Washington Preparatory High School

George Washington Preparatory High School is a public 4-year high school in the Westmont section of unincorporated Los Angeles County, California. Founded in 1926, the school has a Los Angeles address but is not located in the city limits of Los Angeles. The mascot is the General, a reference to the school's namesake George Washington. The school colors are red and blue. The school serves many areas in South Los Angeles and unincorporated areas around South Los Angeles, including Athens, West Athens and Westmont.

George Washington Preparatory High School
Address
10860 South Denker Avenue

Los Angeles
,
California
90047

United States
Coordinates33°56′14″N 118°18′15″W
Information
TypePublic Secondary
MottoWorthy deeds, harmoniously, achieved.
Established1926
School districtLos Angeles Unified School District
PrincipalDechele Byrd
Staff48.01 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment888 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.50[1]
Color(s)     Cardinal Red
     Continental Blue
Athletics conferenceMarine League
CIF Los Angeles City Section
NicknameGenerals
Websitewashingtonprep.org

In addition it serves the LAUSD section of Hawthorne. It was the location for a 1986 TV movie entitled Hard Lessons depicting Denzel Washington as the new principal, who sets out to rid the school of gang violence and drugs and restore educational values to the school. The current principal is Dechele Byrd. Two famous former principals are George McKenna, whom Denzel Washington portrayed in the movie Hard Lessons; and past LAUSD Board Member Marguerite LaMotte.

History

George Washington Preparatory High School was founded in 1927 as a six-year high school that slowly developed into a four-year school. The first graduating class was 1928 with 5 seniors. The school was badly damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake and the students went to school in tents for a year or two. In 1935 Washington High began accepting 11th and 12th graders only, and before 1950, Washington Senior High School had expanded to include grades 10 through 12. In January 1983, a new founder, the famed George McKenna, redefined Washington High School as a college preparatory school, and George Washington Preparatory High School, "The Prep," became an academic institution for grades 9–12.

Background

The reorganization of Washington Preparatory High School into Small Learning Communities (SLCs) began in 2006. The purpose of the SLC is to develop a sense of unity and cohesiveness and to foster the individual needs of students. The SLCs that were established as a result of this effort are: Etech (Engineering and Technology); ELMS (Ethics, Leadership, and Mediation Scholars); S.T.A.R.S (Visual and Performing Arts); BIZ (Business); SHAPE (Health and Fitness); and Law and Justice. The three Magnet programs have remained intact. During subsequent years, Washington added Performing Arts, Math/Science, and Communication Arts Magnets and achieved honors in scholastic, athletic and extra-curricular competition. As of 2009, in order to graduate and participate in senior activities such as prom, senior picnic, and grad night seniors must earn 230 credits, pass the California High School Exit Exam, and maintain 95% attendance.[2]

Demographics

During the 2008–09 school year, there were a total of 2,440 students attending the high school.[2]

Notable alumni


gollark: Seriously though, C(++) aren't great for stuff which isn't, I don't know, embedded systems.
gollark: * bad
gollark: And batteries, those are sometimes good.
gollark: Everything else is useless dead weight.
gollark: I mean, you can get a £500 laptop with, well, a keyboard, mouse, screen and okay processor.

References
  1. "George Washington Preparatory High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  2. HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL Archived 2012-09-19 at Archive.today. Washingtonprep.org.
  3. "Explore 1939 George Washington Preparatory High School Yearbook, Los Angeles CA – Classmates". classmates.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. "Explore 1959 George Washington Preparatory High School Yearbook, Los Angeles CA – Classmates". classmates.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. "Estes Banks Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. 1945-12-18. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  6. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/arts/television/17billingsley.html
  7. "Raphel Cherry Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. 1961-12-19. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  8. "Don Clark Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. 1923-12-22. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  9. Crowe, Julia (2012). My First Guitar: Tales of True Love and Lost Chords from 70 Legendary Musicians. ECW Press. pp. 92–93. ISBN 1770902759.
  10. "Clarence Davis Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. 1949-06-28. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  11. "Kori Dickerson Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. 1978-12-06. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  12. "KARL FARMER". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  13. "Mark Fields Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. 1972-11-09. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  14. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336358/bio
  15. "Whatever Happened to N.W.A's Posse?". LA Weekly. 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
  16. "Bob Illes". IMDb. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  17. "James Lofton Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  18. "The untold story of Hugh McElhenny, the King of Montlake". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  19. Chortkoff, Mitch (March 13, 2014). "What Might Have Been For UCLA Basketball". Culver City Observer. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015.
  20. "Oliver Ross Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. 1974-09-27. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  21. "California State Meet Results – 1915 to present". Prepcaltrack.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  22. "LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Stanley 'Tookie' Williams : The Crips Co-founder Now Realizes Violence Does Not Solve Anything". latimes.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.