Hollywood High School
Hollywood High School | |
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Address | |
1521 North Highland Avenue Hollywood, Los Angeles California 90028 United States | |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Achieve The Honorable |
Established | 1903 (1903) |
Principal | Edward Colacion (2018–present) |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,479 (2015-16)[1] |
Campus | Urban |
Color(s) | Crimson, White |
Mascot | Sheiks |
Website | hollywoodhighschool.net |
Hollywood High School Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. Historic district | |
Built | 1910 et seq |
Architectural style | Art Moderne |
NRHP reference # | 11000989[2] |
Added to NRHP | January 4, 2012 |
Hollywood High School is a four-year public secondary school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, located at the intersection of North Highland Avenue and West Sunset Boulevard in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California.
Contents
1 History
2 Filming location
3 Mural
4 Present-Day Learning Academies
5 Notable alumni
6 References
7 External links
History
In September 1903, a two-room school was opened on the second floor of an empty storeroom at the Masonic Temple on Highland Avenue, north of Hollywood Boulevard (then Prospect Avenue). Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in November 1903. The Hollywood High Organ Opus 481 was a gift from the class of 1924. After suffering severe water damage from the Northridge earthquake in 1994, it was restored in 2002. The campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 2012.[3][4] The school's mascot was derived from the 1921 Rudolph Valentino film of the same name, The Sheik.
In the 2015–16 football season, the boys' varsity football team played in the school's third championship game led by head coach Frank Galvan. They finished the season with a 12–2 record. In the 2016–17 season, the boys' varsity volleyball team played in the school's first-ever championship game led by head coach Beverley Kilpatrick. Their historic season ended with an overall record of 17–5. [5]
Filming location
Hollywood High has been the filming location for movies, television shows, and other productions, including the following:
Made[6]
- Nancy Drew
- Neon Maniacs
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (Season 5, Episode 1: "Obesity")- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Mural
In 2002, artist Eloy Torrez painted a mural of 13 famous entertainers, titled "Portrait of Hollywood", across the entire east wall of the school's auditorium.[7][8] From left to right, the entertainers displayed are Dorothy Dandridge, Dolores del Río, Brandy Norwood, Selena, Lana Turner, Laurence Fishburne, Cantinflas, Carol Burnett, Cher, Ricky Nelson, Bruce Lee, Rudolph Valentino, and Judy Garland. In 2007, Torrez added a 50-foot (15 m) tall mural of John Ritter, who died four years earlier, on the connecting portion of the building's north wall.[9] All but five of the entertainers—Cantinflas, Lee, Selena, Del Rio, and Valentino—were students at Hollywood High School.[citation needed] The artist said the mural is a celebration of a diverse ethnic range of actors and entertainers.[10]
Present-Day Learning Academies
Known for preparing its graduates for careers in teaching and the performing arts, Hollywood High has become a diverse, well-rounded school. Students have many opportunities in different fields of study. Hollywood High School offers four academies to its students, each with a different purpose.
Teaching Career Academy. Hollywood High school offers a Teaching Career Academy to students who seek to work with children as a career. Potential careers range from becoming a teacher to being a social worker. In order to give a student a little experience, the school works with other elementary schools to allow elementary students to receive tutoring by Hollywood High School students.[11]
Performing Arts Magnet. Performing Arts Magnet helps students develop their talents as actors, singers, and/or dancers.[12]
New Media Technology. If students prefer to go into filmmaking, this academy offers the best opportunities. The New Media Technology academy helps students build their knowledge of technology. They are afforded hands-on experience with equipment usually found inside a film studio. This academy also provides internships to permit graduates to immediately start working in that field.[13]
School for Advanced Studies. This academy does not focus on a specific career but helps students prepare for university life. If a student likes to be challenged, this academy offers classes that are at the same level of difficulty as a college class.[14] The academy prepares students for their careers and helps them get them into the best universities around the country.[15]
Notable alumni
Name | Year of Graduation | Note(s) |
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Anthony Anderson | 1988 | Actor, comedian, writer |
John Archer | 1933 | Actor |
Bill Armstrong | – | Football player |
Vivian Austin | 1939 | Actress |
Meredith Baxter | 1965 | Actress |
Mary Kay Bergman | 1978 | Actress |
Vincent Bugliosi | 1952 | Attorney, author |
Carol Burnett | 1951 | Actress, comedian |
Diana Canova | 1971 | Actress, singer |
Keith Carradine | 1966 | Actor |
Robert Carradine | 1971 | Actor |
Adriana Caselotti | 1934 | Actress, singer |
Henry P. Caulfield, Jr. | 1931 | Political scientist, college professor |
Marge Champion | 1936 | Dancer, choreographer, actress |
