Inglewood High School (California)

Inglewood High School
Location
231 South Grevillea Avenue Inglewood, California, United States
Coordinates	33°57′40″N118°21′21″W / 33.96111°N 118.35583°W / 33.96111; -118.35583
Information
Type	Public high school
Founded	1905
School district	Inglewood Unified School District
CEEB code	51260
Principal	Lamar Collins
Teaching staff	37.74 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	778 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	20.61 [1]
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Green and white
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Ocean League
Nickname	Sentinels
Rival	Morningside High School
Communities served	Inglewood

Inglewood High School is a four-year public high school in Inglewood, California, United States. It is a part of the Inglewood Unified School District.

Administration building at foot of Nutwood Avenue, 1947

Interval between class periods, 1947

History

The school opened its doors in 1905.

Notable faculty

• Daniel Anthony Farris (also known as D Smoke), rap artist, Spanish and music-theory teacher ^[2]
• Gladys Waddingham, author, taught Spanish for 45 years at the high school ^[3]

Notable alumni

Basketball

• DeAngelo Collins, professional basketball player ^[4]
• Jason Crowe, professional basketball player
• Ade Dagunduro, professional basketball player
• Lauren Ervin, professional basketball player
• Noel Felix, professional basketball player
• Jason Hart, NBA basketball player ^[5]
• Jay Humphries, professional basketball player
• Ralph Jackson, NBA basketball player ^[6]
• Travele Jones, professional basketball player
• Vince Kelley, NBL Australia basketball player ^[7]
• Harold Miner, USC and NBA basketball player, Slam Dunk Contest champion ^[8]
• Paul Pierce, NBA basketball player, 10-time All-Star ^[9]
• Reggie Theus, professional basketball player and college head coach ^[10]
• Doug Thomas, professional basketball player
• Fred Williams, WNBA basketball coach, college basketball coach at USC, 1983–1997

Baseball

• Dottie Wiltse Collins, AAGPBL player and 'Strikeout Queen' ^[11]
• Coco Crisp, former Major League Baseball (MLB) player ^[12]
• Pat Dodson, former MLB player ^[13]
• Gail Henley, former MLB player ^[14]
• Horacio Ramírez, former MLB and Mexican League player and current coach ^[15]

Football

• Shaquelle Evans, NFL football player ^[16]
• TJ Harden, college football player ^[17]
• Lawrence Jackson, NFL football player ^[18]
• Gary Kerkorian, NFL football player ^[19]
• Montana Lemonious-Craig, NFL football player ^[20]
• Verl Lillywhite, professional football player
• Justyn Martin, college football player ^[21]
• Benson Mayowa, NFL football player
• Patrick Onwuasor, NFL player
• Jarvis Redwine, professional football player
• Justus Ross-Simmons, college football player
• Jim Sears, AFL and NFL football player ^[22]
• Jim Sutherland, college football head coach, class of 1933
• Zaven Yaralian, football coach

Others

• Glenn M. Anderson, 37th lieutenant governor of California, Congressman ^[23]
• Sonny Bono, singer, songwriter, actor, and politician ^[24]
• Jeanne Crain, actress ^[25]
• Robert Finch, 38th lieutenant governor of California ^[3]
• Mack 10, rapper
• David Marks, guitarist for the Beach Boys
• Donald Merrifield, Jesuit priest and former president of Loyola University of Los Angeles ^[26]
• Edla Muir, architect ^[27]
• Ms. Toi, rapper ^[28]

References

1. "Inglewood High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
2. "'Rhythm + Flow' Champ D Smoke Reveals Why Cardi B Got Lawyers Involved During 'Battles' Round (Exclusive)". ET Online.
3. Oliver, Myrna (April 18, 1997). "Gladys Waddingham; Inglewood Historian". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 25, 2014.
4. "DeAngelo Collins, 2002 Center". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
5. Shepard, Eric (February 12, 1996). "Inglewood's Hart Scrutinized Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
6. Axelrod, Phil (March 19, 1980). "LA's Ralph Jackson Brings Repertoire Into Roundball". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved March 25, 2014.
7. Where Are They Now? Vince Kelley
8. Matthews, Stuart (January 17, 1988). "Sentinels' Harold Miner Poised for Super-Stardom". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
9. Witz, Billy (June 10, 2008). "Pierce's Road From Inglewood Could Hit Its Summit Nearby". New York Times . Retrieved March 25, 2014.
10. Lewis, Jason (March 29, 2013). "Local Legends: Reggie Theus". Los Angeles Sentinel . Retrieved March 25, 2014.
11. Goldstein, Richard (August 15, 2008). "Dottie Collins, 84, Star Pitcher of Women's Baseball League, Dies". New York Times . Retrieved May 12, 2022.
12. Edes, Gordon (February 12, 2006). "He's a go-go". Boston Globe . Retrieved March 25, 2014.
13. "Inglewood HS (Inglewood, CA) Baseball Players". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
14. "Gail Henley Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
15. Wilson, Burt (June 16, 2013). "Barnstormers' Horacio Ramirez learned to pitch in a Brave new world". Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
16. Shaq Evans, National Football League
17. Williams, James (June 14, 2021). "Inglewood RB Tomarion Harden gives UCLA football a verbal commitment". Orange County Register. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
18. Guild, Ron (January 23, 2014). "Miller named new Inglewood football coach". Wave Newspapers. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
19. "Kerkorian, Monachino Resume Duel". San Bernardino County Sun . Newspapers.com. November 16, 1949. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
20. Spratling, Shotgun (December 2, 2019). "How Montana Lemonious-Craig's recruitment improved with patience and Inglewood's turnaround". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 23, 2025.
21. Inglewood quarterback Justyn Martin commits to UCLA
22. "USC All-American Footballer Jim Sears Dies". University of Southern California. January 7, 2002. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
23. Kowsky, Kim (August 9, 1995). "The Stories of Her Hometown : A former teacher races the clock to finish another of her histories of life in Inglewood". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
24. Yates, Nona (January 7, 1998). "Sonny Bono, a Chronology". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
25. "Jeanne Crain". hometownstohollywood.com. Hometowns to Hollywood. February 12, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
26. Thursby, Keith (March 3, 2010). "Donald P. Merrifield dies at 81; former president of Loyola Marymount". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 10, 2010.
27. Sarah Allaback, The First Women Architects (University of Illinois Press 2008): 156. ISBN   0252033213
28. "The Class of Ninety One". Inglewood High School Yearbook. Inglewood, California: Inglewood High School. 1988. p. 120. Retrieved November 27, 2017– via Classmates.com.

External links

• Greater Los Angeles portal
• Schools portal

• Official website