Bishop Alemany High School

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Bishop Alemany High School
Established	1956
Type	Private
Affiliations	Roman Catholic
Principal	Frank Ferry
Asst. Principal	Bro. Kevin Cunniff Jan Galla
Dean	William Barritt Samantha Tan David Urbach
Students	1200 (as of 2007-08)
Grades	9-12
Location	11111 North Alemany Drive, Mission Hills, CA, USA
Oversight	Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Accreditation	WASC
Colors	Cardinal and Gold
Athletics	Warriors
Tuition	$6,710 (As of 2007-08)
Website	www.alemany.org

Bishop Alemany High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in the Mission Hills neighboorhood of Los Angeles, California, located in the San Fernando Valley. It is located within the San Fernando Pastoral Region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Alemany is known for a strong academic program, along with active sports and performing arts programs, and boasts 96% of its students are accepted into colleges and universities. The school is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges through May 2011.^[1]

1 History
2 Athletics
- 2.1 Football Results
3 Notable alumni
4 References

[edit] History

Founded in 1947 as a school for girls, it was originally named St. Ferdinand High School. In 1956, the school admitted boys for the first time, and changed its name to Bishop Alemany High School. The school's present namesake is Joseph Sadoc Alemany, the first archbishop of San Francisco.

Alemany used to be located on the north side of Rinaldi Ave, just west of Sepulveda Blvd, but the Northridge Earthquake in 1994 forced the school to move across the street into the old seminary buildings at the historic San Fernando Mission. The 1971 Sylmar Earthquake did considerable damage to Alemany's campus, as well.

On April 1, 2008, Bishop Alemany High School Boys Volleyball team was involved in a hazing incident, where a 17-year old boy was treated at a hospital. There had been reports of a possible sex crime.^[2] Eleven students were suspended as a result and the coach was terminated.

[edit] Athletics

In 2006, Bishop Alemany High School changed their mascot from the Bishop Alemany Indians to the Alemany Warriors.

The rivalary between Chaminade College Preparatory Eagles and Bishop Alemany High School Warriors in the sports of softball and football, are usually played the last game of the season, and is one of the strongest in the San Fernando Mission League.

In 2007-2008, the varsity football team finished 8-4 and advanced to the Western Division Quarter Finals after going 4-6 in 2006. This was Alemany's first league championship since 1999. In a last minute 2 point conversion over league rivals, the Chaminade Eagles, the Warriors claimed victory.

[edit] Football Results

Year	Winner	Score
2007	Bishop Alemany	21-22
2006	Chaminade College Prep	38-13
2005	Chaminade College Prep	49-14
2004	Chaminade College Prep	49-14

[edit] Notable alumni

Dennis Rodriguez - Founder of R2 Funding
Kirsten Anderberg - Independent media journalist
Richard "Cheech" Marin - Comedian (His mother Elsa Marin is a longtime Alemany employee)
Phil Poirier - NFL player
David Berganio Jr. - Professional golfer
Alyssa Diaz - American actress
Randy Poltl (1970) - NFL player
Casey Clausen - University of Tennessee quarterback (2000-2003)
Charli Turner Thorne (1984) - Head Women's Basketball coach at Arizona State University
Frank del Olmo - Journalist, Associate Editor of the Los Angeles Times
Joe McDonnell - Radio sports talk host