James Monroe High School (California)

James Monroe High School (JMHS) is a high school in the North Hills area of Los Angeles, California, belonging to the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school is located at 9229 Haskell Avenue, North Hills, CA 91343. It is home to Small Learning Communities (SLCs) and two magnet schools. The school's mascot is the Viking.

James Monroe High School
Address
9229 Haskell Avenue

North Hills
,
California
91343

United States
Coordinates34.2384°N 118.4770°W / 34.2384; -118.4770
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1958
School districtLos Angeles Unified School District
PrincipalRafael Martin Del Campo
Teaching staff95.33 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment2,185 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.92[1]
Color(s)     Red
     White
     Blue
Athletics conferenceEast Valley League
CIF Los Angeles City Section
MascotViking
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Monroe High opened in the fall of 1958.[2]

The team name Vikings was selected by a student leadership class, as were the school colors and song. The Multipurpose room was named Odin's Hall. The Annual was named Valhalla.

The opening of Panorama High School in October 2006[3] relieved overcrowding at James Monroe High School.[4]

In 2010, James Monroe was ranked 420 in Newsweek.[5]

Smaller Learning Communities (SLCs)
  • 9th Grade Academy
  • ARMY JROTC program called the Viking Battalion
  • Arts, Media, & Entertainment
  • Public Service (Fire Academy)
  • Engineering & Design (including the Monroe SAS)[6]
  • Magnet (Law & Government and Police Academy)

SAS (School for Advanced Studies)

The Monroe School for Advanced Studies formed in 2001 and belongs to the larger SLC of Engineering & Design.

The Magnet Schools in JMHS

Monroe High School offers two Magnet programs for students. Their programs are made to prepare people who want to pursue careers in law, police science, criminology, forensics, and related fields.

Monroe Law and Government Magnet
  • Established program since 1991
  • Activities like mock trials, debate team, internships, Junior Statesmen of America membership, and invitations to events by local politicians.
  • Graduates accepted at top universities including: Harvard, Stanford, Yale, USC, UC Berkeley, UCLA

Monroe Police Academy Magnet
  • Established program since 1996
  • Special physical education class with an obstacle course to help prepare students.
  • Students are immersed in a program which acquaints them with career opportunities in a range of law enforcement related fields.[7]

Mock trial competitions

Because of the Law and Government Magnet, Monroe has its own courtroom. The school has a mock trial team, which competes in the Los Angeles County Mock Trial Competition run by the Constitutional Rights Foundation and goes against about 80 schools each year. Before 2008, in just the preceding six years, it had been in the semifinals four times, and two times in the quarterfinals. In the 2008 season, it made it to finals once again but lost to Gabrielino High. .[8] In 2009 season, Monroe once again took 2nd place, losing by .76% to Louisville High School, private all-girls school.[9]

Notable alumni
gollark: A defrag shouldn't be too awfully hard. Just pull from all the chests and push to the first chest with available space.
gollark: Or could it?
gollark: *considers getting out of bed to steal znepb's house*
gollark: Chorus City now contains advanced monitor technology.
gollark: Hi.

References
  1. "James Monroe High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  2. "LAUSD School Profile". Search.lausd.k12.ca.us. September 16, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  3. "Project Details". Laschools.org. February 26, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  4. "LAUSD Cuts Ribbon on Panorama High School". Laschools.org. November 6, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  5. "Ranking of Monroe". Newsweek. 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  6. Kaufman, Ellis (February 19, 2008). "Banners Proclaim Small Learning Communities at Monroe High School". www.lausd.net/SLC_Schools/index.html. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  7. Lin, C.J (November 11, 2011). "Teens take cop lessons". Daily News. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  8. Knoll, Corina (December 6, 2008). "Gabrielino High wins mock trial". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  9. Khan, Amina (December 9, 2009). "L.A. County mock trial competition stirs real emotions". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  10. Baxter, Meredith (2011). Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering. Random House LLC. p. 34.
  11. Kaplan, Karen (September 16, 1998). "The View Is Just Fine at GoldMine Software". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  12. Vrana, Debora (April 19, 1999). "Colorado Firm Lays Claim to GoldMine". Los Angeles. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  13. Mitnick, Kevin (2011). Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-03770-2.
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