John C. Fremont High School
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| Los Angeles, California |
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| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Principal | Larry Higgins |
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5,083 |
| Faculty | 211 |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Cardinal and Gray |
| Established | 1924 |
| Newspaper | Pathfinder |
| Homepage | Official website |
John C. Fremont Senior High School is a Title 1 co-educational public high school located in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Fremont is in a region known as South Los Angeles (known de facto as South Central). Fremont serves several Los Angeles neighborhoods and the unincorporated community of Florence-Graham; some sections of Florence-Graham are jointly zoned to Fremont and David Starr Jordan High School. The Avalon Gardens public housing project is zoned to Fremont.
The school first opened in 1924 and is named after John C. Frémont. The school is in LAUSD's District 7 and runs on a three-track system. There are 5,083 students enrolled (2,914 more than the state average), with 11% of the student body African-American and 89% Latino. The name of the school newspaper is "The Pathfinder".
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[edit] History
Fremont opened in 1924 [1]. It will reduce its number of students when South Region High School 2 opens in 2011 [2].
[edit] Small school learning communities
John C. Fremont High School is one of the first schools in the United States to divide the school into "small schools". Each small school is given a section of the school campus, and all the classes take place in that section. For example, one of the small schools might be assigned the first and second floors of the main building. The students of this small school would only have classes in those two floors. The purpose of the small schools is to allow the students to bond with their teachers, since students can become quite lost in such a large school. The small schools are:
A Track
- P3 (People, Power, Passion)
- AOTT (The Academy of Travel and Tourism)
- Humanitas A
- Aesthetics
B Track
- Humaniservice
- Enrichment
- Pathways
- CALA
C Track
- Academy of Math & Science
- Arts in Reality (AIR)
- EARTH
- Humanitas C
[edit] Racial tensions
[citation needed]On Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at about 1 P.M., a series of five to six fights broke out on campus. Police believe that the fights were racially motivated. The school had to be locked down by the police squad until 3 P.M., when students were allowed to exit in small groups. Events like these had happened at other schools in the area, but it was the first time for Fremont (in recent times). About 20 students were detained for the disturbances.[citation needed]
Contrary to popular belief, the March 21, 2006 event was not the first time there was racial tension at Fremont High School. On March 17, 1947, there was racial tension at the school. According to the Herald Examiner, "A racial disturbance broke out at Fremont High School, staged by students against the enrollment of six Negro girls. A faculty member is shown removing a dummy effigy from a student." (Photographs and notes can be found at the Los Angeles Public Library as part of the Herald Examiner Collection)
[edit] Safety initiative press conference
On September 20th, 2006, a press conference was held at the Fremont library. Some of the attendees included LA City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and school superintendent Roy Romer. The main topic of discussion was a school safety initiative, modeled loosely after a city program established at New York City in 2004.
[edit] Second major disturbance
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On Thursday, November 13th, 2006 at about 3:25pm, a disturbance occurred right after school involving individuals on and off campus. School safety officers and staff were deployed and law enforcement officers were present to assist in stabilizing the disturbance. To minimize any further occurrences, after-school classes were canceled both Thursday and Friday.
As soon as the dismissal bell rang, about four people got off a car and proceeded to beat up a Hispanic student (the offenders themselves were Hispanic as well). After the offenders did their malice, they tried to get away, almost running over a pedestrian. The school police were forced to draw out their guns. Meanwhile, the situation caused a commotion, prompting many students to rush to the scene. While the students were rushing, many fights from within the campus started. The fights eventually made their way out to the street, where the disturbers eventually dispersed.
The following day on Friday, there was extra security, including using a wand metal detector on students to search for any concealed weapons. Small fights broke out throughout the day, but they were not nearly as big as the ones from the previous day.
[edit] Statistics
- Number of Teachers : 211 (State Average: 58)
- Academic Performance Index: 459 (State Average: 670)
- Ranked 1 out of 10
- Students Per Computer: 4 (State Average: 4)
- Students Per Teacher: 24 (State Averrage: 24)
- In the reading section of the California Achievement Test (CAT/6), only 3% of the students scored at the 75th percentile or higher (State Average: 24%). 13% of the students scored at the 50th percentile or higher (State Average: 50%).
- In the language section of the CAT/6, only 4% of the students scored at the 75th decile or higher (State Average: 25%). 15% of the students scored at the 50th percentile or higher (State Average: 50%).
- In the math section of the CAT/6, only 3% of the students scored at the 75th percentile or higher (State Average: 27%). 11% of the students scored at the 50th percentile or higher (State Average: 50%).
- In the science section of the CAT/6, only 2% of the students scored at the 75th percentile or higher (State Average: 24%). 11% of the students scored at the 50th percentile or higher (State Average: 49%).
- On the verbal section of the SAT 1, the school average is 360 (State Average: 496).
- On the math section of the SAT 1, the school average is 379 (State Average: 519).
- 52% of the seniors take the SAT (State Average: 39%).
- 18% of the students take Advanced Placement classes (State Average: 22%).
- 5% of the student graduates attend a University of California.
- 15% of the student graduates attend a California State University .
- 28% of the student graduate attend community college.
- 25% of the students graduate (State Average: 90%).
- Roughly a 75% drop out rate.
[edit] Contact information
- 7676 South San Pedro Street
- Los Angeles, California 90003
- Phone: (323) 565-1200
- FAX: (323) 971-5890
[edit] Other information
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- The street gang known as the Crips was founded at John C. Fremont High.
- Crips co-founders Raymond Washington and Stanley "Tookie" Williams attended Fremont. Williams was later expelled.
- In late 2005, the school received $10 million dollars from the Gates Foundation.
- Congressman Henry Waxman attended this school.
- Former Dodgers outfielder (1965-1976) Willie Crawford was a Fremont Alumnus.
- Former Reds outfielder (1984-1991, 1996) Eric Davis is a Fremont Alumnus.
- Members of the doo-wop group, The Penguins, who had a hit with "Earth Angel" attended Fremont High.
- Miss Deane Wolfson (1921 - 1997), Burbank High School drama teacher and mentor to countless future Hollywood actors and actresses, graduated from John C. Fremont High School in 1937.
- Pioneer underwater explorer Albert Tillman attended this school and was on the football and wrestling teams.
- In his 1988 autobiography, "Walt Disney and Other Assorted Characters", famed Disney animator and director Jack Kinney (1909 - 1992) recalled his football career at Fremont (1926 - 1928) with fellow Disney animator Roy Williams (1907 - 1976). At the height of the Great Depression in 1930, both men were fortunate to be offered contracts at the Walt Disney Studio (on Hyperion Ave), having been hired by Walt Disney himself. Until he left the studio in the late 1950's, Kinney would be in charge of producing the "Goofy" cartoon shorts, receive five Academy Award nominations, and would also win an Oscar for "Der Fuhrer's Face." In 1955, Williams would reach his greatest celebrity as the "Big Mooseketeer" on the classic children's television program, "The Mickey Mouse Club."
- The high school is located in the LAPD 77th Street Division area, the LAPD 77th Street Police Station is located about a half mile west of the high school.
[edit] External links
- Fremont High School - School Website
- [3]School Wise Press
- [4] Small School Learning community information, Los Angeles Times
- [5]Racial tension information
- [6] Press conference article
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