Lynwood High School
| Lynwood High School | |
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4050 Imperial Highway Lynwood, California United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°55′47″N 118°11′26″W / 33.9297222°N 118.1905556°WCoordinates: 33°55′47″N 118°11′26″W / 33.9297222°N 118.1905556°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1940 (Bullis Road) Rebuilt 1998 (Imperial Highway) |
| School district | Lynwood Unified School District |
| Number of students | 2,300 (Approx.) |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Athletics conference | San Gabriel Valley League |
| Team name | Knights |
| Rival | Dominguez High School |
| Newspaper | Castle Courier |
| Website | lhs |
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 was built on Bullis Road from 1940-1998 (currently used as a middle school, Lynwood Middle School.) In 1998, Lynwood High School was relocated on Imperial Highway, formerly the site of Lynwood Adventist Academy.
Lynwood High School has three thousand students from grades 9-12. The school provides academic programs like AVID, AP,and Honors. Electives offered are 3D Art, culinary arts, drama, computer design/graphics/science, home economics, wood shop, film, medical terminology, engineering, auto shop, band, ASB, and photography.
Sports include boys football, boys basketball, girls basketball, baseball, softball, boys soccer, girls soccer, boys tennis, girls tennis, boys volleyball, girls volleyball, cheer, track & field, cross-country, and lacrosse. Lynwood High School plays in the San Gabriel Valley League against Warren, Downey, Dominguez, Paramount, and Gahr.
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.
Dr. Ronald Savitt began teaching during the later half of the 1970s. Dr. Savitt's predecessor was Robert "Bob" Smith, who taught at the Bullis Road school from at least the mid 1960s until his retirement and succession by Dr. Savitt.
The LHS band during Dr. Savitt's era, known by its full name as the Lynwood High School Royal Knights Marching Band or The Lynwood High School Royal Knights Regimental Brigade, performed over 25 parades a year. They would travel to Big Bear Mountain in the summer to perform at a parade, march in Los Angeles to help celebrate Chinese New Year, perform three parades in one day to help commemorate the 4th of July, and have performed in the Los Angeles County Fair. The band has gone out of state to perform in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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