Centinela Valley Union High School District

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The Centinela Valley Union High School District was formed in 1905 and was originally known as the Inglewood Union High School District. It was composed of the territory of Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lennox and Wiseburn School Districts. Following the formation in 1912 from territory taken from Wiseburn School District, the El Segundo School District was also a component of the High School District. The name was changed to Centinela Valley Union High School District on November 1, 1944. El Segundo withdrew on November 22, 1925, to form the El Segundo High School District, and on July 1, 1954, Inglewood withdrew and formed the Inglewood Unified School District. After the closing of Lennox High School the Centinela Valley Union High School District now consists of Hawthorne High School, Leuzinger High School, Lawndale High School (which was closed and the reopened after 16 years and Lloyde Continuation High School. .

(The above information was excerpted from a Los Angeles County Department of Education publication entitled History of School District Organization. It was published in 1975.)