Inglewood High School (California)

Inglewood High School
Address
231 S. Grevillea Ave Inglewood, California, Los Angeles County 90301 United States
Coordinates	33°57′40″N 118°21′21″W / 33.96111°N 118.35583°WCoordinates: 33°57′40″N 118°21′21″W / 33.96111°N 118.35583°W
Information
Type	Public High School
Founded	1905
School district	Inglewood Unified School District
CEEB code	51260
Principal	Kyle Douglas
Grades	9–12
Gender	co-educational
Enrollment	1769
Campus type	Suburban
School color(s)	Green and White
Team name	Sentinels
Communities served	Inglewood
Website	School website

Inglewood High School is a public high school in Inglewood, California. Opened in 1905, it is part of the Inglewood Unified School District.

Administration Building at foot of Nutwood Avenue, 1947

Interval between class periods, 1947

Inglewood High School photos

Notable faculty

• Gladys Waddingham, author, taught Spanish for 45 years at the high school^[1]

Notable alumni

• Glenn M. Anderson, 37th Lieutenant Governor of California, Congressman^[2]
• Sonny Bono, did not graduate^[3]
• Coco Crisp, MLB World Series Champion, professional baseball player^[4]
• Robert Finch, 38th Lieutenant Governor of California, presidential adviser to Richard Nixon^[1]
• Jason Hart, NBA basketball player^[5]
• Gail Henley, MLB professional baseball player^[6]
• Lawrence Jackson, NFL football player^[7]
• Ralph Jackson, NBA basketball player^[8]
• Vince Kelley, NBL basketball player^[9]
• Gary Kerkorian, NFL football player^[10]
• Harold Miner, NBA basketball player^[11]
• Edla Muir, architect^[12]
• Paul Pierce, NBA basketball player^[13]
• Horacio Ramírez, MLB professional baseball player^[14]
• Jim Sears, AFL and NFL football player^[15]
• Jim Sutherland, college football head coach, class of 1933
• Reggie Theus, NBA basketball player^[16]

References

1. Oliver, Myrna (April 18, 1997). "Gladys Waddingham; Inglewood Historian". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
2. Kowsky, Kim (August 9, 1995). "The Stories of Her Hometown : A former teacher races the clock to finish another of her histories of life in Inglewood". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
3. Yates, Nona (January 7, 1998). "Sonny Bono, a Chronology". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
4. Edes, Gordon (February 12, 2006). "He's a go-go". Boston Globe. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
5. Shepard, Eric (February 12, 1996). "Inglewood's Hart Scrutinized Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
6. "Gail Henley Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
7. Guild, Ron (January 23, 2014). "Miller named new Inglewood football coach". Wave Newspapers. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
8. Axelrod, Phil (March 19, 1980). "LA's Ralph Jackson Brings Repertoire Into Roundball". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Google News. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
9. Where Are They Now? Vince Kelley
10. "Kerkorian, Monachino Resume Duel". San Bernardino County Sun. Newspapers.com. November 16, 1949. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
11. Matthews, Stuart (January 17, 1988). "Sentinels' Harold Miner Poised for Super-Stardom". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
12. Sarah Allaback, The First Women Architects (University of Illinois Press 2008): 156. ISBN 0252033213
13. Witz, Billy (June 10, 2008). "Pierce's Road From Inglewood Could Hit Its Summit Nearby". New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
14. Wilson, Burt (June 16, 2013). "Barnstormers' Horacio Ramirez learned to pitch in a Brave new world". Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
15. "USC All-American Footballer Jim Sears Dies". University of Southern California. January 7, 2002. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
16. Lewis, Jason (March 29, 2013). "Local Legends: Reggie Theus". Los Angeles Sentinel. Retrieved March 25, 2014.

External links

• High School website