| Number of Schools Managed |
10 |
7 |
| Number of Students Managed |
9,125 students |
3,960 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$79,795,000 |
$37,604,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$95,352,000 |
$39,520,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,745 |
$9,496 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$10,450 |
$9,980 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
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- Los Alamitos High School (also known as Los Al) is a public school for grades 9 to 12 located in Los Alamitos, California, and also serving the city of Seal Beach and the community of Rossmoor. It is the only traditional high school in the Los Alamitos Unified School District; the far smaller Laurel High School serves as a continuation school and as the district office site. Both Oak Middle School and McAuliffe Middle School feed into Los Alamitos High.
- History
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In its very first year, classes were held at Pine Junior High School (now McAuliffe Middle), and only sophomores attended. The following year saw the school move into its new campus whose buildings were specifically designed for Los Al's unique flexible scheduling program (and the addition of juniors, followed by seniors the next year). This version of flexible scheduling used then-current computer technology to generate daily class schedules based on each instructor's lesson plans. Students would report each morning to their "scheduling class" to receive their daily schedule - broken into a series of "modules". Each teacher would select the needed number of fifteen minute modules to allow for that day's instruction, whether it be a test, a lecture, a lab, etc. In their scheduling class, students could rearrange or fill open modules from the "October" schedule, a listing of available classes. This allowed serious students to make the best use of their schedule to attend classes in a sequence that made more sense for that day.
- Los Al's unique flexible scheduling was replaced with a traditional school schedule in 1977 after it was discovered that less disciplined students were abusing the system. For those more dedicated students who leveraged the school's unique scheduling to their advantage, Los Al produced an extraordinary number of early graduates, who went on to succeed in the best universities.
- Beginning in Fall 1987, the Orange County High School of the Arts was resident on its campus, but its success and growth led it to move to a bigger campus in Santa Ana in 2001.
- Los Alamitos is also known for their fierce rivalry with Esperanza High School.
- Principals of Los Alamitos High School:
- 1967-1968 Wilbur Wheaton
- 1968-1970 William McKee
- 1970-1976 Dale Schroeder
- 1976-1979 Mary Franks
- 1979-1980 Dale Hughes
- 1980-1985 (Dr.) Rudy Castruita
- 1985-1998 Carol Hart
- 1998 (Int.) Sherry Kropp
- 1998-2000 Dr. Rebecca Shore
- 2000 (Int.) Kelly Godfrey
- 2000-2006 Dan Brooks
- 2006-2009 Kelly Godfrey
- 2009- Dr. Grant Litfin
- Extracurricular activities
- Athletic programs
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Los Al is known for its success in many Varsity sports. The boys Varsity Football team won a CIF Southern Section Div. 3 title in 1991, and Division II titles in 1992 and 1993 (the latter a shared title with Esperanza) and won a Division I championship in 2002, and reached the finals and semi-finals on numerous other occasions, most recently in 2004. The Boys water polo team was also CIF-SS Division II champions in Fall 1999, and 2004 and were CIF-SS Masters champions in 2007.
- The girl's volleyball team were CIF Southern Section Division IA champions in 2002 and 2004, and won CIF Division I State championships in 2003 2005, and 2006.
- Girls soccer won CIF section titles in 1996 (Div. II), 1997 (Div. I) and 2005 (Div. I). The last team was also named the No. 1 team in the nation by Student Sports Magazine. Another indicator of the success of the program was that in 2007 there were 17 Los Al alumni girls playing NCAA Division I soccer.
- The Griffin Varsity Boys soccer team won CIF-Southern Section titles in 1991 and 2002. Alums Mike Munoz (2001) and Jonathan Bornstein (2002) have both made MLS rosters (Galaxy and Chivas USA) and Bornstein was not only the MLS 2007 Rookie of the Year but is currently on the US Men's Nationa,l team roster.
- The boys Basketball team won CIF Division IA and IAA championships in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Los Al Basketball great Ali Ton holds the assist record at Davidson College
- The Los Alamitos High School marching band/entertainment unit took sweepstakes in their division for the first time in 2006, after going undefeated all season. The unit has an award-winning drumline as well as Colorguard.
- The LAHS Surf Team took second place over all in ISF State Championships in 2009. Boys Shortboard finished with second place, bodyboard placed third and Girls Longboard finished as State Champions. Los Al finished in third place in 2008 and First place in 2007 and 2006.
- In their third season of competition, the LAHS Girls Lacrosse team was the undefeated CIF Division I Orange County and Southern Section Champions in 2009. Los Al finished the season ranked #4 in the state of California.
- The Los Alamitos High School Vocal Music Program
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The Los Alamitos High School Vocal Music Program boasts six choir groups, listed below in order of prestige:
- Sound FX : The advanced mixed show choir.
- Soundtrax : The advanced women's show choir.
- Xpressions : The advanced mixed concert choir which specializes in classical music.
- Xtreme : The beginning men's choir.
- Axcent : The beginning women's choir. Andrew Clapp was the lead soprano and grew a large beard.
- The Choral Director
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Starting in Fall of 2008, Mr. David Moellenkamp assumed the responsibility of director of the famed Los Alamitos High School Choirs. He is the Current President of the United Choir Director's Association of America (UCDAA). Moellenkamp has 16 years of prior teaching experience at Sullivan High School in Sullivan, Illinois where he brought his group to be national champions. He has directed numerous off-broadway musicals and enjoys working with inner-city youth by putting on musical camps over the summer through his non-profit organization, The Moellenkamp Foundation of Musical Education For Children, which raised $1.3 million. Prior to becoming a teacher he worked as an assistant to the mayor of Sullivan, enforcing laws for the ethical treatment of farm animals. All of this experience, however, does not compare to his performance in broadway musicals such as, Evita, Les Miserables, and Children of Eden. He hopes to bring Sound Fx to the United in Music World Show Choir Competition held in Germany 2010 to be crowned Grand Champions.
