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ALEMANY H.S. 'SHOWS ITSELF'

Published in The Tidings, Friday, June 18, 2004
http://www.the-tidings.com/2004/0618/sfalemany.htm#top_of_the_page

Inconspicuously located in the shadow of the San Fernando Mission for the past decade, Bishop Alemany High School has finally surrendered its unassuming facade. After years of planning, a new state-of-the-art marquee now graces the Rinaldi Street entrance to the Mission Hills high school.

At a height of 26 feet 2 inches, the sign, which will broadcast important information to the Alemany community, is anything but inconspicuous. Despite its size, the marquee's unique design by the Loren Electric Sign Company blends in gracefully with the location's historic theme, mimicking the mission-style architecture of both the high school and that of the adjacent Mission. A lasting gift to the Alemany community from the Classes of 2001, 2002 and 2003, the marquee should be fully operational before the fall term begins.

The original Alemany campus, located on the north side of Rinaldi adjacent to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, was severely damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, forcing the campus to relocate its operations to the grounds of Queen of Angels High School Seminary, just south of Rinaldi and next to Mission San Fernando. When Queen of Angels was closed in 1995, Alemany was permanently relocated on the site.