Culver City High School Explained

Culver City High School
Motto:	"Learn To Achieve. Achieve To Learn. Tomorrow Starts Today."
Streetaddress:	4401 Elenda Street
City:	Culver City
State:	California
Zipcode:	90230
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	34.0075°N -118.4019°W
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Established:	January 1951
District:	Culver City Unified School District
Principal:	Adrienne Thomas (as of 7/1/2023)
Staff:	96.86 (FTE)
Ratio:	22.25
Enrollment:	2,155 (2022–23)^[1]
Colors:	Blue, white, silver
Mascot:	Centaur
Newspaper:	The Centaurian

Culver City High School is the main public high school of the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) in Culver City, California. It was established in 1951.^[2] The school's colors are blue and silver, and the mascot is the centaur. As of 2022, its enrollment was roughly 2,200.^[3] Culver City High School is recognized as a California Distinguished School, earning the honor in 2005.^[4] The Robert Frost Auditorium is located within the school grounds of Culver City High School.

The district, and therefore the high school's attendance boundary, includes Culver City and a portion of Los Angeles.^[5]

Notable alumni

• Kurt Alexander - "Big Boy" radio host
• Kelvin Atkinson – Nevada State Senate Majority Leader
• Ben Brode – designer of Hearthstone and MARVEL SNAP
• Derrick Deese – San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Zevi Eckhaus – college football quarterback for the Bryant Bulldogs and the Washington State Cougars^[6]
• Joe Faust – Olympic high jumper, aviation publisher, renewable energy publisher
• Rocky George – Suicidal Tendencies guitarist^[7]
• Darrin Jackson of the Chicago Cubs^[8]
• Carnell Lake of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Baltimore Ravens^[9]
• Billy Parks of the San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, and Houston Oilers^[10]
• Karl Paymah of the Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, and San Francisco 49ers^[11]
• Lauren Reynolds - investigative reporter, KGTV 10 News, San Diego
• Ryan Sherriff – Major League Baseball pitcher
• Pepi Sonuga – actress
• Chris Strait - comedian
• Robert Trujillo – Metallica bassist^[12]
• Haji Wright - professional soccer player

External links

• Culver City High School
• CCHS's Academy of Visual and Performing Arts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Culver City High. National Center for Education Statistics. June 28, 2024.
2. http://www.culvercity.org/Visitors/CulverCityHistory/Schools.aspx Schools
3. Web site: Education Data Partnership . 13 July 2022.
4. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/lp/vl/dshsall.asp 2005 California Distinguished High Schools
5. Web site: Culver City Unified School District .
6. Web site: Finley . Steve . 2021-04-29 . Zevi Eckhaus: Culver City’s greatest of all time . 2024-05-30 . www.culvercitynews.org . en-US.
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20110517040254/http://www.guitarworld.com/article/rocky_george_going_the_distance_with_rocky?page=0%2C1 "Rocky George: Going the Distance with Rocky."
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jacksda03.shtml Darrin Jackson Statistics
9. http://www.nfl.com/players/carnelllake/profile?id=LAK276861 Carnell Lake Player Profile
10. http://www.nfl.com/player/billyparks/2522777/profile Billy Parks, WR at
11. http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=498&contentID=4340 Karl Paymah Biography
12. Web site: Interview with Robert Trujillo. Juice Magazine. 13 April 2017. 1 September 2006.