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Mayfair High School
Address
6000 N. Woodruff Avenue Lakewood, California 90713
Information
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 located in Lakewood, California, as part of the Bellflower Unified School District (BUSD). 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.

Headline text

MAY FAIR IS GAY 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.

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

References

1. VICTORY PARADE PLANNED, Long Beach Press Telegram, December 17, 1998
2. MAYFAIR HIGH LOVES A PARADE, Long Beach Press Telegram, March 30, 1999
3. Josh Childress profile at NBA.com, accessed November 25, 2006
4. David Felton, Mayfair star shines at home again, Long Beach Press-Telegram, September 24, 2005
5. Jay Gibbons at the Baseball Cube
6. Biography for Geri Reischl, accessed November 25, 2006

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)

• High schools in California
• Middle schools in California