Washington Preparatory High School
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| George Washington Preparatory High School | |
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| Los Angeles, California |
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| Information | |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Principal | Dr. Gail Greer |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Mascot | The General |
| Color(s) | red, blue |
| Established | 1926 |
| Homepage | Official website |
George Washington Preparatory High School is a secondary school in the Westmont section of unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States that is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
It was founded in 1926. The school has a Los Angeles address but is not located in the city limits of Los Angeles.
The mascot is the General, an obvious reference to the school's namesake George Washington. The school colors are red and blue.
The school serves many areas in South Los Angeles and unincorporated areas around South Los Angeles, including West Athens and Westmont. In addition it serves the LAUSD section of Hawthorne.
It was the location for a 1987 TV movie entitled Hard Lessons depicting Denzel Washington as the new principal set on cleaning the high school and ridding it of gang violence, drugs and restoring educational values to the school.
The current principal is Dr. Gail Greer. Two famous former principals are Dr. George McKenna, whom Denzel Washington portrayed in the movie Hard Lessons; and LAUSD Board Member Marguerite LaMotte.
[edit] History
Washington Prep opened in 1927 [1].
It will be relieved when South Region High School 6 opens in 2011 [2].
[edit] Notable alumni
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- Larry Elder, attended freshman year, transferred to nearby Crenshaw High School, talk show host.
- Hugh McElhenny, class of 1947, former NFL All-Pro running back. 1952 NFL Rookie of the year.
- Bill Walsh, NFL coach, attended freshman year (1947) and transferred to Hayward High School
- Eva Pigford, class of 2002, model and actress
- Mark Fields, former NFL linebacker
- James Lofton, former wideout for the Green Bay Packers
- Dennis Northcutt, wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars
- Yo-Yo (rapper), rapper and actress
- Gil Garcetti, politician
- Stewart Alexander politician
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this school has free drace what is the shool football team?
