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Morningside High School
Morningside High is a high school in Inglewood, California.
In popular culture
In 1993, Wesley Snipes narrated the documentary, Hardwood Dreams, following five MHS seniors during their last high school basketball season as they dream of the NBA. Ten years later, Snipes narrates the 2004 TV sequel, Hardwood Dreams: Ten Years Later.[1][2]
Chris Gaines is a fictional MHS student and alternative rock musician, developed by Garth Brooks in 1999 for a future movie.[3]
Notable alumni and attendees
- Roberta Achtenberg: currently Chair, Board of Trustees, California State University; former Assistant Secretary of HUD under President Clinton; former member of the SF Board of Supervisors; former Senior VP for the SF Chamber of Commerce
- Michael Ajakwe, Jr.: actor, writer, Emmy Award-winning producer, director including Entertainment Tonight, Eve, Moesha, Sister, Sister; [1][2]
- Seimone Augustus: #1 draft pick, 2006, Minnesota Lynx
- John Bahler: vocal/horn arranger, vocals, musical director, including Michael
Jackson, Pete Fountain, Clare Fischer,
Vince Gill, Kathie Lee Gifford, Roberto Carlos, The Clique, The Jackson 5, The Partridge Family, Anthony Newley, The Association, Dean Martin, Lonnie Donegan,
Elvis Presley , Dory Previn, Clare Fischer, Johnny Rivers, The Lennon Sisters, Toto, Roberto Carlos, Tanya Tucker, Barbara Streisand, [3][4] - Tom Bahler: vocals, musician, arranger, composer, producer, including Vikki Carr, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Brian Setzer, George Benson, David Axelrod, The Partridge Family, Patti Austin, Dory Previn, Neil Diamond, Gram Parsons, Billy Joel, Lee Ritenour, Leslie Gore, B.J. Thomas[5][6]
- Elden Campbell: former professional basketball player who played center in the National Basketball Association[7]
- Joe Campbell: musician, guitar, The Drifters, The
Platters,
The Dixie Cups , The Tokens, The Coasters, Johnny Thunder, Doug Kershaw, Cheryl Ladd, Dennis Weaver, The Diamonds, The Fortunes, Tommy Sands and Wilson Pickett[8] - Johnnie Carl: conductor/arranger, Crystal Cathedral's Hour of Power Orchestra[9]
- Nick Colon: MHS alum, then MHS teacher. See Notable Teachers entry below
- Don Delew: artist; designer, including t-shirts for Bob Marley, The Eagles, Dan Fogelberg tours[10]
- Bill DeMartines: musician, formerly with Iron Butterfly[11]
- Kevin Dunigan: actor[12]
- Judy Dunlap (nee Frields): City of Inglewood, District #2 Councilmember, 1993, re-elected 1997; first Councilmember who was born and reared in Inglewood[13]
- Ron Fox: assisted the California State Legislature, Utah State Legislature, 2000 U.S. Electoral College, Utah's 2002 Winter Olympics, the White House Advance Office, the U.S. State Department Protocol Office, 2002 NATO Summit, 2004 G-8 Summit[14]
- Jackie Goldberg: politician, teacher (Compton Unified School District), former member of the California State Assembly, former member of the Los Angeles City Council, former president of the Los Angeles School Board.
