Lynwood High School

Not to be confused with Lynnwood High School or Lynwood Senior High School.

Lynwood High School is one of three high schools in Lynwood, California, USA. It is a part of the Lynwood Unified School District.

Lynwood High School
Address
12124 Bullis Rd Lynwood , Los Angeles , California 90262 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Lynwood Unified School District
Teaching staff	87.10 (FTE)[1]
Number of students	2,154 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	24.73[1]
Team name	Knights
Website	lhs.lynwood.k12.ca.us

Sports

The school has been recognized for their "Lady Knights" girls basketball team. Every year the Lady Knights win championships in Southern California and tournaments around the nation. They have won over 30 SGVL championships, 10 CIF SS championships, and three CIF State Championships. In 2002, the "Lady Knights" won the National CIF Championship with a record of 33-0 in girls basketball and finished ranked Number 1 in the country. Now the girls basketball team is ranked in the top 50 in the USA and in the top 20 in California.^[2]

View from Imperial Highway

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Lynwood High School alumni

• Jack Babashoff – American swimmer (born 1955)^[3]
• Bud Bulling – American baseball player (1952–2014)^[4]
• Don Carrithers – American baseball player (born 1949)^[5]
• Juaquin Hawkins – American basketball player (born 1973)^[6]
• Davon Jefferson – American basketball player (born 1986)^[7]
• Suge Knight – American music executive (born 1965)^[8]
• Efrén Navarro – American baseball player (born 1986)^[9]
• Patty Rodriguez – American entrepreneur, producer, radio personality and author^[10]
• Erroll Tucker – American gridiron football player (born 1964)^[11]
• "Weird Al" Yankovic – American comedy musician (born 1959)^[12][13]

References

1. "Lynwood High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
2. "Lynwood High School (CA) Girls Varsity Basketball".^{[unreliable source?]}
3. Swam for Lynnwood High School in "Swimmers Defeat Montebello", Lynwood Press, Lynwood, California, pg. 15, 11 March 1971
4. Sheff, Craig (July 13, 1977). "Twins' Bulling Lucky to Be Alive After Shooting" (PDF). Daily Pilot. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
5. "Don Carrithers Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".
6. "Juaquin Juan Hawkins". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
7. "Davon Jefferson". The Official Site of USC Trojan Athletics. Archived from the original on November 26, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
8. "Life before Death Row: The brief football career of Suge Knight". September 12, 2017.
9. "Efren Navarro Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
10. radio DJ, publishing company founder, “Selena” MAC campaign advocate
11. "Erroll Tucker Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
12. "Jay Leno And Weird Al Take A Stroll Down Memory Lane". CNBC. Apr 1, 2021.
13. Pemberton, Patrick (July 28, 2014). "'Weird Al' Yankovic: Cal Poly alum still getting laughs after 35 years". The Tribune. Retrieved November 6, 2022.

External links

• Lynwood Girls basketball rankings
• Media related to Lynwood High School at Wikimedia Commons