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{{Infobox school
{{Infobox school
| name = Crenshaw High School
| name = Crenshaw High School
| image = Crenshaw_Cougers.jpg
| image = Crenshaw_Cougers.jpg
| established = {{Start date and age|1968}}
| established = {{Start date and age|1968}}
| schooltype = [[State school|Public]]
| schooltype = [[State school|Public]]
| address = 5010 11th Avenue
| address = 5010 11th Avenue
| city = [[Los Angeles]]
| city = [[Los Angeles]]
| state = [[California]]
| state = [[California]]
| zipcode = 90043
| zipcode = 90043
| country = USA
| country = USA
| principal = Donald Moorer
| principal = Terrence Mudd
| campus = Urban
| campus = Urban
| enrollment = 678 (2019–20)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0622710&SchoolPageNum=17&ID=062271002941|title=Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=November 23, 2021}}</ref>
| enrollment = 534 (2023–2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0622710&SchoolPageNum=17&ID=062271002941|title=Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 16, 2024}}</ref>
| grades = 9-12
| grades = 9–12
| affiliation =
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| teaching_staff = 31.26 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
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| district = [[Los Angeles Unified School District]]
| district = [[Los Angeles Unified School District]]
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| dean = Michael Roux
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| athletics = Football, Baseball, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Golf, Girls Golf, Boys Soccer, Boys Tennis, Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball, Track and Field, Girls Flag Football
| conference = [[LA Coliseum|Coliseum]] League<br/>[[CIF Los Angeles City Section]]
| conference = [[LA Coliseum|Coliseum]] League<br/>[[CIF Los Angeles City Section]]
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| colors = {{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|black|border=darkgray}}
| mascot = [[Cougar]]
| mascot = [[Cougar]]
| motto = ''Every Cougar. College Bound!''
| motto = ''Every Cougar. College Bound!''
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===Principals===
===Principals===
The first principal of Crenshaw High School was Robert Case, who opened the high school in January 1968. Former [[Los Angeles Unified School District]] Superintendent Sidney V. Thompson was the school's second principal. Jewell Boutte was principal in 1988 when she was awarded the prestigious Milken Educator Award for innovations she brought to the school.
The first principal of Crenshaw High School was Robert Case, who opened the high school in January 1968. Former [[Los Angeles Unified School District]] Superintendent Sidney A. Thompson was the school's second principal. Jewell Boutte was principal in 1988 when she was awarded the prestigious Milken Educator Award for innovations she brought to the school.


Carrie Allen, formerly an administrator for the [[Pasadena Unified School District]] in [[Pasadena, California]] became principal in 2009. Allen was replaced in summer 2011 by Sylvia Rousseau. Rousseau was formerly the principal at [[Santa Monica High School]] and the superintendent of a local district in LAUSD. She has also served on the faculty at USC's Rossier School of Education. In 2013 L. R Corley became principal and served as principal until June 2018. Peter Benefiel became the new principal in 2018 and served until June 2021. In June of 2021, Donald Moorer became the new principal of Crenshaw High School.
Carrie Allen, formerly an administrator for the [[Pasadena Unified School District]] in [[Pasadena, California]] became principal in 2009. Allen was replaced in summer 2011 by Sylvia Rousseau. Rousseau was formerly the principal at [[Santa Monica High School]] and the superintendent of a local district in LAUSD. She has also served on the faculty at USC's Rossier School of Education. In 2013 L. R. Corley became principal and served as principal until June 2018. Peter Benefiel became the new principal in 2018 and served until June 2021. In June of 2021, Donald Moorer became the new principal of Crenshaw High School. In September 2024, Donald Moorer stepped down as principal and Terrence Mudd became the new principal of Crenshaw High.


