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| 6000 N. Woodruff Avenue Lakewood, California 90713 | |
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| School type | Middle/Secondary |
| Founded | 1959 |
| School board | Bellflower Unified School District |
| Superintendent | Rick Kemppainen |
| Principal | Mary Lynn Bachmann |
| Faculty | 139.8 (on FTE basis) |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,616 (as of 2005-06) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 25.9 |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | White, Blue, and Grey |
| Mascot | Mayfair Monsoon |
| Team name | Monsoons |
| Newspaper | The Windjammer |
| Website | Mayfair High School web site |
Mayfair Middle/High School, located in the city of Lakewood, California, serves over 3,543 students in grades seven through twelve on a traditional school calendar. All of Mayfair students' residency is among the cities of Lakewood, Bellflower, and Cerritos. The campus has over 130 classrooms, with over 16 special education rooms. The school provides a safe learning environment, in which students gain the knowledge for their future endeavors.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3,616 students and 139.8 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 25.9.
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's colors are white, blue, and grey. They have many sports that have won suburban league titles and championships. The schools newspaper is titled "The Windjammer," which is also located online. There are many clubs available at Mayfair for the students to get involved in and delve into. Sports that continue to shine and win titles are Boys Basketball, and Boys Football, Girls Soccer, Boys Volleyball, Boys Wrestling, Boys and Girls Tennis, Golf, Swimming, Boys and Girls Track & Field and more.
Statistics
The Student population racial makeup (2004) was African-American 17.7%, American Indian or Alaskan 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.
Notable alumni
- Josh Childress, former NBA basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks, now with Euroleague team Olympiacos BC. At Mayfair, Childress was selected as a McDonald's High School All-American.
- Geri Reischl, actress best known for appearing as what was called "Fake Jan" in the The Brady Bunch Hour.
- Synyster Gates, lead guitarist of Avenged Sevenfold and owner of Syn Gates Clothing.
- Steve Ostling, SCRA sprint car driver.
- Matt McCraw , starting point guard for the United States Air Force Academy Division I basketball team.
- Alterraun Verner, cornerback for the UCLA Bruins Division I College Football. Named 2006 Co-Freshman of the Year in the Pac-10.
- Pat Dean, Journalist for Community Pro.
- Marcus Johnson, Professional Arena Football Player.
- Eddie Fiola, BMX Freestyle artist and stuntman.
References
- ^ Mayfair High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 4, 2007.
- 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
- Biography for Geri Reischl, accessed November 25, 2006
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Sportsology 101 w/Pat Dean
External links
- "Mayfair High School". Bellflower Unified School District. Retrieved June 10.
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