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Mayfair High School is a high school in the Bellflower Unified School District in the city of Lakewood. The school first opened in 1959. The student population is approximately 3616 in grades 7 through 12. Mayfair serves students in the cities of Lakewood, Bellflower, and Cerritos.

School Info and Achievements

The school mascot is the Monsoon and is illustrated as a tornado. School colors are white, blue, and grey. The school newspaper is "The Windjammer," which is also available online, and the yearbook is Tradewinds. There are many clubs available at Mayfair for the students to get involved in. Mayfair also boasts its excellent athletic program in the Suburban League where its athletic teams continue to shine and win titles in sports such as Football, Boys Basketball, Girls Soccer, Boys Volleyball, Boys Wrestling, Boys and Girls Tennis, Golf, Swimming, Boys and Girls Track and Field, and more.

The Mayfair Monsoon Marching Corp. is the band at Mayfair and consistently brings home award after award for their amazing field shows and is one of the best bands in the state of California, under director Tom Phillips. The Colorguard and Cheerleading teams are also great programs that Mayfair boasts about due to their success in recent years. It is important to note that in the 2007-2008 school year, the Mayfair Monsoon Marching Corp., Colorguard, and the Pep Squad all took home first place state titles for their division. Mayfair also has an exceptional vocal ensemble with the all girl group named the Mariners and the mixed choir named Showtime. These two programs continue to succeed and also perform all around the world, in most recently Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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.

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.

Athletics

Mayfair High School athletic teams participate in the Southern Section of CIF in the Suburban League with Cerritos, Artesia, La Mirada, Norwalk, Bellflower, and John Glenn, high schools. The Monsoon athletic teams continue to be seen as dominant forces within the Suburban League and also bring home many league championships and awards.

Football and Girls Soccer

The Monsoon football and girls soccer teams are the most successful of the sports teams at Mayfair. The girls soccer program has won league for 5 years straight and been to the CIF Southern Section Finals for the past three years with a record of 1 win, 1 loss, and 1 tie, with the tie coming from league rival La Mirada.

The football team has won CIF titles in 1998 and 2001 and made it to the playoffs numerous times. They have won league 8 seasons in a row and most recently advanced to the CIF Southern Section Finals in December 2008.

Fall Sports

• Football
• Girls Tennis
• Girls Volleyball
• Boys and Girls Cross Country
• Cheerleading

Winter Sports

• Boys and Girls Wrestling
• Boys and Girls Basketball
• Boys and Girls Soccer

Spring Sports

• Baseball
• Softball
• Swimming
• Track and Field
• Boys Volleyball
• Boys Tennis

Suburban League Championships

• Softball: 75, 77, 79, 80, 93, 95, 09
• Girls Basketball: 80, 81, 04, 06
• Girls Soccer: 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 (13 championships out of the past 15 seasons)
• Girls Volleyball: 84, 85, 88, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07 (9 championships out of the past 12 seasons)
• Girls Track: 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 (7 championships out of the past 7 seasons)
• Girls Tennis: 76, 81, 97, 98
• Baseball: 63, 64, 65, 82, 83, 94, 97, 02, 08
• Boys Basketball: 63, 64, 65, 72, 79, 86, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 04, 08, 09 (8 championships out of the past 12 seasons)
• Football: 68, 80, 99, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 (10 championships out of the past 11 seasons)
• Wrestling: 65, 66, 67, 74, 83, 00, 01, 08
• Boys Tennis: 67, 69, 73, 75, 79, 83, 95, 96
• Boys Track: 65, 68, 75, 89, 90, 03, 04, 05
• Boys Soccer: 75, 76, 85, 86, 88
• Boys Volleyball: 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09 (9 championships out of the past 10 seasons)
• Golf: 83, 84, 94, 97, 00, 05
• Cross Country: 64, 66, 78, 85

CIF Championships

• Team
  • Softball, Divsion IIA, 1979
  • Football, Division IX, 1998
  • Boys Basketball, Division IIA, 1999
  • Girls Soccer, Division III, 2000
  • Football, Division VI, 2001
  • Boys Volleyball, Division IV, 2004
  • Girls Soccer, Division III, 2006
  • Girls Soccer, Division III, 2008

Competitive Anomaly

At the CIF Southern Section Council meeting on October 23, 2008, a committe of public and private schools put forth a proposal to declare Mayfair High School athletic teams a "competitive anomaly," in an effort to deal with competitive equality issues between public and private school athletic programs. To be declared a "competitive anomaly," leagues within the CIF Southern Section would vote on whether or not to declare a school dominant within their respective league, thus forcing that school to leave their league and play on a freelance schedule.

The criteria to declare a school a "competitive anomaly" would be playing in the Southern Section playoffs five consecutive years, having a dominant won-loss record against league schools over five years and winning the vast majority of its league games by excessive margins over the previous five years. Schools that are already being considered as a "competitive anomaly" are Southern Section powerhouses Orange Lutheran, Dominguez, Long Beach Poly, and Mayfair.

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.
• Marcus Johnson, Professional Arena Football Player.

References

1. Competitive Equity Issues on Section's Meeting Agenda. Accessed January 12, 2009.
2. Josh Childress profile at NBA.com, accessed November 25, 2006
3. David Felton, Mayfair star shines at home again, Long Beach Press-Telegram, September 24, 2005
4. Biography for Geri Reischl, accessed November 25, 2006
5. Avenged Sevenfold

External links

• "Mayfair High School". Bellflower Unified School District. Retrieved June 10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
• "Mayfair High School Accountability Report Card for 2003-2004". Bellflower Unified School District. Retrieved June 10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
• "Competitive equity issues on section's meeting agenda". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 5. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

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