Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California, and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District, in northernmost Los Angeles County, California. It was founded in 1912 and had its first graduating class in 1912.Antelope Valley High School, Lancaster, CA at NNDB
History The school is located near the western edge of the Mojave Desert. Classes were initially held at the Women's Independence Hall on Cedar Avenue and Lancaster Boulevard (then called West Tenth Street) until a permanent building was constructed. In July 1914, construction was planned to begin on a concrete building, In 1915, students began attending classes in a new concrete building, Central Hall. However, a strike over unpaid wages prevented students from entering the new building at the beginning of the 1915 school year. It was settled, and students began their classes in the new building in October 1915. The school originally served as a boarding school for students from farms and ranches in northern Los Angeles County and southern Kern County. Today, it primarily serves the population of Lancaster.
Athletics The school offers a range of sports, including:
Baseball Basketball (boys and girls) Golf (boys and girls) Soccer (boys and girls) Tennis (boys and girls) Volleyball (boys and girls) Football Wrestling (boys and girls) Track and field Swimming Softball
Notable alumni Name Grad Class Category Best Known For Kevin Appier Sports Former MLB pitcher Kevin Appier at the Baseball Cube Priscilla Barnes Entertainment Actress of Three's Company Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) Music, Art Singer, songwriter, musician, and painter (as Don Van Vliet) Lon Boyett Sports Former NFL player Steve Chilcott Sports Number one pick in the 1966 Major League Baseball draft Sean Douglass Sports Former MLB pitcher Sean Douglass at the Baseball Cube Judy Garland Entertainment Actress Mike Gaechter Sports Former Dallas Cowboys defensive back Bruce Hill Sports Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Al Krueger Sports Former NFL player Terence McKenna Literature, Philosophy Writer, philosopher, and ethnobotanist Dwayne Murphy Sports Former MLB centerfielder Dwayne Murphy at the Baseball Cube James Richards Sports Former Canadian Football League offensive guard Jim Slaton Sports Former Milwaukee Brewers pitcher, current bullpen coach for Seattle MarinersJim Slaton, Antelope Valley High School , AVSports.com Hall of Fame. Accessed August 28, 2007. Alex St. Clair Music Founding member of Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band Vern Valdez Sports Former NFL player Marcy Walker Entertainment Soap opera star on All My Children Frank Zappa Music, Film Musician, composer, activist, and filmmaker
References
External links
Antelope Valley Union High School District website