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William Howard Taft Charter High School

William Howard Taft Charter High School is a public school located on the corner of Ventura Boulevard and Winnetka Avenue in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California, within the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school gained affiliated charter status beginning with the 2013–2014 school year.

History
Named after former U.S. president William Howard Taft, the school first opened in 1960. It was in the Los Angeles City High School District until 1961, when it merged into the Los Angeles Unified School District. In the 2013–2014 school year, Taft High School became a charter school. ==Notable alumni==
Notable alumni
Sports Jeshua Anderson – track and field sprinter • Rick AuerbachMLB shortstop 1971–1981 • Mike Bercovici – college and pro football quarterback • Mike Borzello – 5-time World Series champion. Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York YankeesCraig Buck – Olympic volleyball player • Larry Dierker – MLB pitcher, manager, broadcaster • Spencer Dinwiddie – NBA guard for the Los Angeles LakersLarry Drew II – basketball point guardJordan Farmar – basketball point guard, 2-time NBA champion • Jeff Fisher – former NFL player and Tennessee Titans coach 1995–2010, as well as the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams 2012–2016 • Roy Foster – former NFL Pro Bowl offensive guard • Guy Hansen – professional baseball pitcher and coach • Steve Hartman – sportscaster • Airabin Justin – NFL and CFL defensive back • Gabe Kapler – former MLB outfielder and current San Francisco Giants manager, 2021 National League Manager of the Year • Brad Kearns – professional triathlete, Guinness world record speedgolfer, The New York Times bestselling author • Kevin Kennedy – MLB manager and radio-TV baseball commentator • Kelly Paris – MLB third basemanDaShon Polk – NFL linebacker • Malcolm SmithSuper Bowl XLVIII champion and MVPSteve Smith – NFL wide receiver, Super Bowl XLII champion • Jeff Stork – volleyball Hall of Famer, member of 1988 Summer Olympics gold-medal U.S. men's team • Justin Tryon – NFL cornerbackDuffy Waldorfprofessional golfer, member of UCLA Sports Hall of Fame • Taco Wallace – former NFL wide receiver • Quincy Watts – athlete, winner of two gold medals at 1992 Summer OlympicsAntwaun Woodsnose tackle for the Dallas Cowboys, college Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2016 • Larry Yount – MLB pitcherRobin YountBaseball Hall of Fame player, 19 seasons with Milwaukee Brewers of MLB Entertainment Steve Bartek – musician, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Oingo BoingoMatteo Barzini – Italian filmmaker • Justine Bateman – actress, TV series Family TiesAdam Eget – Podcaster, presenter and former talent coordinator at The Comedy StoreEverlast – rapper/singer House of PainWilliam Finnegan – Pulitzer Prize-winning writer surfing essayist • Char Fontane – actress and singer • Ken Levine – Emmy-winning comedy writer, screenwriter, radio announce and play-by-play commentator • Epic Mazur – vocalist, rapper, and record producer • Maureen McCormick – actress, TV series The Brady BunchSusan Olsen – actress, TV series The Brady BunchWilmer Valderrama – actor, TV series ''That '70s Show'' • Holly Beth Vincent – musician, member of Holly and the ItaliansJane Wiedlin – musician, singer and original member of band The Go-Go'sBrad Wilk – drummer for Rage Against the Machine, AudioslaveRobin Wright – actress, The Princess Bride, Forrest Gump, House of Cards, Wonder Woman Politics Sandra Black – member of Barack Obama's Council of Economic AdvisersScott BlochOffice of Special Counsel Other Elliot Rodgermass murderer responsible for murdering six people during the 2014 Isla Vista killingsKathryn Dwyer SullivanNASA Space Shuttle astronaut ==In popular culture==
In popular culture
A handful of films and TV shows have been filmed at Taft. The 1976 film The Boy in the Plastic Bubble was filmed at the high school, as well as the films Mask (1985), The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), The Prom (2020), and the television series Never Have I Ever (2020). ==References==
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