Narbonne High School

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Narbonne High School
Gaucho mascot
Domus Victorum (Home of the Victors)
Location
Harbor City, Los Angeles, California
Information
Type Public
Established 1925
School district Los Angeles Unified School District
Dean Moriarty,Hibdon,Spiegel
Principal Kobata
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 3400
Color(s)           Green, Gold
Athletics CIF Los Angeles City Section
Athletics conference Marine League
Mascot Gaucho
Feeder Schools Fleming Middle, White Middle
Website Official website

Nathaniel Narbonne High School (NHS) is a school located at 24300 South Western Avenue, in the Harbor City area of Los Angeles, California.

Narbonne serves grades 9 through 12 and is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Narbonne serves the Harbor City area and the city of Lomita.

Narbonne dates back to 1925. The school was named for Nathaniel A. Narbonne, a sheep rancher, who owned most of the land in the Lomita and Harbor City area. The original building, from when Narbonne covered 7th through 12 grades, is in Lomita, and is now Alexander Fleming Middle School. In 1957 the new school was built on the present site at 242nd Place and Western Avenue. The school motto is "Domus Victorum" which means "Home of the Victors." Narbonne's colors are green and gold. The school's mascot is the Gaucho, which is often regarded as an Argentinian cowboy. The official fight song for the high school is "Onward Narbonne!" which is a variation of "On, Wisconsin!" – the official state song of Wisconsin as well as the fight song of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Demographics

As of the school year 2010–11, there were a total of 3,486 students attending the high school.[1]

Killing of Shazeb Andleeb (1995)

In May 1995 Shazeb Andleeb, a 17-year-old student of Pakistani descent, was killed by several other students in a hallway at Narbonne High School.[2] The incident is referred to in the track "The Last Stand of Shazeb Andleeb" on the 1996 album The Cult of Ray by former Narbonne student Frank Black aka Black Francis.

Notable alumni

Attended but did not graduate from Narbonne

  • Dale Atkeson S. D. Navy, NFL 3 Seasons 1954–1956 Washington
  • Frank Black (Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV) – Musician, Pixies lead singer
  • Bo Derek (Mary Cathleen Collins) – Movie actress (e.g. 10 (film)) and supermodel.
  • Rick Griffin – Artist and illustrator
  • Amir Johnson – NBA Forward for the Detroit Pistons. Graduated from Westchester High School in Los Angeles, California and entered the NBA draft upon graduation. He was chosen 56th overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2005 NBA Draft.
  • Bill Sharman – NBA 8-time All-Star and 4-time champion with the Boston Celtics. Head Coach, Los Angeles Lakers 1971–76, NBA Champions 1972, including the longest winning streak (sports) in NBA history and the history of American major professional team sports (33 games).
  • Bill Stits – UCLA, NFL 8 seasons 1954–1961, Detroit, SF, Washington, NY Giants.
  • Quentin Tarantino – Film director (e.g. Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction), actor.
  • Douglas Christopher Judge - actor, played Teal'c in television series Stargate SG-1. (Graduate of Carson High School, Class of 1982)

Narbonne in the Media

Narbonne has been a filming location for the following movies:

References

  1. ↑ http://search.lausd.k12.ca.us/cgi-bin/fccgi.exe?w3exec=school.profile.content&which=8779
  2. ↑ Kim Kowsky and Jeff Kass, "Student Dies After Youths Beat Him at High School", Los Angeles Times, 19 May 1995, accessed 17 July 2013
  3. ↑ "Bobby Brooks Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012. 
  4. ↑ http://kfwb.com
  5. ↑ http://anaheimducks.com
  6. ↑ http://knac.com
  7. ↑ http://philhulett.com

External links

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