San Pedro High School

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. In 2003, the school celebrated its 100th Anniversary.

San Pedro Senior High School
Location
1001 West 15th Street

San Pedro
,
California
90744

United States
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Wisdom, Integrity and Self-Respect"
Established1903
DeanJohn Bobich, Denise Marovich-Sampson
PrincipalJeanette Stevens
Faculty104.00 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment2,398 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.06[1]
Color(s)          Black and Gold
Athletics conferenceMarine League
CIF Los Angeles City Section
MascotPirate Pete & YoHo the Parrot
NewspaperFore N Aft
YearbookBlack and Gold
Phone(310) 241-5800
Websitehttp://www.sanpedrohs.org/

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.

This school and the surrounding area is where much of the filming for Some Kind of Wonderful was done.

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 School's Comprehensive Modernization Project is beginning in 2018. 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, and the most recent being boys cross-country claiming their seventh overall title in late November 2019.

Demographics

As of the school year 2008-09, the racial breakdown included:[2]

Notable alumni

Football

Varsity team

1990 Decade

After the 1990 season, head coach Henry Pacheco resigned and Mike Walsh stepped in as head coach in 1991, becoming the third SPHS grad to lead the program. In Walsh’s first season, the Pirates reached the Division 3A semifinals, ending the season 8–5 overall. In 1992, the Pirates won the 3A title, ending their season at 12–1-1, This was the program’s first-ever CIF football championship, winning 24-7 over Taft at Gardena High School. The Pirates successfully defended their 3A crown in 1993 with a 31-7 victory over Fremont, ending their season 13–1. In 1994, the Pirates made the move to the upper-division 4A for the first time, advancing to the quarterfinals and finishing 7-5 overall. In 1995, the Pirates made it all the way to their first Division 4A final, where a blocked field goal as time expired gave Dorsey the 10-8 victory at El Camino College, finishing their season 10-4. In 1996, the Pirates returned to the Division 4A championship at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum winning their first major-division 4A title with a 22-20 victory over Taft in a battle of two undefeated 13-0 teams. This was also San Pedro’s third undefeated season (first unbeaten & untied season) in school history ending with a perfect 14-0 record. In 1997, the Pirates once again reached the CIF-LACS Division 4A championship game for the third consecutive year, defeating Taft 24-9 at the Coliseum as the No.6 seed of Division 4A. San Pedro earned their second straight 4-A City title with a 13-1 record, and fourth CIF crown in the decade. The Pirates went 6-5 in 1998, reaching the CIF-LACS Division 4-A playoffs. Capping off the decade, the 1999 Pirates made it to the Division 4A semifinals, ending their season 10-3.

2006 season

The 2006 Pirates started off winning their first eight games before a three-point loss at Narbonne ended the streak. San Pedro then reeled off four straight victories to advance to the CIF-Los Angeles City Section Division 1 championship game, finishing 12-2 as the runner-up.

2008 season

The 2008 San Pedro Pirates ended 12–1–1 and co-champions in the CIF-Los Angeles City Section. The Pirates were 9–1 in the regular season, 4–1 in the Marine League. The Pirates had one of the best defenses in the South Bay and QB Barry Heads led an efficient offense. They began the season 6–0 with victories over Santee, Palos Verdes, Garfield, Locke, Sylmar and Carson. In the 7th week they lost to Narbonne, 27-24 in triple overtime. The Pirates bounced back to end the season with victories over Banning, Washington and Gardena. They were given the second seed in the playoffs. The first playoff game was a rematch against Sylmar and the Pirates emerged victorious, 34–3. Venice came next and the Pirates shutout the Gondoliers 31–0. The semi-final pitted Pedro against fellow City power Taft. The Pirates once again dominated and won 27–7, thus setting up a rematch against Narbonne, who defeated Crenshaw 25–24 in the other semifinal. In the final on Saturday, December 13 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Pirates tied Narbonne 21-21, but it was not without controversy. Down 21-14 in the final seconds, the Pirates scored on the game's final play, a 15-yard touchdown pass from Heads to Benny Weischedel in the back of the end zone as time expired. Despite being down a point and a rule preventing overtime, the Pirates' head coach Mike Walsh opted to go for a PAT kick, rather than a two-point conversion for the chance to win it outright. Donald Jarrin made the kick and San Pedro settled for the tie and the 'Co-champions' label with the Gauchos.

2018 season

In Corey Miller's third season as coach, San Pedro captured the football program's sixth CIF-Los Angeles City Section championship with a 22-20 victory over Dorsey High School at El Camino College in the Division 1 final (top division is now known as the Open Division). Joshua Ward ran for two touchdowns in the victory, including a 29-yard touchdown midway through the second quarter where he broke free from seven tackles. Just seconds later, Joshua Johnson intercepted a pass, returning it 27 yards for a touchdown to put the Pirates ahead, 16-14. San Pedro finished 8-6 on the field (but earned a forfeit victory months later to officially finish 9-5 overall), closing the season with five straight victories after losing six of their first nine games on the field.