==Sports==
==Sports==
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===Football===
===Football===
The school's football team played in the state championship bowl game on December 19, 2009, at the [[Dignity Health Sports Park|Home Depot Center]] in [[Carson, California]]. [[Concord, California|Concord's]] [[De La Salle High School (Concord, California)|De La Salle High School]] defeated Crenshaw's football team 28-14 to win the state title.<ref>Ron Guild, [http://www.wavenewspapers.com/sports/79457402.html Crenshaw, De La Salle make their own history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722142517/http://www.wavenewspapers.com/sports/79457402.html |date=July 22, 2011 }}, ''Los Angeles Wave'', December 16, 2009</ref> They ended the season 14-1. The Crenshaw football team went on to and win back to back championships, under the leadership of Head Coach Robert Garrett. In 2017, Crenshaw returned to the state championship, hosting [[Placer High School]] and winning 46-43.
The school's football team played in the state championship bowl game on December 19, 2009, at the [[Dignity Health Sports Park|Home Depot Center]] in [[Carson, California]]. [[Concord, California|Concord's]] [[De La Salle High School (Concord, California)|De La Salle High School]] defeated Crenshaw's football team 28–14 to win the state title.<ref>Ron Guild, [http://www.wavenewspapers.com/sports/79457402.html Crenshaw, De La Salle make their own history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722142517/http://www.wavenewspapers.com/sports/79457402.html |date=July 22, 2011 }}, ''Los Angeles Wave'', December 16, 2009</ref> They ended the season 14–1. The Crenshaw football team went on to and win back to back championships, under the leadership of Head Coach Robert Garrett. In 2017, Crenshaw returned to the state championship, hosting [[Placer High School]] and winning 46–43.


In 2004, film star [[Kirk Douglas]] and the [[Amateur Athletic Foundation]] (AAF) donated stadium lights for the school's football stadium. The Crenshaw High School Varsity Football team won its first "Championship Division" Los Angeles City championship in 2005, defeating [[Woodland Hills, California|Woodland Hills]] [[Taft High School (Los Angeles)|Taft High School]]. A "AAA" Championship was won in 1992, defeating [[Chatsworth High School]].
In 2004, film star [[Kirk Douglas]] and the [[Amateur Athletic Foundation]] (AAF) donated stadium lights for the school's football stadium. The Crenshaw High School Varsity Football team won its first "Championship Division" Los Angeles City championship in 2005, defeating [[Woodland Hills, California|Woodland Hills]] [[Taft High School (Los Angeles)|Taft High School]]. A "AAA" Championship was won in 1992, defeating [[Chatsworth High School]].
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==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
{{category see also|Crenshaw High School alumni}}


