- Mayfair High School
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Mayfair High School Address 6000 N. Woodruff Ave.
Lakewood, CaliforniaInformation School type Middle/Secondary Founded 1959 School district Bellflower Unified School District Superintendent Rick Kemppainen Principal Colleen McKinley Vice principal Matt Eeles, Mark Kailiponi, James Fleming , Cliff Higgins Grades 7-12 Enrolment 3,616 School Color(s) White, Blue, Grey Athletics Football, Basketball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Tennis, Swimming, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, Wrestling, Soccer, water polo, cheerleading Mascot Monsoon Team name Mayfair Monsoons Newspaper The Windjammer Yearbook Tradewinds Communities served Lakewood, Bellflower, Cerritos Website Mayfair High School web site Mayfair High School is a high school in the Bellflower Unified School District 9 in the city of Lakewood, California. The school first opened in 1959. The student population is approximately 3616 in grades 7 through 12. Mayfair serves students in the cities of Lakewood, Bellflower, Cerritos, La Palma, and Compton.
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School Info and Achievements
The school mascot is the "Monsoons" and is illustrated as a tornado. School colors are white, blue, and grey. The school newspaper is "The Windjammer," which is also available online, and the yearbook is known as "Tradewinds." There are many clubs available at Mayfair in which students can be involved with including Key Club, American Red Cross, Environmental Science Club, History Club, Young Black Scholars, California Scholarship Federation (CSF), Spanish Club, Latino Club, Math Club, Science Bowl, Bicycle Club, Filipino Club, Asian Entertainment Club, Japanese Club, and more. The school offers an academic program known as "MAP," or the Mayfair Academic Program, for advanced students who are at the top of their classes (in terms of GPA and class ranks) and successfully take Honors and AP courses. It has sent many students to top UC schools and private universities.
Mayfair also boasts its athletic program in the Suburban League where its athletic teams have won titles in sports such as Football, Boys/Girls Basketball, Boys/Girls Soccer, Boys/Girls Volleyball, Boys Wrestling, Boys/Girls Tennis, Boys/Girls Golf, Swimming, and Boys/Girls Track and Field.
The Mayfair Monsoon Marching Corp. is the band at Mayfair, under director Tom Philips. The Marching Corps. is a 150 plus member unit which performs an award winning field show and parade march across the state, Nevada, and Hawaii. In the 2007-2008 school year, the Mayfair Monsoon Marching Corp., Colorguard, and the Pep Squad all took home first place state titles for their division.[citation needed] Mayfair also has award winning show choirs that include an all girl group named the Mariners and the mixed choir named Showtime. These two programs continue to succeed and also perform all around the world, in most recently San Antonio, Texas.
Mayfair was recognized as a California Distinguished School, the highest award a California high school can obtain. In 2001, Mayfair received the Golden Bell award from the California School Board Association for their Academy of Animation and Digital Art Program.
Statistics
The Student population racial makeup (2004) was African-American 17.7%, American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3, Asian 5.0, Hispanic or Latino 31.2, Pacific Islander 1.4, White (Not Hispanic) 37.1 and Multiple or No Response 2.5. Mayfair High School is a high school in the Bellflower Unified School District in the city of Lakewood, California. The school first opened in 1959. The student population is approximately 3700+ in grades 7 through 12. Mayfair serves students in the cities of Lakewood, Bellflower, and Cerritos. Mayfair is recognized as a California Distinguished School, the highest award a California high school can obtain. In 2001, Mayfair received the Golden Bell award from the California School Board Association for their Academy of Animation and Digital Art Program.
Athletics
Mayfair High School athletic teams participate in the Southern Section of CIF in the Suburban League with Cerritos, Artesia, La Mirada, Norwalk, Bellflower, and John Glenn, high schools. The Monsoon athletic teams continue to be seen as dominant forces within the Suburban League.
Football,Baseball and Girls Soccer
The Monsoon football team Baseball team and girls soccer teams are the most successful of the sports teams at Mayfair. The girls soccer program has won league for 5 years straight and been to the CIF Southern Section Finals for the past three years with a record of 1 win, 1 loss, and 1 tie, with the tie coming from league rival La Mirada and lost against them in penalties.
The football team has won CIF titles in 1998 and 2001 and made it to the playoffs numerous times. They have won the Suburban League 8 seasons in a row and most recently advanced to the CIF Southern Section Finals in December 2008.
The Baseball team has won 10 league titles and is in a position to win several more in the next few seasons winning titles in 2008 and 2011. The Baseball program has many professional ball players to their credit with recent entries to the MLB ranks, Justin Turner (NY METS) , Jay Gibbons ( LA Dodgers) and Mark Wagner ( Boston Red Sox).
