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, it is a member of the Montview League.
History School was named after William Workman whom had great success in the Los Angeles area, before moving to Rancho La Puente.Wayback Machine, LMU. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021Old Spanish Trail. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021LA County Library. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021Homestead Museum, Paul R. Spitzzeri. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
School opened at the beginning of the 1967–68 school year.Los Angeles Times, California, Feb 29, 1968. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021. Clipping at Newspapers.com. 1969, James Faul was the Principal,CIF Southern Section, Oct 1969. Retrieved Feb 23, 2021 the current principal is Timothy Espinosa.California Department of Education. Retrieved Feb 17, 2024
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 Cheer Cross Country Baseball Basketball Football Soccer Softball Tennis Volleyball Water Polo Swimming Golf Track and field.Hacienda La Puente School District, 2020. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
Championship Tradition
1969, Ben Rico at the track and field league finals set league records in the 100 and 440 yard dashes.Progress Bulletin, Pomona, California. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021. Clipping at Newspapers.com. Tom Lomax tripled jumped 48'-10" and 49'-11 1/2" to rank one of 1976 top Southern California prep jumpers.Los Angeles Times, California, Apr 29, 1976. Retrieved Feb 23, 2021. Clipping at Newspapers.com.CIF Southern Section, record book updated 2014. Retrieved Feb 23, 2021 Lomax placed 4th at the 1976 CIF state championship in the triple jump.1976 Meet Program. Retrieved Nov 16, 2024. 1991, Myra Smith won the CIF Southern Section 2A shot put and discus. The boys varsity basketball team was, combined with those of two other schools, 196-90 under the leadership of coach Rich Skelton.Los Angeles Times, California, Apr 15, 1988. Retrieved Feb 23, 2021. Clip at Newspapers.com. 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.Los Angeles Times, California, Nov 11, 1982. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021. Clip at Newspapers.com. 1984, boys varsity basketball team won CIF 2-A division championship game.Los Angeles Times, California, Mar 4, 1984. Retrieved Feb 23, 2021 2013, boys varsity basketball team won the Montview League championship four out of five consecutive seasons.San Gabriel Valley Tribune, California, Feb 6, 2013. Retrieved Feb 23, 2021 Workman has won several CIF southern section wrestling championships, Mike Ramos (1987 4A 165-Lb), Reymond Molina (1989 3A 145-Lbs), Justin Ferrenti (2001 V 152-Lbs), and Cesar Martin (2001 V 171-Lbs).
Dave McGuire 7'-0" center averaged 18 rebounds per game during the 1977 basketball season.Los Aangeles Times Mar 27, 1977. Retrieved Oct 7, 2022
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.Los Angeles Times, California, Jun 28, 1987. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021. Clip at Newspapers.com.Pasadena Star News, capsule opened Feb 4, 2011. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
1985 Workman hosted the annual Fast Action Summer Basketball Camp that included former Los Angeles Lakers players Keith Erickson and Brad Holland.Los Angeles Times, California, Jun 6, 1985. Retrieved Feb 23, 2021 2018 Workman hosted the Superstar Basketball League.Superstar Basketball League, 2018. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
Teacher John Horn was recognized as 1975 California Biology Teacher of the Year by the National Association of Biology Teachers.Los Angeles Times Jun 26, 1975. Retrieved Oct 8, 2022
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 ChampionshipsSCSBOA 2021 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 1A Division Championships 2022 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 1A Division Championships 2023 Marching Band Finalist SCSBOA 1A Division Championships
Alumni Norbert Davidds-Garrido, NFL football playerPro Football Reference. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021 Padma Lakshmi, class of 1988, model and host of Top ChefBravo, Jan 23, 2020. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021 Steven Luevano, class of 1998, boxer and WBO Featherweight ChampionOrange County Register, Oct 12, 2008. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021 David Castañeda, actorBreakdown Express. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021Biographics World, Jan 19, 2021. Retrieved Feb 22, 2021
See also Past Workman High School Team Championships Workman Football roster 2005 to 2020 Workman boys Basketball roster 2004-2005 to 2020-2021 Workman girls Basketball roster 2006-2007 to 2019-2020
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External links
Official band website