South Gate High School





































































South Gate High School
Address

3351 Firestone Boulevard


South Gate
,
California
90280


United States

Coordinates
33°57′19″N 118°12′36″W / 33.9553°N 118.20987°W / 33.9553; -118.20987Coordinates: 33°57′19″N 118°12′36″W / 33.9553°N 118.20987°W / 33.9553; -118.20987
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1930; 89 years ago (1930)
School district Los Angeles Unified School District
Principal Gerardo Llamas
Teaching staff 138.8 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2,832 (2016-17)[2]
Student to teacher ratio 26.8[1]
Color(s) Black, White, and Red.
Athletics conference Eastern League
CIF Los Angeles City Section
Mascot Ram
Team name Rams
Rival South East High School
Website

South Gate High School is a 9-12 high school in South Gate, California, United States and is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Sports


    • 3.1 Achievements




  • 4 Notable alumni


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History


South Gate High School opened in January 1930.


Between 1993 and 1996 the number of students that passed Advanced Placement tests in government and macroeconomics subjects increased from 5% to 70%. The teaching of Ron Klein has been credited for this improvement.[3]


Students from this and neighboring 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.[4]


With the support of the school, about 800 students demonstrated against the counterfeiting of CDs of Latino music on December 5, 2002.[5]


On November 3, 2005, about 500 students took part in a sit-in to protest at issues including overcrowding and a lack of textbooks.[6]



Demographics


As of the school year 2008-09, there were a total of 3,383 students attending the high school.[7]



  • 98.8% Hispanic (3,343)

  • 0.4% White (14)

  • 0.3% Black (15)

  • 0.3% Native American (9)

  • 0.2% Asian (4)

  • 0.1% Pacific Islander (3)



Sports



  • Football

  • Soccer

  • Tennis

  • Volleyball

  • Basketball

  • Baseball

  • Marching Band

  • Swimming

  • Cross Country

  • Track and Field

  • Softball

  • Cheerleading

  • Color Guard

  • Water Polo



Achievements



  • Football - 1955 and 1988 3A City Champions

  • Football - 2004 3A City Finalist.

  • Football - Benjamin Viramontes - State Sack Leader with 34 in 2004

  • Football - 1994 undefeated South East conference champions. Beat rival bell to preserve undefeated record. Ronnie Landazuri breaks up pass in final moments: http://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-30/news/ci-56728_1_south-gate-high

  • Soccer - 2005 City Champions

  • Baseball - 1995 3A City Champions

  • Volleyball - 2011 Girls Undefeated Eastern League Champions

  • Track & Field- 2008 Undefeated Eastern League Champions

  • Cross Country- 2007 Undefeated Eastern League Champions

  • Volleyball - 2013 Girls Eastern League Champions

  • Volleyball - 2014 Girls Undefeated Eastern League Champions



Notable alumni




  • Tom Araya, vocalist and bassist of the metal band Slayer[8]


  • Dave Lombardo, former drummer of the metal band Slayer[8]


  • Sam Johnson, American football player


  • Lorenzo Mata, Class of 2004; Player for the U-18 United States Men's Basketball National Team, won a scholarship to play for the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team.[9]


  • Sen Dog, Member of hip hop group Cypress Hill.[10]


  • Mellow Man Ace, Member of hip hop group Cypress Hill[10] group named after a street in the city of South Gate.

  • Steve DaMar, Rapper, Singer-Songwriter


  • Rick Renteria, Major League Baseball player and manager[11][12]


  • Lou Kimzey, publisher and movie producer.


  • King Lil G, solo rapper from AK47 Boyz


  • Eduardo Solis, Human Rights Activist



References





  1. ^ ab South Gate High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 17, 2007.


  2. ^ "South Gate Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 24, 2019..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "70 percent of teacher's students pass Advanced Placement tests", Billy Witz, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, May 28, 2006


  4. ^ [citation needed]


  5. ^ "800 High School Students And Latino Music Stars Destroy Thousands Of Pirated CDs To Kick Off National Hispanic Music Anti-Piracy Campaign" Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, HispanicBusiness.com, December 5, 2002


  6. ^ "South Gate High School protest", Long Beach Press-Telegram, 3 November 2005


  7. ^ http://search.lausd.k12.ca.us/cgi-bin/fccgi.exe?w3exec=school.profile.content&which=8871


  8. ^ ab McIver, Joel (November 11, 2009). The Bloody Reign of Slayer. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857120380.


  9. ^ Lorenzo Mata Archived 2007-11-15 at the Wayback Machine, CSTV. Accessed November 17, 2007.


  10. ^ ab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwD5eAYXmcw


  11. ^ Wulf, Steve (April 4, 2014). "The fall guys". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.


  12. ^ Gonzales, Mark (November 9, 2013). "Renteria climbed managerial ladder the hard way". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 4, 2014.




External links


  • Official website







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