Fall Sports
- Football Website
- Girls Tennis
- Girls Volleyball
- Boys and Girls Cross Country
- Cheerleading
- Marching Band
Winter Sports
- Boys and Girls Wrestling
- Boys and Girls Basketball
- Boys and Girls Soccer
Spring Sports
- Baseball
- Softball
- Swimming
- Track and Field
- Boys Volleyball
- Boys Tennis
Suburban League Championships
- Softball: 75, 77, 79, 80, 93, 95, 09, 10, 11
- Girls Basketball: 80, 81, 04, 06, 10
- Girls Soccer: 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10 (14 championships out of the past 16 seasons)
- Girls Volleyball: 84, 85, 88, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07 (9 championships out of the past 12 seasons)
- Girls Track: 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 (7 championships out of the past 7 seasons)
- Girls Tennis: 76, 81, 97, 98
- Baseball: 63, 64, 65, 82, 83, 94, 97, 02, 08, 11
- Boys Basketball: 63, 64, 65, 72, 79, 86, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 04, 08, 09, 10 (9 championships out of the past 13 seasons)
- Football: 68, 80, 99, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 (10 championships out of the past 11 seasons)
- Wrestling: 65, 66, 67, 74, 83, 00, 01, 08
- Boys Tennis: 67, 69, 73, 75, 79, 83, 95, 96
- Boys Track: 65, 68, 75, 89, 90, 03, 04, 05
- Boys Soccer: 75, 76, 85, 86, 88
- Boys Volleyball: 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11 (10 championships out of the past 12 seasons)
- Golf: 83, 84, 94, 97, 00, 05
- Cross Country: 64, 66, 78, 85
CIF Division Players of the Year
- Athletes
Bain Brick Football 2A 67 Tom Kuyper Basketball 2A 78 Shaun Harris Soccer III 95 Mike Harrison Football IX 98 Josh Childress Basketball IIA 99 Kelly Nelson Soccer IIIA 00 David Malonson Track III 00 Josh Childress Basketball IIA 01 Jimmy Manley Football VI 01 Tiya Gallegos Soccer III 06 Greg Utupo Volleyball IV 07 Nicole Hubbard Soccer III 08Competitive Anomaly
At the CIF Southern Section Council meeting on October 23, 2008, a committee of public and private schools put forth a proposal to declare Mayfair High School athletic teams a "competitive anomaly," in an effort to deal with competitive equality issues between public and private school athletic programs. To be declared a "competitive anomaly," leagues within the CIF Southern Section would vote on whether or not to declare a school dominant within their respective league, thus forcing that school to leave their league and play on a freelance schedule.
The criteria to declare a school a "competitive anomaly" would be playing in the Southern Section playoffs five consecutive years, having a dominant won-loss record against league schools over five years and winning the vast majority of its league games by excessive margins over the previous five years. Schools that are already being considered as a "competitive anomaly" are Southern Section powerhouses Orange Lutheran, Dominguez, Long Beach Poly, and Mayfair.[1]
Showtime and Mariners
Showtime and Mariners are musical/performing arts groups at Mayfair. Showtime is made of both men and women, while Mariners is an all female group. Showtime and Mariners have toured various locations including: San Antonio,Nashville, and Hawaii. In recent years, the groups have been under the direction of Mrs. Holcomb. They also hold shows at the Bellflower Civic Center, and perform at the Bellflower Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony every year. These groups perform around the school for different events throughout the school year.
Notable alumni
- Charles L. Beck, is the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
- Josh Childress, current NBA basketball player for the Phoenix Suns.At Mayfair, Childress was selected as a McDonald's High School All-American.[2][3]
- Synyster Gates, lead guitarist of Avenged Sevenfold[4] and owner of Syn Gates Clothing.
- Jay Gibbons, Major League Baseball outfielder
- Stephen Berry SCCA Professional Racing
- Shaun Anthony Harris, Major League Soccer, professional soccer coach.
- Marque Richardson, USC alumni and an American actor/screenwriter.
- Alterraun Verner, former cornerback at UCLA. Drafted as a cornerback by the Tennessee Titans.
- Mark Wagner, Currently on Active Roster as catcher for Pawtucket Red Sox, but is also on the Boston Red Sox 40-Man Roster
References
- ^ Competitive Equity Issues on Section's Meeting Agenda. Accessed January 12, 2009.
- ^ Josh Childress profile at NBA.com, accessed November 25, 2006
- ^ David Felton, Mayfair star shines at home again, Long Beach Press-Telegram, September 24, 2005
- ^ Avenged Sevenfold
External links
- "Mayfair High School". Bellflower Unified School District. http://www.busd.k12.ca.us/mayfair-high.htm. Retrieved June 10, 2005.
- "Mayfair High School Accountability Report Card for 2003-2004". Bellflower Unified School District. http://www.busd.k12.ca.us/AccRpt/MHS%2004_05%20Web%20Final.html. Retrieved June 10, 2005.
- "Competitive equity issues on section's meeting agenda". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-spw-prepnotes8-2008oct08,0,6421598.column?track=rss. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
Coordinates: 33°51′51″N 118°06′51″W / 33.86410°N 118.11430°W
Categories:- Middle schools in California
- High schools in Los Angeles County, California
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