After graduation from Warren High School, but before embarking on a long career in education, Jesse served our country in the Army. He graduated with an engineering degree at Long Beach State and worked at Rockwell on the Apollo space program. After 3 years working at...
Richard Paul ‘Rick’ Burleson (Class of 1969)
Rick graduated from Warren High School in 1969 where he was selected 1st team All CIF and drafted by the Minnesota Twins upon graduation. He elected to attend Cerritos College and was drafted in the 1st round of the winter draft by the Boston Red Sox. Rick signed a...
George A. Zambrano (Class of 1959)
Born April 21, 1941 in Guadalajara, Mexico, moved to Los Angeles in 1943 then to Downey in 1951. In 1956, George was elected the first Student Body President of Warren High School. He held a number of student body offices and played football and track. George was part...
Donald E. La Plante (Class of 1972)
Donald E. La Plante has served as a member of theBoard of Education of the Downey Unified SchoolDistrict since 1979. He has been elected by thecommunity to nine terms. In 1996, he served as President of the Los Angeles County School Trustees Association. He is retired...
Nancy (Wright) Swenson (Class of 1970)
After graduating from Warren High School, Nancy earned an A.A. degree from Cerritos Community College in 1986. She later transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills where took night classes while working full-time and earned a B.S. in Business Admin/CIS with Honors in...
Barbara (Bobbie) Stacy Samperi (Class of 1968)
Upon graduation from Warren High School, Barbara attended Cerritos College. She then went on to join American Airlines where she was a flight attendant. Barbara eventually returned home to Downey where she was employed as a bookkeeper. In 1972, Barbara married her...