North High School (Torrance)

North High School (Torrance)
For schools of the same name, see North High School (disambiguation).
North Torrance High School
Location
Torrance, California
 United States
Information
Type Public Secondary
Established 1955
Grades 9–12
Color(s)           Blue and White
Mascot Saxons
Website http://www.northhighschool.org

North High School is a four year public high school located at 3620 W. 182nd St. in Torrance, California. Of the four public high schools in the Torrance Unified School District, North High is the second oldest. The school's mascot is the Saxon and the school colors are blue and white.

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Demographics

  • White 24.6%
  • Asian 37.1%
  • Latino 25.2%
  • Black 7.7%
  • Other 5.4%[1]

School Facts

  • Opened in September, 1955
  • Campus has 24 buildings and 100 classrooms
  • Serves youth living north of 190th St. to north city boundaries
  • Maximum student enrollment capacity is 3000

Athletics

North High was voted by the Pioneer League as the runner-up for Most Athletic School in 2007-2008.

  • Prior to 2003-2004 North High was in the Ocean League and also The Bay League
  • in 2002-2003 Sprint Season Boys Varsity Track won League: Specelle Williams and Eric Davis went to CIF finals
  • In 2003-2004 winter season the varsity wrestling team were Div.II CIF Champions in both duals and individuals.
  • In 2004 fall the Varsity Football team were runner-ups in the CIF Division X Championship
  • In 2008-2009 winter season the boys varsity soccer team were CIF semifinalists and suffered a tough loss in penalty kicks.
  • 2008-2009 winter season the boys varsity soccer team advanced to State.
  • In the 2008 fall season the girls varsity tennis team were league champions.
  • In 2009-2010 winter season the boys varsity soccer team were league champs.
  • In the 2008 and 2009 spring season the girls softball team were back-to-back CIF Champions. In 2010 they are in the CIF Final for the third straight year
  • In 2010 spring season the boys varsity volleyball team were CIF semifinalists
  • In 2009 fall the Varsity Football Team won the Pioneer League Title
  • In 2009-2010 winter season boys varsity league champs and back to back CIF Semifinalists
  • In 2009-2010 winter season girls varsity basketball won the title Pioneer League Champs
  • In 2010-2011 North High School's marching band won state championships in the 2A division

Current North High Administration

Principal- Dr. Matthew Horvath
Assistant Principal- Mr. Lawrence Hom
Assistant Principal- Ms. Michelle Nye
Dean of Students- Mr. Andrew McCarty
Student Activities- Advisor Mr. Marc Pioch
Athletic Director- Mr. Brian Ormsby
Assistant Athletic Director- Ms. Tina Gross

Notable Alumni

  • Chuck Norris (Class of 1958)
  • Bob Hite (Class of 1960)
  • Chris Mortensen (Class of 1969)
  • Col. Malcolm Frost, USA (Class of 1984)
  • Kikuo "KeyKool" Nishi (Class of 1988)
  • Wee Man (Class of 1991)
  • Chris Demaria (Class of 1998)
  • Pepa Letuli (Class of 2005)
  • Michael Rowe (Class of 2011)
  • Darren Hechenova from Villanova (Class of 2011)

KNHS

KNHS
City of license Torrance, California
(Los Angeles County)
Broadcast area South Santa Monica Bay area
Slogan The Rock of the Block
Frequency 89.7 (MHz)
First air date 1966 (?) to 1991
Format Music chosen by whoever was on the air at the moment
Power 10 Watts
ERP 13 watts estimated
Class D
Callsign meaning North High School
Owner Torrance Unified School District

KNHS, was an FCC licensed FM radio station on 89.7 MHz, serving the Torrance, California area with a variety music format. KNHS ceased broadcasting when a short-sighted TUSD allowed the station license to expire in 1991. The station broadcast with one Watt until 1972 when its studios and transmitter were moved to the second floor of the Industrial Arts building according to the High School newspaper The North Wind. When KNHS moved to the industrial arts building, the antenna tower was moved to the roof above the studios. The tower originally was above the old KNHS studios near the cafeteria.

There was no professional manager for KNHS, so broadcast students managed KNHS with some supervision by schoolteachers, so the programming, educational value and financial earnings potential of KNHS was never realized. There was no engineer for the station except for a contract engineer who was only called when something was known to be wrong and a monitoring company measured the frequency of KNHS monthly to comply with FCC regulations.

North High School had speakers at various places on campus, including the "quad," and cafeteria, so the unsuspecting students could be subjected to the sound of the campus radio station at lunch time. A local "landmark" was the KNHS tower with its two omni-directional "halo" elements, one at the top and one lower on the tower. The tower was damaged in a winter storm in 2010 and removed from view.

References

  1. ^ http://projects.latimes.com/schools/school/torrance/north-high-1/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ule0hbW7alY

External Links

v · d · eTorrance Unified School District (TUSD)
High Schools: North • South • Torrance • West
Continuation: Kurt T. Shery


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