High school in Inglewood, California, United States
Morningside High School is a
public high school in
Inglewood, California . It is the second largest high school after
Inglewood High School in the city.
History
In 1951, the first two classes of students came to the Morningside Park area of Inglewood to attend the new Morningside High School. Incoming 9th graders came from the surrounding junior high schools, and a class of 10th graders transferred to Morningside from
Inglewood High School . Some of Inglewood High School's faculty transferred as well, including A. John Waldmann, the first principal of Morningside High School.
In popular culture
In 1993,
Wesley Snipes narrated the documentary,
Hardwood Dreams , following five MHS seniors during their last high school basketball season as they dreamt of the
National Basketball Association . Ten years later, Snipes narrated the 2004 TV sequel,
Hardwood Dreams: Ten Years Later .
[2]
[3]
Chris Gaines was a fictional MHS student and alternative rock musician, developed by
Garth Brooks in 1999 for a proposed movie.
[4]
Notable alumni
Roberta Achtenberg : Assistant Secretary of HUD under President
Bill Clinton
John Arrillaga : real estate investor
John Bahler : musical arranger and director, including
Michael Jackson ,
Elvis Presley , and
Barbra Streisand
[5]
Tom Bahler : singer, arranger and producer, including
Brian Setzer ,
The Partridge Family , and
Neil Diamond
[6]
Bobbie Bass : Hollywood stuntman,
[7] TV and movie extra, including
Star Trek: The Original Series ; stepfather to
Bo Derek .
Boris Cabrera (1999): former actor
Elden Campbell : professional basketball player who played center for
Los Angeles Lakers and 2004 NBA champion
Detroit Pistons
[8]
Jackie Goldberg : politician, teacher (
Compton Unified School District ), former member of
California State Assembly and
Los Angeles City Council , former president of
Los Angeles School Board
Flo Hyman (d. 1986): volleyball player,
Olympic silver medalist
Charles Jordan : football player,
Los Angeles Raiders ,
Green Bay Packers ,
Miami Dolphins ,
Seattle Seahawks
[9]
Tom Nardini : film and television actor, appeared in
Cat Ballou (1965),
Africa Texas Style (1967), and TV series
Cowboy in Africa (1967–68)
[10]
Vicki Lawrence (1967): singer, including
The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia and for
The Young Americans touring musical group; appeared in feature film The Young Americans , which won
Academy Award for Best Documentary; actress, including
The Carol Burnett Show and
Mama's Family ; won 2004 TV Land Award and 1976
Emmy Award ; nominee
Golden Globe Award ; nominee
Daytime Emmy Award ; game show panelist
[11]
[12]
Jim Lefebvre :
Major League Baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers 1965-72), coach (Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers) and manager (Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Brewers and
China National Team, 2008 Olympics ). Lefebvre also played for the
Lotte Orions in the Japanese League from 1972-77.
Lisa Leslie : basketball player for
USC and
WNBA ; actress,
Wilhelmina supermodel;
[13] 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist, 2-time WNBA champion, 3-time MVP and 8-time All-Star, 2015 inductee in
Basketball Hall of Fame
David Levy , Ph.D.: psychologist, author, speaker; actor in 1970's TV show
Wonderbug
[14]
[15]
Stan Love :
NBA basketball player with
Washington Bullets and
Los Angeles Lakers , brother of
Beach Boys lead singer
Mike Love and first cousin of
Brian Wilson ,
Dennis Wilson and
Carl Wilson , father of
Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player
Kevin Love , 2007
Gatorade HS Male Athlete of the Year
[16]
DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight : American guitarist and music director, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Herbie Hancock's
Headhunters , Miles Davis,
Funkadelic/P-Funk ' Red Hot Chili Peppers
Carolyn Mitchell (née Barbara Ann Thomason): actress, wife of
Mickey Rooney
[17]
Jim Photoglo : songwriter, including
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band hit "
Fishin' in the Dark "; wrote songs recorded by
Marty Robbins ,
Everly Brothers ,
Brenda Lee ,
Dusty Springfield ,
Garth Brooks ,
Faith Hill ,
Travis Tritt ,
Patty Loveless ; musician, including opened for the
Beach Boys , toured as singer/musician with
Dan Fogelberg ,
Vince Gill ,
Nicolette Larson ,
Kathy Mattea and Wendy Waldman
[18]
[19]
Curren Price : Los Angeles City Councilman beginning in 2013, Price previously served as the Assemblyman for the 51st district of the
California State Assembly from 2006 to 2009 before serving in the
California State Senate from 2009 to 2013; previously Inglewood City Councilman; ran unsuccessfully for Inglewood mayor (1997)
[20]
Byron Scott : head coach of four
NBA teams and three-time champion as player with
Los Angeles Lakers
[21]
Danny Tabor , mayor of
Inglewood, California
[22]
Tina Thompson : basketball player for
USC and
WNBA ,
2004 and
2008 Olympics gold medalist; 4-time WNBA champion and 9-time All-Star
Lisa Wu : Television personality,
The Real Housewives of Atlanta &
Hollywood Divas .
Notable faculty
See also
References
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"Search for Public Schools - Morningside High School (061839002260)" .
National Center for Education Statistics .
Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved January 27, 2021 .
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"Hardwood Dreams" .
IMDb . Retrieved September 6, 2007 .
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"Hardwood Dreams: Ten Years Later" .
IMDb . Retrieved September 6, 2007 .
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"Chris Gaines" . Retrieved September 6, 2007 .
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"John Bahler" . artistdirect.com. Retrieved November 1, 2007 .
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"Tom Bahler" . artistdirect.com. Retrieved November 1, 2007 .
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"Bobby Bass" .
IMDb . Retrieved November 14, 2007 .
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"The Detroit Pistons are the 2004 NBA Champions" . nba.com . Retrieved November 1, 2007 .
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"All-Time Players" . National Football League. Retrieved July 28, 2010 .
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"Tom Nardini" .
IMDb .
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"Awards for Vicki Lawrence" . imdb.com. Retrieved November 1, 2007 .
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"INTEGRIS Women's Health Forum" . integris-health.com. Retrieved November 1, 2007 .
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"Lisa Leslie" . jockbio.com. Archived from
the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2007 .
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"Meet the Faculty David A. Levy, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology" . pepperdine.edu. Retrieved November 1, 2007 .
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"Did You Know? Wonderbug" . diamondgalleries.com. Retrieved November 1, 2007 . [
dead link ]
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"Stan Love" . databasebasketball.com. Archived from
the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2007 .
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"Carolyn Mitchell" . imdb.com. Retrieved November 2, 2007 .
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"Broadcast Music, Inc" . tripod.com. Retrieved November 2, 2007 .
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"Jim Photoglo Americana/Roots Music/Folk" . myspace.com. Archived from
the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007 .
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"Inglewood's Curren Price set to graduate to Assembly" . capitolweekly.net. Archived from
the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007 .
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"Coaches Byron Scott" . nba.com . Retrieved November 2, 2007 .
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"Political Philosophy for Daniel K. Tabor, Candidate for Mayor; City of Inglewood" . Smart Voter
League of Women Voters . October 20, 2010.
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"Jim Harrick" . nationwidespeaker.com. Archived from
the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2007 .
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"Broadway Actress Phyllis Love Dies at 85" . Playbill . Archived from
the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017 .
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