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Workman High School

William Workman High School
Address
Map
16303 E Temple Ave

Industry
,
California
91744

United States
Coordinates34°01′45″N 117°56′12″W / 34.02917°N 117.93667°W / 34.02917; -117.93667
Information
TypePublic High School
MottoOnce a Lobo;Always a Lobo
School districtHLPUSD
PrincipalTim Espinosa
Staff46.10 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment820
Student to teacher ratio22.56[1]
Color(s)  Red
  Black
  Gold
NicknameLobos
RivalLa Puente High School
YearbookPioneer
Websitewwhs-hlpusd-ca.schoolloop.com

William Workman High School is the only public high school located in City of Industry, California. It is one of four high schools in the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District. For sports, it is a member of the Montview League.

History

School was named after William Workman whom had great success in the Los Angeles area, before moving to Rancho La Puente.[2][3][4][5]

School opened at the beginning of the 1967–68 school year.[6] 1969, James Faul was the Principal,[7] the current principal is Timothy Espinosa.[8]

Located in the City of Industry is the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum with William Workman being part of the history of the area. The building is a California Historic Landmark.

Athletics

Championship Tradition

1969, Ben Rico at the track and field league finals set league records in the 100 and 440 yard dashes.[10] Tom Lomax tripled jumped 48'-10" and 49'-11 1/2" to rank one of 1976 top Southern California prep jumpers.[11][12] Lomax placed 4th at the 1976 CIF state championship in the triple jump.[13] 1991, Myra Smith won the CIF Southern Section 2A shot put and discus.[12] The boys varsity basketball team was, combined with those of two other schools, 196-90 under the leadership of coach Rich Skelton.[14] The first official day of the basketball season, the Lobos varsity basketball team practiced after midnight, and slept the night in the gym. The midnight practiced began under coach Rich Skelton in 1974 (for five years) and was revived in 1982 with coach Tim Stimpfel. Four of five of these years Workman won league. [15] 1984, boys varsity basketball team won CIF 2-A division championship game.[16] 2013, boys varsity basketball team won the Montview League championship four out of five consecutive seasons.[17] Workman has won several CIF southern section wrestling championships, Mike Ramos (1987 4A 165-Lb), Reymond Molina (1989 3A 145-Lbs), Justin Ferrenti (2001 V 152-Lbs), and Cesar Martin (2001 V 171-Lbs).[12]

Dave McGuire 7'-0" center averaged 18 rebounds per game during the 1977 basketball season.[18]

1987, Richard Horrmann started the space shuttle club, created a Challenger time capsule, and was selected to serve on committee to select a new school principal.[19][20]

1985 Workman hosted the annual Fast Action Summer Basketball Camp that included former Los Angeles Lakers players Keith Erickson and Brad Holland.[21] 2018 Workman hosted the Superstar Basketball League.[22]

Teacher John Horn was recognized as 1975 California Biology Teacher of the Year by the National Association of Biology Teachers.[23]

Musical Excellence

  • 2012 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 1A Division Championships
  • 2013 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 2A Division Championships
  • 2014 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 2A Division Championships
  • 2015 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 3A Division Championships
  • 2016 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 3A Division Championships
  • 2017 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 3A Division Championships
  • 2019 Marching Band 3rd Place (Bronze Medal) SCSBOA 1A Division Championships[24]
  • 2021 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 1A Division Championships[25]
  • 2022 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 1A Division Championships[26]
  • 2023 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 1A Division Championships[27]

Alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "William Workman High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Wayback Machine, LMU. [1] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  3. ^ Old Spanish Trail. [2] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  4. ^ LA County Library. [3] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  5. ^ Homestead Museum, Paul R. Spitzzeri. [4] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  6. ^ Los Angeles Times, California, Feb 29, 1968. [5] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021. Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ CIF Southern Section, Oct 1969. [6] Retrieved Feb 23, 2021
  8. ^ California Department of Education. [7] Retrieved Feb 17, 2024
  9. ^ Hacienda La Puente School District, 2020. [8] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  10. ^ Progress Bulletin, Pomona, California. [9] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021. Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Los Angeles Times, California, Apr 29, 1976. [10] Retrieved Feb 23, 2021. Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b c CIF Southern Section, record book updated 2014. [11] Retrieved Feb 23, 2021
  13. ^ 1976 Meet Program.[12] Retrieved Nov 16, 2024.
  14. ^ Los Angeles Times, California, Apr 15, 1988. [13] Retrieved Feb 23, 2021. Clip at Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Los Angeles Times, California, Nov 11, 1982. [14] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021. Clip at Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Los Angeles Times, California, Mar 4, 1984. [15] Retrieved Feb 23, 2021
  17. ^ San Gabriel Valley Tribune, California, Feb 6, 2013. [16] Retrieved Feb 23, 2021
  18. ^ Los Aangeles Times Mar 27, 1977. [17] Retrieved Oct 7, 2022
  19. ^ Los Angeles Times, California, Jun 28, 1987. [18] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021. Clip at Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ Pasadena Star News, capsule opened Feb 4, 2011. [19] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  21. ^ Los Angeles Times, California, Jun 6, 1985. [20] Retrieved Feb 23, 2021
  22. ^ Superstar Basketball League, 2018. [21] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  23. ^ Los Angeles Times Jun 26, 1975. [22] Retrieved Oct 8, 2022
  24. ^ SCSBOA
  25. ^ SCSBOA
  26. ^ SCSBOA
  27. ^ SCSBOA
  28. ^ Pro Football Reference. [23] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  29. ^ Bravo, Jan 23, 2020. [24] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  30. ^ Orange County Register, Oct 12, 2008. [25] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  31. ^ Breakdown Express. [26] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  32. ^ Biographics World, Jan 19, 2021. [27] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  33. ^ Fire Hero. [28] Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workman_High_School