San Pedro High School

San Pedro Senior High School
Location
1001 West 15th Street San Pedro , California 90744 United States
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"Wisdom, Integrity and Self-Respect"
Established	1903
Dean	John Bobich, Denise Marovich-Sampson
Principal	Raymond Aubele
Teaching staff	119.13 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment	2,481 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	20.83 [1]
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Athletics conference	Marine League CIF Los Angeles City Section
Mascot	Pirate Pete & YoHo the Parrot
Nickname	Pirates
Newspaper	Fore N Aft
Yearbook	Black and Gold
Website	http://www.sanpedrohs.org/

San Pedro High School is a public high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District and is located in the San Pedro portion of the city of Los Angeles, California. The school serves the entirety of San Pedro as well as most of the Eastview neighborhood of Rancho Palos Verdes. In 2003, the school celebrated its 100th anniversary.

History

It was in the Los Angeles City High School District until 1961, when it merged into LAUSD. ^[2]

In 1971, each Parent Teacher Association meeting had about 24 participants on a regular basis, even though the organization had 1,170 members. ^[3]

Facilities

San Pedro High School is home to two protected landmarks, the Administration Building and Language Arts Building. Both were constructed in 1936 under mandate from the Works Progress Administration. San Pedro High School also has a Mathematics and Sciences Building, a Vocational Arts Building, a cafeteria, numerous bungalow-style classrooms, and three gymnasiums.

The school and its surroundings were the area where much of the filming for the movie Some Kind of Wonderful was shot.

Demographics

As of the school year 2008-09, the racial breakdown included: ^[4]

• 67.1% Hispanic
• 19.0% White
• 9.8% African American
• 0.7% Native American
• 3.5% Asian
• 0.5% Pacific Islander

Athletics

San Pedro High School is also home to the Golden Pirate Regiment (Band and Colorguard), 2015 and 2016 Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA) and LAUSD city division 1A Field Champions. In 2017 the Golden Pirate Regiment won its third straight championship for SCSBOA And LAUSD City in the 2A Division.

In 2018 the Golden Pirate Regiment won the 2018 SCSBOA and LAUSD championships for the 2A Division.

In 2019, the regiment won its fifth straight SCSBOA and LAUSD championship, but this time in the 3A Division. The sports programs at San Pedro High School have won over 60 CIF-Los Angeles City Section championships, with softball leading the way capturing 17 crowns. In 2023, Boys Swimming & Diving won the CIF Los Angeles City Section Championship for a second straight season.

Notable alumni

• Alan Ashby, 1969, former catcher in the Houston Astros, now a sportscaster. ^[5]
• John Bettis, lyricist
• Mister Cartoon, 1969, graffiti and tattoo artist ^[6]
• Misty Copeland, Principal Ballet Dancer for the American Ballet Theatre
• Mario Danelo, 2003, NCAA placekicker
• Eric Erlandson, 1981, co-founder and lead guitarist for 1990s rock/grunge band Hole. ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Anna Lee Fisher, 1967, first mother in space, 1984 crew member of Space Shuttle Discovery
• Brian Harper, 1977, former Major League Baseball Player. ^[7]
• D. L. Hughley, actor and comedian
• Ed Jurak, MLB utility infielder for the Red Sox, Giants and Athletics 1982-1989
• Yuri Kochiyama, human rights activist
• Otis Livingston, 1985, sportscaster and sideline reporter ^[8]
• Garry Maddox, 1968, former MLB player ^[9]
• Haven Moses, NFL wide receiver ^[10]
• Willie Naulls, 1952, former NBA player ^[11]
• John Olguin, 1941, director of the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium ^[12]
• Art Pepper, jazz alto saxophonist
• Miguel Jontel Pimentel, 2003, singer, won the Grammy for best R&B song in 2013. ^[13]
• C. Waldo Powers, 1918, architect behind many historic Los Angeles apartment houses
• Don Shinnick, 1952, NFL linebacker and coach ^[14]
• Mike Watt, D. Boon and George Hurley, 1976, members of punk band Minutemen.
• Brenton Wood, 1963, Songwriter, singer, "Gimme Little Sign", "The Oogum Boogum Song".

References

1. "San Pedro Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
2. "Los Angeles City School District". Los Angeles Unified School District. Archived from the original on 1998-02-07. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
3. Carter, Diane Luck (1977-03-04). "Peninsula PTAs open meetings to students". News-Pilot . San Pedro, Los Angeles. p. 9. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
4. "School Profile". Archived from the original on 2002-01-31. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
5. "Alan Ashby Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
6. Lee, Chris (2009-04-04). "In the world of tag, he's it". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
7. "Brian Harper Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
8. Marconi, Steve (2 November 2018). "More Reasons Every Day to Be Proud of San Pedro". San Pedro Today. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
9. "Garry Maddox Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2000–2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
10. "Haven Moses," ^[usurped] Database Football.
11. "William Dean Naulls," ^[usurped] Basketball-Reference.Com
12. Thursby, Keith (2011-01-03). "John Olguin dies at 89; director of San Pedro's Cabrillo Marine Museum". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2011-01-23.
13. "List Of Grammy Winners". Huffington Post. February 10, 2013.
14. Don Shinnick and James C. Hefley, Always a Winner. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1969; p. 22.

External links

• Los Angeles portal
• Schools portal

• Official website

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