[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 21, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E109]
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              CONGRATULATIONS TO SAN FERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL

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                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 21, 1997

  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to San Fernando 
High School, which this year is celebrating its 100th anniversary. I 
know of few high schools in southern California with such a long and 
rich history.
  One way to judge a school is by its alumni. Using that criterion, San 
Fernando High School receives high marks. For example, Hawley Bowlus, 
the man who supervised the construction of the Spirit of St. Louis, 
Charles Lindbergh's plane, was a graduate of San Fernando High. Another 
alumnus, Denny Crum, is today one of the top college basketball coaches 
in the country. A third, Jimmy Velarde, is a four-time Emmy winner and 
producer of shows such as ``Culture Clash.''
  The school has also had its share of sports glory. Two of the 
greatest running backs in USC history, Anthony Davis and Charles White, 
attended San Fernando High. Fifty years earlier, in 1925, San Fernando 
produced its first championship football team. Other sports fared well; 
the school has produced champions in baseball, track, and basketball.
  San Fernando High School today has many reasons to be proud. The 
school commonly graduates 675 seniors out of a class of 700, and is 
virtually free of the crime, drugs, and gangs that unfortunately plague 
many urban high schools. I have attended several events at the school, 
and have always admired the spirit of its students and the commitment 
of its faculty and staff.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting San Fernando High School, 
an excellent institution with a proud history. Congratulations to all 
on this special anniversary.

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