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Aug, 2015

“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”Coming December 3-4-5

By: admin | Tags: You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown; Disney's High School Musical, Ronnie Sperling | Comments: 0

[Posted August 15, 2015] Two beloved musicals are on tap for Uni’s Theater Arts program this year, starting with “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” set for four performances over three days in December: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December 3-4-5. “Great songs, huge laughs and memorable characters will make this a show that audiences of any age are going to fall in love with,” enthuses Uni Theatre Arts director Ronnie Sperling ‘76, coming off a marvelous spring production of “Into the Woods.” Sperling has already announced the spring show, coming […]

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Aug, 2015

Warriors & Wildcats Report no. 21 now posted

By: admin | Tags: Warriors & Wildcats Report | Comments: 0

[Posted August 15, 2015] It’s hard to believe, but it is back-to-school time for Uni students, faculty and staff for the 2015-16 academic year. University High School’s 92nd school year will begin this coming week and we’re ready with this new edition: A look at where Uni stands now and what YOU can do to help make Uni shine Uni’s Theater Arts program: two terrific shows coming in December and April Class of 2015 college choices, including a Uni grad headed to West Point! Sports schedules for the fall, plus […]

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Jun, 2015

Uni Grads on Their Way to Colleges Across the Nation

By: admin | Tags: Colleges, Graduation | Comments: 0

[Posted June 15, 2015] Uni’s Class of 2015 has now graduated, with 45 going attend a University of California campus and 50 more heading to the California State University system. Special congratulations to Monte Ho, admitted to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and to Pablo Lopez, who enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. The following list are only highlights of the college-choice roster printed in the Senior Edition of The Wildcat, Uni’s student newspaper: Alabama A&M (1) Boise State University (1) Cal State Bakersfield […]

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Jun, 2015

University High 2015 Commencement Address of Steven Udvar-Hazy

By: admin | Tags: Commencement, Steven Udvar-Hazy | Comments: 1

[Posted June 10, 2015] Please find below the full text of Steven Udvar-Hazy’s Commencement Address to the Class of 2015 at Uni’s graduation ceremonies on June 4, 2015 Pictured above: At Commencement Day were Commencement Speaker Steven Udvar-Hazy, Uni Principal Eric Davidson and L.A. School Board Member Steve Zimmer (Photo courtesy Ivan Finkle/UHEF) “Start Now” Distinguished Graduates, Ladies and Gentlemen, faculty, parents and families, it is a pleasure to stand here 50 years after my graduation, before so many accomplished and talented students and faculty. Today we are all here […]

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May, 2015

All-weather track now installed at Uni as field project completed

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

[Posted May 15, 2015] The hard, uneven dirt that was the University High School football field and track are no more. A gorgeous AstroTurf field and bright red, Rekortan S all-weather track are now available after the completion of the field and track renovation this week. The old field and cinder track were plowed under in late 2014 and the site cleared in December. From there, the lengthy process of getting the field surface installed took a little more than four months. The track under-surface was completed about the same […]

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May, 2015

Spirited Opening Night for “Into The Woods”

By: admin | Tags: Ronnie Sperling, Into The Woods | Comments: 0

[Posted May 8, 2015] An enthusiastic cast and an equally-happy audience enjoyed the debut of Uni’s Spring 2015 production of “Into The Woods” at the Stivelman Theater on campus on Friday evening. Pictured above: Billy Ortiz as Cinderella’s Prince, pines for the girl who fits the golden slipper (Photo courtesy UHEF) From the energetic opening that filled the stage to Sarai Benitez’s charming portrayal of Little Red Riding Hood, the program moved briskly through the tale of the Baker (Ryan McNeil) and his wife (Alex Strong) who were childless due […]

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May, 2015

“Worlds Fastest Humans” salutes Uni great Mel Patton

By: admin | Tags: Larry Booth, Mel Patton, Worlds Fastest Humans | Comments: 0

[Posted May 1, 2015] Congratulations to Larry Booth, author of the just-released book, Worlds Fastest Humans, a look at three great Los Angeles-area sprint stars of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s: Charlie Paddock, Frank Wykoff and Uni’s own Mel Patton. The 72-page paperback traces the careers of these three students of USC coach Dean Cromwell, all of whom set or equaled the world record in the 100-yard dash between 1921 and 1948. The work is lavishly replete with news clippings of the day that give an authentic, “you were there” […]

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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: Jim Mora, Howard Enstedt | 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: baseball field, track installation, Ohno Construction | 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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