South Gate High School
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| South Gate High School | |
| Location | |
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| 3351 Firestone Boulevard South Gate, CA 90280 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Principal | Patrick Moretta |
| Enrollment |
3,726 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 138.8 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 26.8[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Athletics conference | Eastern League CIFSS Southern Section City Conference |
| Rival | South East High School |
| Team name | Rams |
| Color(s) | Red and black |
| Established | 1930 |
| Homepage | http://www.southgatehs.org/ |
South Gate High School is located on Firestone Boulevard, South Gate, California, United States. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. South Gate's school colors are black, white and red and the school mascot is the ram.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3,726 students and 138.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 26.8.[1]
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[edit] History
South Gate opened in January 1930.
[edit] Academic achievements
Between 1993 and 1996 the number of students that passed Advanced Placement tests in government and macro economics increased from 5% to 70%. The teaching of Ron Klein has been credited for this improvement.[2]
[edit] Notable incidents
Students from this, and neighbouring schools, demonstrated on June 26, 2002 against funding cuts. At South Gate High, nine teachers had been fired and the Second School Program, which provided students who are falling behind with tutoring from university students, had all funding removed.[3]
With the support of the school, 800 students demonstrated against the counterfeiting of CDs of Latino music on December 5, 2002.[4]
On 3 November 2005 about 500 students took part in a sit-in to protest at issues including overcrowding and a lack of textbooks.[5]
[edit] The Marching Ram Band
The South Gate High School Marching Ram Band were presented with a certificate of appreciation, by the city of South Gate, in recognition for their outstanding performances in numerous city events throughout the year.
On November 20, 2007, the Marching Ram Band received 1st place in the 1A Gold Division at the West Covina "Holiday Classic". This is the first known 1st place trophy awarded to the band in a field show competition.[citation needed]
[edit] Sports
- Football - 1955 and 1988 3A City Champions
- Football - 2004 3A City Finalist.
- Football - Benjamin Viramontes - State Sack Leader with 34 in 2004
- Soccer - 2005 City Champions
[edit] Notable alumni
- Tom Araya, Singer and Bassist of the Metal band Slayer.
- Jamie Conde, Class of 2004; wrote for LA Youth, later a stuntman.
- Daymon Lee, Class of 1984; Two time CA JC State 400 meter Champion. 1985 USA Junior National 400 meter Champion.
- Dave Lombardo, Drummer of the Metal band Slayer.[6]
- Lorenzo Mata, Class of 2004; won a scholarship to play for the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team.[7]
- Randy Molina, Class of 2004, a current baseball team member at Stanford University.[8]
- Rick Renteria - San Diego Padres 1st Base Coach
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d South Gate High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 17, 2007.
- ^ "70 percent of teacher's students pass Advanced Placement tests", Billy Witz, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, May 28, 2006
- ^ "Students Gather to Protest School Inequalities and Lack of Access to College-Preparatory Courses", PRWeb, June 27, 2002
- ^ "800 High School Students And Latino Music Stars Destroy Thousands Of Pirated CDs To Kick Off National Hispanic Music Anti-Piracy Campaign", HispanicBusiness.com, December 5, 2002
- ^ "South Gate High School protest", Long Beach Press-Telegram, 3 November 2005
- ^ Dave Lombardo, Drummer World. Accessed November 17, 2007. "I went to South Gate High School and found a singer to join the band and still no bass player we played a couple parties under the name Sabotage, nothing came of it."
- ^ Lorenzo Mata, CSTV. Accessed November 17, 2007.
- ^ Cowles, Christie. "RBI player on Junior National Team: Molina will play in RBI World Series this week", Major League Baseball, August 6, 2004. Accessed November 17, 2007.
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