Crespi Carmelite High School, shortly known as Crespi, is a private Catholic all-boys four-year college preparatory high school located in Encino District, Los Angeles, California. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
| Crespi Carmelite High School | |
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 Official logo of Crespi Carmelite High School | |
| Address | |
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5031 Alonzo Avenue , 91316 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°9′43.5″N 118°31′17″W / 34.162083°N 118.52139°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Day, College-prep |
| Motto | Zelo Zelatus Sum Pro Domino Deo Exercituum. (With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of Hosts.) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic; Carmelites |
| Patron saint(s) | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Established | 1959 |
| Founder | Fr. Gus Carter, O.Carm |
| President | Kenneth Foersch |
| Principal | Liam Joyce |
| Staff | 70 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 500 (2024) |
| Campus size | 8 Acres |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Brown, White and Gold |
| Slogan | "Celt Pride" |
| Athletics conference | CIF Southern Section Mission League |
| Sports | 14 sports |
| Nickname | Celts |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges,[1] Western Catholic Educational Association |
| Newspaper | The Celt |
| Yearbook | Los Encinos |
| Tuition | $22,072 (2024–2025) |
| Feeder schools | Greater Los Angeles Area |
| Alumni | 7000 |
| Website | crespi.org |
The school was named for Friar Juan Crespí, and was founded in 1959 by the Carmelite religious order, and has been run by the Carmelites since that time.
Academics
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Crespi Carmelite High School offers a college-preparatory education. As of 2022–2023 the academic program has 19 Advanced Placement courses.[2]
Athletics
editOver the years Crespi has won fourteen CIF Southern Section division team titles – Baseball (Division III in 2003; Division II in 2009 and 2023), Basketball "Back to Back" State titles (CIF Division IV State Title 2015 and Division I State Title 2016) (Section Division IV-AA in 2001, 2010, and 2015), Football (Big Five in 1986; Division X in 2004 and 2005), Track & Field (Division 2-A in 1973; Division III in 2008), Water Polo (Division 2-A in 1981, Division 6 in 2019), and Swimming Division 3 in 2021).[3]
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2021) |
Athletes
edit- Stephen Amritraj, ATP
- Bryan Bennett, CFL
- Joe Carrabino, Australia NBL
- Randy Cross, NFL
- William Curran, NFL
- Rick Dempsey, MLB
- Christian Fauria, NFL
- Joseph Fauria, NFL
- Sione Fua, NFL
- Sean Gilmartin, MLB
- Hroniss Grasu, NFL
- Chris Harper, CFL
- Ryon Healy, MLB
- Max Heidegger, the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague
- Scott Heineman, MLB
- Brian Horwitz, MLB
- Marcin Jagoda, beach volleyball
- Babe Laufenberg, NFL
- Devin Lucien, NFL
- De’Anthony Melton, NBA
- Paul Mokeski, NBA
- Marcus Moore, CFL
- London Perrantes (born 1994), NBA and Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Trevor Plouffe, MLB
- Jeff Suppan, MLB
- Marvell Tell, NFL[4]
- Charles Washington, NFL
- Harry Edward Welch, Jr., high school football coach
- Russell White, NFL
- Shaun Williams, NFL
Business/CEO
edit- Michael Lang, former CEO of Miramax, currently CEO of Pixel United
- Brodie Van Wagenen, general manager for the New York Mets, MLB (2018–2020)
- Travis Robinson, CEO for Spicy Viking International Hot Sauce, 2020–present
Arts and entertainment
edit- Michael Angarano, actor
- Martin Donovan, actor
- Matthew Nelson, singer-songwriter, musician and recording artist
- Gunnar Nelson, singer-songwriter, musician and recording artist
- Sergio Sylvestre, pop singer, 2015 winner of the popular Italian TV show Amici di Maria de Filippi
- Chris McGee, American Sports Broadcaster, Studio Analyst for Spectrum SportsNet
References
edit- ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ "Curriculum Guide 2022-2023" (PDF). Crespi Carmelite High School. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "CIF-Southern Section All Sports Press Guide and Record Book" (PDF). 2019-07-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-07. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ "Marvell Tell III, Crespi, Safety". 247Sports. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
