Compton High School

Compton High School
The billboard of Compton High School
Address
601 S. Acacia Avenue Compton, CA 90220 United States
Coordinates
Information
Type	Public high school
Opened	1896
School district	Compton Unified School District
Principal	Benjamin Shaniqua Heller
School color(s)	Columbia Blue and White
Athletics conference	Moore League
Mascot	Tarbabe
Website	Compton HS

Compton High School is a high school in Compton, California, part of the Compton Unified School District.

History

Compton High School's original building in 1912.

The school first opened in 1896 as Compton Union High School and then later reestablished as Compton Senior High School in the 1950s after Compton College separated from the high school district and opened its new campus at 1111 East Artesia Boulevard in 1953.

During the 1960s there was a dramatic transition from a Caucasian student body to one which was predominantly African-American. Today, Compton High School is over eighty percent Latino as immigrants settled in South Los Angeles.

Mascot

File:Compton High Tarbabe.jpg

Compton High School Mascot: The Tarbabes.

Compton College's mascot name is the Tartars, named after the Turkic Tatars, so the mascot name for Compton High School became the Tartar Babies. The mascot itself is "Baby Tartar," who wears a diaper and carries a big sword.

Notable alumni

• Iva Toguri: Second World War Japanese propaganda broadcaster
• Polly Bergen: Movie, television, and stage actress, singer, entrepreneur.
• Ken Carpenter: 1936 Olympic discus throw gold medal winner
• James Coburn: Movie and television actor, Oscar winner
• Nadine Conner: Opera Star
• Marv Fleming: NFL tight end with Green Bay Packers and Miami Dolphins
• Alfonso Freeman: actor
• William Hanna: animator and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera
• Ed Hervey: CFL All-star and general manager
• The Game: Rapper
• William Cameron Townsend: Bible translator
• DeMar DeRozan: NBA player for the Toronto Raptors
• Tim Harris: NFL player
• Eazy-E: rapper from the group N.W.A
• Roy Jefferson: NFL wide receiver with Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Colts, Washington Redskins
• Dean Jeffries: car designer & builder and movie stuntman
• Cornelius Johnson: 1936 Olympic high jump champion
• Datone Jones: (football) NFL Green Bay Packers
• Don Klosterman: (athlete) professional football player, General Manager of LA Rams,and other teams
• Jim Marshall: (athlete/coach/scout) over 60 years in professional baseball
• Pete Rozelle: former NFL commissioner
• Troy Ruttman: racecar driver
• Woody Sauldsberry: (athlete) basketball
• Howard E. Scott: guitarist and co-founder of the funk band War
• Duke Snider: Hall of Fame baseball player
• John William Finn: (hero) Congressional Medal of Honor WWII
• Ulis Williams: (athlete) 1964 Olympian in track, (educator) President of Compton College

External links

• Compton High School
• Compton High School profile provided by greatschools.net
• Compton High School profile provided by schooltree.org

• The City Of Compton
• Marc's Collection of High School Mascots Part 1: A-E