Bishop Alemany High School
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| Bishop Alemany High School | |
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| 11111 North Alemany Drive Los Angeles (Mission Hills), California, (Los Angeles County), 91345  United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°16′28.5″N 118°27′40.5″W / 34.274583°N 118.46125°WCoordinates: 34°16′28.5″N 118°27′40.5″W / 34.274583°N 118.46125°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1956 |
| Oversight | Archdiocese of Los Angeles |
| Principal | Frank Ferry |
| Vice principal | Keith Murphy |
| Asst. Principal | Brother Kevin Cunniff Jan Galla |
| Chaplain | Fr. Norm Supancheck |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1600 (as of 2008-09) |
| Color(s) | Cardinal and Gold |
| Team name | Warriors |
| Accreditation(s) | Western Association of Schools and Colleges [1] |
| Newspaper | Sword and Shield |
| Yearbook | Recuerdos |
| Tuition | $6,985 (As of 2008-09) |
| Deans | Bill Barritt David Urbach |
| Dean of Girls | Angela Urbach |
| Dean of Discipline | Samantha Phillips |
| Admissions Director | Sr. Anne Kavanagh |
| Athletic Director | Randall Thompson (boys) Michael Solar (girls) |
| Website | http://www.alemany.org |
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Bishop Alemany High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in the Mission Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, located in the San Fernando Valley. It is located within the San Fernando Pastoral Region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Alemany is known for a strong academic program, along with active sports and performing arts programs, and boasts 96% of its students are accepted into colleges and universities. The school is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges through May 2011.[2]
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[edit] History
Founded in 1947 as a school for girls, it was originally named St. Ferdinand High School. In 1956, the school admitted boys for the first time, and changed its name to Bishop Alemany High School. The school's present namesake is Joseph Sadoc Alemany, the first archbishop of San Francisco.
Alemany used to be located on the north side of Rinaldi Ave, just east of Sepulveda Blvd, but the Northridge Earthquake in 1994 forced the school to move across the street into the old seminary buildings at the historic San Fernando Mission. The 1971 Sylmar Earthquake did considerable damage to Alemany's campus, as well.
[edit] Athletics
In 2006, Bishop Alemany High School changed their mascot from the Alemany Indians to the Bishop Alemany Warriors.
The rivalary between Chaminade College Preparatory of West Hills, California and Bishop Alemany High School is one of the strongest in the San Fernando Mission League. In the sports of softball and football, the games between the two teams are usually played the last game of the season.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Kirsten Anderberg - Independent media journalist
- Richard "Cheech" Marin (1964) - Legendary Comedian (His mother Elsa Marin is a longtime Alemany employee)
- Phil Poirier - NFL player
- David Berganio Jr. - Professional golfer
- Randy Poltl (1970) - NFL player
- Chris Preimesberger (1970) - Noted journalist with eWEEK, C/net, L.A. Daily News.
- Casey Clausen - University of Tennessee quarterback (2000-2003)
- Charli Turner Thorne (1984) - Head Women's Basketball coach at Arizona State University
- [1]Doug Tait (1993) - TV and Motion Picture Actor
- Frank del Olmo - Journalist, Associate Editor of the Los Angeles Times
- Jim Pons (1961)-bass guitarist for The Leaves, The Turtles, and The Mothers of Invention
- Judith Baca (1964)-Chicana artist/muralist
- Alyssa Diaz (2003)- Actress
- [2]Jack Impellizzeri (1992) - Actor
- Francia Almendárez (2006) - Bring It On: All or Nothing/The Secret Life of the American Teenager
- John Tejada (1992) - Techno recording artist, producer, remixer, DJ, and label owner
[edit] References
- ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". http://www.acswasc.org/directory_search.cfm. Retrieved on 2009-06-05.
- ^ "School website". http://www.alemany.org.
