Long Beach Polytechnic High School, founded in 1895 as Long Beach High School, is a High school

High school

High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 located at 1600 Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach

Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...

, California

California

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, United States

United States

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.

The school serves portions of Long Beach, including Bixby Knolls

Bixby Knolls, Long Beach, California

-Location:Bixby Knolls is an affluent area of Long Beach adjoining North Long Beach to the north, California Heights on the southeast, Wrigley on the southwest...

, and some parts of the cities of Signal Hill

Signal Hill, California

Signal Hill is a small city in California located in the Greater Los Angeles area. Signal Hill, completely surrounded by the city of Long Beach, was incorporated on April 22, 1924, roughly three years after oil was discovered in Signal Hill. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...

 & Lakewood

Lakewood, California

Lakewood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 80,048 at the 2010 census. It is bordered by Long Beach on the west and south, Bellflower on the north, Cerritos on the northeast, Cypress on the east, and Hawaiian Gardens on the southeast. Major thoroughfares...

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Polytechnic, (or more commonly known as Poly), is the flagship high school of the Long Beach Unified School District

Long Beach Unified School District

The Long Beach Unified School District is a school district headquartered in Long Beach, California, United States.LBUSD serves most of Long Beach, all of the city of Signal Hill, and portions of Lakewood, and Paramount, as well as Avalon and Two Harbors on Santa Catalina Island.-School uniforms...

. It is a large urban high school with just over 5,000 students.

Polytechnic has long been distinguished in both academics and athletics. The PACE and the CIC magnet programs boast more total University of California

University of California

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 admissions than any other high school in California. In 2005, Sports Illustrated

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 Magazine named Polytechnic the "Sports School of the Century", which applauds Polytechnic's badminton, baseball, basketball, football, track, cross country, and other sports programs. Polytechnic has also received numerous prizes for its music program, including multiple (6) Grammy Awards, 2 of them being "golden signature" grammy awards. Long Beach Poly has also sent more players to the NFL than any other high school in the country, sending over 60 throughout the history of the school. Also Long Beach Poly was named athletic school of the century and ranked number one in best high school athletic program in the nation by sportsillustrated.cnn.com.

Academics

As the school motto states, Poly is the "Home of Scholars and Champions". The PACE and CIC magnet programs are highly desired destinations for students throughout the South Bay. In 2008, 1,573 AP exams were administered at Poly with over 75% of testees receiving a passing score of 3 or higher. The national pass rate in 2008 was slightly over 58%. Poly is also the highest academic performance index of any traditional high school in Long Beach with a 2009 score of 747. Poly consistently ranks a 9 out of 10 when compared to schools with similar demographics since 2007.

4th and Forever

A reality television

Reality television

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 on Current TV

Current TV

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, titled 4th and Forever, focuses on the school's strong football program. It's been called the real-life version of Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights (TV series)

Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team...

 but has also been derided as inaccurate and "[relying] on repetitive reality-show conventions".

Filming location

Long Beach Poly has been the backdrop for many commercials, television shows, and films.

• The Craft
  The Craft (film)
  The Craft is a 1996 American supernatural teen horror film directed by Andrew Fleming and starring Robin Tunney, Rachel True, Fairuza Balk and Neve Campbell. The film's plot centers on a group of four teenage girls who pursue witchcraft and use it for their own gain...
  
   (1996)
• American Beauty
  American Beauty (film)
  American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, a middle-aged magazine writer who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, Angela...
  
   (1999)
• American Pie
  American Pie (film)
  American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film written by Adam Herz. American Pie was the directorial film debut of brothers Paul and Chris Weitz, and the first film in the American Pie film series...
  
   (1999)
• The Insider
  The Insider (film)
  The Insider is a 1999 film based on the true story of a 60 Minutes television series segment, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand. The 60 Minutes story originally aired in November 1995 in an altered form because of objections by CBS’ then-owner, Laurence Tisch, who...
  
  (1999)
• The Other Sister
  The Other Sister
  The Other Sister is a 1999 romantic comedy film starring Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi, Diane Keaton, and Tom Skerritt. Garry Marshall directed the film...
  
   (1999)
• Even Stevens
  Even Stevens
  Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003...
  
