Tag: Los Angeles High School
Los Angeles High centennial gala planned
This October, Los Angeles High School will celebrate 100 years at its location at Olympic and Rimpau with “A Roman Renaissance.” The school, originally founded downtown in 1873, moved to its current, and third, location — 4650 W. Olympic Blvd. — in 1917. The weekend of events, planned for Oct. 20-21, includes a Homecoming football […]
Class of 2017 graduations, key speakers
This year’s commencement speakers, poised to address and inspire the next generation, include an assistant chief of police, an executive vice president, a social justice advocate and an LAUSD board member. Asst. Chief of Police Beatrice Girmala, 1981 alumna, will address Immaculate Heart’s 107 graduates Tues., June 6. She heads the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) […]
Scientists, executives, actors inspire seniors
This year is Larchmont Charter’s first graduating class, plus an actor, a Fox executive and scientists are among area commencement speakers for this year’s graduating classes. Rita Tuzon, executive vice president and general counsel at Fox Network Group, addressed 100 Marymount High School seniors May 27 at their on-campus graduation ceremony. Eighty-four Buckley seniors selected […]
Ray Bradbury mural unveiled at Los Angeles High open house
Los Angeles High School honored one of its most famous graduates on April 14 as part of an open house showcase to highlight the school’s academics and extra curricular activities. “In the past, our open house events were modeled as a kind of parent-teacher conference; but this year, our principal had the great idea to […]
Los Angeles High stakeholders call for community involvement
The following is the first of a two-part series on the state of Los Angeles High School and its relationship with communities that surround it. The oldest public high school in Southern California, Los Angeles High School, has been teaching students since 1873. But according to alumni, parents and staff, the quality of the school’s […]
All-girls school to share LA High campus
In an attempt to narrow the gap between boys and girls in the subjects of science, technology, engineering and math, an all-girls, public school has been approved by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The Girls Academic Leadership Academy will join only a handful of other single-gender public schools nationwide—a first for Los Angeles—focused […]