[[File:James Butts - Crenshaw - 1971.jpg|thumb|150px|James T. Butts, Jr.]]
[[File:James Butts - Crenshaw - 1971.jpg|thumb|150px|James T. Butts, Jr.]]
[[File:Larry Elder - Crenshaw - 1970.jpg|thumb|150px|Larry Elder]]
[[File:Larry Elder - Crenshaw - 1970.jpg|thumb|150px|Larry Elder]]
[[File:Pam Spratlen - Crenshaw HS - 1972.jpg|thumb|150px|Pamela L. Spratlen]]
[[File:Pam Spratlen - Crenshaw HS - 1972.jpg|thumb|150px|Pamela L. Spratlen]]
*[[Albert Bell (American football)|Albert Bell]] - former [[National Football League|NFL]] wide receiver
*[[Jerome Boyd (linebacker, born 1961)|Jerome Boyd]] - former [[National Football League|NFL]] linebacker
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*[[V. Bozeman]] - singer and actress
*[[Chris Brown (baseball)|Chris Brown]] - [[Major League Baseball]] [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] [[third baseman]] with [[San Francisco Giants]]
*[[Chris Brown (baseball)|Chris Brown]] - [[Major League Baseball]] [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] [[third baseman]] with [[San Francisco Giants]]
*[[Darrell Brown (baseball)]] - [[Major League Baseball]] outfielder
*[[Stanley Brundy]] (born 1967) - basketball player
*[[Stanley Brundy]] (born 1967) - basketball player
*[[James T. Butts, Jr.]] - [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] mayor, was first black and youngest [[Santa Monica Police Department]] police chief<ref name='Crenshaw-1971-Butts'>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/sid_7050_1971_0032?ssrc=&backlabel=Return|title=Cougar's Path 1971 "James Butts" (Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles)|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1971 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Generations Network|url-access=subscription|access-date=July 29, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.latimes.com/1991-07-11/news/we-3000_1_deputy-chief |title=Officer From Inglewood Is Named Chief : Police: The former deputy chief will be the youngest and first black to head the city's 175-member force | newspaper=LA Times | date=July 11, 1991 | author=Julio Moran | access-date=March 20, 2015 }}</ref>
*[[James T. Butts, Jr.]] - [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] mayor, was first black and youngest [[Santa Monica Police Department]] police chief<ref name='Crenshaw-1971-Butts'>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/sid_7050_1971_0032?ssrc=&backlabel=Return|title=Cougar's Path 1971 "James Butts" (Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles)|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1971 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Generations Network|url-access=subscription|access-date=July 29, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-07-11-we-3000-story.html |title=Officer From Inglewood Is Named Chief : Police: The former deputy chief will be the youngest and first black to head the city's 175-member force | newspaper=LA Times | date=July 11, 1991 | author=Julio Moran | access-date=March 20, 2015 }}</ref>
*[[Darwin Cook]] - basketball player, selected by [[Detroit Pistons]] in [[1980 NBA Draft]]; played with [[New Jersey Nets]], [[Washington Bullets]], [[Denver Nuggets]] and [[San Antonio Spurs]]
*[[Darwin Cook]] - basketball player, selected by [[Detroit Pistons]] in [[1980 NBA draft]]; played with [[New Jersey Nets]], [[Washington Bullets]], [[Denver Nuggets]] and [[San Antonio Spurs]]
*[[Greg Ducre]] - NFL cornerback
*[[James Davis (cornerback)|James Davis]] - former [[National Football League|NFL]] cornerback
*[[Charles DeJurnett]] - former [[National Football League|NFL]] defensive tackle
*[[Greg Ducre]] - NFL cornerback
*[[D-Roc the Executioner]] - guitarist<ref name=IceCentury-127>{{cite book |last1=Marrow |first1=Tracy |last2=Century |first2=Douglas |title=Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption—from South Central to Hollywood |year=2011 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0-345-52328-0 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/icememoirofgangs00icet/page/127 127–140] |chapter=Freedom of Speech |chapter-url-access=registration |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/icememoirofgangs00icet/page/127 }}</ref>
*[[D-Roc the Executioner]] - guitarist<ref name=IceCentury-127>{{cite book |last1=Marrow |first1=Tracy |last2=Century |first2=Douglas |title=Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption—from South Central to Hollywood |year=2011 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0-345-52328-0 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/icememoirofgangs00icet/page/127 127–140] |chapter=Freedom of Speech |chapter-url-access=registration |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/icememoirofgangs00icet/page/127 }}</ref>
*[[Larry Elder]] - radio personality<ref name='Crenshaw-1970-Elder'>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/sid_7050_1970_0113?ssrc=&backlabel=Return|title=Cougar's Path 1970 "Larry Elder" (Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles)|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1970 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Generations Network|url-access=subscription|access-date=July 29, 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Larry Elder]] - radio personality<ref name='Crenshaw-1970-Elder'>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/sid_7050_1970_0113?ssrc=&backlabel=Return|title=Cougar's Path 1970 "Larry Elder" (Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles)|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1970 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Generations Network|url-access=subscription|access-date=July 29, 2020 }}</ref>
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*[[V. Bozeman]] - singer and actress
