Workman High School

William Workman High School is the only public high school located in City of Industry, California. It is one of four high schools in the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District. For sports part of the Montview League.

William Workman High School
Address
16303 E Temple Ave

Industry
,
California
91744

United States
Coordinates34°01′45″N 117°56′12″W
Information
TypePublic High School
MottoOnce a Lobo;Always a Lobo
School districtHLPUSD
PrincipalTim Espinosa
Staff46.10 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment820
Student to teacher ratio22.56[1]
Color(s)  Red
  Black
  Gold
NicknameLobos
RivalLa Puente High School
YearbookPioneer
Websitewwhs-hlpusd-ca.schoolloop.com

History

School was named after William Workman whom had great success in the Los Angeles area, before moving to Rancho La Puente.[2][3][4][5]

School opened at the beginning of the 1967–68 school year.[6] 1969, James Faul was the Principal,[7] the current principal is Dr. Anna Corral.[8]

Located in the City of Industry is the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum with William Workman being part of the history of the area. The building is a California Historic Landmark.

Athletics

Championship Tradition

1969, Ben Rico at the track and field league finals set league records in the 100 and 440 yard dashes.[10] Tom Lomax tripled jumped 48'-10" and 49'-11 1/2" to rank one of 1976 top Southern California prep jumpers.[11][12] 1991, Myra Smith won the CIF Southern Section 2A shot put and discus.[12] The boys varsity basketball team was 196-90 under the leadership of coach Rich Skelton.[13] The first official day of the basketball season, the Lobos varsity basketball team practiced after midnight, and slept the night in the gym. The midnight practiced began under coach Rich Skelton in 1974 (for five years) and was revived in 1982 with coach Tim Stimpfel. Four of five of these years Workman won league. [14] 1984, boys varsity basketball team won CIF 2-A division championship game.[15] 2013, boys varsity basketball team won the Montview League championship four out of five years in a row.[16] Workman has won several CIF southern section wrestling championships, Mike Ramos (1987 4A 165-Lb), Raymond Molina (1989 3A 145-Lbs), Justin Ferrenti (2001 V 152-Lbs), and Cesar Martin (2001 V 171-Lbs).[12]

Dave McGuire 7'-0" center averaged 18 rebounds per game during the 1977 basketball season.[17]

1987, Richard Horrmann started the space shuttle club, created a Challenger time capsule, and was selected to serve on committee to select a new school principal.[18][19]

1985 Workman hosted the annual Fast Action Summer Basketball Camp that included former Los Angeles Lakers players Keith Erickson and Brad Holland.[20] 2018 Workman hosted the Superstar Basketball League.[21]

Teacher gaining recognition was John Horn whom in 1975 was awarded California Biology Teacher of the Year by the National Association of Biology Teachers.[22]

Musical Excellence
  • 2012 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 1A Division Championships
  • 2013 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 2A Division Championships
  • 2014 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 2A Division Championships
  • 2015 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 3A Division Championships
  • 2016 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 3A Division Championships
  • 2017 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 3A Division Championships
  • 2019 Marching Band 3rd Place (Bronze Medal) SCSBOA 1A Division Championships[23]

Alumni
  • Norbert Davidds-Garrido, NFL football player.[24]
  • Dave Farmer, NFL football player.[24]
  • James Poff, class of 1977, played profession minor league baseball.[25]
  • Corey Wright, class of 1997, played profession minor league baseball.[25]
  • Padma Lakshmi, Class of 1988, model and host of Top Chef.[26]
  • Steven Luevano, Class of 1998, boxer and WBO Featherweight Champion.[27]
  • David Castañeda, actor.[28][29]
  • Felicia Aguirre, graduate of Workman High School (Valedictorian) and University of Southern California with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. Recently has worked as an Aerospace Engineer, an Army Officer for a Ranger Regiment, and on Cyber security.[30][31]
  • Tedmund Dean Hall, class of 1980. Was voted athlete of year. Hero, died in line of duty Los Angeles County Fire Department, serving 27 years.[32]
  • Bobby Miles, class of 2009. Basketball. Averaged 27 points and 14 rebounds per game; Montview League's Most Valuable Player twice. Received an NCAA Division 1 scholarship.[33][34]
  • Chris Taylor, wrestling coach for ten years at Workman which included five league titles and three state champions.[35]
  • Rhonda Wheatley Brocki. Won gold at the 1987 Pan-Am Games. On the 1983 Workman High School softball CIF tile winning team.[36]
  • Cynthia D Rodriguez, class of 1983. Twenty-five years engineer in the research and development department for Biosense Webster (owned by Johnson and Johnson).[37]

See also

References
  1. "William Workman High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  2. Wayback Machine, LMU. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  3. Old Spanish Trail. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  4. LA County Library. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  5. Homestead Museum, Paul R. Spitzzeri. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  6. Los Angeles Times, California, Feb 29, 1968. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  7. CIF Southern Section, Oct 1969. Retrieved Feb 23, 2021
  8. California Department of Education. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  9. Hacienda La Puente School District, 2020. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  10. Progress Bulletin, Pomona, California. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  11. Los Angeles Times, California, Apr 29, 1976. Retrieved Feb 23, 2021
  12. CIF Southern Section, record book updated 2014. Retrieved Feb 23, 2021
  13. Los Angeles Times, California, Apr 15, 1988. Retrieved Feb 23, 2021
  14. Los Angeles Times, California, Nov 11, 1982. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  15. Los Angeles Times, California, Mar 4, 1984. Retrieved Feb 23, 2021
  16. San Gabriel Valley Tribune, California, Feb 6, 2013. Retrieved Feb 23, 2021
  17. LA Times Mar 27, 1977. Retrieved Oct 7, 2022
  18. Los Angeles Times, California, Jun 28, 1987. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  19. Pasadena Star News, capsule opened Feb 4, 2011. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  20. Los Angeles Times, California, Jun 6, 1985. Retrieved Feb 23, 2021
  21. Superstar Basketball League, 2018. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  22. LA Times Jun 26, 1975. Retrieved Oct 8, 2022
  23. SCSBOA
  24. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  25. Baseball Reference. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  26. Bravo, Jan 23, 2020. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  27. Orange County Register, Oct 12, 2008. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  28. Breakdown Express. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  29. Biographics World, Jan 19, 2021. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  30. PUSD schools. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  31. Fox 54, Dec 6, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022
  32. Fire Hero. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  33. The Honolulu Advertiser, Hawaii, Apr 28, 2010. Retrieved Apr 2, 2021
  34. Cal State LA. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
  35. Northwest Herald, Woodstock, IL, Aug 28, 2009. Retrieved Apr 2, 2021
  36. Chino Champion, Chino, California, Sept 14, 2002. Retrieved Apr 2, 2021
  37. Chino Champion, Chino, California, June 29, 2014. Retrieved Apr 2, 2021
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