Chatsworth High School

Chatsworth High School
Location
10027 Lurline Avenue Chatsworth, California 91311 United States
Coordinates	34°15′11″N 118°35′06″W / 34.253°N 118.585°W / 34.253; -118.585
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1963[1]
School board	Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education[2]
Authority	Los Angeles Unified School District
Principal	Mr. Tim Guy[3][4]
Faculty	117.8 (on FTE basis)[5]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	3183[5]  (2005–06)
Student to teacher ratio	27.0[5]
Campus size	40 acres (16 ha)[1]
Color(s)	Orange , and Navy blue[6]
Mascot	Chancellor[6]
Team name	Chancellors[6]
Newspaper	The Clarion
Yearbook	Chancery
Website	www.chatsworthhs.org

Chatsworth High School is a public secondary school located in Chatsworth in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, U.S..

As of the 2005–06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3183 students and 117.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 27.0.^[5]

History

The campus was built with one story buildings around a central quad as land was inexpensive and an open, outdoor feeling was consistent with the area. The administration building anchors the southeast end of the quad, while the cafeteria and auditorium anchors the northwest end. Athletics are on the other side of the internal roadway.

Activities

Chatsworth's band was the last LAUSD band to go the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade,^[when?] as the system of selecting a schools band was changed to selecting players from each band.

Athletics

In 2003 and 2004, the Chatsworth High School baseball team was ranked first in the Baseball America/National High School Baseball Coaches Association Top 50 poll.^[7] In 2007, Chatsworth High players Matt Dominguez and Mike Moustakas were selected in the first round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. Chatsworth High is one of only seven schools to have produced two first round draft picks in the same year.^{[citation needed]} Other notable players to have played at Chatsworth High School include: Dwight Evans, Bobby Mitchell, Andre David, and Bryan Petersen.^[4][8]

The men's soccer team were state champions in 1991, defeating Bell High School 1-0.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

• Larry Beinfest, general manager of the Florida Marlins
• Candace Cameron Bure, actress^{[citation needed]}
• Kirk Cameron, actor^[9]
• Matt Cassel, starting Kansas City Chiefs quarterback
• Lori Beth Denberg, actress
• Matt Dominguez, baseball player and 2007 Florida Marlins draft pick^[4][8]
• Christine Essel, Senior Vice President, Paramount Pictures
• Dwight Evans, major league baseball player, Boston Red Sox^[10]
• Val Kilmer, actor^[11]
• Brian Levinson, actor, brother in Matilda^[12]
• Rory Markas, KTTV Fox-11
• Mike Moustakas, baseball player and 2007 Kansas City Royals draft pick^[4][8]
• Rhonda Jo Petty – pornographic actress^[13]
• Steve Reed, former baseball player
• Adam Rich, actor
• Lindsay Sloane, actress^[14]
• Kevin Spacey, actor^[11][15]
• Mare Winningham, actress^[15]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Student Handbook – A Little Something About Chatsworth High School". http://www.chatsworthhs.org/student_handbook/alittle_chat.jsp?rn=6724327. Retrieved 2007-12-22. 
2. ^ "Board of Education". Los Angeles Unified School District. http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/board/secretary/. Retrieved 2007-12-21. 
3. ^ "Staff lift". Chatsworth High School. http://chatsworthhs.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=69561&type=u&rn=4619584. Retrieved 2008-02-16. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d} Lee Jenkins (2007-06-07). "Pro Scouts Go Diamond Mining at Los Angeles-Area Powerhouse". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/07/sports/baseball/07draft.html?_r=1&em&ex=1181448000&en=21de9cc392766dd4&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2007-12-21. 
5. ^ ^{a b c d} "Chatsworth High School". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=062271002916&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=062271002916. Retrieved 2007-12-22. .
6. ^ ^{a b c} "Directory of High Schools 2007–08". California Interscholastic Federation – Los Angeles City Section. Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20071209123837/http://www.cif-la.org/DirectoryOfSchools.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-22. 
7. ^ Alan Matthews (2004-06-18). "2004 High School Team Of The Year". Baseball America. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/leagues/HS_amateur/040618chats.html. Retrieved 2007-12-22. 
8. ^ ^{a b c} John Klima (2007-06-08). "High school teammates make history". Major League Baseball. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070608&content_id=2013449&vkey=draft2007&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2007-12-21. 
9. ^ Bart Mills (1988-08-31). "Kirk Cameron grows past his early fame as teen idol". Chicago Sun-Times: pp. 33. 
10. ^ Chatsworth High School
11. ^ ^{a b} Gregg Goldstein (2007-04-25). "Kilmer, Helgenberger mark "Columbus Day"". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSN2520378220070426. Retrieved 2007-12-22. 
12. ^ "Brian Levinson IMDB profile". IMDB.com. http://imdb.com/name/nm0506025/. Retrieved 2008-04-20. 
13. ^ "Conversations with Rhonda Jo Petty 2004.12.31". http://adultfyi.com/read.php?ID=7684. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 
14. ^ Michael J. Lee (2011-08-25). "Down in the Valley: An Exclusive Interview with Lindsay Sloane". RadioFree.com. http://www.radiofree.com/profiles/lindsay_sloane/interview04.shtml. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
15. ^ ^{a b} Bernard Weinraub (1996-02-14). "Oscar Nominations Are Just One Surprise After Another". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9905E1DC1239F937A25751C0A960958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print. Retrieved 2007-12-21. 

External links

• "Athletics – Teams". Chatsworth High School. http://www.chatsworthhs.org/teams.jsp?rn=4996835. Retrieved 2007-12-22. 
• John Grubbs (2003-06-24). "Chatworth High baseball grabs top spot on Super 25". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/baseball/2003-06-24-baseball-top-team_x.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-22. 
• Chatsworth High School website