Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach Polytechnic High School, founded in 1895 as Long Beach High School, is a High school located at 1600 Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach, California, United States.
The school serves portions of Long Beach, including Bixby Knolls, and some parts of the cities of Signal Hill & Lakewood.
Polytechnic, (or more commonly known as Poly), is the flagship high school of the Long Beach Unified School District. 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 admissions than any other high school in California. In 2005, Sports Illustrated 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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] The national pass rate in 2008 was slightly over 58%.[4] 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.[5]
4th and Forever
A reality television on Current TV, titled 4th and Forever, focuses on the school's strong football program. It's been called the real-life version of Friday Night Lights but has also been derided as inaccurate and "[relying] on repetitive reality-show conventions".[6][7]
Filming location
Long Beach Poly has been the backdrop for many commercials, television shows, and films.
Notable alumni
Athletes
Baseball
Basketball
Tennis
Track and Field
Other
Entertainers
Notes
- ^ Zillgitt, Jeff, "Pipeline to the NFL? Big states, schools are key", USA Today, 21 April 2006
- ^ Best High School Athletic Programs', www.sportsillustrated.cnn.com, 11 May 2005
- ^ "DataQuest (CA Dept of Education)". Data1.cde.ca.gov. 2010-03-23. http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "AP Data & Reports". Professionals.collegeboard.com. 2007-06-18. http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/ap. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Education Data Partnership Home Page". Ed-data.k12.ca.us. http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ Knowles, David (24 May 2011). "4th and Forever: TV Review - The Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/4th-forever-tv-review-191701. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ McNamara, Mary (26 May 2011). "'4th and Forever': TV review - latimes.com". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-fourth-and-forever-20110526,0,5583328.story. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d MLB Draft Factories, Maxpreps.com, Jun 03, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l One high school, so many future NFL players , USATODAY, APR 22, 2008.
- ^ City of Long Beach Baseball Hall of Fame, City of Long Beach Parks and Recreation
- ^ a b The Reason, WeAreSC.com, May 13, 2007.
- ^ a b Two High Schools Share Lead for Most NFL Players, USA Football.com , SEP 27, 2007.
- ^ a b c d http://www.presstelegram.com/olympics/ci_10169042
- ^ 18-year-old California woman scales Everest, becoming youngest to complete 'seven summits', The Associated Press, 19 May 2007
- ^ "Percy Daggs III". SideReel. 1982-07-20. http://www.sidereel.com/Percy_Daggs_III. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Carl Weathers Bio". Rotten Tomatoes.com. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/carl_weathers/. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (1934–) - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights, Autobiography FeatureJeanne Wakatsuki Houston". Biography.jrank.org. http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2134/Houston-Jeanne-Wakatsuki-1934.html. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ Stanton, Scott (2003). The tombstone tourist : musicians (2nd ed. ed.). New York: Pocket Books. pp. 136. ISBN 0-7434-6330-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=53iA5w5sR8wC&pg=PA136&lpg=PA136&dq=%22Spike+Jones%22+%22high+school%22+polytechnic&source=bl&ots=QJRQB5OfOa&sig=du-ma5tcCq_edQNE_SdMRFXSGWU&hl=en&ei=Agq5TfbMDcnhiALSk_UU&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ^ Leonard, Vince (19 March 1964). "Jo Stafford Easy Talker". The Pittsburgh Press. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MGEqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AU8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7674,1278242&dq=jo+stafford&hl=en. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "History". Mrs. World 2011. Mrs.World, Inc.. http://mrsworld.com/history.html. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Thai Woman is Mrs. World". The Tribune (Chandigarh, India) AP. June 25, 2003. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030625/world.htm. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ Vicheinrut, Suzanna Pavadee. "Info". Suzanna Pavadee Vicheinrut. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/people/Suzanna-Pavadee-Vicheinrut/636760954. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
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