Bell High School

Bell High School is a public high school in Bell, California, United States.

The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of District 6 of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Bell High’s motto is "Honor lies in honest toil", its mascot is the eagle, and the school colors are Purple and Gold. They are rivals with the Huntington Park Spartans.

The school serves several municipalities.^[2] The school serves the cities of Bell,^[3] Cudahy,^[4] and Maywood,^[5] and it serves portions of Huntington Park and portions of Vernon.^[6][7] Some portions of Huntington Park and Maywood are jointly zoned to both Bell High School and Huntington Park High School.^[5][6]

History

Bell High School began as the Bell Unit of the Huntington Park Union High School, and opened with only two classes, freshmen and sophomores. There were only 14 teachers and 325 students. Mr. Claude L. Reeves, a graduate from USC, was the first principal of Bell High School and he remained until 1939.

Located in the Southeastern section of Los Angeles County, Bell High School is a multi-track Year Round comprehensive high school (grades 9-12) serving 5,375 (2006–2007) students from the tri-communities of Bell, Cudahy, and Maywood. One of six high schools in Local District 6, and one of forty-nine comprehensive high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, Bell High School opened its doors in 1925 for 800 students. It has faithfully served the community through dramatic historical, social and technological periods of transition, and now faces even newer challenges of educating its increasing student population on the 1925 original school ground acreage.

Mission Statement

The mission of Bell High School is to educate all students to the highest degree of their abilities socially, academically, and technologically so that they become contributing members of society.

In 2005, South East High School in South Gate opened, relieving Bell. In 2006, Maywood Academy High School opened. The project page describes the school, a non-zoned magnet school, to have relieved Bell.

Demographics

As of the school year 2008-09, there were a total of 5,512 students attending the high school.^[8]

• 98.1% Hispanic (5,425)
• 1.1% Black (48)
• 0.2% White (10)
• 0.3% Native American (15)
• 0.3% Asian (14)

Sports

-Bell High School usually competes with neighboring schools Huntington Park, South Gate, Southeast, Jordan, James A. Garfield and Roosevelt High School's. Bell's basketball team has won two 3-A city championships in Bell's 85 years of existence, the first coming in 1997 and the second in 2007. Bell's wrestling team has won four C.I.F. city championships, in 1993, 1994, 1996 and 2005.

• Football
• Soccer
• Basketball
• Baseball
• Tennis
• Wrestling
• Volleyball
• United States Academic Decathlon
• Softball
• Cross-Country/Track & Field
• Cheerleading
• Marching band
• Short Flags
• Color Guard
• Swimming

Clubs/Activities

Interact Club

• Academic Decathlon
• Anime Club
• Bible Club
• Cooking and Baking Club
• French Club
• Future Teachers of America
• Green Club
• Key Club
• Latinas Guiding Latinas
• Sports Club
• Drama Club
• Spanish Club
• Youth Action Club
• Gay Straight Alliance
• Scrapbook Club
• Music 101
• Comic book club
• Yearbook

SLCs

• MTCA - High school students go to one of the elementary schools in the area, and tutor the children for an hour everyday.
• Humanitas - Students receive a balanced education in liberal studies. Students develop skills in critical thinking and various forms of discourse including research, debate, and interpersonal communication. Upon graduating, students are prepared for success in post-secondary education, in a variety of professions, and making a positive impact on society.
• Scitech - Science and Technology
• 9th Grade House - Focused on freshman

The Pride of the Southeast

The Bell High Marching Eagles consists of the Marching Band, Color Guard, Short Flags and Shields groups at Bell High School. They are known as "The Pride of the Southeast" of the southeast Los Angeles Area due to their excellent performances on the field during football games, field tournaments and competitions and award-winning performances at parades.

Notable alumni

• Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Cartoonist and hot-rod icon
• John Ferraro, U.S. Politician
• Marvin Benard, Athlete, MLB
• Stan Kenton, Jazz Musician
• Tom Araya, Singer/Bassist, Slayer
• Mike Henry, NFL Linebacker, Actor (M*A*S*H)
• B-Real, Rapper, "Cypress Hill"
• Sen Dog, Rapper, "Cypress Hill"
• Mellow Man Ace, Rapper, "Cypress Hill"
• Miguel "Meegs" Rascon, Guitarist, "Coal Chamber"
• Tony Campos, Bassist, "Static-X"
• Leon White, Professional Wrestler known as Big Van Vader

References

External links

• Bell High School Official Website

Coordinates: 33°58′27.5″N 118°11′24″W / 33.974306°N 118.19°W / 33.974306; -118.19