- CIF teams
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Note: This list does not include sports which are currently clubs and thus not officially recognized in CIF.
- Basketball
- Baseball
- Football
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Water Polo
- Surfing
- Lacrosse
- Other school group programs
- Show Choir
- Color Guard
- Cheerleading
- Dance
- Marching Band
- Academic Accolades
- United States Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School - 1990, 1994, 1998 (Special Honors in Art Education for 1998)
- California Department of Education California Distinguished School - 1988, 1994, 1998, 2009
- California School Boards Association Golden Bell Awards - 1998 (Griffins with a Mission), 2005 (Contemporary Media in the Arts
- Notable alumni
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- Actors
- Dante Basco - actor (Hook, Take the Lead)
- Stephanie J. Block - singer, actress (Elphaba in Wicked, Liza Minelli in The Boy From Oz, and Grace O'Malley in The Pirate Queen on Broadway)
- Cathy Cavadini - voice actress (Tanya Mousekewitz in Fievel Goes West, Blossom on The Powerpuff Girls)
- Chad Doreck - actor ( You're the One that I Want!)
- Susan Egan - singer, actress (First Belle in Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, the voice of Megara in Disney's Hercules)
- Kayla Ewell - actress (The Bold and the Beautiful, The O.C.)
- Michael Fishman - actor (D.J. Conner on Roseanne)
- Lauren German - actress - (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Part II)
- Myles Jeffrey - actor (My Mom's Got a Date With a Vampire, Recess)
- Jason Lewis - actor (Sex & The City, Brothers & Sisters)
- Allison Mack - actress (Smallville)
- Taryn Manning - actress (Crossroads, Hustle & Flow, Cold Mountain)
- Matthew Morrison - stage actor (Hairspray on Broadway)
- Sarah Ramos - actress
- Cathy Rigby - Olympic gymnast, stage actress (Peter Pan)
- Matthew Shaffer - actor
- Clayton Snyder - actor (Lizzie McGuire)
- Jodie Sweetin - actress (Stephanie Tanner on Full House)
- Anneliese Van der Pol - singer, actress (That's So Raven, Last Belle in Beauty and the Beast on Broadway)
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- Sports
- Jonathan Bornstein '2002 - professional soccer - Chivas USA (MLS); US national soccer team
- Antoine Cason '2004 - NFL - San Diego Chargers, All-American University of Arizona, 2007 NCAA Jim Thorpe Award Winner
- Lynne Cox '1975 - long-distance open-water swimmer and author
- Jacqueline Frank DeLuca '1998 - American water polo goalkeeper, 2004 bronze medal Olympian and two-time collegiate National Player of the Year.
- Greg A. Harris '1974 - former Major League Baseball player. He is the only player to pitch both left-handed and right-handed in a MLB game.
- Keenan Howry '1998 - NFL - former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver
- Mike Kelly 1988 - former Major League Baseball player, 3-time All-America at Arizona State, No. 1 pick in 1992 baseball draft.
- Chris Kluwe 2000 - NFL - Minnesota Vikings
- Mike Munoz 2001 - MLS - Los Angeles Galaxy. Formerly of Chivas USA.
- Stacey Nelson 2005 - Softball - 2009 Florida Gators softball team; US Women's National team, 2009
- Robb Nen 1987 - Retired Major League Baseball player. Played for Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, San Francisco Giants.
- Ifeanyi Ohalete 1997 - NFL & AFL - former Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, and New York Dragons safety
- Mike Patterson 2001 - NFL - Philadelphia Eagles, All-American USC
- Bernard Riley 1999 - NFL & AFL - former defensive tackle of the Los Angeles Avengers, Columbus Destroyers, Arizona Rattlers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Jared Rollins - UFC - The Ultimate Fighter season six on Spike
- Orlando Scandrick 2005 - NFL - Dallas Cowboys
- J.T. Snow 1986 - Retired Major League Baseball player. Played for New York Yankees, California Angels, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox
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- Music
- Chris Tsagakis - Drummer in RX Bandits
- Ryan A. Humphrey - former drummer of Anti-Fun Society, former trombone player of Chase Long Beach on Victory Records
- Aaron Barrett - lead singer of the ska band Reel Big Fish
- Joe Escalante - bass guitarist of The Vandals and owner of Kung Fu Records; on-air personality Indie 103-FM
- Scott Klopfenstein - trumpet, guitar and singer from Ska band Reel Big Fish as well as lead singer, pianist and guitar player of The Littlest Man Band
- Maile Misajon - singer in the band Eden's Crush
- Monique Powell and Steve White - of the ska band Save Ferris
- Priest Soopafly Brooks - Hip hop producer
- Brooks Wackerman - current drummer of Bad Religion
- Dan Bieranowski - former bass guitarist of Metalcore band Scars of Tomorrow
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- Others
- Peter Baird - Emmy winning audio producer
- Bayless Conley - Televangelist
- Michael Killen - Emmy award winning video producer and musician
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- Notable Criminals
- Mikhail Markhasev - Murderer of Bill Cosby's son Ennis Cosby
- Jeremy Strohmeyer - Murdered 7 year old Sherrice Iverson at the Primmadonna Resort and Casino in Primm, Nevada
- Kevin Davis - Former LAHS school teacher convicted for oral copulation with a student on campus
- Bands
- Reel Big Fish
- RX Bandits
- Save Ferris
- The Vandals
- External links
- Los Alamitos High School Home page
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