*[[Solomon Elimimian]] - gridiron football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/151213135.html |title=New Vikings linebacker Elimimian hits hard, no matter his size |publisher=startribune.com |date=May 12, 2012 |access-date=November 27, 2014 |author=Craig, Mark |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128022132/http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/151213135.html |archive-date=November 28, 2014 }}</ref>
*[[Solomon Elimimian]] - gridiron football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/151213135.html |title=New Vikings linebacker Elimimian hits hard, no matter his size |publisher=startribune.com |date=May 12, 2012 |access-date=November 27, 2014 |author=Craig, Mark |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128022132/http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/151213135.html |archive-date=November 28, 2014 }}</ref>
*[[Ernie C]] - guitarist<ref name=IceCentury-127/>
*[[Ernie C]] - guitarist<ref name=IceCentury-127/>
*[[Duane Galloway]] - former [[National Football League|NFL]] cornerback
*[[Akbar Gbaja-Biamila]] - [[NFL]] player, broadcaster for [[CBS College Sports Network]], co-hosts ''[[American Ninja Warrior]]''
*[[Akbar Gbaja-Biamila]] - [[NFL]] player, broadcaster for [[CBS College Sports Network]], co-hosts ''[[American Ninja Warrior]]''
*[[Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila]] - [[Green Bay Packers]] football player, Packers record holder for all-time sacks
*[[Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila]] - [[Green Bay Packers]] football player, Packers record holder for all-time sacks
*[[Don Goodman (American football)|Don Goodman]] - NFL running back
*[[Don Goodman (American football)|Don Goodman]] - NFL running back
*[[Johnny Gray]] - American record holder in 800 meters, 1992 Olympic bronze medalist; 4-time Olympian; 1987, 1999 Pan Am Games champion; 7-time U.S. Outdoor national champion; 3-time Olympic Trials champion
*[[Johnny Gray]] - American record holder in 800 meters, 1992 Olympic bronze medalist; 4-time Olympian; 1987, 1999 Pan Am Games champion; 7-time U.S. Outdoor national champion; 3-time Olympic Trials champion
*[[Ajene Harris]] - professional football cornerback
*[[Dominique Hatfield]] - American football cornerback for the [[Los Angeles Rams]]
*[[Dominique Hatfield]] - American football cornerback for the [[Los Angeles Rams]]
*[[Daiyan Henley]] - [[National Football League|NFL]] linebacker
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*[[Ice-T]]<ref name=IceCentury-127/><ref>Goldstein, Patrick. "[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/59816349.html?dids=59816349:59816349&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+24%2C+1988&author=PATRICK+GOLDSTEIN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=The+Hard+Cold+Rap+of+Ice-T&pqatl=google The Hard Cold Rap of Ice-T]." ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. April 24, 1988. Calendar Desk 89.</ref><ref name="All Music">[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p89063/biography|pure_url=yes}} Ice-T Biography]. ''allmusic''. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved July 8, 2008.</ref> - musician, recording artist, actor for [[NBC]]'s ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
*[[Dante Hughes]] - former [[National Football League|NFL]] cornerback
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*[[Ice-T]]<ref name=IceCentury-127/><ref>Goldstein, Patrick. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20081220174931/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/59816349.html?dids=59816349:59816349&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+24%2C+1988&author=PATRICK+GOLDSTEIN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=The+Hard+Cold+Rap+of+Ice-T&pqatl=google The Hard Cold Rap of Ice-T]." ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. April 24, 1988. Calendar Desk 89.</ref><ref name="All Music">[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p89063/biography|pure_url=yes}} Ice-T Biography]. ''allmusic''. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved July 8, 2008.</ref> - musician, recording artist, actor for [[NBC]]'s ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
*[[Kris Johnson (basketball)|Kris Johnson]] - professional basketball player, son of Marques Johnson<ref name=bonsignore>{{cite news|last=Bonsignore|first=Vincent|title=SON SHINING; JOHNSON FOLLOWS HUGE FOOTSTEPS OF DAD, BROTHER|date=December 23, 1998|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83849550.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409150301/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83849550.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2016|access-date=May 8, 2012}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
*[[Kris Johnson (basketball)|Kris Johnson]] - professional basketball player, son of Marques Johnson<ref name=bonsignore>{{cite news|last=Bonsignore|first=Vincent|title=SON SHINING; JOHNSON FOLLOWS HUGE FOOTSTEPS OF DAD, BROTHER|date=December 23, 1998|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83849550.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409150301/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83849550.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2016|access-date=May 8, 2012}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
*[[Marques Johnson]] - [[Fox Sports]] analyst, former [[UCLA]] and [[NBA]] player, 1975 NCAA champion, actor in ''[[White Men Can't Jump]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JohnsMa02 |title=Johnson Bio |access-date=October 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127184823/http://basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JOHNSMA02 |archive-date=January 27, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Marques Johnson]] - [[Fox Sports]] analyst, former [[UCLA]] and [[NBA]] player, 1975 NCAA champion, actor in ''[[White Men Can't Jump]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JohnsMa02 |title=Johnson Bio |access-date=October 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127184823/http://basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JOHNSMA02 |archive-date=January 27, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Kerry Justin]] - former [[National Football League|NFL]] cornerback
