- Glendale High School is an American high school located at 1440 Broadway Avenue East in Glendale, California. The school is the Flagship School of the Glendale Unified School District.
- History
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Glendale High School was founded as Glendale Union High School in 1901 by the residents of the villages of: Glendale, La Crescenta, Burbank, Eagle Rock, Ivanhoe, Tropico, and West Glendale.
- The first classes were held at the Glendale Hotel. The first principal was Mr. Llewellyn Evans and the school consisted of 2 teachers and 29 students. The next year, a new school building was built at the corner of what is today Brand Boulevard and Broadway Avenue.
- Mr. George Moyse was appointed Principal and continued in his role for 35 years until 1937. The school continued to grow rapidly as the years progressed and the school moved several times, first in 1907 to Harvard Street and then later in 1914 to Maryland Street.
- Again, the school continued to grow, as enrollment reached 800 in 1920 and 1,050 in 1921. It was decided then to move the Grade 10, 11, and 12 Classes to a new campus at the corner of present-day Broadway Avenue and Verdugo Road (Grade 9 students remained at the Maryland Street campus, and were later integrated into area Middle Schools). The school has remained in this location (1440 East Broadway, at the southeast corner of Verdugo) since 1924. [1]
- The school suffered extensive damage during spring break in April 1964, when a student who was concerned about his grades set fire to the room in which he thought the grade information was stored. The fire quickly spread throughout the administration building and to adjacent buildings on the campus. The decision was made to reconstruct the campus, leaving the swimming pool, baseball field, tennis courts and football stadium as the only remnants of the old campus.
- In the early 1990's, the decision was made by the School Board to reintegrate ninth graders into the Glendale Unified School District high schools. As a result, the 'J' building was constructed in 1994-1995, opening in September 1995.
- In 2001, Glendale High School celebrated its centennial, by this point, the student population was 3,500 and there were over 100 teachers.[2]
- In 2001, the Glendale High School Visual and Performing Arts Programme (VAPA) was awarded the BRAVO Award for excellence in arts education by the Los Angeles County Music Centre. In 2003, the Programme won another award, the Creative Ticket National School of Distinction Award from the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C.. Glendale High School was the only Public High School to be awarded this honour.
- On July 1, 2005, Ms. Katherine Fundukian replaced Mr. LeRoy Sherman and Mrs. Lou Stewart as Co-Principals, as part of a School District decision to move Glendale High School back to a "traditional" one-principal system from the two-principal system that had been in place.
- In 2006, 8 students from Glendale High school represented the United States at the Junior G8 summit in St. Petersburg Russia, where they discussed world issues and met with the leaders of the G8 nations.
- In 2009, the dance/drill team program under the supervision of Ms. Kelly Palmer, won its 11th consecutive title at the United Spirit Association dance competition. This was held at the Anaheim Convention center.
- Sports
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Glendale High School was among the first schools in Southern California to offer Athletic Sports, and the school's sport program continues to be a major source of pride.
- Glendale High School has two mascots, the Dynamiters in reference to the school Football Programme, and the Nitros in reference to all other sports.
- Glendale High School suffered a big blow to its water polo program back in 2002-2003 season by losing one of its valuble players. Carlos Lopez regarded as one of best upcoming Nitros left the program due to a move out of state.
- In the 2007 JV Boys Water Polo season, the Nitros finished first in league and were crowned league champions. The team was lead by captains Alen Senaian and Aram Hakobyan. In a league of unbeatens, the 6-0 Nitros faced off with the 6-0 rival CV Falcons, who won the game after losing by 7 goals by only one goal. The rematch in the league finals would prove the Nitros as the better team as they won in overtime.
- In the 2008 Varsity Boys Water Polo season, Glendale faced many hardships from school fights, grades, and discipline to earn second place in league. They were led by Vahe Karimian, and Gor Asryan. They managed to get into the 2nd round of CIF where they were bested by the number one ranked Rio Mesa Spartans. The Nitros finished the season ranked 9 in CIF.
- Glendale High School offers the following sports:
- Fall Season (September-November)
- Football
- Girls Volleyball
- Cross Country
- Girls Tennis
- Boys Water Polo
- Winter Season (December-February)
- Girls Water Polo
- Boys Basketball
- Girls Basketball
- Boys Soccer
- Girls Soccer
- Spring Season (March-May)
- Golf
- Baseball
- Softball
- Boys Track and Field
- Girls Track and Field
- Boys Swimming
- Girls Swimming
- Boys Tennis
- Boys Volleyball
- Boys Lacrosse
- Traditions
- Oratorical
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Every March, the school holds its annual "Oratorical" event,students from each class (Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12) are judged on:
- Discipline
- Spirit
- Tableau
- Speech
- The tradition was started in 1910, during a time of heightened interest in Public Speaking in Southern California, it has continued through the years, demonstrating to the Community the pride students have in the school.
- The event is judged by a combination of alumni, community members, and members of the military. The use of military personnel, in particular, has raised some controversy due, with accusations being levied that the primary motive for the event is to indoctrinate students towards a pro-military point of view.
- Newspaper and Yearbook
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The School Newspaper, the Explosion, was first published in 1917, and has continued to be published semi-quarterly.
