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| North Hollywood High School | |
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| Aerial photograph of North Hollywood High School taken in 1927. | |
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| 5231 Colfax Avenue North Hollywood, California, 91601 United States |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1927 |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District District 2 |
| Principal | Dr. Randall V. Delling |
| Assistant principals | Dr. Moohay Choe Mr. John Ralles Dr. Luis Rodriguez Mr. Antonio Reveles |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,177 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue, White, Grey |
| Mascot | huskies |
| Feeder schools | Walter Reed Middle School Sun Valley Middle School Roy Romer Middle School (beginning in 2008) Gaspar de Portola Middle School |
| Website | Official website |
North Hollywood High School, originally called Lankershim High School when it opened in 1927, is a secondary school in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. The school mascot is the husky, and the school colors are blue, white and grey.
North Hollywood High School is located in the San Fernando Valley and enrolls approximately 3000 students each year. It is located in District 2 of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Several neighborhoods, including most of North Hollywood, Valley Village, Studio City and Sun Valley, send students to this school.
As of 2009, the school principal is Dr. Randall V. Delling. From 2000 to 2007, North Hollywood High was a year-round school with 3 tracks (A, B, and C). During the 2007-2008 school year, a traditional calendar was re-adopted. The school itself is divided into small learning communities, including Entertainment and Media, Social Justice, Transportation Careers, Home Engineering, Humanities (DaVinci), Environmental Health Awareness, and Acquiring Bilingual Leaders in Education (A.B.L.E.).
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Second High School opens in North Hollywood - 2006
In 2006 East Valley High School opened, relieving overcrowding at North Hollywood [1] [2] [3]. Grades 9 and 10 in the eastern portion of the North Hollywood attendance zone were reassigned to East Valley, while 11th and 12th grades were phased into East Valley over a two-year period.
Zoo Magnet
Founded in 1981, this magnet is a specialized school that buses its students out to a site next to the LA Zoo. At this site, the approximately 300 students who attend take both regular classes such as history, math, and English and Advanced Placement classes related to biological and zoological sciences, which the students can choose from in place of chemistry or physics, or as general electives. Many of these classes also include trips into the zoo for tours and observation. This is the only school in LAUSD with ties to the Los Angeles Zoo. One class, animal behavior, requires observation time in the zoo; the class meets three days per week during class time. Another class, animal husbandry, requires community service and work with the wildlife in different areas of the zoo.
Highly Gifted Magnet
The HGM program was established at North Hollywood High in 1989, modeled after programs at schools like Walter Reed Middle School. It accepts students who have a measured IQ of 145 or higher and is designed to provide an academically challenging college preparatory program. The 300 students in grade 9-12 study a rigorous curriculum commensurate with the most demanding of public or private schools in the country.
Football
- North Hollywood's rival is Polytechnic High School
Rivalry Games
-2009: Poly Won
- In 2009 the Junior Varsity season was cut.
Notable alumni
- Scott Baio, actor
- Adam Carolla, comedian
- Cuba Gooding Jr., actor
- Alyson Hannigan, actress
- Susan Sontag, author, theorist and activist
- Morgan Webb, G4 host
- John Williams, composer
External links
- North Hollywood High School website
- North Hollywood High School Alumni website
- North Hollywood High School Royal Regiment Band and Dance Team website
- North Hollywood High School Music Department website
- North Hollywood High School LAUSD Profile
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