Lowell High School (Whittier, California)
Lowell High School was a public high school in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District from September 1961 until June 1980, when it was closed because of declining student enrollment. It was a four-year institution, with students coming primarily from Rancho-Cañada and Starbuck Junior High schools. The school athletic name was the Patriots, and its mascots were known as Johnny Patriot and Janie Patriot.
Campus information
[edit]Lowell High School was located on 16200 E. Amber Valley Drive, Whittier, CA 90604. The site was purchased and now occupied by Southern California University of Health Sciences in 1981.[1] The site is 38 acres (150,000 m2), about 400m per side. Lowell had a pool, a track, a gymnasium, baseball fields, and a performing arts center. It played its football home games at nearby La Habra High School.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Martin Manley, 1970, US Assistant Secretary of Labor, founder/CEO of Alibris
- Jack Russell, musician, Great White[citation needed]
- Brent Boyd, 1975, football player, Minnesota Vikings
- Dave Leiper 1980 MLB relief pitcher
- Michael Sweet, 1980 lead singer of Stryper
- Scott Thomson. 1972 actor, most notable for Police Academy and Twister.