*[[Sid Justin]] - singer, songwriter, former [[National Football League|NFL]] defensive back
*[[Left Brain]] (Vyron Turner) - musician, Odd Future
*[[Left Brain]] (Vyron Turner) - musician, Odd Future
*[[Charles Lockett]] - NFL player
*[[Charles Lockett]] - NFL player
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*[[Darryl Strawberry]] - first overall pick in [[1980 Major League Baseball Draft]] by [[New York Mets]], named [[National League (baseball)|National League]] [[Rookie of the Year (award)|Rookie of the Year]] in 1983; 8-time All-Star who was part of teams winning three [[World Series]]; hit 335 home runs with Mets, [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], San Francisco Giants and [[New York Yankees]]<ref name='Crenshaw-1980-Strawberry'>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/32564_b037814-00075?ssrc=&backlabel=Return|title=Cougar's Path 1980 "Darryl Strawberry" (Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles)|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1980 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Generations Network|url-access=subscription|access-date=July 29, 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Darryl Strawberry]] - first overall pick in [[1980 Major League Baseball Draft]] by [[New York Mets]], named [[National League (baseball)|National League]] [[Rookie of the Year (award)|Rookie of the Year]] in 1983; 8-time All-Star who was part of teams winning three [[World Series]]; hit 335 home runs with Mets, [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], San Francisco Giants and [[New York Yankees]]<ref name='Crenshaw-1980-Strawberry'>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/32564_b037814-00075?ssrc=&backlabel=Return|title=Cougar's Path 1980 "Darryl Strawberry" (Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles)|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1980 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Generations Network|url-access=subscription|access-date=July 29, 2020 }}</ref>
*[[De'Anthony Thomas]] - wide receiver and kick returner for [[Baltimore Ravens]]<ref>{{cite web
*[[De'Anthony Thomas]] - wide receiver and kick returner for [[Baltimore Ravens]]<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/511464/deanthony-thomas
|url= https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16945/deanthony-thomas
|title=De'Anthony Thomas
|title=De'Anthony Thomas
|publisher=[[ESPN]]
|publisher=[[ESPN]]
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*[[Thundercat (musician)|Thundercat]] - American bass guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Los Angeles <ref>{{Citation|title=Guess in 10 Seconds {{!}} SCHOOLBOY Q x JAY ROCK Guess Kendrick Lamar, Lil Uzi Vert and 18 More|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=163sAzj3H1Y|language=en|access-date=2021-09-20}}</ref>
*[[Thundercat (musician)|Thundercat]] - American bass guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Los Angeles <ref>{{Citation|title=Guess in 10 Seconds {{!}} SCHOOLBOY Q x JAY ROCK Guess Kendrick Lamar, Lil Uzi Vert and 18 More|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=163sAzj3H1Y|language=en|access-date=2021-09-20}}</ref>
*[[Wendell Tyler]] - football player for [[UCLA]], [[Los Angeles Rams]] and [[San Francisco 49ers]]; played in two Super Bowls
*[[Wendell Tyler]] - football player for [[UCLA]], [[Los Angeles Rams]] and [[San Francisco 49ers]]; played in two Super Bowls
*[[Ellis Valentine]] - Major League Baseball [[right fielder]] remembered for having one of game's all-time great throwing arms;<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1022090/index.htm|author=Jeff Pearlman|date=March 26, 2001|title=Launchpad|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> first professional athlete signed out of Crenshaw when [[Montreal Expos]] selected him in [[1972 Major League Baseball Draft]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bad.org/profile/ellis.html|title=This Valentine is a Heart of Gold... and a Pillar of Character|publisher=Baseball Against Drugs}}</ref>
*[[Ellis Valentine]] - Major League Baseball [[right fielder]] remembered for having one of game's all-time great throwing arms;<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1022090/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006132553/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1022090/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 6, 2009|author=Jeff Pearlman|date=March 26, 2001|title=Launchpad|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> first professional athlete signed out of Crenshaw when [[Montreal Expos]] selected him in [[1972 Major League Baseball Draft]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bad.org/profile/ellis.html|title=This Valentine is a Heart of Gold... and a Pillar of Character|publisher=Baseball Against Drugs}}</ref>
*[[Donald Vega]] - [[Nicaraguan]]-born [[jazz]] [[pianist]]
*[[Donald Vega]] - [[Nicaraguan]]-born [[jazz]] [[pianist]]
*[[John Williams (basketball, born 1966)|John Williams]] - [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] and [[NBA]] basketball player
*[[John Williams (basketball, born 1966)|John Williams]] - [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] and [[NBA]] basketball player
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[[Category:Crenshaw, Los Angeles]]
[[Category:1968 establishments in California]]
[[Category:1968 establishments in California]]
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Crenshaw High School
Address
Map
5010 11th Avenue

