Bell Gardens High School

Bell Gardens High School is a public high school in Bell Gardens, California, part of the Montebello Unified School District.

History

The campus was built in the 1930s and 1940s.^{[citation needed]} After years of development and construction, BGHS's new three story building was opened on December 18, 2005.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005, the high school underwent a further phase of renovation when the school's athletic field, otherwise known as "Lancer Stadium", received a $1 million dollar upgrade. The gradually decaying long-standing natural dirt/grass field was replaced with a state of the art synthetic turf playing field along with a new 440 yard track surrounding it. The process commenced during the latter half of the 2004–2005 school year and was gradually completed the following spring in January 2006.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

The school had 3626 students as of the 2004–2005 school year, consisting of:^[1]

• 98% Latino
• 1% White American
• Less than 1% African-American
• Less than 1% Filipino American

80% of Bell Gardens students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Sports

The boys soccer program has won 3 C.I.F. titles in 1984, 1991, and 1994.^{[citation needed]} The boys water polo program has won 3 C.I.F. titles in 1995, 1996, and 1998. The girls water polo program has won 4 straight C.I.F. titles; 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 including a Southern Section record 85 consecutive wins.

Notable alumni

• Patty Cardenas, Olympic Water Polo^{[citation needed]}
• Johnny Lee Clary, Professional Wrestling champion Johnny Angel, former racist KKK leader turned born again Evangelist
• Eddie Cochran, musician
• Priscilla Flores, mayor of Bell Gardens^[2]
• John Force, NHRA drag racer, 15-time Funny Car division champion
• Brenda Villa 1998, water polo, 3-time Olympic medal winner^[3]

References

External links

• School Website