Bell Gardens High School
| Bell Gardens High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 6119 Agra Street Bell Gardens, California |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1947 |
| School district | Montebello Unified School District |
| Principal | Juan Herrera |
| Enrollment | 3570[1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Gray |
| Athletics conference | Almont League CIF Southern Section |
| Team name | Lancers |
| Newspaper | Lancer Scroll |
| Website | School Website |
Bell Gardens High School is a public high school in Bell Gardens, California, part of the Montebello Unified School District.
History
The campus was built in the 1930s and 1940s.[citation needed] After years of development and construction, BGHS's new three story building was opened on December 18, 2005.[citation needed]
In 2005, the high school underwent a further phase of renovation when the school's athletic field, otherwise known as "Lancer Stadium", received a $1 million upgrade. The gradually decaying long-standing natural dirt/grass field was replaced with a state of the art synthetic turf playing field along with a new 440 yard track surrounding it. The process commenced during the latter half of the 2004–2005 school year and was gradually completed the following spring in January 2006.[citation needed]
Sports
The boys basketball program won 2 C.I.F. titles in 1961 and 1962 The boys soccer program has won 3 C.I.F. titles in 1984, 1991, and 1994.[citation needed] The boys water polo program has won 3 C.I.F. titles in 1995, 1996, and 1998. The girls water polo program has won 4 straight C.I.F. titles; 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 including a Southern Section record 85 consecutive wins.
Notable alumni
- Assemblymember Cristina Garcia, District 58, elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2014. Unseated the Calderon Family from office.
- Michael Granville 800 meter high school national record holder at 1:46.45.
- Bob Bedell 1961, back to back CIF basketball champion, CIF MVP 1961 & 1962, played professionally in the American Basketball Association.
- Patty Cardenas, Olympic Water Polo player
- Eddie Cochran, musician
- Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud, Cypress Hill's DJ and producer. He also produced tracks for Funkdoobiest, House of Pain, Dizzee Rascal, Ice Cube, U2, Depeche Mode and more.
- John Force, NHRA drag racer, 15-time Funny Car division champion, 17 -time champion car owner
- Brenda Villa 1998, water polo, 3-time Olympic medal winner
- Esteban "Stevie" Rodriguez (soccer), currently plays for Dorados de Sinaloa in Ascenso MX, on loan from Club Tijuana. Rodriguez started four matches for the United States at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
- Hector Jiménez (soccer) 2006, Current Midfielder for the Columbus,Crew #12. 2-time MLS Cup Champion with Los Angeles Galaxy 11' & 12'
- Johnny Lee Clary, Professional Wrestling champion Johnny Angel, former racist KKK leader turned born again Evangelist [2] [3]
References
- ↑ Bell Gardens High School – Bell Gardens, California – CA – School overview. Greatschools.net (2011-06-05). Retrieved on 2012-08-02.
- ↑ The Way We Were Bell Gardens High
- ↑ Mr. Hogue's Wisdom
