Washington Irving Middle School (Los Angeles)
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| Washington Irving Middle School | |
| Location | |
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| 3010 Estara Avenue Los Angeles, California |
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| Information | |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Principal | Kimberly B. Noble |
| Staff | 200 |
| Students | 1500 |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Athletics | Washington Irving Middle School Bears |
| Mascot | Bears |
| Established | 1937 |
| Homepage | Official website |
Washington Irving Middle School is a jr. high school in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Irving, which serves grades 6 through 8, is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Irving is named after American author Washington Irving, best known for his short stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip van Winkle (both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon), he was also a prolific essayist, biographer and historian.
The school is located at 3010 Estara Avenue in the Glassell Park district of the city. Students at Irving come from Atwater avenue elementary school, Glassell Park Elementary, Glen Feliz Elementary, Doris Place Elementary, Fletcher Drive Elementary, Allesandro Elementary, and more schools all over the Atwater, Eagle Rock, Frogtown, Glassell Park, areas. Students that culminate from Irving majority go to John Marshall High School.
[edit] Washington Irving
Washington Irving (1783-1859) was one of the first American authors to win recognition in Europe as well as the United States. He became famous for his humorous stories and for his satirical essays, which poked fun at New York City's fashionable society. at various times, Irving also was a lawyer, a businessman, and a United States diplomat to England and Spain. Irving's best-known works include two short stories, Rip Van Winkle, and The legend of Sleepy Hollow. In Rip Van Winkle, the title character falls asleep for 20 years and awakens to find everything different. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow tells about Ichabod Crane, a poor schoolmaster, and his encounter with a headless horseman.
[edit] Library
In October, 1997, our library was dedicated in memory of Helen Chrostowski, a well-loved and long time English teacher at Irving.
Ms. Chrostowski began teaching here the second semester of 1936, which was the second semester of Irving's existence. Excluding the ten years (1946-56) of a leave of absence to rear her two children (who attended Irving), she was at Irving until 1980. During her tenure, Ms. Chrostowski served as English Department Chair, Gifted Coordinator, and was the founder of the Young Authors Conference. She was known for her wit and love of words. Guests were made to play Scrabble at parties she hosted. After her passing, staff who worked with Ms. Chrostowski suggested the Irving Library be dedicated in her name. Legend has it that Ms. Chrostowski's spirit (and yes, even ghost!) still haunts the halls and quite possibly, the library at Irving. We hope our web page and our library collection reflect the true spirit of Ms. Chrostowski's dedication to the students and staff of Irving Middle School.