   (2002) Episode 3.15 "The Big Splash"
• Simple Plan
  Simple Plan
  Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...
  
   (2002) Music Video I'm Just A Kid
  I'm Just a Kid
  "I'm Just a Kid" is the debut single by Simple Plan, written by Pierre Bouvier. It appeared on their debut album No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls...
  
  
• P.O.D.
  P.O.D.
  Payable on Death is an American Christian metal band formed in 1992. The band's line-up consists of vocalist Sonny Sandoval, drummer Wuv Bernardo, guitarist Marcos Curiel, and bassist Traa Daniels. Their Christian faith is an important part of their music.They have released seven studio albums and...
  
   (2003) Music Video Will You
  Will You (song)
  "Will You" is a song by American rock band P.O.D. and the lead single from their third studio album, Payable on Death. Released on September 22, 2003, the song charted at #17 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart on December 2 that year.-Composition:...
  
  
• Love Don't Cost a Thing
  Love Don't Cost a Thing (film)
  Love Don't Cost a Thing, stylized as Love Don't Co$t a Thing, is a 2003 teen comedy film written and directed by Troy Beyer and starring Nick Cannon and Christina Milian It also stars Steve Harvey, Kenan Thompson and Kal Penn...
  
   (2003)
• MTV's MADE
  Made (TV series)
  MTV's MADE is a self-improvement reality television series broadcast on MTV. The series follows teens who have a goal and want to be "made" into things like singers, athletes, dancers, skateboarders, etc. The teens are joined by a "Made Coach", an expert in their chosen field, who tries to help...
  
   (2004) Episode 5.1 Surfing Selena
• Monster Garage
  Monster Garage
  Monster Garage is a television show for the Discovery Channel hosted by Jesse G. James. Each episode is an hour in length and was conceived and produced by Thom Beers.The show aired the series finale on June 12, 2006. Jesse G...
  
   (2004) Monster Nation 2 1966 Volkswagen Bug / Dune Buggy
• Sleepover
  Sleepover (2004 film)
  Sleepover is a 2004 American teen film directed by Joe Nussbaum and starring Alexa Vega and Sara Paxton.-Plot:On the last day of 8th grade before their freshman year in high school, Julie Corky has a slumber party with 3 best friends, Hannah Carlson , Yancy Williams , and Farrah James...
  
  (2004)
• Cold Case (2004) Episode 1.22 "The Plan"
• Juicy Fruit
  Juicy Fruit
  Juicy Fruit is a brand of chewing gum made by the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, a U.S. company that since 2008 has been a subsidiary of the privately-held Mars, Incorporated. It was introduced in 1893, and in the 21st century the brand name is recognized by 99 percent of Americans, with total sales in...
  
   (2005) CPR Dummy Steals gum Commercial
• Coach Carter
  Coach Carter
  Coach Carter is a 2005 American film directed by Thomas Carter. It is based on a true story, in which Richmond High School basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his MVP and undefeated team due to poor academic results....
  
   (2005)
• The New Guy
  The New Guy
  The New Guy is a 2002 American teen comedy directed by Ed Decter. The film tells the story of high school loser Dizzy Gillespie Harrison. Dizzy is an unpopular, high school band geek going through a hellish senior year...
  
   (2002)
• Cold Case (2006) Episode 3.12 Detention
• NCIS
  NCIS (TV series)
  NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
  
   (2006) Episode 3.18 Bait
• Paris Hilton
  Paris Hilton
  Paris Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
  
   (2006) Music Video Nothing In This World
  Nothing In This World
  "Nothing in This World" was released on September 12, 2006 and is the second official single taken from Paris Hilton's debut album Paris, and features vocals from then-unknown pop singer Kesha.-Release and reception:...
  
  
• Miss/Guided (2007) Ashton Kutcher TV Pilot
• Nancy Drew (2007)
• Mind of Mencia
  Mind of Mencia
  Mind of Mencia is an American television comedy series on the cable channel Comedy Central. Hosted by Carlos Mencia, it aired from 2005 to 2008.- History :...
  
   (2007) Stereotype Olympics
• Boston Legal
  Boston Legal
  Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC...
  
