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Compton High School The billboard of Compton High School Address 601 S. Acacia Avenue
Compton, CA, Los Angeles, 90220
United StatesCoordinates 33°53′28″N 118°13′38″W / 33.89111°N 118.22722°WCoordinates: 33°53′28″N 118°13′38″W / 33.89111°N 118.22722°W Information Opened 1896 School district Compton Unified Principal Ms. Bradley Mascot Tarbabes Website Compton HS Compton High School is a high school in Compton, California, part of the Compton Unified School District.
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School history
The school first opened in 1896 as Compton Union High School and then later reestablished as Compton Senior High School in the 1950s after the new community college campus opened at its current address of Artesia Blvd. location in 1953.
During the 1960s there was a dramatic transition from a White student body to one which was predominantly African-American.[1] Today, Compton High School is over two-thirds Latino as immigrants rapidly settled South Los Angeles
Compton High School's mascot
Compton College's mascot name is the Tartars, named after the Turkic Tatars, so the mascot name for Compton High School became the Tartar Babies. The mascot itself is "Baby Tartar," who wears a diaper and carries a big sword.[2] [3]
References
- ^ The City Of Compton
- ^ Marc's Collection of High School Mascots Part 1: A-E
- ^ Fisher, Marc (November 17, 2005). "Block That Mascot? Bite Your Tongue". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/16/AR2005111602394.html.
External links
- Compton High School
- Compton High School profile provided by greatschools.net
- Compton High School profile provided by schooltree.org
Categories:- Compton Unified School District
- Educational institutions established in 1927
- Educational institutions established in 1953
- High schools in Los Angeles County, California
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