Los Angeles Unified School District Alumni History and Hall of Fame Project Los Angeles Unified School District Alumni History and Hall of Fame Project Written and Edited by Bob and Sandy Collins All publication, duplication and distribution rights are donated to the Los Angeles Unified School District by the authors First Edition August 2016 Published in the United States i Alumni History and Hall of Fame Project Founding Committee and Contributors Sincere appreciation is extended to Ray Cortines, former LAUSD Superintendent of Schools, Michelle King, LAUSD Superintendent, and Nicole Elam, Chief of Staff for their ongoing support of this project. Appreciation is extended to the following members of the Founding Committee of the Alumni History and Hall of Fame Project for their expertise, insight and support. Jacob Aguilar, Roosevelt High School, Alumni Association Bob Collins, Chief Instructional Officer, Secondary, LAUSD (Retired) Sandy Collins, Principal, Columbus Middle School (Retired) Art Duardo, Principal, El Sereno Middle School (Retired) Nicole Elam, Chief of Staff Grant Francis, Venice High School (Retired) Shannon Haber, Director of Communication and Media Relations, LAUSD Bud Jacobs, Director, LAUSD High Schools and Principal, Venice High School (Retired) Michelle King, Superintendent Joyce Kleifeld, Los Angeles High School, Alumni Association, Harrison Trust Cynthia Lim, LAUSD, Director of Assessment Robin Lithgow, Theater Arts Advisor, LAUSD (Retired) Ellen Morgan, Public Information Officer Kenn Phillips, Business Community Carl J. Piper, LAUSD Legal Department Rory Pullens, Executive Director, LAUSD Arts Education Branch Belinda Stith, LAUSD Legal Department Tony White, Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator, LAUSD Beyond the Bell Branch Appreciation is also extended to the following schools, principals, assistant principals, staffs and alumni organizations for their support and contributions to this project. Bruce Bivins, Roosevelt High School Mark Brownfield, Eagle Rock High School Dechele Byrd, Washington High School Mario Cantu, Garfield High School Cindy Duong, Cleveland High School Jack Foote, Jefferson High School Robert Garcia, Canoga Park High School Ben Gertner, Roosevelt High School Patricia Heideman, Marshall High School Koh Ikeda, Assistant Principal, Eagle Rock High School Gerald Kobata, Narbonne High School Luis Lopez, Wilson High School Willard Love, Dorsey High School Carmina Narcoda, Fairfax High School Victor Rodriquez, Sylmar High School Reginald, Sample, Dorsey High School Alexjandra Sanchez, Hollywood High School Windy Warren, Carson High School Oryla Wiedoeft, Venice High School Helen Yoon-Fontamillas, Los Angeles High School ii Table of Contents Introduction, Michelle King, Superintendent, LAUSD . v Introduction, Coalition of High School Alumni Organizations (CHSAO) . vi A Focus on Instruction . vii Major Themes of the Alumni and Hall of Fame Project . viii Alumni History and Hall of Fame Project Criteria . xvii Index . xix Alumni History and Hall of Fame Banning High School . 1 Bell High School . 5 Belmont High School . 8 Birmingham Community Charter High School . 17 Canoga Park High School . 24 Carson High School . 29 Chatsworth High School . 31 Cleveland High School . 34 Crenshaw High School . 40 Dorsey High School . 45 Eagle Rock High School . 64 El Camino Charter High School . 74 Fairfax High School . 76 Franklin High School . 91 Fremont High School . 94 Gardena High School . 105 Garfield High School . 107 Granada Hills Charter High School . 118 Grant High School . 122 Hamilton High School . 129 Hollywood High School . 137 Huntington Park High School . 161 Jefferson High School . 164 Jordan High School . 186 Kennedy High School . 192 Lincoln High School . 194 Locke High School . 205 Los Angeles High School . 209 Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies . 246 Manual Arts High School . 248 Marshall High School . 261 Monroe High School . 273 Narbonne High School . 275 North Hollywood High School . 286 Palisades High School . 291 iii Polytechnic High School . 297 Reseda High School . 303 Roosevelt High School . 308 San Fernando High School . 321 San Pedro High School . 326 South Gate High School . 330 Sylmar High School . 331 Taft Charter High School . 334 University High School . ..