Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles)
Alexander Hamilton High School is a public high school within the Westside of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
History
Hamilton High School opened in fall 1931, with Thomas Hughes Elson as the principal.[1] At the time, its attendance boundaries included Culver City,[2] and in 1932 they extended as far north as Mulholland Highway.[3]
Early photographs from the school's archives show the campus in its pre-World War II state, with only the main building completed. The photos show dozens of 1920s and 30s cars parked along Robertson Boulevard in front of the school. The bell tower still exists today, but no longer houses a working bell.
Today, there exists Brown Hall (which houses administrative offices, the library, and classrooms and is named in honor of Jack Brown, a noted electronics instructor), the lab building, the tech building, the humanities building, the music building, and other structures. There is a large Theater Hall, a cafeteria, two gym buildings, boys' and girls' gym, and a workshop building. Adjacent is a Department of Water and Power building and Cheviot Hills High School, a continuation school.
Demographics
As of 2011-2012
- Gifted and talented 23%
- Students with disabilities 11%
- English learners/ESL 10%
- Reclassified fluent/English proficient 29%
- Economically disadvantaged 43%
- Students entering and leaving 19%
Small Learning Communities
Hamilton High is divided into six "small learning communities," or SLCs," which coordinate their own curricula and staff. They are:
- Academy of Music
- Humanities Magnet, established in 1981
- CAA (Communication Arts Academy)
- Global Studies
- BIT (Business & Interactive Technology)
- MSM (Math Science Medical)
During the 2008/2009 school year, the L & M (Leadership & Management) was eliminated and the students were placed in the four remaining non-magnet SLCs.
Academy of Music
The Music Academy gained national attention in June 2002 when the Disney Channel premiered the reality TV show Totally in Tune, which chronicled members of the Academy's Symphony Orchestra.
The Music Academy is a Grammy-recognized school.
Co-curricular activities
Hamilton's school newspaper is called The Federalist, a reference to The Federalist Papers.
The Humanities Magnet operates an editorial called "Die WeltanshauunG" ("World View").
Neighborhoods zoned to Hamilton
Keystone-Mentone complex, a student family housing facility of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), is zoned to Hamilton.[4][5] Rose Avenue Apartments was previously zoned to Hamilton, but was rezoned to Venice High School in 2007.[6][7]
Feeder schools
Palms Middle School, Webster Middle School and Marina Del Rey Middle School feed into Hamilton. Louis Pasteur JHS (now LACES), fed some of its graduates to Hamilton.
Notable alumni
- Brian Austin Green, actor
- Stephen Baker, Wide Receiver for the 1989 Super Bowl Champions New York Giants [8]
- Albert Boime, author and academic historian
- Laila Ali, women's boxing champion[9]
- Shade Sheist, recording artist-songwriter, actor.[10]
- Jeff Long, Bass Player Wasted Youth (American band)
- Fiona Apple, singer-songwriter
- Jordan Hill, singer
- Carmit Bachar, dancer-singer in the Pussycat Dolls
- Karen Bass, majority leader and Speaker of the California State Assembly; representative of the 47th Assembly District [1]
- Howard Berman, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; representative of California's 28th Congressional District [2] [3]
- Sarah Brown, actress
- Lizzy Caplan, actress
- Reeve Carney, singer-songwriter and actor [11]
- David Cassidy, pop star, actor
- Billy Childs, pianist/composer
- Julian Coryell, guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer
- Mike Elizondo, bassist and producer[12]
- William Ginsburg, attorney who represented Monica Lewinsky during investigations into her relationship with President Clinton
- Rowby Goren, Emmy-winning comedy writer and Internet Performer
- Joel Grey (1950), singer actor[13]
- Emile Davenport Hirsch, actor[14]
- J. Hoberman, film critic
- Adam Kirsch, author, journalist, critic
- Paul Koretz, City of Los Angeles Councilmember representing the 5th District, and former Assemblyman (California's 42nd Assembly District)
- Shia LaBeouf, actor
- Abe Laboriel, Jr., drummer[12]
- Michele Lee, Tony and Emmy-nominated singer/actress
- Alex D. Linz, actor
- Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Actor
- Darris Love, actor
- Peanuts Lowrey, baseball player
- Rod Martin, ex-NFL player, linebacker for the Los Angeles Raiders
- Al Michaels (1962), sportscaster
- Warren Moon, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback
- Walter Mosley, author
- Billy Mumy, actor
- Marc Norman, Academy Award-winning screenwriter
- Murs, rapper
- Eligh, rapper
- Omarion, R&B singer
- Wil-Dog Abers , singer, Ozomatli
- Norman J. Pattiz, founder Westwood One, nation's largest radio network
- Paula Patton, actress[15]
- Michelle Phillips, actress, singer
- Kyla Pratt, actress
- Nikki Reed, actress
- Ben Rich, former director of the Lockheed Skunk Works; father of "stealth technology"
- Robert Ri'chard, actor
- Joni Robbins née Joan Eva Rothman, voice-over actress
- Darren Robinson, guitarist for the pop-rock band Phantom Planet
- Steven Robman (1962), television and theatre director/producer
- Daniel Rossen, guitarist/singer for Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles
- Will Rothhaar, actor, Listen Up!
