West Adams Preparatory High School

West Adams Preparatory High School

West Adams Preparatory at night
Location

1500 West Washington Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90007
Coordinates 34°02′23″N 118°17′23″W / 34.039796°N 118.289851°WCoordinates: 34°02′23″N 118°17′23″W / 34.039796°N 118.289851°W
Information
Type Public
Established 2007
School district Los Angeles Unified School District
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2172 students
Color(s) Black   and Gray   and Sky Blue
Mascot Panther
Website Westadamsprep.org

West Adams Preparatory High School is a secondary school in the South Los Angeles community[1] of Los Angeles, California, United States.

The school is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District and is operated by a nonprofit organization working in conjunction with LAUSD. The organization, MLA Partner Schools (formerly called Mentor LA), also operates Manual Arts High School. Ms. Erica Nava is the principal of West Adams Prep.

History

The school opened in fall 2007 and is divided into six smaller sections : (1)Business & Enterprise (2)Education & International Studies (3)Media, Film & Arts (4)Invention, Design, Engineering & Architecture (IDEA) (5)Science & Technology (Sci-Tech) (6) Performing Arts & Literature.

Core programs include Advisory (a required course for every student, every year, learning about college and career opportunities) and "7 to 7" (an elongated school day offering enrichment opportunities for students and families before and after normal school hours).

Though West Adams is a LAUSD high school, it was designed in part by MLA Partner Schools, a nonprofit organization that now operates the school on a five year performance contract with the LAUSD school board.

The school was originally opened to relieve the LAUSD's Belmont High School, Dorsey High School, Los Angeles High School, and Manual Arts High School.[2][3]

It houses four small schools: (1)Business & Enterprise(2)Media, Film & Arts, Invention, (3)Invention, Design, Engineering & Architecture,& (4)Science & Technology

Several episodes of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution are centered around West Adams, with Oliver attempting to influence the food options available to the students.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ http://cityplanning.lacity.org/complan/central/pdf/genlumap.scl.pdf
  2. ↑ Proposed Changes to West Adams Preparatory High School Area Schools (Archive), LAUSD, March 2007
  3. ↑ Central LA Area New HS #2, 55.98021, LAUSD, February 26, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Jamie Oliver lands a visit at an L.A. high school". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  5. ↑ Schuker, Lauren A.E. (12 April 2011). "Inside Jamie Oliver's Food Fight With L.A". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

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