Antelope Valley High School
- Antelope Valley High School
Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District, in northernmost Los Angeles County, California. It was founded in 1912 [ [http://www.nndb.com/edu/536/000117185/ Antelope Valley High School, Lancaster, CA] at NNDB] . It is located near the western edge of the Mojave Desert. At the time of its founding, the school was a residential boarding school serving students from farms and ranches from north Los Angeles and south Kern counties. At present, the school primarily serves the population of Lancaster, California. During the 1960s, the high school served as meeting ground for musicians Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet), [http://www.beefheart.com/datharp/odyssey.htm] Rockette Morton (Mark Boston) and Zoot Horn Rollo (Bill Harkleroad).
Notable alumni
Notable alumni include:
*Frank Zappa [ [http://www.nndb.com/people/737/000024665/ Frank Zappa] at NNDB]
*Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet)
*Mike Gaechter, former Dallas Cowboys defensive back.
*Kevin Appier [ [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/A/Kevin-Appier.shtml Kevin Appier at the Baseball Cube] ]
*Priscilla Barnes of "Three's Company" [ [http://www.threescompany.com/tcompany/www/cast.html Three's Company Cast Biographies] ]
*Steve Chilcott, number one pick in the 1966 Major League Baseball draft
*Sean Douglass [ [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/D/Sean-Douglass.shtml Sean Douglass at the Baseball Cube] ]
*Dwayne Murphy [ [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/Dwayne-Murphy.shtml Dwayne Murphy at the Baseball Cube] ]
*Terence McKenna, a writer, philosopher, and ethnobotanist.
*Jim Slaton, former Milwaukee Brewers pitcher, current bullpen coach, Seattle Mariners. [ [http://www.avsports.com/halloffame/jslaton.asp Jim Slaton, Antelope Valley High School] , AVSports.com Hall of Fame. Accessed August 28, 2007.]
*Marcy Walker, soap opera actress
*Judy Garland, actress
References
External links
* [http://www.avhs.org/ Antelope Valley High School website]
* [http://www.avdistrict.org/ Antelope Valley Union High School District website]
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