Bell Gardens High School
| Bell Gardens High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
6119 Agra Street Bell Gardens, California | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1947 |
| School district | Montebello Unified School District |
| Principal | Juan Herrera |
| Enrollment | 3570[1] |
| Color(s) | Cardinal, Gray, Black |
| Athletics conference |
Almont League CIF Southern Section |
| Mascot | BG Lancer |
| Team name | Lancers |
| Newspaper | Lancer Scroll |
| Website | School Website |
Bell Gardens High School is a public high school in Bell Gardens, California, part of the Montebello Unified School District.
History
The campus was built in the 1930s and 1940s. After years of development and construction, BGHS's new three story building was opened on December 18, 2005.
In 2005, the high school underwent a further phase of renovation when the school's athletic field, otherwise known as "Lancer Stadium", received a $1 million upgrade. The gradually decaying long-standing natural dirt/grass field was replaced with a state of the art synthetic turf playing field along with a new 400 meter track surrounding it. The process commenced during the latter half of the 2004–2005 school year and was gradually completed the following spring in January 2006.
Sports
The boys basketball program won 2 C.I.F. titles in 1961 and 1962 The boys soccer program has won 3 C.I.F. titles in 1984, 1991, and 1994. The boys water polo program has won 3 C.I.F. titles in 1995, 1996, and 1998. The girls water polo program has won 4 straight C.I.F. titles; 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 including a Southern Section record 85 consecutive wins. The school marching band won the SCSBOA regional championship in 2009
Notable alumni
- Assemblymember Cristina Garcia, District 58, elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2014. Unseated the Calderon Family from office.
- Michael Granville 800 meter high school national record holder at 1:46.45.
- Bob Bedell 1961, back to back CIF basketball champion, CIF MVP 1961 & 1962, played professionally in the American Basketball Association.
- Patty Cardenas, Olympic Water Polo player
- Eddie Cochran, musician
- Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud, Cypress Hill's DJ and producer. He also produced tracks for Funkdoobiest, House of Pain, Dizzee Rascal, Ice Cube, U2, Depeche Mode and more.
- John Force, NHRA drag racer, 15-time Funny Car division champion, 17 -time champion car owner
- Brenda Villa 1998, water polo, 3-time Olympic medal winner
- Esteban Rodriguez, soccer, currently plays for Atlante F.C. in Ascenso MX, on loan from Club Tijuana. Rodriguez started four matches for the United States at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
- Hector Jiménez, 2006, soccer, Current defender for Columbus Crew SC. 2-time MLS Cup Champion with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2011 and 2012
- Johnny Lee Clary, Professional Wrestling champion Johnny Angel, former racist KKK leader turned born again Evangelist [2] [3]
References
- ↑ Bell Gardens High School – Bell Gardens, California – CA – School overview. Greatschools.net (2011-06-05). Retrieved on 2012-08-02.
- ↑ The Way We Were Bell Gardens High
- ↑ Mr. Hogue's Wisdom