks with the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams...
- actor and NFL defensive endDefensive endDefensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
for the New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and the Los Angeles Rams. Class of 1969. - Mike BattleMike BattleMichael Leonard Battle is a former American football player in the American Football League . and the National Football League...
- NFL safety for the New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. Class of 1969. - Gary AllensonGary AllensonGary Martin Allenson is a former Major League Baseball catcher and the current manager of the Norfolk Tides, the AAA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.-Playing career:...
- baseball catcher and manager of the Norfolk TidesNorfolk TidesThe Norfolk Tides are a minor league baseball team in the Triple-A International League. They play at Harbor Park in Norfolk, Virginia. Since 2007 they have been a farm team of the Baltimore Orioles; prior to that, they had a 38-year affiliation with the New York Mets.-Franchise history:The...
. Class of 1972. - Ricardo LemvoRicardo LemvoRicardo Lemvo is a DR Congolese singer of Angolan descent, based in Los Angeles. His music combines Cuban salsa with African rumba and soukous....
- leader of Makina Loca, a SoukousSoukousSoukous is a dance music genre that originated in the two neighbouring countries of Belgian Congo and French Congo during the 1930s and early 1940s, and which has gained popularity throughout Africa...
band in CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. Class of 1974.
External links
- Lawndale High School Website
- Alumni website
- http://www.lawndalehigh.org/