Canoga Park High School

'''Canoga Park High School''' is a public school located in [[Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California|Canoga Park]] in the western [[San Fernando Valley]] region of the City of [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States]], and is in the [[Los Angeles Unified School District]]. It is located at the start of the [[Los Angeles River]], and adjacent to Topanga Canyon Boulevard to the west and Owensmouth Avenue to the east. Canoga Park High serves the majority of the Canoga Park area of Los Angeles and parts of the Winnetka area as well. ==Academic Decathlon== Canoga Park's Academic Decathlon team qualified for state finals during the 2010-2011 competition year, marking Canoga's first state qualifying team. The team's coach, Mr. Thomas Armstrong, has been with the Canoga Academic Decathlon team since their freshman year and is hopeful for the future decathletes. ==Robotics== Canoga Park High School boasts a successful [[FIRST Tech Challenge|FTC]] team. Having won second place in regionals during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 competition years, the team has won various awards for their efforts. The team has started two additional robotics [[FIRST Lego League|FLL]] clubs in neighboring schools such as Hale Middle School and Sutter Middle School, but also hopes to start an additional club in Columbus Middle School. The high school's robotics team competes in [[FIRST Robotics Competition|FRC]] as of the 2010–2011 years and FTC. ==Geography== To the north and south [[Bell Creek (Southern California)|Bell Creek]] and [[Arroyo Calabasas]] (Calabasas Creek) flow around the campus to join on the east side behind the stadium and become the [[headwaters]] of the [[Los Angeles River]]. The creeks and river were channelized in the 1940s, but still support wildlife. ==History== The High School opened October 4, 1914, as '''Owensmouth High School''', making it the oldest high school in the west San Fernando Valley. It was in a [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] [[architectural style]], unusual for a small town two years old. The school's name was changed in 1931, after the community of Owensmouth changed its name to Canoga Park. Among the school's features are a [[Sequoia sempervirens|Coast Redwood]] grove planted in 1936 just north of the football field. A classic Greek outdoor theater was part of the School in early years. ==Notable alumni== {{Alumni|date=September 2011}} *[[Bryan Cranston]], Emmy Award winning actor from "Malcolm in the Middle" and "Breaking Bad," graduated in 1974. * [[Lloyd G. Davies]], Los Angeles City Council member, 1943–51 * [[Kurtwood Smith]], actor, Red Foreman in That 70's Show * [[Robert M. Wilkinson]] (ca. 1921–2010), Los Angeles City Council member and lobbyist * [[Kevin Spacey]], American actor{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} ==External links== *[http://canogaparkhs.org/ Official Canoga Park High School website] *[http://digital-library.csun.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=all&CISOBOX1=Canoga%20Park%20High%20School&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP2=exact&CISOBOX2=&CISOFIELD2=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP3=any&CISOBOX3=&CISOFIELD3=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP4=none&CISOBOX4=&CISOFIELD4=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=all&t=a&CISOSTART=1,1 CSUN-digital photo Library] Canoga High archive. {{LAUSDDistrict1}} {{Los Angeles San Fernando Valley}} {{coord missing|Los Angeles County, California}}