- Lynn Schenk (1962), lawyer, politician, U.S. Representative
- Robert Shapiro (1961?), one of the defense lawyers in the O.J. Simpson murder case
- Joel Siegel (1961?), critic on ABC television, author
- Leigh Steinberg, sports agent
- Stew, composer, Tony Award winning dramatist (Passing Strange)
- Houston Summers, R&B singer [16]
- Gwen Verdon (~1943), Broadway actress
- Sidney Wicks, 1971 NBA Rookie of the Year[17]
- John Wilbur, All-American football player at Stanford University, professional football player
Filming location
The school has been used for several movies, television shows, and music videos.
TV Shows
Movies
Music Videos
References
- ^ The Citizen, June 12, 1931, p. 10, and November 20, 1931, p. 1
- ^ "Culver City History :: Schools". City of Culver City. http://www.culvercity.org/info/schools.asp?sec=vis. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ The Citizen, January 29, 1932, p. 11.
- ^ "Keystone-Mentone Apartments." University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved on October 2, 2011. "Location: Keystone/Mentone Apartments 3767-3777 Mentone Avenue 3770-3780 Keystone Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90034"
- ^ "School Finder." Los Angeles Unified School District. Retrieved on October 2, 2011.
- ^ "Rose Avenue Apartments." University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved on October 2, 2011. "Location: Rose Avenue Apartments 11140 & 11130 Rose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90034"
- ^ "Proposed Changed to Hamilton High School Area Schools". Laschools.org. http://web.archive.org/web/20080309020617/http://www.laschools.org/employee/mpd/fs-mpd/download/07-08_webmaps/Proj04.pdf. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ^ Vacchiano, Ralph (September 26, 2009). "Former Giants 'Touchdown Maker' Stephen Baker still making a difference". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/2009/09/26/2009-09-26_former_giants_receiver_touchdown_maker.html. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ Mcquaid, Peter (December 17, 2000). "BOXER REBELLION". Los Angeles Times Magazine. http://8.12.42.31/2000/dec/17/magazine/tm-6538. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- ^ The Official Web Site of Shade Sheist
- ^ Lindell, Karen (02). "Spider-Man's Reeve Carney talks about Bono, Edge and his band". @U2. @U2. http://www.atu2.com/news/spider-mans-reeve-carney-talks-about-bono-edge-and-his-band.html. Retrieved 2011-08-16. "Education: Hamilton Academy of Music, Los Angeles, CA"
- ^ a b "Chronic Groove - Mike Elizondo Brings Diversity & Soul To Dr. Dre’s Hip-Hop World". Bass Player Magazine. San Bruno, California. http://www.bassplayer.com/article/chronic-groove/Jan-05/494. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ Katz, Mickey (1977). Papa, play for me. Hannibal Coons, foreword by Joel Grey, introduction by Josh Kun. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. p. 105. ISBN 0-8195-6433-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZlApyglNyvkC&pg=PA105&lpg=PA105&dq=%22joel+grey%22+hamilton+high+school&source=bl&ots=x0RXP5DnZR&sig=IcEzYJot7J_WTvCoo1IIjLov0Y0&hl=en&ei=h3C1Tv6eL8Tw0gGds4HSBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=hamilton%20high%20school&f=false. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ "Emile Hirsch Biography". Yahoo! Movies. AEC One Stop Group, Inc.. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1804492088/bio. Retrieved 2009-04-22. "Education: Paul Revere Middle School, Brentwood, CA, Hamilton High School, Los Angeles, CA"
- ^ "Paula Patton Is Pregnant Actress", celebrity.rightpundits.com, March 9, 2008
- ^ "ALL OF HOUSTON'S ARTICLES!". Houston Message Board. Powered by Invision Power Board. http://houston.forumsunlimited.com/lofiversion/index.php/t1216.html. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ Crowe, Jerry. "In time of great change, Sidney Wicks helped UCLA stay the same", Los Angeles Times, March 2, 2009
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