- Flo Hyman: American volleyball player, Olympic silver medalist
- Dr. Billy G. Ingram: Founder/Pastor, Maranatha Community Church[15]in Los Angeles[16]
- Jon L. Johnson: Project Director, National Science Foundation Teacher Enhancement Project for high school teachers; Co-Project Director, National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Project linking physics and mathematics courses; Co-Project Director, National Conferences for Undergraduate Research[17]
- Ralph Johnson: drummer-percussionist-vocalist, Earth, Wind & Fire; inducted in 2000 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[18]
- Kevin Jones: actor, including Twilight Zone, Zane Gray Theater, Death Valley Days, Leave it to Beaver[19]
- Charles Jordan: NFL football player, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks[20]
- Joanne Kurman-Montana (nee Joanne Kurman): singer, performer[21]; "Miss Inglewood"; runner-up in Miss California pageant
- Vicki Lawrence: singer, including "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia", the "Young Americans" musical group, appeared in the feature film, "The Young Americans", which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary; actress, including The Carol Burnett Show and Mama's Family; won 2004 TV Land Award; won 1976 Emmy Award; nominee Golden Globe Award; nominee Daytime Emmy Award[22][23]
- Jim Lefevbre: former LA Dodgers baseball player; former manager of the Mariners, Cubs and Brewers; head coach Chinese national baseball team 2008 Olympics[24][25]
- Lisa Leslie: pro basketball player, actress, Wilhelmina model[26]
- David Levy, Ph.D.: psychologist, author, speaker.[27]; actor in 1970's TV show Wonderbug[28]
- Stan Love: NBA basketball player with the Washington Bullets & Los Angeles Lakers. Brother of Beach Boys lead singer Mike Love, and first cousin of Beach Boys Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Carl Wilson. Father of UCLA freshman basketball player Kevin Love, the 2007 Gatorade HS Male Athlete of the Year.[29]
- Dale Macha: truck driving champion[30]
- Carolyn Mitchell (nee Barbara Ann Thomason): wife of Mickey Rooney; actress[31]
- Tom Nardini: actor; 1966 BAFTA Film Award nominee[32]
- Jim Photoglo: songwriter, including the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band hit, Fishin' in the Dark[33], also wrote songs recorded by Marty Robbins, Everly Brothers, Brenda Lee, Dusty Springfield, Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, Travis Tritt, Patty Loveless; musician, including opened for the Beach Boys, toured as a singer/musician with Dan Fogelberg, Vince Gill, Nicolette Larson, Kathy Mattea and Wendy Waldman.[34]
- Curren Price: elected 51st district Assemblyman for California State Assembly in 2006; previously Inglewood City Councilman; ran unsuccessfully for Inglewood mayor (1997)[35]
- Gordon Punt: award winning artist and sculptor[36]
- Craig Reardon: 1993 Daytime Emmy Award "Outstanding Achievement in Makeup"; 1993 Emmy Award "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series" for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; 1998 Emmy Award "Outstanding Makeup for a Series" for Buffy the Vampire Slayer; 1999 Emmy Award "Outstanding Makeup for a Series" for The X Files[37]
- Ralph Sappington: musician, composer; played and recorded with The Righteous
Brothers, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Will
Ferrell’s father Mr. Lee, The Temptations, The
Mills Brothers,
Out of the Blue , Stan Getz; three compositions published in the Lutheran Book of Worship[38] - Byron Scott: former NBA player, current head coach
- Kirk Silsbee: journalist with Los Angeles CityBeat and Pasadena Weekly[39]
- Jackie Sleight: choreographer and director for Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow, Paula Abdul, McDonalds, Burger King[40]
- Chaz Stevens: musician, vocals, flute, keyboards, drums with '60's group Fair Befall; toured with The Youngbloods[41][42]
- Carol Swarbrick: stage and film actress[43]-
- Daniel Tabor: Inglewood City Councilman[44]
- Tina Thompson: 2004 Olympics gold medal; pro basketball player
- Hollie Vest (nee Diann Vest): performer, Tina Turner impersonator[45]
Notable teachers
- Jack Belasco: former mayor of Hermosa Beach, California[46]
- Klair Bybee: film and TV actor, including Jerry McGuire, MacArthur and Planet of the Apes[47]
- Nick Colon: runner, Pan American Games, for Team Puerto Rico; coached the Mexico City franchise in 1988-89 for Continental Basketball Association[48]
- Don Fontana: professional recording artist with Roger Williams, Patti Page, Burl Ives, Ralph Carmichael[49]
- Jim Harrick: coached basketball at Pepperdine University, UCLA, University of Rhode Island, University of Georgia, Utah State University[50]
- Jacques LaCerte: film writer and director, including "Love Me Deadly" (1973) with Lyle Waggoner and Christopher Stone[51]
- Phyllis McGee: TV and film actress, Phyllis Love[52]
References
- ^ Hardwood Dreams. Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
- ^ Hardwood Dreams: Ten Years Later. Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
- ^ Chris Gaines. Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
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