Volleyball

The boys team won the CIF-Los Angeles City Section Invitational Championship in 2006 in four sets over Carson, as well as making the Division 1 semifinals in 2013, losing to Palisades in five sets. The boys program won their first CIF title in 1983 with a five-set victory over University. In 2018, the girls team captured the CIF-LACS Division 1 championship with a four-set victory over El Camino Real Charter at Birmingham Community Charter High School on Saturday, November 3, 2018. The Lady Pirates finished 26-6 under the leadership of coaches Gerald Aquiningoc and Christopher Ceballos, and featured three All-City Division 1 players, all seniors, in Sara Peterson, Hanna Gurrola and Lauren Sutrin. In all, the girls volleyball program has won four CIF titles (2001, 2004, 2005, 2018), with the 2004 and 2005 teams winning back-to-back Division 1 championships. The girls won five straight undefeated Marine League championships from 2005 through 2009, reaching the finals two more times in 2006 and 2009.

Softball

The San Pedro High School softball program has a rich tradition that began with their first team in 1974. Two years later; the program captured its first CIF-Los Angeles City Section championship in 1976. The 1979 team finished a perfect 31-0 overall in capturing their third CIF-LACS title in four years. As of the 2020 season shortened by the coronavirus outbreak, the Pirates have won 17 CIF titles (1976, 1977, 1979, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2017). The Pirates once played in ten consecutive CIF-LACS championship games (2000–2009), winning nine titles, including five straight from 2000 through 2004, winning the other four straight from 2006 through 2009. The Pirates' posted a record of 281 wins, 24 losses and one draw during the 2000 decade, winning the Marine League championship all ten years, sharing the league title three times (2001, 2003, 2006). The softball program of San Pedro High School has four alumni that has played in the NCAA Women’s College World Series, and four more alumni that are enshrined in the San Pedro Sportswalk Of Fame (now known as the Los Angeles Sportswalk Of Fame). San Pedro's most recent softball CIF title came on May 20, 2017 with a 2-1 victory over Banning at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson.

Gymnasiums

San Pedro High has three gymnasiums, one dating back to when the current location of the campus was constructed in 1936. The small gym, formerly known as the Girls Gymnasium, was constructed in the 1960s when the Math/Science building was constructed. A groundbreaking ceremony was held in June 2007 to celebrate the start of construction on the schools newest building, a gymnasium.

Small Gym

It was constructed when the school expanded in the early 1960s. Located in an area that once had houses, It has a gym floor, basketball hoops, a volleyball net system, a storage room, and two bathrooms. It had multiple purposes. It was used after school for many years for the Short Flag Team to practice. It was also used to administer the California High School Exit Exam. Nonetheless it has now been converted into a Workout Gym, with new work out equipment and is open after school M-Th 3–6. It is now the designated indoor weight room on campus. Numerous campus teams are left without a place to practice due to the conversion of the gym into a workout room.

Large Gym ("Old Gym")

The Large Gym was constructed in 1936 when the current school was built. The Large Gym is still in use for multiple uses, including basketball and volleyball practices, student art shows, flags drill and cheer, and youth services permits. This gym also has a boys and girls locker rooms, PE Offices, & restrooms for the physical education department. The old weight room has been converted into a large dance floor for the "Pirate Dancers". It was converted when the newest gym was being built in 2006-2008. This gym is also the area designated for all the PE classes when it is raining outside. It is also home to the indoor pep rallies.

Main Gymnasium

The recently completed new main gym was opened in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, December 11, 2008. The first game played in the new gym was Monday, December 15, 2008, a boys basketball Marine League opening game against Washington Preparatory High School. The Pirates rallied to win 68-63, making it the first game won in the new gym and their first victory over the Generals since 1992. The gym has a seating capacity of 2,013; has two locker rooms for male and female students, an elevator for the handicapped, restrooms, a fitness center, two storage rooms, electrical room, ticket booth and an upper and lower lobby, all which is state of the art. The actual gym floor is open for use by the basketball teams and volleyball teams for practices, conditioning classes and games. The new volleyball system, donated by the Boosters and Lady Boosters, allows for three practice nets to be set up at once, though only two can be used at once for tournament games due to close court spacing. Other uses of the gym are restricted in order to preserve the surface of the wood floor and prevent unnecessary wear and tear. The biggest sporting event played in the Main Gym came on October 30, 2018, when the girls volleyball team hosted a CIF-Los Angeles City Section Division 1 semifinal match, defeating Bell in four sets.

