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Sep, 2016

Uni starts first-ever girls golf team

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Golf, Eric Temena | Comments: 0

[Posted September 25, 2016] The ancient English proverb “Mighty oaks from little acorns grow” applies fully to the expanding golf program at Uni. From coach Eric Temena: “I am a PGA golf professional by trade and a secondary education teacher through my college degree. As a golf professional at Brentwood Country Club, I conduct all the golf tournaments; give individual and group lessons; grow and promote junior golf programs; and assist managing the golf staff. “I was asked to revive the boy’s golf team at Uni about three years ago […]

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Sep, 2016

Class of 2016 grads attending colleges across the U.S.

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Class of 2016 | Comments: 1

[Posted September 20, 2016] Preliminary reporting on the post-Uni destinations of the Class of 2016 show 319 of the class of 350 reporting attending college. Of that group, the top ten destinations (as of August 30) include: 119 Santa Monica College 37 Cal State Northridge 20 West Los Angeles College 11 UCLA 9 Cal State Dominguez Hills 9 Cal State Long Beach 9 UC Irvine 9 UC Riverside 7 Cal State Los Angeles 7 UC San Diego Uni also had grads attending UC Merced (6), UC Berkeley (4), UC Santa […]

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Aug, 2016

Career Day Coming September 30: Share Your Story with Uni’s Students

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Career Day, Cynthia Headrick | Comments: 0

[Posted August 27, 2016] The second annual Uni Career Day has been scheduled for Friday, September 30 and alumni are invited to come back to campus and share their experience and advice. The invitation letter to alumni reads: “As part of our efforts to increase career-readiness, University Senior High will host our Second Annual Career Day on September 30, 2016 from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. It is with great enthusiasm that we ask you to support our students and school by volunteering your time to present to students that day. […]

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Jun, 2016

Kampmann-Patton Honors Luncheon highlights video now available!

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Kampmann-Patton Honors Luncheon | Comments: 0

[Posted June 25, 2016] If you weren’t one of the nearly 150 attendees at the Kampmann-Patton Honors Luncheon at Uni’s South Gym on May 15, you can get a glimpse of the program from a new video from the Uni Hi Education Foundation. Produced by ImagePeople for the UHEF, the 2:45 video includes snippets of the formal program, including comments by Harvey Stein ‘61, Heidi Howell ‘80, Steve Baum ‘69, Mel Patton biographer Larry Booth and Coach Dick Kampmann. In addition are tributes to Coach K from former students and […]

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Warriors & Wildcats Report no. 39 now posted

By: admin | Tags: Warriors & Wildcats Report no. 39 | Comments: 0

[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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Apr, 2016

Disney’s “High School Musical”coming to Uni April 26-27-28-29: Be There or Be Square!

By: admin | Tags: Ronnie Sperling, Disney's High School Musical, Dick Agbanian | Comments: 0

[Posted April 22, 2016] If you haven’t been back to Uni in a while, now is the time to plan your trip to the intersection of Texas and Westgate for Disney’s “High School Musical”! The show will premiere at Uni’s Stivelman Theater on April 26, with three additional performances on the 27th, 28th and 29th. Uni’s Director of Theater Arts, Ronnie Sperling, is excited about this show! “Disney’s ‘High School Musical’ is our most ambitious production to date,” he notes. “Exciting choreography, a large cast, awesome sets, contemporary costumes, some […]

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