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Lowell High School (Whittier, California)

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Whittier, CA 90604, USA

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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.

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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. 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

  • Martin Manley, 1970, US Assistant Secretary of Labor, founder/CEO of Alibris
  • Jack Russell, musician, Great White
  • Brent Boyd, 1975, football player, Minnesota Vikings
  • Rudy Castañeda López,1973, author of "The Song of Laughing Bird" and "Open Your Eyes, Jackson Ryder"
  • Dave Leiper 1980 MLB Relief Pitcher
  • Michael Sweet. 1980 Lead singer of Stryper
  • Blaine Stewart. 1973 Emmy and Telly Ward winning and nominated sound designer and mixer.
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    Lowell High School (Whittier, California) Wikipedia