- The School Yearbook, the Stylus, was started in 1909 as a monthly publication. In 1910, it became a quarterly publication, being published each quarter by a different grade level. Later, it became an annual publication.
- Pat Navolanic Memorial Award
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The Pat Navolanic Memorial Award was established in 1966, in honor of Patrick Navolanic, student body president and Valedictorian of the Class of 1963, who is remembered for being extremely active in school activities, and who died of asphyxiation in December, 1965 while studying abroad in France.[3]
- The award is given to the graduating senior who best exemplifies Navolanic's leadership traits, scholarship skills and athletic prowess, as decided by a council of electors representing all student organizations and sports teams on campus. The winner receives a scholarship in the amount of $2,000, finalists receive $300. The scholarship money is made possible by a financial endowment, as well as generous donations from students, teachers, alumni, and the community.
- The winners of the award are as follows [4]:
- 1966 - Bruce Dalton
- 1967 - Dave Taylor
- 1968 - William Knudsen
- 1969 - Sharon Kemp and Charlie Little
- 1970 - Ralph Winter
- 1971 - Art Sanders
- 1972 - Laura Lee Boerner
- 1973 - John Spear
- 1974 - Marcia Zimmer
- 1975 - Sam Lowe
- 1976 - Mark Hallam
- 1977 - Mark Ewing
- 1978 - Mary Hollywood
- 1979 - Chris Welker
- 1980 - Kerry Steinshouer
- 1981 - Stuart Schoenmann
- 1982 - Greg Schneekluth
- 1983 - Melinda Walters
- 1984 - Clark Peterson
- 1985 - Tina Sproul
- 1986 - Andrea Hallgren
- 1987 - Rashmi Sadana
- 1988 - Tamaki Murakami
- 1989 - Brad Soderlund
- 1990 - Vula Baliotis
- 1991 - Ronnie Apcar and Tom Phan
- 1992 - Amber Novak
- 1993 - Raffi Avedian and Shant Petrossian
- 1994 - Loren Geller
- 1995 - Ruth Ochoa
- 1996 - David Schmittdiel
- 1997 - Nina Kwon
- 1998 - Christine Sung
- 1999 - Tad Nakatani
- 2000 - Christine Anouchian
- 2001 - Jennifer Au
- 2002 - Gerald Sung
- 2003 - William Wagner
- 2004 - Christina Sher
- 2005 - Ray de Mesa
- 2006 - Erika Hernandez
- 2007 - Tigran Nalbandyan
- 2008 - Henrietta Movsessian
- 2009 - Katie Schowengerdt
- Demographics
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Statistics for 2007-2008 School Year [5]
- Students By Grade
- Grade 9 - 744
- Grade 10 - 821
- Grade 11 - 804
- Grade 12 - 754
- Gender and Ethnicity
- Gender
- Female - 1,592 (51%)
- Male - 1,531 (49%)
- Ethnicity
- American Indian/Alaskan Native - 7 (0.2%)
- Asian - 185 (5.9%)
- Pacific Islander - 4 (0.1%)
- Filipino - 301 (9.6%)
- Hispanic/Latino - 902 (28.9%)
- African-American - 56 (1.8%)
- White (Non-Hispanic) - 1,638 (52.4%)
- Multiple or No Response - 30 (1%)
- Notable alumni
- Frankie Albert - 3-time All-American QB at Stanford, member College Football Hall of Fame
- Damon Bame, 2-time All-American linebacker at USC, 1961-62
- Duane Bickett - CIF Player of the Year in basketball; All-American linebacker at USC, 12 seasons in NFL
- Vic Dana - Top 40 singer and popular vocalist of the 1960s.
- Bob Dillinger, .306 career batting average in MLB; led American League 1948 in hits with 207
- Afshin Ghotbi - Head coach of the Iran national football team
- Babe Herman - 13-year Major League Baseball career, .324 lifetime batting average
- Bruce B. Herman - Appraiser, PBS Antiques Roadshow
- Daron Malakian - Guitarist, vocalist System of a Down and Scars on Broadway
- Gene Mako, 1937 & 1938 Wimbledon Doubles Champion
- Marjorie Reed, Western Artist
- Ted Schroeder, 1949 Wimbledon singles tennis champion
- Bob Siebenberg - Drummer in Supertramp
- Dwight Stones - 3-time Olympic high jumper ('72, '76. '84), 10-time world record holder (7'8" best)
- Madeleine Stowe - Actress
- John Wayne - Academy Award winning actor & Hollywood legend
- Bob Wian - Founder of the Bob's Big Boy chain of restaurants
- Esther Williams - Actress, world class swimmer
- Ralph Winter - Film producer (The X-Men Trilogy, Fantastic Four 1 & 2)
- Frank Wykoff - World record sprinter, 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist (1928, 1932, 1936)
- A Pictorial History of Glendale High School Glendale High School, retrieved 22 July 2006
- "GLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY" Congressional Record Online, 15 May 2001, retrieved 15 February 2006
- Enrollment Data - 2006-07 California Department of Education, retrieved 29 April 2006
- Pat Navolonic Memorial Award Winners Glendale High School, retrieved 10 December 2006
- External links
- Glendale High School
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