St. John Bosco High School
| St. John Bosco High School | |
|---|---|
 Ad Deum Qui Laetificat Juventutem Meam (To God, Who Gives Joy To My Youth) | |
| Address | |
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13640 Bellflower Boulevard Bellflower, California, (Los Angeles County) 90706 USA | |
| Coordinates | 33°54′25″N 118°7′28″W / 33.90694°N 118.12444°WCoordinates: 33°54′25″N 118°7′28″W / 33.90694°N 118.12444°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, All-Male |
| Religious affiliation(s) |
Roman Catholic; Salesian |
| Patron saint(s) | St. John Bosco |
| Established | 1940 |
| CEEB Code | 050-260 |
| President | Paul Escala |
| Director | Fr. Joseph Nguyen, SDB |
| Principal | Casey Yeazel |
| Faculty | 60 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 820 (2014-2015) |
| Average class size | 28 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15:1 |
| Campus size | 36 acres (150,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Blue, white and gold |
| Athletics | 13 varsity interscholastic sports teams |
| Athletics conference | CIF-SS; Trinity League |
| Nickname | Braves |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges[1] |
| Newspaper | The Brave |
| Website | http://www.bosco.org |
St. John Bosco High School (SJBHS) is a Catholic college preparatory school located in Bellflower, California, USA in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, conducted by the Salesians of St. John Bosco, San Francisco Province. SJBHS is named after Saint John Bosco and was originally founded as an elementary and intermediate boarding school by the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1940. The first high-school class graduated in 1956, and in 1979 the boarding school closed. Its sister school is St. Joseph High School (Lakewood, California)
During the Second World War, portions of the school were used as a military barracks. The school is a Catholic high school in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and has a student body of 758 students in grades 9-12. St. John Bosco High School is one of the premier Catholic high schools in Southern California. The school's philosophy is to develop the "whole person" including "spiritually, morally, intellectually, socially, culturally, artistically, and physically".
Student life
- Oingo Boingo played at St. John Bosco's gymnasium for a dance back in the eighties
- Recently, St. John Bosco High School was the host site for a concert festival dubbed "Brave Fest" which included appearances by The Tragic Thrills, and Parachute.
- During Freshmen orientation new Braves are introduced to the "underground skating rink" a Braves tradition with origins unknown.
- There is no underground skating rink at St. John Bosco High School. There is, however, an underground bowling alley located underneath the original campus "200" building in the basement.
Athletics
- St. John Bosco's football team is considered a powerhouse and won the 2013 California State title and National Title
- St. John Bosco's 2013 Percussion Ensemble received the American Drumline Association (ADLA) championship for scholastic division A championships.
Notable alumni
- Chad Allen, actor
- Steve Carfino, basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes and Australian National Basketball League[2]
- James Cotton, NBA player[3]
- Schea Cotton, basketball player[4]
- Joe Cowan, graduated in 2003 and holds numerous school records in track and field as well as football; played for the UCLA Bruins' football program.
- Patrick Cowan, graduated in 2004, starting quarterback for the UCLA Bruins football team and NFL player[5]
- Benjamin Cruz, retired Chief Justice of Guam, Democratic Senator in the Guam Legislature, member Democratic National Committee
- Tim DeRuyter, football coach
- Nomar Garciaparra, American baseball player (class of 1991); from 1996 to 2009 he played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Oakland Athletics; currently a TV commentator for the Dodgers[6]
- Jelani Gardner, McDonalds All American basketball player for Cal and Pepperdine
- Isaac Hamilton, college basketball player[7]
- Todd Husak, Stanford and NFL quarterback[8]
- Joey Karam, plays keyboard/synthesizer for The Locust and One Day as a Lion
- Dennis Lamp, from 1977-92, Lamp pitched for the Chicago Cubs (1977–80), Chicago White Sox (1981–83), Toronto Blue Jays (1984–86), Oakland Athletics (1987), Boston Red Sox (1988–91) and Pittsburgh Pirates[9]
- Evan Longoria, graduated in 2003, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman, 2008 American League rookie of the year[10]
- Leon McFadden, San Francisco 49ers cornerback
- Keith Price, starting quarterback for University of Washington[11]
- Josh Rosen, American football quarterback for UCLA
- Bud Smith, MLB pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 2001-02; one of only 18 MLB pitchers since 1900 to throw no-hitter during his rookie season[10]
Filming location
- Bosco was used in the 1988 motion picture The Invisible Kid starring Jay Underwood and Chynna Phillips.[12]
- The gym was used during the basketball scenes in The Amazing Spider-Man.[13]
- Various areas of the school were also used for the television programs Jane the Virgin and Enlisted (TV series).
References
- ↑ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ↑ "Hawks snare star Carfino". The Daily Reporter. April 10, 1980. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- ↑ "James Wesley Cotton". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Schea Cotton" (PDF). NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Patrick Cowan". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Nomar Garciaparra". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ↑ Morales, Robert (February 28, 2013). "The Isaac & Daniel Hamilton Show a big hit". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Todd Husak". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Dennis Lamp profile". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- 1 2 The Baseball Cube statistics; accessed March 31, 2009.
- ↑ "17 Keith Price". CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Filming locations for The Invisible Kid". Internet Movie Database.
- ↑ St. John Bosco News Letter: Bosco Featured in Latest Spider-man Film
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