UHEF & Uni News

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Dec, 2016

Thanks for making “The Fantasticks” a hit!

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: The Fantasticks | Comments: 0

[Posted December 5, 2016] A talented cast lit up the renovated Stivelman Theater at Uni for “The Fantasticks” in front of excited audiences for four performances. Pictured above: Victoria Saxxon as Bellamy (with the straw hat) and Jasmine Mentzer as Hucklebee (All photos courtesy Ivan Finkle/UHEF). Uni’s Director of Theatre Arts, Ronnie Sperling, noted that “We ended with three great houses thanks to the efforts of [Uni principal] Eric Davidson, Sandee Yamamoto, and Lauren Franca. “The Friday night show was really packed. Concessions and the raffle brought in big numbers. […]

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Nov, 2016

“The Fantasticks” opens at Uni on November 30

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: The Fantasticks | Comments: 0

[Posted November 29, 2016] Ready for “The Fantasticks”? Pictured above: The cast of “The Fantasticks”: (top row) Joseph Mejia, Akira Shelton, Emile Victoria Brown; (middle row) Charlene Herrella, Victoria Saxxon, Jasmine Mentzer, Giovanni Molinaro; (bottom row) Erin Washington, Nuhamin Fekade. (Photo courtesy Ivan Finkle/UHEF) The famed lyrical and romantic musical that tells an allegorical love story about a boy, a girl, two mothers (in the Uni version) and a wall will open for four performances only at the renovated Stivelman Theater on campus on Wednesday, November 30. The schedule: (1) […]

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Nov, 2016

Uni featured in new Walgreens commercial “Just Retired”

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Walgreens "Just Retired" | Comments: 0

[Posted November 25, 2016] Have you seen the Walgreens “Just Retired” commercial, where a teacher exits her classroom, sprays her papers all over the place and then heads to Walgreens to get a prescription on her road to retirement? If the background looks a little familiar, it should: the school scenes were shot at Uni! In fact, the school is a popular location for film shoots, mostly for commercials, but also for television shows. Of course, Uni was also famously the background for the 1971 mystery movie “Pretty Maids All […]

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Nov, 2016

UHEF at work: Uni’s upgraded College Center

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Steve Kirsch, Paula Van Norden, Mednick College Center | Comments: 0

[Posted November 20, 2016] Your contributions help the UHEF support University High School with resources beyond what it can obtain on its own. Pictured above: Uni College Center Director Paula Van Norden in the refurbished College Center (Photo courtesy Ivan Finkle/UHEF) A recent case in point: Uni’s Mednick College Center. Started with a $50,000 grant from Steve Kirsch ‘74 and his wife Michelle through their Steve and Michelle Kirsch Foundation in 1999, and named for the late long-time Uni lead counselor, Sharon Mednick, the College Center’s infrastructure had faded over […]

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Nov, 2016

David Nwaba ‘11 now playing for L.A. D-Fenders

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Dvid Nwaba, Steve Ackerman | Comments: 0

[Posted November 15, 2016] Congratulations to David Nwaba ‘11, who made the roster of the Los Angeles D-Fenders, the NBA Development League team of the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He’s made an immediate impact off the bench, scoring 11 points (and seven rebounds) in the season opener vs. Iowa and then 15 points (and five rebounds) at Santa Cruz, both wins for the D-Fenders. Check out his two-hand finish of a fast-break alley-oop pass here. Nwaba’s Uni coach, Steve Ackerman ‘89, was a proud spectator for the season […]

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Nov, 2016

Girls Volleyball wins Los Angeles City Division III Championship!

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Girls Volleyball | Comments: 0

[Posted November 12, 2016] Uni won the 2016 City Division III title by defeating Central City Value, 25-19, 18-25, 25-19, 19-25, 15-9, on Saturday, November 12 at the Roybal Learning Center in downtown Los Angeles. Coach Emilio Alvarado’s Wildcats compiled a 17-7 regular-season record and 7-5 in the highly-competitive Western League. Uni was top-seeded in the City Division III playoffs and won its matches against Middle College (3 sets to 0), Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences (3-0) and Rivera (3-0), to get to the championship match. Uni (21-7) will […]

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Nov, 2016

Alumni Re-filling the Uni Library!

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Library Wish List | Comments: 0

[Posted November 7, 2016] Thanks to the direct support of Uni alumni, the first Wish List of books for the Uni library has been completely exhausted and a second list of titles posted for your inspection! Uni alumna and school librarian Tascha Folsoi ‘86 shared the good news: “The entire list of books on robotics has been purchased! This is really exciting for us, particularly as the request for this topic was student-generated. The next list is pulled from a list of student requests for specific books, both novels and […]

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Oct, 2016

Alumni Now Buying Books for the Uni Library!

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Library | Comments: 0

[Posted October 31, 2016] There’s no gift like the gift of learning. Uni alumni are making that happen by buying books for the school library via a new program using Amazon.com’s Wish List program. Coordinated jointly by Uni alumna and school librarian Tascha Folsoi ‘86 and the UHEF, the project allows anyone to go to a Amazon “Wish List” and buy a book that will be sent directly to the school. The “University Senior High Library” Wish List enjoys Amazon Prime status thanks to Folsoi, which means in-stock books will […]

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Oct, 2016

Los Angeles Magazine remembers IPS at Uni

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: IPS, Los Angeles Magazine | Comments: 0

[Posted October 25, 2016] Remember IPS – Uni’s “Innovative Program School”? The unique program, as controversial for the students in it as the intentionally-unstructured instructional approach, was remembered on the Los Angeles Magazine Web site. David Kukoff’s story, published today, entitled “Sex, Drugs, and Textbooks: Inside L.A.’s Most Controversial Educational Experiment” and sub-titled “Uni High tapped into the pop-psych teachings of the ’70s to create one of the most bizarre curriculums of the era” is a preview of his upcoming book on Los Angeles in the 1970s. It’s accompanied […]

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Oct, 2016

Kampmann-Patton-Cavanaugh Plaques Now Mounted on the South Gym

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Mel Patton, Dick Kampmann, Angus Cavanaugh | Comments: 0

[Posted October 15, 2016] The massive plaques saluting Coach Dick Kampmann, Uni sprinter (and double Olympic gold medalist) Mel Patton ‘43 and the school’s first principal, Angus Cavanaugh, are now mounted outside the north side of the South Gym. The plaques, made possible by donors – those who gave $100 or more are listed on a separate plaque, also now mounted – commemorate the naming of Uni’s new athletic facilities as “Kampmann Stadium,” “Patton Track” and “Cavanaugh Field.” If you would like to see the plaques, please note that Uni […]