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Defending CIF Division 7 Football Champion Culver City High is currently preparing for the 2019 season, beginning next Friday, August 30. They romped to their second title last November, beating San Jacinto High on the road, 61-21. With many of the players returning under 10-year head coach Jahmal Wright, the Centaurs eagerly look for a repeat performance this season. Culver City will play five non-league games before they settle into Ocean League action for their last five of the regular season...
CCUSD Superintendent Leslie Lockhart today announced the appointment of Dr. Amy Hodge as principal of El Rincon Elementary School. A 13-year veteran of CCUSD, Dr. Hodge most recently served as interim principal of Farragut Elementary School. Prior to that she was at El Rincon as a Cotsen Mentor and as a Teaching and Learning Partner, where she provided support for teachers in CGI math, and in Readers Workshop. Her first CCUSD assignment was as a special education teacher and resource specialist...
Despite the 2019-20 school year not starting until late August, Culver City High baseball players continue to workout throughout the summer. The players participate in travel and summer programs while others prepare for upcoming high school Fall Ball and later CIF Ocean League ball in the Spring. Over the past four years a number of Culver City baseball players have tried out, developed and competed in the Playa Vista Orioles baseball program and training camps. The program was designed for...
Culver Sets Record - Wins Passing Tourney Title Third Year in a Row This past Saturday, Culver City traveled to the San Gabrielle Valley to Pico Rivera to play in the El Rancho 7 on 7 passing tournament. Culver won this tournament in both 2017 and 2018, and they were hoping for the 3-peat. The games started at 8:00 a.m. under a forgiving June-gloom sky keeping the temperature down until 1:00 p.m. This was very favorable for the Centaurs due to a shortage of personnel, with their potential...
By Greg Goodyear and Larry Weiner Special to the Culver City Observer Last Saturday, June 8th, the CCHS football team took a bus to the Western High School 7 on 7 passing tournament. Culver City was missing several starters because of football camps, ACT tests, and other circumstances. In last year's tournament, the Centaurs performed exceptionally well. This year, they went 7-0 with only a few of the games being close. History repeated itself when Culver defeated Western for the second year in...
Culver City High track and field was represented well at the CIF Southern Section Divisional Finals last Saturday at El Camino College in Torrance. Centaur student-athletes combined to earn one gold, two silvers and one bronze in the sprinting events. The Culver girls finished 9th out of 36 Division 2 schools in the team totals while the boys placed 13th out of 45 Division 2 schools. Mekhi Evans-bey ran a personal best time of 48.18 to take first place in the 400m Division 2 race. The winning...
There was plenty of gold awaiting Culver City High track and field. But the big surprise of the 2019 Ocean League Finals was the Centaur varsity girls upset loss to El Segundo High by a single point, 144-143. Yet not to be denied, the Culver City boys varsity and girls frosh/soph teams defended their respective league titles. The Culver varsity girls dominated in the sprints, hurdles and relays but failed to win the League Championship for the first time in five years. El Segundo excelled in...
On your marks... the Ocean League Track & Field Prelims featured student athletes from six high schools at Culver City High on Monday afternoon. Lawndale, El Segundo, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Hawthorne and host Culver City competed until dusk to qualify for this Thursday's League Finals, also at Jerry Chabola Stadium starting at 4:00 p.m. To facilitate scheduling, both girls and boys varsity and frosh/soph teams competed in 14 League Final events on Monday. Teams completed the 3200m...
A unique program announced this week, every Culver City High School students in the Class of 2020 will have the opportunity to apply to at least one four-year college or trade school at no cost to them. This program, funded by through the Culver City Education Foundation, will give every eligible CCHS 2020 senior up to $100 to pay for a college or trade school application. To make sure every member of the Class of 2020 benefits from this opportunity, those enrolling in our local community colleges, West L.A. College or Santa Monica College, who...
The 2019 Mustang Relays once again allowed Culver City High track and field to showcase its sprinting and relay talents. The Centaurs brought home first place medals in the girls and boys events on a picture-perfect Spring day at Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach last Saturday. Culver City athletes competed with students from 27 Southern California schools in the annual South Bay classic. The day-long event featured 16 events for boys and girls in the relays, individual sprinting, distance...
Culver City High School has earned the Civic Learning Award of Merit for 2019, a prestigious award co-sponsored by Chief Justice of California Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye's civic learning initiative, known as the Power of Democracy; and California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. The award program also identifies models that can be replicated in other schools. Culver City High School, which is accredited as a California Democracy School by the Los Angeles County Office of E...
Culver City High girls soccer has come of age. The current two-time Ocean League Champion Centaurs set a new standard by reaching the Finals of the 2019 CIF Division III Regional Championships. Despite falling 3-0 to Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy on a rainy Saturday afternoon, the girls completed the best year of any soccer program in the school's history. "I'm immensely proud of what the girls accomplished. One mistake in the first half cost us the goal. We had shots from the outside but we d...
