Crenshaw High School
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| Crenshaw High School | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1968 |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2600 |
| Color(s) | Blue, Gold |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Website | Official website |
Crenshaw High School is a secondary school located in South Los Angeles, California.
The school first opened in 1968 and currently enrolls an average of 2,600 students. Crenshaw is one of the few predominantly African-American high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Its address is 5010 11th Avenue, near the corner of 50th Street. The school colors are blue and gold, and its mascot is the Cougar.
History
Crenshaw opened in 1968. The school was intended to draw students from several African-American neighborhoods, including Baldwin Hills and View Park-Windsor Hills, and a few White neighborhoods. The school became mostly poor because many wealthier African-American parents opted for west side schools and private schools.[1]
Background
Crenshaw's biggest rival is Susan Miller Dorsey High School. Several areas, including the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of View Park-Windsor Hills, are zoned to Crenshaw; some sections of View Park-Windsor Hills are jointly zoned to Crenshaw and Westchester High School. On August 15, 2005, Crenshaw High School lost its accreditation due to a paperwork error. The accreditation was restored on February 1, 2006.
The school is renowned for its outstanding boys basketball program, coached for over thirty years by Willie West Jr., who retired in 2007 and was succeeded by Ed Waters. The Crenshaw Cougars have won numerous L.A. City and California State basketball titles. Crenshaw was featured in the 1991 movie Boyz N the Hood, the 2000 movie Love & Basketball, from 1996 to 2001 on the UPN series Moesha, and in the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee. It is also featured in the 2006 film Bring It On: All or Nothing. In 2004 Kirk Douglas and the Amateur Athletic Foundation (AAF) donated stadium lights to Crenshaw High School. The Crenshaw High School Varsity Football team won its first "Championship Division" Los Angeles City championship in 2005 defeating Woodland Hills Taft High School, However, a "AAA" Championship was won in 1992, defeating Chatsworth High School. Both Championship titles were under the leadership of Coach Robert Garrett.
Former Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Sidney V. Thompson was the school's second principal. The first principal was Mr. Robert Case who opened the school January 1968.
Notable alumni
References
- ^ Sokolove, Michael Y. The Ticket Out. Simon & Schuster. 2004. 26-29.
- ^ Goldstein, Patrick. "The Hard Cold Rap of Ice-T." Los Angeles Times. April 24, 1988. Calendar Desk 89.
- ^ "Kevin Ollie #12 Guard." National Basketball Association. Accessed October 11, 2008.
External links
- Crenshaw High School website
- Crenshaw High School profile provided by schooltree.org