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May, 2016

Need some Uni apparel? Here’s how to get it!

By: admin | Tags: Uni apparel, Chanel James | Comments: 0

[Posted May 26, 2016] Alum Rob B. wrote to us, asking a terrific question we get from time to time: Pictured above: Uni hoodies on sale at the Student Store (Photo courtesy Chanel James/University High School) “My brother and I graduated from Uni High. I want to get him a Uni T-shirt, jersey, baseball cap for a ‘big’ birthday. Is there a Student Store where I can purchase something like this?” Answer: Yes! The only place to get authentic Uni merchandise is on-campus at the Student Store, located in the […]

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May, 2016

Thanks to our January, February and March contributors!

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[Posted May 24, 2016] The mission of the Uni Hi Education Foundation is to raise funds for the continued support of Uni’s academic, athletic and performing arts programs. Created in 1985 to counter the effects on Uni of budget cuts across the L.A. Unified School District, more than $1 million has been raised to assist faculty and students. Anyone can contribute: 103-year-old Hal Cunningham, who attended the school when it was known as Warren G. Harding High, joined the ranks of donors in 2014 and helped out again in 2015! […]

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May, 2016

Reunions on the way for class of 1954 and 2006!

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[Posted May 24, 2016] Spring means graduation, but does one ever really leave high school? Not for the classes of 1954 and 2006, which have announced reunion plans for October and for this June: Class of 1954: October 15 This class – the Capris – had such a wonderful time at the 60-year affair in 2014 that they have made it an annual affair. Their 62-year reunion – to include a lot of 80th birthday celebrations – is now scheduled for Saturday, October 15, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]

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May, 2016

Remembering the days of Cavanaugh, Patton and Kampmann

By: admin | Tags: Mel Patton, Eric Davidson, coach K, Larry Booth, Angus Cavanaugh, Steve Baum | Comments: 0

Nearly 150 former coaches, teachers, administrators and students crowded into Uni’s South Gym one week ago to celebrate the unveiling of plaques commemorating the naming of Kampmann Stadium, Patton Track and Cavanaugh Field.

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May, 2016

Classic cars dominate All-Classes Picnic & Car Show

By: admin | Tags: All-Classes Picnic & Car Show, Neal Rein | Comments: 0

[Posted May 18, 2016] The popular All-Classes Picnic and Car Show returned to Uni’s Upper Field for the first time in three years on May 15, with a brilliant display of vintage and customized cars. Pictured above: A glorious Ford Model T from 1924 … the same year that Uni opened! (Car Show photos courtesy Joel Rothman) Coordinated by Neal Rein ‘66, star classics like the supercharged Cord 812 from 1937 were on display, as was a 1924 Ford Model T, 1926 Ford Model T Tudor, a 1930 Ford Model […]

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May, 2016

Plaques unveiled to mark Kampmann Stadium, Patton Track and Cavanaugh Field

By: admin | Tags: Cavanaugh Field, Patton Field, Harvey Stein, Eric Davidson, Kampmann Stadium | Comments: 1

[Posted May 16, 2016] Four massive acrylic plaques were unveiled at a gala luncheon at the University High School South Gym on Sunday, May 15, to mark the school’s new athletic facilities as Kampmann Stadium, Patton Track and Cavanaugh Field. Pictured above, left to right: Uni Principal Eric Davidson, Coach Dick Kampmann and Shirley Patton and son Gary Patton, in front of the plaques honoring Angus Cavanaugh, Kampmann and Mel Patton (Photo courtesy Jan Fambro). The plaques measure 30 inches wide and 40 inches high, and are made of solid […]

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May, 2016

Uni All-Classes Picnic & Car Show coming May 15!

By: admin | Tags: All-Classes Picnic, Kampmann-Patton Honors Luncheon | Comments: 0

[Posted May 8, 2016] Back by popular demand after a three-year hiatus due to on-campus construction, the Uni Hi Education Foundation presents the Uni All-Classes Picnic and Car Show! The program will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and admission is free. Come back to campus and check out the Uni of today: Opening at 11 a.m.: Uni’s marvelous new AstroTurf football field and all-weather Rekortan running track. A bevy of collector’s cars on the Upper Field, coordinated by Neal Rein ‘66. He reports commitments for classics including […]

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May, 2016

Smash success for Uni production of Disney’s “High School Musical”!

By: admin | Tags: Lindsey Lorenz, Ronnie Sperling, Disney's High School Musical, High School Musical, Stephen Vincent | Comments: 0

[Posted May 2, 2016] Roaring crowds and a high-energy cast made the Uni production of Disney’s “High School Musical” a great success from April 26-29. Pictured above: The entire cast does the Wildcat cheer! (Photo courtesy Ronnie Sperling/UHEF) With one of the largest casts ever for a Uni show, there was plenty of action on the stage for all four performances, including a 3:30 p.m. matinee on April 27 which included students from Uni-area middle schools! Attendance was excellent, including a full house on Friday evening for the closing performance, […]

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May, 2016

Did Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis headline a Uni grad night? YES!

By: admin | Tags: Nancy Sinatra, Jim Wartman, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Miramar Hotel, Anita Shapiro, Frank Sinatra Jr. | Comments: 10

[Posted May 2, 2016] One of the great Los Angeles “urban legends” is that Frank Sinatra and friends once entertained a Uni class on grad night. Well, it really did happen! Jim Wartman ‘58 wrote in about our March 23 story on the passing of Frank Sinatra, Jr. ‘61. He was preceded at Uni by his sister Nancy, and Jim notes: I am James (Jim) Wartman and am a Vagabond, the class that graduated in June 1958. Nancy [Sinatra] is in our class and did not graduate in 1959. How […]

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May, 2016

Warriors & Wildcats Report no. 39 now posted

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[Posted May 1, 2016] The All-Classes Picnic & Car Show is back, along with a special salute to Uni legends Dick Kampmann and Mel Patton! Get the details in issue 39 of the UHEF Warriors & Wildcats Report: It’s here: the All-Classes Picnic & Car Show on May 15! Free from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.! Tickets going quickly for the Kampmann Stadium & Patton Track luncheon on May 15! More yearbooks to be posted this summer on UHEF.org: 1950 and 1965 will be next! Reunions coming up for the Classes of […]

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