Venice High School Turns 100
The neighborhood will turn out for this historic event this weekend.
This weekend, Venice High School celebrates its centennial. If you’re a student, teacher or a staff member past or present, it’s time to savor a truly significant milestone.
The festivities carry over three days, and will include a Friday night screening of the movie Grease, which was shot at the school; a blessing on Saturday morning; and the entombment of a time capsule.
Sunday’s highlight is a parade with grand marshal Walter Cunningham, a Venice High School graduate and astronaut who spent 263 hours in space.
Hundreds of skateboarders will try to make a Guinness World Record with the world’s largest skateboard parade Sunday morning.
As a side note, the actual Venice centennial won't be until Sept. 11, 100 years after the school opened its doors. But it’s appropriate to celebrate our high school’s centennial on the first weekend in summer, and the first weekend after graduation.
john printy
2:10 pm on Tuesday, June 28, 2011
I cannot belive that VENICE HIGH SCHOOL is, 100, years old now, wow, and IM sure it was a good celabration, and happy belated 100th, birthday, Venice high school, and many many more to come, happy 100th birthday Venice high school, Johnp, class of 1989................