El Monte High School
El Monte High School in El Monte, California, is a public high school of the El Monte [Union High School District]. It is one of the oldest high schools in the San Gabriel Valley. Founded in 1901, it began operation in a single, upstairs classroom in the old Lexington Avenue Grammar School, with an enrollment of 12-15 students. By 1908, the high school had its own campus and 65 students. Today, enrollment is approximately 2000. Over 80% of students are of Hispanic origin and over 17% are characterized as Asian/Pacific Islander.
Notable alumni
- Don Cheto, Mexican American radio and television personality, comedian
- Doug Griffin, Major League Baseball player
- Don Johnson, basketball player and coach
- Lance Larson, Olympic swimming gold and silver medalist
- Fred Lynn, Major League Baseball player
- Tom Morgan, Major League Baseball player
- Leonard Nathan, poet
- Sandra Neilson, Olympic swimming 3-time gold medalist
- William W. Norton, screenwriter
- Albie Pearson, Major League Baseball player
- Felipe Rodriguez, retired soccer player
- Joseph Tommasi, neo-Nazi
- Bill Shoemaker, horse racing Hall of Fame jockey, did not graduate