San Fernando High School

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San Fernando High School, located in San Fernando, California, is a secondary school that is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school colors are black and gold and the girl teams are called the Lady Tigers, and the boy teams Tigers.It is the only high school in California with Project G.R.A.D.(Graduation Really Achieves Dreams).San Fernando High School also has the Puente Project [1],a national-award winning program which has assissted thousands of students reach their dreams of college success.

1 History
2 Athletics
- 2.1 Football
- 2.2 Wrestling
3 Notable Alumni
4 External links

[edit] History

San Fernando High School,the second oldest school in the San Fernando Valley, was established 1896 [2]. The first campus was located on Fifth Street and Hager Street. In 1906 the school was moved to a site on North Brand Boulevard. In 1952 the school moved to its present location at 11133 O'Melveny Avenue. The North Brand Boulevard location now houses San Fernando Middle School.

San Fernando High School's attendnace boundary changed numerous times when new high schools opened in the area. In fall 2006 9th and 10th graders in a portion of San Fernando High School's 2005-2006 school year zone will attend Arleta High School instead of San Fernando; Arleta will phase in grades 11 through 12 [3].

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Football

Operating the wishbone offense (a rarity in California) with future USC stars Charles White and Kevin Willimas, San Fernando won the L.A. City Football title in 1974 and 1975. Prior to the 1975 season, they were ranked #1 in the country and promptly lost their first game of the season to Gardena High by a score of 41-0. They rebounded, losing only one more game (and defeating John Elway's Granada Hills High team along the way) to earn a spot in the city playoffs. The got their revenge as they easily defeated Gardena on their way to the city title.

[edit] Wrestling

Holding the largest number of City Championships in Los Angeles, it could be said that San Fernando High School's Wrestling team is the team to beat every year. In the spring season of 2006, the Tiger Wrestling Team had a perfect, undefeated season of 21-0. As a whole, they took first place at the C.I.F. City Championships, with five of their wrestlers qualifying for the State Championships. Although they did not place at State, their hopes are still high for the next season.