Fairfax High School (Los Angeles)
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| Fairfax High School | |
| Established | |
| School type | |
| Religious affiliation | |
| Principal | Edward Zubiate |
| Location | Los Angeles, USA |
| Color(s) | Crimson/Gold/Black |
| Mascot | The Lion |
| Homepage | www.fairfaxhs.org |
Fairfax High School is a Los Angeles Unified School District high school located in Los Angeles, California, USA, near the border of West Hollywood in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles. There are no high schools within the boundaries of the city of West Hollywood. The school colors are red and gold and the mascot is the Lion. As of February 2006, the principal is Mr. Edward Zubiate.
Fairfax is also home to the Fairfax Magnet Center for Visual Arts, which attracts students from across the 700 square miles of the district. It opened in 1981.
It was known from the 1930s until the 1980s as a breeding ground for future major figures in the entertainment industry. It also made headlines in January 1993 when a student went to school with a gun and it accidentally fired, killing one student and wounding another.
Bancroft Middle School feeds into Fairfax.
[edit] Notable alumni
Notable graduates of Fairfax High School include:
- Byron Allen, talk show host
- Herb Alpert, musician
- David Arquette, actor and wrestler
- Bria Myles, model, actress
- Michael "Flea" Balzary, musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Gower Champion, director and choreographer
- Chuck Essegian, outfielder 1959 World Champion Dodgers.
- Larry Gelbart, television writer/producer
- Az-Zahir Hakim, American football player in the NFL
- Charles Herbert, child actor of the 1950s/1960s.
- Timothy Hutton, actor
- Jack Irons, musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam)
- David Janssen, motion picture and television actor (the Fugitive)
- Alain Johannes, musician (Queens of the Stone Age)
- Jack Kemp, politician and professional football player
- Anthony Kiedis, musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Lenny Kravitz, musician
- Mila Kunis, actress
- Adam H. Kurland, Howard Law School Professor and frequent guest on Larry King during the O.J. Simpson trial.
- Chris Mills, professional basketball player
- Ricardo Montalban, actor [1]
- Demi Moore, actress (dropped out at age 16)
- Dave Navarro, musician (Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Stephen Perkins, musician (Jane's Addiction, Porno for Pyros)
- Judith A. Reisman, author, critic of Kinsey
- Mickey Rooney, actor
- Larry Sherry, pro baseball pitcher and MVP of the 1959 World Series
- Norm Sherry, pro baseball catcher
- Hillel Slovak, musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Phil Spector, record producer
- Arnold Steinhardt, first violinist of the Guarneri Quartet
- Martha Tilton, vocalist with Benny Goodman's band
Alumni which needs to be verified further:
- Slash, musician (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Slash's Snake Pit, Slash's Blues Ball)
[edit] Contact info
- Fairfax High School
- 7850 Melrose Avenue
- Los Angeles, CA 90046
- Phone: (323) 651-5200
[edit] External links
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