Public high school in California, US
Compton High School is a high school inCompton, California , United States, part of theCompton Unified School District .
Compton Union High School in 1912 Compton Union High School opened in 1896. Both the high school and Compton Junior High School were severely damaged in the1933 Long Beach earthquake . The school re-established asCompton Senior High School in the 1950s afterCompton College separated from the high school district and opened its new campus at 1111 East Artesia Boulevard in 1953.
During the 1960s, there was a dramatic transition from awhite student body to one which was predominantlyAfrican-American .[ 3] 1992 Los Angeles Riots , many black people leftSouth Los Angeles and moved to theAntelope Valley , theInland Empire , or theSan Joaquin Valley . Today, Compton High School is over eighty percentLatino as Mexican immigrants settled inSouth Los Angeles .
Ground broke on a new high school campus on May 7, 2022 and is expected to open in 2025.[ 4] DLR Group , the facility will feature a new performing arts center, academic building, and athletic facilities. New classroom spaces will provide Compton’s 2,500 students the opportunity to participate in programs such as Construction Manufacturing, Graphic Arts, A/V Technology, Communications, Robotics, and Culinary Arts. Additionally, there will be a new football/soccer stadium and outdoor swimming pool.[ 5]
On June 15, 2017,Dr. Dre pledged to donate $10 million to the school for a 1200-seat performing arts theater.[ 6]
Compton College 's team nick-name is the Tartars, named after theTurkic Tatars , so the team nick-name for Compton High School became the "Tartar Babies". The mascot is "Baby Tartar", who wears a diaper and carries a big sword.[ 7] [ 8]
Rod Barksdale :NFL wide receiver with Las Vegas Raiders andDallas Cowboys Polly Bergen : movie, television and stage actress, singer, entrepreneurReynaldo Brown : 1968 Olympic High Jumper while still at Compton[ 9] Joe Cain : former NFL playerKen Carpenter : 1936 Olympic discus throw gold medal winnerJames Coburn : movie and television actor, Oscar winnerRobin Cole : former NFL player[ 10] Nadine Conner : opera starAaron Craver : former NFL playerDavid Croudip : former NFL playerJohnny Davis : MLB playerDeMar DeRozan : NBA player[ 11] DJ Yella : DJ from the groupN.W.A Eazy-E : rapper from the groupN.W.A Jamaa Fanaka : independent filmmaker[ 12] Marv Fleming : NFL tight end withGreen Bay Packers andMiami Dolphins [ 13] The Game : rapperRoddy Ricch : rapper[ 14] William Hanna : animator and co-founder ofHanna-Barbera [ 15] Tim Harris : former NFL playerEd Hervey :CFL All-star and general managerRoy Jefferson : NFL wide receiver withPittsburgh Steelers ,Baltimore Colts , andWashington Redskins [ 16] Dean Jeffries : car designer and builder, movie stuntmanCornelius Johnson : 1936 Olympic high jump championDatone Jones : NFL defensive end withDallas Cowboys [ 17] Freeman King : ComedianDon Klosterman : professional football player, general manager ofLA Rams and other teamsJim Marshall : athlete, coach and scout with over 60 years in professional baseballKeb' Mo' : blues musician and songwriter[ 18] Louie Nelson : NBA player[ 19] Violet Palmer : NBA official[ 20] Walter Roberts : former NFL player[ 21] Pete Rozelle : former NFL commissioner[ 22] Troy Ruttman : racecar driverHugo Salcedo soccer player and coach[ 23] Woody Sauldsberry : basketball player[ 24] Howard E. Scott : guitarist and co-founder of the funk bandWar [ 25] Bobby Smith : former NFL player[ 26] Duke Snider : Hall of Fame baseball player[ 27] Walter R. Tucker, III : former mayor of Compton and congressman for the 37th DistrictIva Toguri : Second World War Japanese propaganda broadcaster[ 28] [ 29] William Cameron Townsend : Bible translatorJohn William Finn : CongressionalMedal of Honor recipientWorld War II .Ulis Williams : 1964 Olympian in track, President ofCompton College [ 30] ^a b c "Compton High" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedDecember 26, 2024 .^ "2020-21 Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade: Compton High" .California Department of Education . Retrieved9 April 2022 .^ The City Of Compton ^ "Construction Begins on Long-Awaited Compton High School" .DLR Group . Retrieved2022-05-19 .^ "Compton High School" .DLR Group . Retrieved2022-05-19 .^ "StackPath" .www.asumag.com . 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(2014).Tokyo Rose/an American Patriot : a dual biography ISBN 9781442232068 . Retrieved10 February 2016 . ^ "Compton High School Hall of Fame (Ulis Williams 2010)" .Compton High School Alumni Association . Retrieved15 May 2020 .
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