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Compton High School

Compton High School
Compton High School billboard.jpg
The billboard of Compton High School in 2005
Address
601 S. Acacia Avenue

Compton
,
CA
90220

United States
Coordinates33°53′28″N 118°13′38″W / 33.89111°N 118.22722°W
Information
TypePublic high school
Opened1896
School districtCompton Unified School District
PrincipalDr. Rigoberto Roman
Teaching staff79.53 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,583 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.90[1]
Color(s)Columbia blue and white
MascotTarbabe
WebsiteCompton HS

Compton High School is a high school in Compton, California, United States, part of the Compton Unified School District.

History

Compton High School's original building in 1912.

The school opened in 1896 as Compton Union High School and was later re-established as Compton Senior High School in the 1950s after Compton College separated from the high school district and opened its new campus at 1111 East Artesia Boulevard in 1953.

During the 1960s, there was a dramatic transition from a white student body to one which was predominantly African-American.[2] Today, Compton High School is over eighty percent Latino as immigrants settled in South Los Angeles.

New Campus

In 2019, the school will be doing construction of a new campus.

Dr. Dre donation

On June 15, 2017, Dr. Dre pledged to donate $10 million to the school for a 1200-seat performing arts theater.

Mascot

Compton High School Mascot: The Tarbabe.

Compton College's mascot name is the Tartars, named after the Turkic Tatars, so the mascot name for Compton High School became the Tartar Babies. The mascot itself is "Baby Tartar" who wears a diaper and carries a big sword.[3][4]

Notable alumni

  • Rod Barksdale: NFL wide receiver with Los Angeles Raiders and Dallas Cowboys
  • Polly Bergen: movie, television and stage actress, singer, entrepreneur
  • Reynaldo Brown: 1968 Olympic high jumper while still at Compton[5]
  • Joe Cain: former NFL player
  • Ken Carpenter: 1936 Olympic discus throw gold medal winner
  • James Coburn: movie and television actor, Oscar winner
  • Robin Cole: former NFL playerr[6]
  • Nadine Conner: opera star
  • Aaron Craver: former NFL player
  • David Croudip: former NFL player
  • Johnny Davis: MLB player
  • DeMar DeRozan: NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs[7]
  • Eazy-E: rapper from the group N.W.A
  • Jamaa Fanaka: independent filmmaker[8]
  • Marv Fleming: NFL tight end with Green Bay Packers and Miami Dolphinsr[9]
  • Alfonso Freeman: actor
  • The Game: rapper
  • William Hanna: animator and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera[10]
  • Tim Harris: former NFL player
  • Ed Hervey: CFL All-star and general manager
  • Roy Jefferson: NFL wide receiver with Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Colts, Washington Redskinsr[11]
  • Dean Jeffries: car designer and builder, movie stuntman
  • Cornelius Johnson: 1936 Olympic high jump champion
  • Datone Jones: NFL Dallas Cowboys[12]
  • Don Klosterman: professional football player, general manager of LA Rams and other teams
  • Jim Marshall: athlete, coach and scout with over 60 years in professional baseball
  • Keb' Mo': blues musician and songwriter[13]
  • Louie Nelson: NBA player[14]
  • Violet Palmer: NBA official[15]
  • Walter Roberts: former NFL player[16]
  • Pete Rozelle: former NFL commissionerr[17]
  • Troy Ruttman: racecar driver
  • Hugo Salcedo soccer player and coach[18]
  • Woody Sauldsberry: basketball player[19]
  • Howard E. Scott: guitarist and co-founder of the funk band War[20]
  • Bobby Smith: former NFL playerr[21]
  • Duke Snider: Hall of Fame baseball player[22]
  • Iva Toguri: Second World War Japanese propaganda broadcaster[23][24]
  • William Cameron Townsend: Bible translator
  • John William Finn: Congressional Medal of Honor recipient World War II.
  • Ulis Williams: 1964 Olympian in track, President of Compton College[25]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Compton High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. ^ The City Of Compton
  3. ^ Marc's Collection of High School Mascots Part 1: A-E
  4. ^ Fisher, Marc (November 17, 2005). "Block That Mascot? Bite Your Tongue". The Washington Post.
  5. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Reynaldo Brown 2010)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Robin Cole 2018)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Demar DeRozan 2010)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  8. ^ "El Companile 58 "Walter Gordon" (Compton High School, Compton, California)". Ancestry.com. Generations Network. 1959. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Marvin Lawrence Fleming 2018)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (William Denby "Bill" Hanna 2010)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Roy Lee Jefferson 2018)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Datone Wayne Jones 2018)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Kevin "Keb'Mo'" Moore 2010)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Louis (Louie) Nelson 2018)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Violet Palmer 2018)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Walt Roberts 2010)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle 2010)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Hugo Salcedo 2018)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Woody Sauldsberry 2018)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  20. ^ "El Companile 64 "Howard Scott" (Compton High School, Compton, California)". Ancestry.com. Generations Network. 1964. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Robert (Bobby) Smith 2018)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Edwin "Duke" Snider 2010)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Interviews of Tokyo Rose,09-09-1945 (full)". YouTube. WWIIPublicDomain. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  24. ^ Close, Frederick P. (2014). Tokyo Rose/an American Patriot : a dual biography (Revised and expanded ed.). p. 55. ISBN 9781442232068. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  25. ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Ulis Williams 2010)". Compton High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

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