   (2007)
• Snoop Dogg's Father Hood
  Snoop Dogg's Father Hood
  Snoop Dogg's Father Hood was an American television reality show starring rapper Snoop Dogg and his family. His family includes wife Shante, daughter Cori whom he calls "Choc", son Cordell whom he calls "Rook", and his oldest son Corde whom he calls "Spank". It premiered December 9, 2007 on E! and...
  
   (2008)
• Cold Case (2008) Episode 6.2 "True Calling"
• Fired Up
  Fired Up (film)
  Fired Up! is a 2009 teen comedy film produced and directed by Will Gluck and written by Freedom Jones. The main plot revolves around two popular high school football players who create their lie to attend cheerleading camp for the summer and get close to its female cheerleaders.-Plot:Nick Brady...
  
   (2009)
• Oreo
  Oreo
  Oreo is a trademark for a popular sandwich cookie by the Nabisco Division of Kraft Foods. The current design consists of a sweet, white filling commonly referred to as 'cream' or 'creme', sandwiched between two circular chocolate or golden cookie pieces....
  
   (2010)

Baseball

• Tony Gwynn
  Tony Gwynn
  Anthony Keith "Tony" Gwynn, Sr. , nicknamed Mr. Padre and Captain Video, is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. He is statistically one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history. He played his entire 20-year baseball career for the San Diego Padres...
  
  
• Milton Bradley
• Oscar Brown
  Oscar Brown
  Oscar Brown, Jr was an American singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, civil rights activist, and actor.He ran for office in the Illinois state legislature and U.S...
  
  
• Ollie Brown
• Chris Gwynn
  Chris Gwynn
  Christopher Karlton "Chris" Gwynn is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.-Career:...
  
  
• Tony Gwynn
  Tony Gwynn
  Anthony Keith "Tony" Gwynn, Sr. , nicknamed Mr. Padre and Captain Video, is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. He is statistically one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history. He played his entire 20-year baseball career for the San Diego Padres...
  
  
• James McDonald
  James McDonald (baseball)
  James Zell McDonald is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.-Los Angeles Dodgers:...
  
  
• Randy Moffitt
  Randy Moffitt
  Randall James Moffitt is a former American baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays. Born in Long Beach, California, he is the younger brother of tennis star Billie Jean Moffitt King....
  
  
• Chase Utley
  Chase Utley
  Chase Cameron Utley is a second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. A native of the Greater Los Angeles area, he was raised in the city of Long Beach. He was a star baseball player at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, before moving on to UCLA...
  
  
• Charlie Williams
  Charlie Williams (umpire)
  Charles Herman Williams was an American baseball umpire who officiated in the National League from 1982 to 1999, and in both leagues in 2000. In 1993 he became the first African American umpire to work behind home plate in a World Series game...
  
  , MLB Umpire

Football

• Marques Anderson
  Marques Anderson
  Marques Anderson is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in from UCLA.Anderson also played for the Oakland Raiders,...
  
  
• Darnell Bing
  Darnell Bing
  Darnell Bing is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Mark Carrier
• Antoine Cason
  Antoine Cason
  -San Diego Chargers:2008 seasonCason played in all 16 regular season games and both playoff games at cornerback and on special teams as a rookie for the 2008 AFC Western Division champion San Diego Chargers. His first NFL interception came on September 14, 2008, against the Denver Broncos, picking...
  
   (attended)
• Hershel Dennis
  Hershel Dennis
  Hershel Dennis Jr. is a running back for the Sioux Falls Storm in the Indoor Football League . Dennis played college football running back as a student athlete at the University of Southern California...
  
  
• Tony Hill
  Tony Hill (American football)
  Leroy Anthony Hill, Jr. is a former professional American football wide receiver who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys from 1977 to 1986...
  
  
• DeSean Jackson
  DeSean Jackson
  Going to the 2008 NFL Draft Jackson was considered one of the top ten wide receivers available in a draft class littered with talented wide outs. The only knock on Jackson was his small frame, being measured at 5'9¾ " and just over 170 pounds. During the pre-draft period, Hall of Fame wide receiver...
  
