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Crespi Carmelite High School

Field	Value
name	Crespi Carmelite High School
image	Large link498542 39078.jpg
caption	Official logo of Crespi Carmelite High School
streetaddress	5031 Alonzo Avenue
city	Encino, Los Angeles
state	California
zipcode	91316
country	USA
coordinates
religion	Catholic
Carmelites
founder	Fr. Gus Carter, O.Carm
president	Dr. Kenneth Foersch
principal	Dr. Liam Joyce
type	Private, Day, College-prep
tuition	$23,618
grades	9–12
ratio	13:1
campus size	8 Acres
campus type	Suburban
slogan	"Celt Pride"
motto	Zelo Zelatus Sum Pro Domino Deo Exercituum.
motto_translation	With zeal have I been zealous
for the Lord God of Hosts.
accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Western Catholic Educational Association
sports	14 sports
patron	Our Lady of Mount Carmel
colors	Brown, White and Gold

conference	CIF Southern Section
Mission League
nickname	Celts
yearbook	Los Encinos
newspaper	The Celt
established
alumni	7500
staff	70
enrollment	500
enrollment_as_of	2024
average_class_size	23
gender	Boys
feeders	Greater Los Angeles Area
homepage	crespi.org

Carmelites for the Lord God of Hosts.

Mission League Crespi Carmelite High School, shortly known as Crespi, is a private Catholic all-boys four-year college preparatory high school located in Encino District, Los Angeles, California. It is part of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

The school was named for Friar Joan Crespí, and was founded in 1959 by the Carmelite religious order, and has been run by the Carmelites since that time.

Academics

Crespi Carmelite High School offers a college-preparatory education. As of 2024–2025, the academic program offers 21 Advanced Placement (AP) courses and more than 15 Honors courses. Students have the opportunity to take Honors and AP courses beginning in 9th grade.

Athletics

Crespi has won a total of fourteen California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section division team titles.

Baseball: 2003 (Division III); 2009 and 2023 (Division II)
Basketball: "Back to Back" State Titles - 2015 (Division IV State Title) and 2016 (Division I State Title); Division championships - 2001 (Division IV-AA), 2010 (Division 4A), 2015 (Division 4AA)
Football: 1986 (Big Five); 2004, 2005 (Division X)
Track & Field: 1973 (Division 2-A); 2008 (Division III)
Water Polo: 1981 (Division 2-A); 2019 (Division 6)
Swimming: 2021 (Division 3)

Notable alumni

Athletes

Stephen Amritraj, ATP
Bryan Bennett, CFL
Joe Carrabino, Australia NBL
Randy Cross, NFL
William Curran, NFL
Rick Dempsey, MLB
Christian Fauria, NFL
Joseph Fauria, NFL
Sione Fua, NFL
Sean Gilmartin, MLB
Hroniss Grasu, NFL
Chris Harper, CFL
Ryon Healy, MLB
Max Heidegger, the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague
Scott Heineman, MLB
Brian Horwitz, MLB
Marcin Jagoda, beach volleyball
Babe Laufenberg, NFL
Devin Lucien, NFL
De’Anthony Melton, NBA
Paul Mokeski, NBA
Marcus Moore, CFL
London Perrantes (born 1994), NBA and Israeli Basketball Premier League
Trevor Plouffe, MLB
Jeff Suppan, MLB
Marvell Tell, NFL
Charles Washington, NFL
Harry Edward Welch, Jr., high school football coach
Russell White, NFL
Shaun Williams, NFL
Brandon Williams (basketball, born 1999), NBA

Business/CEO

Michael Lang, former CEO of Miramax, currently CEO of Pixel United
Brodie Van Wagenen, general manager for the New York Mets, MLB (2018–2020)
Travis Robinson, CEO for Spicy Viking International Hot Sauce, 2020–present

Arts and entertainment

Michael Angarano, actor
Martin Donovan, actor
Matthew Nelson, singer-songwriter, musician and recording artist
Gunnar Nelson, singer-songwriter, musician and recording artist
William Sleeth, production designer and writer, winner 1996-1997 Emmy Award for writing for Bill Nye The Science Guy TV show
Sergio Sylvestre, pop singer, 2015 winner of the popular Italian TV show Amici di Maria de Filippi
Chris McGee, American Sports Broadcaster, Studio Analyst for Spectrum SportsNet

Crime

Elliot Rodger, mass murderer responsible for murdering six people during the 2014 Isla Vista killings. Only attended Crespi for 9th grade, before transferring to William Howard Taft Charter High School.

Chefs

Evan Funke, Los Angeles chef and restauranteur

References

WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools".
"Curriculum Guide 2024-2025". Crespi Carmelite High School.
(2019-07-01). "CIF-Southern Section All Sports Press Guide and Record Book".
"Marvell Tell III, Crespi, Safety".

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