Dr. Mark Keppel served as County Superintendent of Schools of Los Angeles County from 1902 to 1928.

Life and Times

Born on April 11, 1867 in Butte County, California

Butte County, California

Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the...

, Mark Keppel grew up in a strictly religious pioneer

Settler

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 family. Keppel completed his education at San Joaquin College, (originally Woodbridge Academy), and after receiving his Ph.D.

Ph.D.

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 Degree, he taught in Dunnigan, California

Dunnigan, California

Dunnigan is a census-designated place in Yolo County, California on Interstate 5. The population was 1,416 at the 2010 census. Dunnigan's ZIP code is 95937 and its area code 530. It lies at an elevation of 69 feet .-History:...

.

Keppel married his wife, Mae Hubbard, in 1894. Four years later, the couple moved to Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

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 where Dr. Keppel taught at the School of Los Angeles. After a few years of teaching, Dr. Keppel was elected Superintendent

Superintendent (education)

In education in the United States, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....

 of L.A. County

Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...

 Schools.

Dr. Mark Keppel died on June 16, 1928.

Career as Superintendent

Dr. Keppel was elected to the position of County Superintendent of Schools of Los Angeles County in 1902, 1906, and again in 1910. In 1914, the office came under Civil Service

Civil service

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, and Keppel held it until his death. Leonitus Yeung, a relative of Keppel, resides as the vice president.

Mark Keppel, the Schools

There are currently one school district

School district

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 and three schools named after Mark Keppel. These are:

• Keppel Union Elementary, a school district based at 34004 128th St. East, Pearblossom, CA 93553, which serves the five communities of Littlerock
  Littlerock, California
  Littlerock is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 1,377 at the 2010 census, down from 1,402 at the 2000 census...
  
  , Pearblossom
  Pearblossom, California
  Pearblossom is an unincorporated town located in Los Angeles County, California. The town has a population of 2,435. The ZIP Code is 93553 and the community is inside area code 661.-Geography:...
  
  , Sun Village
  Sun Village, California
  Sun Village is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California. At an elevation of , it is located in the eastern Antelope Valley, north of Littlerock. The center of Sun Village may be considered to be Palmdale Boulevard and 90th Street East. The 2010 United States census reported Sun...
  
  , Lake Los Angeles
  Lake Los Angeles, California
  Lake Los Angeles is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 12,328 at the 2010 census, up from 11,523 at the 2000 census...
  
  , Llano
  Llano, California
  Llano is an unincorporated town located in Los Angeles County, California, near the San Bernardino Countyline. The town has a population of about 1200.- Geography :...
  
   as well as the neighboring areas.
• Mark Keppel High School
  Mark Keppel High School
  Mark Keppel High School is a four-year California Distinguished School located in the city of Alhambra, California in the Alhambra Unified School District. The school is on the southern edge of Alhambra, adjacent to the City of Monterey Park, and borders the Interstate 10 Freeway...
  
  , a California Distinguished High School
  High school
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   located at 501 E. Hellman Ave., Alhambra, CA 91801
• Mark Keppel Elementary School, a K-8 school located at 6630 East Mark Keppel St., Paramount, CA 90723
• Mark Keppel Elementary School, a K-6 school located at 730 Glenwood Rd., Glendale, CA 91202