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6000 N. Woodruff Avenue Lakewood, California 90713 | |
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School type | Middle/Secondary |
School board | Bellflower Unified School District |
Superintendent | Jerry Cleveland |
Principal | Lisa Azevedo |
Grades | 7-12 |
Enrollment | 3,543 (2004) |
Language | English |
Colour(s) | Blue and white |
Mascot | Mayfair Monsoon |
Team name | Monsoons |
Website | Mayfair High School web site |
Mayfair Middle/High School is loated in Lakewood, California, USA, as part of the Bellflower Unified School District (BUSD). It was established in 1988. Mayfair is a combination middle school and high school, having students from grades seven through twelve.
As of 2004, Mayfair had 112 regular educations teachers and 142 classrooms serving 3,500 students from the communities of Lakewood, Bellflower, and Cerritos. Average class size is 32.1 students.
Mayfair was recognized as a California Distinguished School, the highest award a California high school can obtain. In 2001, Mayfair received the Golden Bell award from the California School Board Association for their Academy of Animation and Digital Art Program.
The school mascot is the "Mayfair Monsoon" — illustrated as a tornado. The school colors are blue and white. The monthly school newspaper is the Windjammer. Mayfair sports teams have won several state championships and regularly participate in playoffs, including its win in the Division IX CIF championships.. Mayfair's varsity boys basketball squad won the CIF division IIA title in 1999.
Statistics
The Student population racial makeup (2004) was African-American 17.7%, American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3, Asian 5.0, Filipino 4.8, Hispanic or Latino 31.2, Pacific Islander 1.4, White (Not Hispanic) 37.1 and Multiple or No Response 2.5.
Subject | School | District | State |
English-Language Arts | 33 | 31 | 36 |
Mathematics | 22 | 30 | 34 |
Science | 26 | 19 | 25 |
History-Social Science | 33 | 25 | 29 |
School | District | State |
$6,178 | $6,882 | $6,822 |
Notable alumni
- Josh Childress, NBA basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks. At Mayfair, Childress was selected as a McDonald's High School All-American.
- Jay Gibbons, Major League Baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles.
- Geri Reischl, actress best known for appearing as what was called "Fake Jan" in the The Brady Bunch Variety Hour
- Synyster Gates of the rock band Avenged Sevenfold and owner of Syn Gates Clothing
- Steve Ostling, SCRA sprint car driver
- Matt McCraw , starting point guard for the Airforce Division I NCAA College Basketball.
- Justin Hawkins, starting small foward for the Mexico State State Aggies Division I NCAA College Basketball.
- Alterraun Verner, plays CB for UCLA Bruins Division I College football one of UClA's brightest rookies this season.
References
- VICTORY PARADE PLANNED, Long Beach Press Telegram, December 17, 1998
- MAYFAIR HIGH LOVES A PARADE, Long Beach Press Telegram, March 30, 1999
- Josh Childress profile at NBA.com, accessed November 25, 2006
- David Felton, Mayfair star shines at home again, Long Beach Press-Telegram, September 24, 2005
- Jay Gibbons at the Baseball Cube
- Biography for Geri Reischl, accessed November 25, 2006
- Avenged Sevenfold
External links
- "Mayfair High School". Bellflower Unified School District. Retrieved June 10.
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