Los Angeles
,
California
90043

United States
Information
School typePublic
MottoEvery Cougar. College Bound!
Established1968; 56 years ago (1968)
School districtLos Angeles Unified School District
DeanMichael Roux
PrincipalTerrence Mudd
Teaching staff31.26 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment534 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.08[1]
CampusUrban
Color(s)   
AthleticsFootball, Baseball, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Golf, Girls Golf, Boys Soccer, Boys Tennis, Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball, Track and Field, Girls Flag Football
Athletics conferenceColiseum League
CIF Los Angeles City Section
MascotCougar
InformationBSAP School
Websitehttps://www.crenshawhs.org/

Crenshaw High School is a four-year public secondary school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, located on 11th Avenue in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

The school first opened in 1968 and currently enrolls around 750 students.

History and background

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Crenshaw High School opened in January 1968. The school drew students from several neighborhoods, including Baldwin Hills, Leimert Park, Crenshaw, as well as a few other neighborhoods. The school's student body began with students from wealthier communities. Most of the students who attended Crenshaw High lived in or near this neighborhood of Los Angeles. The total school enrollment at Crenshaw high school, as of the spring of 2020 is less than 700 students.

Several areas, including the wealthy unincorporated Los Angeles County community of View Park-Windsor Hills are zoned to Crenshaw; some sections of View Park-Windsor Hills are jointly zoned to Crenshaw and Westchester High School. On August 15, 2005, Crenshaw High School lost its accreditation due to administrative fraud.[citation needed] The accreditation was restored on February 1, 2006.

Principals

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The first principal of Crenshaw High School was Robert Case, who opened the high school in January 1968. Former Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Sidney A. Thompson was the school's second principal. Jewell Boutte was principal in 1988 when she was awarded the prestigious Milken Educator Award for innovations she brought to the school.

Carrie Allen, formerly an administrator for the Pasadena Unified School District in Pasadena, California became principal in 2009. Allen was replaced in summer 2011 by Sylvia Rousseau. Rousseau was formerly the principal at Santa Monica High School and the superintendent of a local district in LAUSD. She has also served on the faculty at USC's Rossier School of Education. In 2013 L. R. Corley became principal and served as principal until June 2018. Peter Benefiel became the new principal in 2018 and served until June 2021. In June of 2021, Donald Moorer became the new principal of Crenshaw High School. In September 2024, Donald Moorer stepped down as principal and Terrence Mudd became the new principal of Crenshaw High.

Sports

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Crenshaw High's rival is Susan Miller Dorsey High School.

Football

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The school's football team played in the state championship bowl game on December 19, 2009, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Concord's De La Salle High School defeated Crenshaw's football team 28–14 to win the state title.[2] They ended the season 14–1. The Crenshaw football team went on to and win back to back championships, under the leadership of Head Coach Robert Garrett. In 2017, Crenshaw returned to the state championship, hosting Placer High School and winning 46–43.

