Schools breaking tradition by changing colors

A continuing trend over the past few years is for schools to change their school colors, most of them adding black as its primary color after decades of using the same color patterns. Among the San Fernando Valley schools that have moved away from their main colors are Taft of Woodland Hills, Granada Hills, Alemany of Mission Hills and Chatsworth.

Taft used to be red and gold, but now the Toreadors wear black football jerseys. Granada Hills wears black basketball jerseys after always wearing green with black and white trim. Alemany wears black football football jerseys instead of the school's traditional cardinal and gold, and Chatsworth added navy blue to its color pattern after years of wearing orange, gold and white.

-- Gerry Gittelson