La Serna High School
| La Serna High School | |
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| 15301 E. Youngwood Drive Whittier, California United States |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1961 |
| School district | Whittier Union High School District |
| Principal | Ms. Ann Fitzgerald |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2700-2850[2][3] |
| Color(s) | Crimson Gold White |
| Mascot | Lancer |
| Rival | California High School |
| Newspaper | The Freelancer |
| Yearbook | The Pennon |
| Website | http://www.wuhsd.org/lshs |
La Serna High School (abbreviated LSHS) is a public high school in Whittier, California that was founded in 1961[4] and is part of the Whittier Union High School District. The school's colors are Crimson, Gold and White.
Contents
History
La Serna High School was founded in 1961.[4] The school has been a California Distinguished School four times, in 1990, 1996, 2003, and 2009.[1][5]
Students
At La Serna High School, every Senior is required to complete the Senior Project in order to graduate high school.
Link Crew
Link Crew was a system implemented in 2005 that was aimed at helping incoming freshman students acclimate to the high school environment by having junior and senior peer mentors help them through their first year at La Serna.[5]
Model United Nations
Model United Nations was founded in the 2015-2016 school year under the supervision of Mr. DuPont and Mrs. Sanchez. The MUN club was founded under the excellent leadership of several students, including David Roman.
The Freelancer
The Freelancer is the name of La Serna High School's newspaper, which has one issue released each month during the regular school year. The Freelancer is created and written by the students, who also allow feedback mail to which they respond. One teacher oversees the production of each newspaper per year.
In 2006, English teacher Holly Vance was demoted from her position as the adviser of the newspaper's production,[6] due to the controversial[7] penultimate issue on May 10 of the 2006 school year entitled The ‘S’ Word, which the topic discussed was sex amongst teenagers.[8] Also due to this, the final edition of the year for the month of June was banned and the student body was unsuccessful in overturning the decision.[9]
The Freelancer was revived during the 2014-15 school year under the supervision of English teacher Gina Alexander.
The Pennon
La Serna High School's yearbook is called The Pennon, which, like The Freelancer, is created by the student body and a teacher adviser.
Athletics
La Serna High has a large athletics program. Their sports include football, track and field, cross country, soccer, volleyball, baseball, softball, tennis, wrestling, swimming, and basketball.[10] Boys football and Boys & Girls Cross Country and Boys Water Polo and girls volleyball are held in the autumn; boys and girls basketball, soccer are held in the winter; and boys baseball, tennis,and girls softball, boys and girls swimming, and boys and girls track and field are held in the spring every school year. The varsity football program were the 2013 CIF Southeast Division champions in the southern section with Frankie Palmer's winning touchdown in a double overtime against Norwalk High School.
Notable alumni
- Dave Dalby,[11] 1968 – former center for the Oakland Raiders from 1972 until 1985.
- Royce "The Voice" Reynolds,[12] 1984 – a member of the doo-wop group The Alley Cats.
- Gary Allan Herzberg, 1986 - Country music artist.
- Jeff Davis, 1991 - American actor most notable for his appearances on Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
- Ara Babajian, 1993 - Drummer for The Slackers and The McMartin Choir Boys.
- Andrea Barber,[13] 1994 - American actress most notable for her role as Kimmy Gibbler on Full House.
- Tupe Peko,[14] 1996 - former offensive lineman for the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 until 2004.
- Adam Snyder,[15] 2000 - current offensive guard for the San Francisco 49ers.
- Andrew Garcia [15] 2010 - 9th place on American Idol Season 10.
- Chase De Leo [16] 2014 - Player for the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League.
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 La Serna High School official website. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ↑ La Serna High School at PublicSchoolsReport.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
- ↑ La Serna High School at GreatSchools.net. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
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