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Apr, 2015

New Uni Football Field Nearly Complete with the New Track to Be Poured in May

By: admin | Tags: track & field, football field | Comments: 0

[Posted April 15, 2015] Hard hats and safety vests were distributed to a half-dozen Uni alumni and supporters on April 7, who toured the remarkable new football field now almost completely installed, with the all-weather track to follow. Pictured above: The new, AstroTurf-covered Uni football field (Photo courtesy UHEF) Steven Oh of Ohno Construction, which is managing the installation, described in detail the new, state-of-the-art field, featuring AstroTurf 3D60 Extreme. Although a synthetic carpet, the look and feel of the fibers are very much like grass, but with considerably more […]

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Apr, 2015

Uni Grads Jim Mora and Howard Enstedt Enshrined in L.A. City “Hall of Fame”

By: admin | Tags: Howard Enstedt, Jim Mora | Comments: 1

[Posted April 1, 2015] Two Uni grads who went on to fame as coaches will be inducted as members of the third class of the Los Angeles City Schools Athletic Hall of Fame on Sunday, April 26 at the Hilton Doubletree in Culver City. Pictured above: Jim Mora, an all-League end at Uni who became a championship pro football coach. Jim Mora ‘53, who was an all-league end at Uni, went on to become a highly successful coach in college and professional football. He held the head coaching position at […]

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Mar, 2015

New Football Field and Track Moving Forward to Spring Completion

By: admin | Tags: Ohno Construction, baseball field, track installation | Comments: 3

[Posted March 6, 2015] Excellent progress is being made on the installation of the new AstroTurf football field and eight-lane, all-weather track at Uni. This L.A. Unified School District (LAUSD) project, being built by Ohno Construction, is expected to be completed in late May. Pictured above: An aerial view of the Uni field and track project from December 2014. (Photo courtesy Ohno Construction) When completed, several new elements will be added to the complex. One will be a new scoreboard to be mounted on the Westgate Avenue (west side), which […]

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Mar, 2015

Thanks to our January contributors!

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[Posted March 3, 2015] After a sensational 174 donors in the fourth quarter of 2014, it was no surprise that donations were well down in January. However, we’re pleased to post the names (by class year) of the 11 donors who did contribute during the month: Gloria Sullivan Cotchonis 1946 Barbara & Hayden Smith W/1950 Selma Shanks Kahl 1952 Patricia Ganz Sheehan S/1957 Mary Sue Andrews Hart W/1961 Beverly Broger 1969 Carolyn Pohlmeyer 1969 Steven Slaff 1970 David Marcellitti 1979 Ardeshir (Ardy) Haerizadeh 1985 Elizabeth Traubman (no class given) The […]

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Feb, 2015

Stunning turnout for “Into The Woods” Auditions at Uni

By: admin | Tags: Ronnie Sperling, Into The Woods | Comments: 1

[Posted February 25, 2015] Thanks to the wide success of the motion picture version of “Into The Woods,” Uni Director of Theatre Arts Ronnie Sperling ‘76 expected good interest for parts in his Spring 2015 version when auditions opened in mid-January. But 70 applicants for only half as many parts? “Huge turnout!!!,” noted Sperling. “Three days of auditions.” The lengthy casting process involved not just reading for parts, but singing and movement trials to fit into the show. The number of auditions is the most in recent memory, signaling high […]

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Feb, 2015

Classroom of the 21st Century Debuts at Uni

By: admin | Tags: Eric Davidson, Classroom technology, Abe Kino, arc designs, Alyson Randick, Linda Yaron, Mandy Lenham | Comments: 0

[Posted February 22, 2015] It’s true that classroom technology and the L.A. Unified School District are not always synonymous. But Uni has started to change that, per Principal Eric Davidson: Pictured above: Uni principal Eric Davidson demonstrating new in-classroom technologies (Photo courtesy Richard Satnick/UHEF). “The point is this: for $10,000 we can modernize a classroom to give teachers and students access to innovative practices to increase achievement and truly use technology as a learning tool. “The transformation is amazing and demonstrates how a 20th century building can be brought into […]

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Feb, 2015

Big Crowd Surprises Coach K for 90th Birthday Salute

By: admin | Tags: Danny McQuoid, David Duffy, Dick Kampmann, coach K, Kelly Aguda, Bob Fordiani, Joe Sedia, Paul Medvin | Comments: 8

[Posted February 15, 2015] A full house of more than 220 alumni, co-coaches and friends came out to salute a very surprised Dick Kampmann (yes, he was surprised!) for his 90th birthday on February 7 at Pepperdine University. Pictured above: Coach K greets 1973 Cross-Country captain Danny McQuoid, who flew from Sao Paolo, Brazil, to join in the birthday salute. (Photo courtesy Lisa Duffy Atkin/UHEF) Uni alumni dating back to Kampmann’s first team in 1960 (!) were on hand to speak, with Western League 880 yards champion Harvey Stein getting […]

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Feb, 2015

Thanks to our October, November and December contributors!

By: admin | Tags: Hal Cunningham, Donors | Comments: 0

[Posted February 1, 2015] 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, nearly $600,000 has been raised to assist faculty and students. We salute and thank our 171 contributors from the fourth quarter of 2014, including 103-year-old Hal Cunningham, who attended the school when it was known as Warren G. Harding High! Contributors are listed by […]

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Jan, 2015

Surprise 90th birthday party for Uni legend Dick Kampmann on Feb. 7

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[Posted January 23, 2015] Uni’s legendary cross-country and track & field coach Dick Kampmann reached 90 years of age on January 13, but alumni from as far away as Brazil are headed back to Southern California for a surprise birthday party. The cake, candles and memories will be on display beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, February 7, 2015 at The Waves Café at Pepperdine University (where Kampmann coached cross country and track after retiring from Uni). Kampmann taught physical education and coached at Uni from 1960-84, leaving a […]

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Jan, 2015

Class of ‘54 Reunion Becoming A Permanent Tradition

By: admin | Tags: Michaela Foley, Class of 1954, Capries | Comments: 2

[Posted January 12, 2015] An unknown 17th Century author first penned the words “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” The Uni Class of 1954 – the Capries – are doing something about it. Pictured above: The Class of 1954 60-year reunion (Photo courtesy Michaela Foley) Reunion correspondent Michaela Foley’s comprehensive review of the event is a blueprint for classes who want to get together, but haven’t found the right format or formula. The Capries made a weekend out of it. Highlights: “On October 18, 2014, about 31 classmates and 21 […]

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