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Lowell High School (Whittier, California)

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Lowell High School was a public high school in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District from September 1961 until June 1980, when it was closed because of declining student enrollment. It was a four-year institution, with students coming primarily from Rancho-CaƱada and Starbuck Junior High schools. The school athletic name was the Patriots, and its mascots were known as Johnny Patriot and Janie Patriot.

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Famous Former Students

Martin Manley

Martin Manley, US Assistant Secretary of Labor during Bill Clinton Administration and founder/CEO of Alibris. He attended Lowell from 1966 until 1970 according to Classmates.com.

Jack Russell

Jack Russell Promo Picture for Great White
Jack Russell Promo Picture for Great White

Jack Russell is the lead singer for the rock band Great White. There is some debate as to if Jack Russell was actually a student, but there are some references to this in interviews and articles, see links below. Many of the students who attended Lowell during the years of 1975-1977 distinctly recall Jack being a student. Jack was remembered for being a "field-ster" which was the clique dedicated to the party life. He was singing in a local garage band during this period.

Brad Wilkin

Brad Wilkin attended Lowell High School, class of 1977. He acted in a number of television series with credits from 1974 (The Waltons) through 1984 (Pig's vs Freaks). One of the most popular appearance Brad had during that time was on Happy Days, where he played Phil, a romantic opposite to Joanie Cunningham which aired in 1978.

Brad Wilkin 1977 Yearbook Picture
Brad Wilkin 1977 Yearbook Picture

Campus Information

Lowell High School was located on 16200 E. Amber Valley Drive, Whittier, CA 90604. The site was purchased and now occupied by Southern California University of Health Sciences in 1981 [1]. The site is 38 acres, about 400m per side. Lowell had a pool, a track, a gymnasium, baseball fields, and a performing arts center.

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References

  1. ^ The History of Southern California University of Health Sciences

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