  
• Winston Justice
  Winston Justice
  Winston Frederick Justice is an American football offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Marcedes Lewis
  Marcedes Lewis
  Marcedes Alexis Lewis is an American football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was drafted from UCLA as the 28th pick in the 2006 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Earl R. McCullouch
  Earl McCullouch
  Earl R. McCullouch is a retired American football wide receiver. McCullouch was the world record holder for the 110 meter mens high hurdle sprint from July 1967 to July 1969...
  
  
• Willie McGinest
  Willie McGinest
  William Lee "Willie" McGinest, Jr. is a retired American football linebacker in the National Football League.-Early life and career:...
  
  
• Stephone Paige
  Stephone Paige
  Stephone Paige , is a former professional American football player who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1983 to 1992 and the Minnesota Vikings in 1993. A 6'2" 185 lb. wide receiver undrafted free agent from Fresno State University, Paige played 9 years for the Chiefs and his final year...
  
  
• Samie Parker
  Samie Parker
  Samie Jabar Parker is an American football wide receiver for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Marquez Pope
  Marquez Pope
  Marquez Pope is a former professional American football player who was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 2nd round of the 1992 NFL Draft. A 5'11" cornerback-safety from Fresno State University, Pope played for 5 teams in 10 NFL seasons from 1992 to 2001...
  
  
• Ken-Yon Rambo
  Ken-Yon Rambo
  Ken-Yon Rambo is a professional American and Canadian football wide receiver, currently with the Canadian Football League team Calgary Stampeders.-Early life:...
  
  
• Jeff Smith
  Jeff Smith
  Jeff Smith may refer to:*Jeff Smith , coach in the Minnesota Twins' organization*Jeff Smith , councillor in Manchester*Jeff Smith , creator of the comic book Bone...
  
  
• Omar Stoutmire
  Omar Stoutmire
  Omar Array Stoutmire is a retired American football safety in the National Football League. He played college football at Fresno State and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL Draft....
  
  
• Pago Togafau
  Pago Togafau
  Pago F. Togafau is an American football linebacker who is currently a member of the Spokane Shock. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2007...
  
  
• Gene Washington
• Manuel Wright
  Manuel Wright
  Manuel "Manny" Wright is an Arena football Offensive lineman / Defensive lineman for the Stockton Lightning of af2. He was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2005 supplemental draft. He played college football at USC.Wright has also briefly been signed to the...
  
  

Track and Field

• Andrea Anderson
  Andrea Anderson
  Andrea Anderson is an American track and field athlete best remembered for winning a gold medal on the 4 x 400 meters relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She ran in the preliminaries and semi-finals...
  
  
• John Rambo
  John Rambo (athlete)
  John Barnett Rambo was an American athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.Rambo competed for the United States in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the high jump where he won the bronze medal....
  
  
• Earl Thomson
  Earl Thomson
  Earl John "Tommy" Thompson was Canadian athlete, a specialist in the high hurdles....
  
  
• Shalonda Solomon
  Shalonda Solomon
  Shalonda Solomon is an American Track and Field sprinter. Her greatest International accomplishment currently is a silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup while representing the Americas team. She qualified for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics by winning the 200...
  
  

Other

• Alice Estes Davis
  Alice Estes Davis
  Alice Estes Davis is an American costume designer. She is most famous for her work with Walt Disney, who employed her to develop costumes for films, television, and theme parks. She was married to Marc Davis, a Disney animator and Imagineer. Alice was named a Disney Legend in 2004.-Early life and...
  
  , Disney Legend in Costume Design
• Terry Kennedy
  Terry Kennedy (skateboarder)
  Terry Kennedy , commonly known as "Compton Ass Terry" or TK, is a professional skateboarder. He rides his skateboard with a regular footed stance...
  
  , professional skateboarder
• Samantha Larson
  Samantha Larson
  Samantha Larson is an American mountain climber from Long Beach, California. On May 16, 2007, at the age of 18, she became temporarily the youngest non-Nepalese woman to summit Mount Everest...
  
   - mountaineer

Entertainers

• Actor John Wayne
  John Wayne
  Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
  
   attended before transferring to Glendale High in the 1920s
• Opera Singer Marilyn Horne
  Marilyn Horne
  Marilyn Horne is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer. She specialized in roles requiring a large sound, beauty of tone, excellent breath support, and the ability to execute difficult coloratura passages....
  
