North Hollywood High School

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North Hollywood High School
NHHS Kennedy Hall.jpg
type of school High school
founding 1927
address

5231 Colfax Avenue

place North Hollywood , Los Angeles
State California
Country United States
Coordinates 34 ° 9 '58 "  N , 118 ° 23' 20"  W Coordinates: 34 ° 9 '58 "  N , 118 ° 23' 20"  W.
carrier United School District of Los Angeles
student 2,501
Teachers 102.50 ( FTE )
management Ricardo Rosales
Website www.nhhs.net

The North Hollywood High School (NHHS) is a public high school in the district of North Hollywood of Los Angeles . It was founded in 1927 and has around 2500 students. The NHHS is part of the United School District of Los Angeles .

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North Hollywood High School is a magnet school and has three magnet programs: The Highly Gifted Magnet is reserved for highly gifted students with an IQ of over 145, the STEM Magnet offers in-depth instruction in the MINT subjects, and the Biological Sciences / Zoo Magnet , which is in Cooperation with the Los Angeles Zoo is offered on a separate campus, mainly comprises courses in biology , especially zoology .

North Hollywood High School also offers a wide variety of musical programs. The school has a marching band , an orchestra , a jazz band , a choir and a drum line, as well as an AP course in music theory.

Demographics

North Hollywood High School had a total of 2,501 students and 102.50 full-time equivalent teaching positions in the 2017/18 school year . This resulted in a student / teacher ratio of 24.40. The majority of the student body was male: for 1,339 students there were 1,162 students. In the 2017/18 school year, 749 students attended the ninth, 649 the tenth, 537 the eleventh and 566 students the twelfth. With 1,744 students, the majority of the student body belonged to the Hispanic ethnic group . This was followed by whites with 391 students, Asians with 242 students and African-Americans with 89 students. Seven students were Native Americans and four were Pacific Islanders. 24 students belonged to two or more ethnic groups. 1,668 students were entitled to free lunch and 191 to discounted lunch.

School sports

The North Hollywood High School school teams compete under the name NHHS Huskies in the leagues of the CIF Los Angeles City Section. Sports offered include baseball , basketball , cheerleading , cross-country skiing , American football , golf , soccer , softball , tennis , athletics, and volleyball .

Well-known graduates

Numerous musicians and actors emerged from the school :

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c North Hollywood Senior High . National Center for Education Statistics
  2. ↑ Highly Gifted Magnet on the school website
  3. ↑ STEM magnet on the school website
  4. ^ Biological Sciences / Zoo Magnet on the school website
  5. ^ Music on the school website
  6. ^ North Hollywood Directory on the CIF LA website
  7. ^ Athletic Departments on the school website
  8. ↑ David Robinson: Obituary: Sydney Chaplin. In: The Guardian . March 10, 2009, accessed January 15, 2020 .
  9. ^ A b Mike Szymanski: North Hollywood High School Reunion Brings Back the Memories. In: Patch.com. July 27, 2011, accessed January 15, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Steve Henson: The Jet: Born to Brawl, Benny Urquidez Lived Through a Death Match to Become One of the Greatest Unknown Fighters in America. In: Los Angeles Times . August 17, 1985, accessed January 15, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Jerry Crowe: NBA free agency might end up as boring rerun. In: Los Angeles Times . July 1, 2010, accessed January 15, 2020 .