Senior Court

Senior Court is a courtyard behind the administration building dedicated to the Senior Class back in the 1940s. The idea for the court was suggested by 1944-45 student body president Pete F Manghera. The Senior Court area was built to have a designated area for the seniors to hang out at when not in class. Senior Court is about 100 ft by 70 ft long. The courtyard is home to the "Senior Benches" which are standard school benches painted black and gold. Leadership paints club names, the class motto, and the class year on these benches, etc. It is also home to the Richard Anderson Memorial Bench. Senior Court nonetheless is the second largest hang out area on campus to the flag pole. The flag pole area is east of Senior Court.

Richard Anderson Memorial Bench

Is a marble bench with Richard Anderson's name and class year and years attended engraved. Richard Anderson was the class of S'57 to be. His death came during football practice during his senior year and was an accident. He died from severe head trauma. The San Pedro football player was a very popular student. The bench was placed within several years of his death. The original bench was vandalized and a new one was placed shortly after. The bench was paid for and placed by his former classmates.

Mike Walsh Pirate Stadium

The Pirate Stadium Sports Complex is located on the far east side of the San Pedro campus. It is south of the baseball field, and east of the softball field. Pirate Stadium is home to the football team, soccer team and the track team. The US $4 million sports complex has an oval eight-lane red clay track a quarter mile long used for the track team and physical education department as well as for public use when the field is not needed for the school. The stadium has a 6,000-fan capacity, 4,000 on the home grandstands and 2,000 for the visitor grandstands. The field has two uprights for the football season and two goals for the soccer season. The first sporting event played at Pirate Stadium was October 13, 2000 against Banning. In the far Northwest corner is a thirty-foot large Pirate statue that was bought from a Long Beach restaurant. Just behind the north upright there is the Victory Arch, dating back to 1936. The field's all-purpose scoreboard is in the southwest corner of the stadium. Every year the Stadium holds the annual "Relay For Life" campaign that benefits those with cancer. It is a 24-hour walk around the track. For every lap walked a sponsor will donate a certain amount of money to the event. During the event the stadium field is surfaced with tents and a large stage that has many different bands play to keep the participants entertained. In 2013, the Pirate Stadium all-weather track was dedicated in honor of the late San Pedro historian Sam Domancich, who also wrote the book, "Hit The Line: 100 Years Of San Pedro High School Football" after the 2006 football season. The scoreboard was updated with a 'Sam Domancich Track' sign on the bottom, with a Pirate logo on the left side, and a digital head shot photo of Domancich on the right. On September 28, 2018, Pirate Stadium itself was given its current new name, the Mike Walsh Pirate Stadium, honoring longtime coach Mike Walsh for his 25 years of service as a head coach, and over 30 years of coaching football and baseball at San Pedro High, during halftime of a Marine League football game against visiting Carson. The scoreboard was then revealed with a second update, a 'Mike Walsh Pirate Stadium' sign on the top.

Victory Arch

The Victory Arch was commissioned by Joseph M. Mardesich and dedicated to the school in June of 1938. The two large eagles mounted high on their supporting structures once stood at the main entrance to the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles, on Main and Temple. The arch is engraved with several chiseled inscriptions, most notable is the succinct manifesto for all to aspire to "Wisdom, Integrity, Self-Respect." It is traditional for the football team to run though the arch onto the field preceding a game to bolster their potential victory and for graduates to walk through as they accept their diplomas. The Victory Arch is located at the north end of the football field because the team wants their season to end at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the once former home for the CIF-Los Angeles City Section football championships (now played at the recently renovated football stadium at El Camino College in Torrance since the 2016 season), a short drive north of the school.

Fore N' Aft

The newspaper is published in print and online every three to four weeks by the Advanced Journalism class from the associated body of San Pedro High School. Any person attending the school may submit articles, poems, drawings, or photos to the publication. The advisor of the newspaper is Mr. Steven Gebhart.

Magnet departments

San Pedro Gifted STEAM Magnet

San Pedro Gifted S.T.E.A.M. Magnet is the only gifted magnet program for high school students in the Los Angeles Harbor area.[10] The interdisciplinary S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) curriculum is designed to engage and challenge students. This program offers gifted students all of the advantages of a small, personalized school environment, combined with all the opportunities present at a large comprehensive high school.

Located on the historic Flagship campus of San Pedro High School, San Pedro Gifted Magnet focuses on the application of Science, Arts and Technology using Project-Based Learning, real-world applications and enrichment activities designed to support gifted students.[11]

Marine Science Magnet

The Marine Science Magnet at San Pedro High School is a four-year program which allows students to focus on ocean-related sciences. Students enrolled in the program are required to complete four years of math and science classes and must complete community service hours focusing in marine science.[12]

The primary focus is marine science, so students have the opportunity to enroll in specialized science classes including Marine biology, Physical oceanography, and Advanced Marine Science. By working with the Marine Mammal Care Center,[13] students may also take classes and participate in a Marine Mammal Internship on site. This program offers students opportunities to work hands-on with marine animals. As of June 2009, the Marine Mammal Internship was no longer available to the students. Class Size and Budget Cuts were a factor of its removal.

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