Fairfax High School (West Hollywood, California)
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Fairfax High School is a Los Angeles Unified School District high school located in Los Angeles, California, near the border of West Hollywood in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles. There are no high schools within the boundaries of the city of West Hollywood. Their school mascot is the Lion. As of 2005, the school principal was Ms. Heather Daims. As of February 2006, the principal is Mr. Edward Zubiate.
Fairfax is also home to the Fairfax Magnet Center for Visual Arts, which attracts students from across the 700 square miles of the district. It opened in 1981.
It was known from the 1930s until the 1980s as a breeding ground for future major figures in the entertainment industry. It also made headlines in January 1993 when a student went to school with a gun and it accidentally fired killing one student and wounding another.
Notable alumni
Notable graduates of Fairfax High School include:- Byron Allen, talk show host
- Herb Alpert, musician
- David Arquette, actor and wrestler
- Bria Myles, model, actress
- Michael "Flea" Balzary, musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Gower Champion, director and choreographer
- Larry Gelbart, television writer/producer
- Timothy Hutton, actor
- Jack Irons, musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam)
- Jack Kemp, politician and professional football player
- Anthony Kiedis, musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Mila Kunis, actress
- Chris Mills, professional basketball player
- Ricardo Montalban, actor [link]
- Demi Moore, actress (dropped out at age 16)
- Dave Navarro, musician (Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Stephen Perkins, musician (Jane's Addiction, Porno for Pyros)
- Mickey Rooney, actor
- Hillel Slovak, musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Phil Spector, record producer
- Arnold Steinhardt, first violinist of the Guarneri Quartet
Contact info
- Fairfax High School
- 7850 Melrose Avenue
- Los Angeles, CA 90046
- Phone: (323) 651-5200
External links
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