  
• Actress Barbara Britton
  Barbara Britton
  Barbara Britton was an American film and television actress.She was the first actress to play Laura Petrie on television on the pilot program, Head of the Family, which was retooled and became The Dick Van Dyke Show with the role taken over by Mary Tyler Moore. The California native signed a film...
  
   (Brantingham)
• Mexican Spanish-language Banda singer Jenni Rivera "La Diva de la banda"
• Mexican regional singer Lupillo Rivera
  Lupillo Rivera
  Guadalupe Rivera in La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico, is a Mexican regional singer.As a youngster, Lupillo, his sister Jenni Rivera and the rest of the Rivera family moved to Long Beach California, where Lupillo graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in 1990.Rivera wanted to be a restaurant...
  
  
• Julieta Venegas
  Julieta Venegas
  Julieta Venegas Percevault , known professionally as Julieta Venegas, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer, who sings pop-rock in Spanish. She speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish fluently. She has a twin sister, Yvonne, who is a photographer...
  
  , Mexican-American regional singer
• Vietnamese singer Linda Chou
  Linda Chou
  Linda Chou is a singer and songwriter. She was born in the United States in the state of California to a father of Taiwanese descent and a mother of Vietnamese descent...
  
  
• Actress Cameron Diaz
  Cameron Diaz
  Cameron Michelle Diaz is an American actress and former model. She became famous during the 1990s with roles in the movies The Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding, and There's Something About Mary. Other high-profile credits include the two Charlie's Angels films, voicing the character Princess Fiona...
  
  
• Rapper Snoop Dogg
  Snoop Dogg
  Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
  
  
• Actor Percy Daggs III
  Percy Daggs III
  Percy Daggs III is an American actor best known for his role as Wallace Fennel in the Rob Thomas television series Veronica Mars. He is also known for starring in television commercials for Hot Pockets and Orbit Gum...
  
  
• Actor Carl Weathers
  Carl Weathers
  Carl Weathers is an American actor, as well as former professional football player in the United States and Canada. He is best known for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky series of films...
  
  ,
• Writer Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
  Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
  Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston is an American writer. Her writings are mostly focused on the ethnic diversity of the United States...
  
  
• Actor and Academy award winner Van Heflin
  Van Heflin
  Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin, Jr. was an American film and theatre actor. He played mostly character parts over the course of his film career, but during the 1940s had a string of roles as a leading man...
  
  
• Musician Spike Jones
  Spike Jones
  Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and other Warner Brothers cartoon characters, performed a drunken, hiccuping verse for 1942's "Clink! Clink! Another Drink"...
  
  
• Actress Laraine Day
  Laraine Day
  Laraine Day was an American actress and a former MGM contract star.-Career:Born La Raine Johnson in Roosevelt, Utah, to an affluent Mormon family, she later moved to California where she began her acting career with the Long Beach Players...
  
  
• Singer Jo Stafford
  Jo Stafford
  Jo Elizabeth Stafford was an American singer of traditional pop music and jazz standards and occasional actress whose career ran from the late 1930s to the early 1960s...
  
  
• Suzanna Pavadee Vicheinrut, Miss Thailand
  Miss Thailand
  Miss Thailand is a beauty pageant held in Thailand for single Thai women, first held on December 10, 1934 in Phra Nakorn province or The National Capital, under the name of Miss Siam ....
  
   1995 and Mrs. World
  Mrs. World
  Mrs. World is an international beauty pageant organized annually as a beauty contest for married women. It is originally based on the Mrs. America beauty pageant. Arranged on lines similar to other beauty pageants, it also lays stress on women's opinion on marriage...
  
   2004
• Musician Bradley Nowell
  Bradley Nowell
  Bradley James Nowell was an American musician who served as lead singer and guitarist of the Californian band Sublime. He died at the age of 28 from a heroin overdose shortly before the release of Sublime's self-titled major label debut.Raised in Long Beach, California, Nowell developed an...
  
  of Sublime

External links

• Long Beach Polytechnic High School
• Long Beach Polytechnic High School Music Boosters