After having beaten Peter Knight 1-0 in last year's first round playoffs, Culver City knew they were in for a very up-tempo game. Surprisingly, the Hawks looked even quicker as they scored first midway thru the first half on a long ball. The Hawks still led at half-time. Talking calmly to his players, Coach Pete Bartlett, pointed out that he felt that the Hawks would probably tire in the second half and that if the girls remained patience and kept the pressure on, they would break through and...
Casino night is CCHS Booster Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Help raise money to support Culver City High School athletics and clubs. This year’s Casino Night will be held on Saturday March 2. Everyone is welcome. Join friends, neighbors and community for a great party at the Culver City Veteran’s Memorial Building Auditorium for a fun night of: DJ and Dancing Blackjack Craps Roulette Silent auction Dancing DJ & music Fabulous food Dessert Room hosted by the CCHS Cheerleaders Thirst quenching drinks (beer and wine served) Casino Night...
CCHS Athletics 2018-19 News Update 01 Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Fred Altieri Culver City High athletics is surging once again in post-season competition. The girls tennis team and the boys water polo team have both advanced deep into their respective 2018 CIF Playoff division brackets. Girls tennis advanced to the CIF Girls Tennis Semifinal round this past Monday, November 6, going on the road to eliminate Magnolia High, 12-6. The Centaur girls took care of Burroughs High, 13-5, in Round 1 at ho...
In the fall of 1979 I moved from New York State to Los Angeles. At a party, I asked where I might want to apply to work as a teacher. More than one guest suggested Culver City. I remember them saying that the community and the school district “were like a family”. Thirty nine years later I’m still here! I’m still teaching at CCHS; I’m still the president of our teachers’ union; I’m a homeowner; and I’m the proud parent of two kids who thrived in our schools But there’s a cold, hard fact about p...
As the Class of 2018 graduates this week, no fewer than six Culver City High School athletic programs are already preparing for the Fall semester. Football, cheer, boys water polo, girls volleyball, cross country and girls tennis have practices and tryouts scheduled, or already have commenced with training. Football: Athletes may try out during Summer Workout which will begin June 11, 2018 to June 28, 2018. Monday - Thursday, 2:30-5:00 p.m. For freshman Summer workouts will begin Tuesday, June 1...
10-18 was a banner school year for Culver City High School athletics. The Centaurs won not one, but two CIF Championships. Additionally, multiple CIF Semifinal finishes and numerous CIF Playoff seeds across the board reconfirmed a steady increase in student athlete participation and continued success for the school’s 21 athletic programs. “I’m so happy with the coaches and the student athletes. We have fine coaches, they work very hard and put in a lot of time and effort,” said Culver High At...
Camila Fernandez and Peri Reynaldo, students in Culver City High School's AVPA (Academy of Visual and Performing Arts), won out over 140 students to be interns at LACMA (LA County Museum of Art). Both students participated in the museum's training sessions, culminating in the student interns leading tours for young students. Camila and Peri gave their debut docent tours on April 19, to a group of fellow CCHS art students, along with CCUSD school board members and administrators. Each intern was...
The 4th Annual Police and Fire Bravo Awards with the Police Department and the 1st year for the Fire Department were held at the DoubleTree Hotel on March 14. The Culver City Rotary and Exchange Clubs were pleased and proud to have the police, firefighters and paramedics be recognized for their outstanding service to the community. The honorees have been selected for their dedication, bravery and loyal service to Culver City by Police Chief Scott Bixby and Fire Chief David White. Fire...
On March 14 students from Culver City High School, Culver Park High School and Culver City Middle School will participate in a nationwide walkout to voice their opinions about gun violence and honor the victims of the Parkland shooting. At 10 a.m. students will congregate on the CCHS football field to rally and deliver speeches expressing their views on the issue. The demonstration will end promptly at 11 a.m., and students will return to class. Inspired by the protests organized by the...
The Culver City High Girls Lacrosse team defeated Beverly Hills High 15-5 today (Saturday)...
Sanford Bodger was the Drama teacher at Culver City High from 1966 - 1981. He was an amazing man and literally changed lives. With the help of his estate, former students have put together a wonderful celebration of his life that will be a happy, music-filled event. The celebration will be held this Sunday, February 25th from 2:30 pm to 4 at The Renberg Theatre, Los Angeles LGBT Center, The Village at Ed Gould Plaza, 1125 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles 90038 You can also visit the Facebook...
After studying Mesopotamia for 6 weeks, Natalie Gualtieri's 6th grade social studies class stepped out of their classrooms and onto the proverbial stage when The Actors' Gang (TAG) visited Culver City Middle School. Four company members from The Actors' Gang (TAG), who work as teaching artists with TAG's Education Department, integrated themselves into CCMS's unit on Mesopotamia. As class began, The Actors' Gang instructors introduced themselves, Adam, Luis, Emily and Paulette, and established some agreements. After leading the students...
Last Friday and Saturday Culver City high school varsity girls water polo team placed second in the Diamond Bar tournament. They won their first five games ( two in sudden death OT) losing the last game to Whittier securing second place....
