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St. John Bosco High School

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Type
  
Private, All-Male

CEEB code
  
050-260

Faculty
  
60

Phone
  
+1 562-920-1734

Established
  
1940

Principal
  
Casey Yeazel

Patron saint
  
John Bosco

Colors
  
White, Blue, Gold

Religious affiliation(s)
  
Roman Catholic;Salesian

Address
  
13640 Bellflower Blvd, Bellflower, CA 90706, USA

Motto
  
Ad Deum Qui Laetificat Juventutem Meam

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St. John Bosco High School (SJBHS) is a Catholic college preparatory school located in Bellflower, California, USA in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, conducted by the Salesians of St. John Bosco, San Francisco Province. SJBHS is named after Saint John Bosco. It was founded as an elementary and intermediate boarding school by the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1940. The first high-school class graduated in 1956, and in 1979 the boarding school closed. Its sister school is St. Joseph High School (Lakewood, California)

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During the Second World War, portions of the school were used as a military barracks. The school is a Catholic high school in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and has a student body of 658 students in grades 9-12. St. John Bosco High School is one of the premier Catholic high schools in Southern California. The school's philosophy is to develop the "whole person" including "spiritually, morally, intellectually, socially, culturally, artistically, and physically".

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Student life

  • Oingo Boingo played at St. John Bosco's gymnasium for a dance back in the 1980s
  • St. John Bosco High School was the host site for a concert festival dubbed "Brave Fest" which included appearances by the Tragic Thrills, and Parachute.
  • During Freshmen orientation new Braves are introduced to the "underground skating rink", a Braves tradition with origins unknown.
  • There is no underground skating rink at St. John Bosco High School. There is, however, an underground bowling alley located underneath the original campus "200" building in the basement.

    • Athletics

  • St. John Bosco's football team is considered a powerhouse and won the 2013 CIF PAC-5 Division Title and CIF State Title
  • St. John Bosco's 2013 Percussion Ensemble received the American Drumline Association (ADLA) championship for scholastic division A championships.

    • Notable alumni

  • Aaron Pico, freestyle wrestler and MMA fighter
  • Chad Allen, actor
  • Steve Carfino, basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes and Australian National Basketball League
  • James Cotton, NBA player
  • Schea Cotton, basketball player
  • Josh Rosen, American football quarterback for UCLA
  • Joe Cowan, graduated in 2003 and holds numerous school records in track and field as well as football; played for the UCLA Bruins' football program.
  • Patrick Cowan, graduated in 2004, starting quarterback for the UCLA Bruins football team and NFL player
  • Benjamin Cruz, retired Chief Justice of Guam, Democratic Senator in the Guam Legislature, member Democratic National Committee
  • Tim DeRuyter, football coach
  • Nomar Garciaparra, MLB player (class of 1991); from 1996 to 2009 he played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Oakland Athletics; currently a TV commentator for the Dodgers
  • Jelani Gardner, McDonalds All American basketball player for Cal and Pepperdine
  • Isaac Hamilton, college basketball player
  • Todd Husak, Stanford and NFL quarterback
  • Joey Karam, plays keyboard/synthesizer for The Locust and One Day as a Lion
  • Dennis Lamp, from 1977–92, Lamp pitched for the Chicago Cubs (1977–80), Chicago White Sox (1981–83), Toronto Blue Jays (1984–86), Oakland Athletics (1987), Boston Red Sox (1988–91) and Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Evan Longoria, graduated in 2003, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman, 2008 American League rookie of the year
  • Leon McFadden, San Francisco 49ers cornerback
  • Keith Price, former University of Washington quarterback
  • Bud Smith, MLB pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 2001–02; one of only 18 MLB pitchers since 1900 to throw no-hitter during his rookie season

    • Filming location

  • Bosco was used in the 1988 motion picture The Invisible Kid starring Jay Underwood and Chynna Phillips.
  • The gym was used during the basketball scenes in The Amazing Spider-Man.
  • Various areas of the school were also used for the television programs Jane the Virgin and Enlisted (TV series).

    • References

    St. John Bosco High School Wikipedia
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