In 2004, film star Kirk Douglas and the Amateur Athletic Foundation (AAF) donated stadium lights for the school's football stadium. The Crenshaw High School Varsity Football team won its first "Championship Division" Los Angeles City championship in 2005, defeating Woodland Hills Taft High School. A "AAA" Championship was won in 1992, defeating Chatsworth High School.

Crenshaw has won six State titles in football:
1992 AAA champs
2005 Div 1 champs
2009 Div 1 champs
2009 State Runners-up
2010 Div 1 champs
2013 Div 1 champs
2017 State champs
2022 Div 3 champs

Basketball

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The Boys Basketball team has won numerous L.A. City and California State basketball titles. Crenshaw also won the International High School Basketball Tournament in Ahus, Skåne County, Sweden in the 1985 basketball season, highlighted by high scoring games with the team scoring 191 points vs. Ireland's high school basketball team and Crenshaw scoring 197 points vs. Cyprus High School of Magna, Utah. Throughout the school history, the Crenshaw's boys basketball team has participated in The Les Schwab Invitational, a national tournament played in the state of Oregon along with tournaments throughout the United States, including the state of Alaska.

The team was coached for more than thirty years by Willie E. West Jr., who retired in 2007 and was succeeded by Ed Waters. The gymnasium where the team plays is named the Willie E. West Jr. Pavilion.

College recruits

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Many standout athletes for Crenshaw in basketball, baseball and football have gone on to have success in college and professional careers, with Crenshaw High being often serving as a pipeline to NCAA Division I colleges such as University of Kentucky, UCLA, USC, Duke, Florida and Oregon amongst other colleges.

Notable alumni

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See also: Category:Crenshaw High School alumni
James T. Butts, Jr.
Larry Elder
Pamela L. Spratlen

Film locations

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Crenshaw was featured in the family television series Moesha. It also used its gym for the 2006 film Bring It On: All or Nothing starring Hayden Panettiere and Solange Knowles and Love and Basketball. In 2001, the book And Still We Rise, written by Miles Corwin, chronicled the lives of twelve seniors in the Crenshaw High Gifted & Talented Magnet program in their quest to obtain an education—amidst formidable obstacles. It was also featured in the 2018 film A Wrinkle in Time.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Ron Guild, Crenshaw, De La Salle make their own history Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Los Angeles Wave, December 16, 2009
  3. ^ "Cougar's Path 1971 "James Butts" (Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles)". Ancestry.com. Generations Network. 1971. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Julio Moran (July 11, 1991). "Officer From Inglewood Is Named Chief : Police: The former deputy chief will be the youngest and first black to head the city's 175-member force". LA Times. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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  8. ^ Goldstein, Patrick. "The Hard Cold Rap of Ice-T." Los Angeles Times. April 24, 1988. Calendar Desk 89.
  9. ^ Ice-T Biography. allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
  10. ^ Bonsignore, Vincent (December 23, 1998). "SON SHINING; JOHNSON FOLLOWS HUGE FOOTSTEPS OF DAD, BROTHER". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2012.(subscription required)
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  12. ^ "Kevin Ollie #12 Guard Archived 2008-12-23 at the Wayback Machine." National Basketball Association. Accessed October 11, 2008.
  13. ^ Pac-10 Football Awards and All-Conference Announced Archived December 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Pac-10.org, December 7, 2009
  14. ^ "Cougar's Path 1972 "Pam Spratten" (sic) (Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles)". Ancestry.com. Generations Network. 1972. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan: Who is Pamela Spratlen?". AllGov. October 19, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  16. ^ "Cougar's Path 1980 "Darryl Strawberry" (Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles)". Ancestry.com. Generations Network. 1980. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  17. ^ "De'Anthony Thomas". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  18. ^ Guess in 10 Seconds | SCHOOLBOY Q x JAY ROCK Guess Kendrick Lamar, Lil Uzi Vert and 18 More, retrieved September 20, 2021
  19. ^ Jeff Pearlman (March 26, 2001). "Launchpad". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on October 6, 2009.
  20. ^ "This Valentine is a Heart of Gold... and a Pillar of Character". Baseball Against Drugs.
  21. ^ [1]|Title= Eric Yarber Crenshaw High Alumni
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