Norman Chandler | 1917 | Los Angeles Times publisher |
Lon Chaney, Jr. | 1924 | Actor |
Warren Christopher | 1942 | U.S. Secretary of State |
John Clifford | 1965 | Choreographer, dancer, director, producer |
Lisa Coleman | 1978 | Musician |
Porscha Coleman | 2003 | Actress, singer, dancer |
Johnny Crawford | 1962 | Actor |
James Dannaldson | – | Actor |
Frank Darabont | 1977 | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
Jorel Decker | – | Singer |
Rod Dedeaux | 1931 | longtime USC Trojans baseball head coach |
Edward Dmytryk | 1926 | Film director, member of the Hollywood Ten |
Harley Earl | – | Automotive designer and executive |
P. David Ebersole | 1981 | Filmmaker |
Stephen Eckelberry | 1979 | Filmmaker |
Norman Eisen | 1980 | U.S. Ambassador to Prague |
Marguerite Empey | 1949 | Model |
Linda Evans | 1960 | Actress |
Nanette Fabray | 1939 | Actress |
Mimsy Farmer | 1963 | Actress |
Mike Farrell | 1957 | Actor |
Lorraine Feather | 1965 | Singer, lyricist, songwriter |
Jay R. Ferguson | – | Actor |
Laurence Fishburne | 1980 | Actor |
The Four Preps | 1954-56 | Singing group |
Anthony M. Frank | 1949 | U.S. Postmaster General |
Judy Garland | 1940 | Singer, actress |
James Garner | 1944 | Actor |
Mitzi Gaynor | – | Actress[16] |
Lowell George | 1963 | Musician, songwriter, producer |
Gigi Graciette | Journalist, TV News Anchor | |
Gigi Levangie Grazer | 1979 | Novelist, screenwriter |
Rob Grill | 1962 | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
Horacio Gutiérrez | 1966 | Classical pianist |
Alan Hale Jr. | 1938 | Actor |
Richard Halsey | – | Film editor |
Linda Hart | 1965 | Singer, musician, actress |
Karl Hubenthal | 1935 | Cartoonist |
Gloria Grahame | 1942 | Actress |
Barbara Hershey | 1965 | Actress |
John Huston | 1923 | Film director, screenwriter, actor |
Lawrence Johnston | 1936 | Manhattan Project physicist, the only person to witness all 3 atom bombs of WWII |
Chuck Jones | 1930 | Animator |
Dickie Jones | 1945 | Actor |
Sally Kellerman | 1954 | Actress |
William Kennard | 1974 | U.S. Federal Communications Commission chairman |
Barbara Kent | 1925 | Actress |
Enid Kent | 1962 | Actress |
Swoosie Kurtz | 1962 | Actress |
Alan Ladd | 1931 | Actor |
Donovan Leitch | 1985 | Actor |
Ruta Lee | 1954 | Actress |
Carole Lombard | 1923 | Actress |
Richard Long | 1945 | Actor |
Trillby Lundberg | - | Oil Industry Analyst |
Stephen Marglin | – | Economist, college professor |
Benito Martinez | 1986 | Actor |
Gladys McConnell | 1924 | Actress, aviator |
Joel McCrea | 1924 | Actor |
Leighton Meester | – | Actress, singer |
Heather Menzies | 1967 | Actress |
Ann Miller | 1937 | Dancer, actress, singer |
Judith Miller | 1965 | Journalist |
Aprile Millo | 1977 | Opera singer |
Yvette Mimieux | 1960 | Actress |
Karen Morley | 1927 | Actress |
David Nelson | 1954 | Actor, producer |
Ricky Nelson | 1958 | Actor, singer |
Marni Nixon | 1948 | Singer |
Brandy Norwood | 1996 | Singer, actress |
Marcel Ophüls | 1945 | Film director |
Sarah Jessica Parker[17] | 1983 | Actress |
Susan Patron | 1965 | Author |
Richard Perle | 1959 | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense |
Susan Peters | 1939 | Actress |
Stefanie Powers | 1960 | Actress |
Robin Randall | 1979 | Musician, Songwriter |
Terry Richardson | 1983 | Photographer |
John Ritter | 1966 | Actor |
Jackie Condon | 1936 | Actor |
Jason Robards | 1940 | Actor |
Ann Robinson | 1949 | Actress |
Ruth Roland | 1908 | Actress |
Mickey Rooney | 1938 | Actor |
Fred Roos | – | Film producer |
Debbie Rowe | 1977 | Ex-wife of singer Michael Jackson |
Paul Salamunovich | 1945 | Conductor, Musician |
James Sefton | 1957 | Professor |
Catherine Share | 1960 | "Manson Family" follower |
Scott Shaw | 1976 | Filmmaker, actor, writer |
William Shockley | 1927 | Physicist, inventor of the transistor, Nobel laureate |
Ione Skye | 1986 | Actress |
Michael Sloane | 1976 | Actor, writer, director |
Rick Sloane | 1979 | Filmmaker |
Alexis Smith | 1938 | Actress |
Darwood Kenneth Smith | 1946 | Actor |
Wayne Smith | 1979 | Professor |
Andrew Solt | 1965 | Film producer, director, and writer |
Jill St. John | 1957 | Actress |
Don Steele | – | Boss Radio disc jockey |
Arran Stephens | - | Nature's Path Foods Founder |
Togo Tanaka[18] | 1939 | Journalist and editor |
Vince Taylor | 1958 | Singer |
Charlene Tilton | 1976 | Actress |
Virginia Trimble | 1961 | Astronomer |
Joe Trippi | – | Political activist, chairman of the Howard Dean U.S. presidential campaign |
Lana Turner | 1936 | Actress |
ohgeesy | – | Rapper |
Victoria Vetri | 1963 | Model, actress |
Michael G. Vickers | – | U.S. Under Secretary of Defense |
Joseph Wapner | 1937 | Judge, star of The People's Court |
Tuesday Weld | 1960 | Actress |
Stuart Whitman | – | Actor[16] |
Rhoda Williams | 1948 | Actress[19] |
Rita Wilson | 1974 | Actress |
Beatrice Wood | – | Studio potter |
Bruce Yarnell | – | Actor |
References
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^ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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^ "Hollywood High named to register of historic places". Los Angeles Times. January 23, 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
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^ Johnson, Reed. "A marriage as a work of art; Eloy Torrez paints with intensity. Margarita Guzman assists with a sense of calm. But it was her brush with death that helped him see his work in a new light." Los Angeles Times. October 12, 2003. E48. Sunday Calendar, Part E, Calendar Desk. Retrieved on March 23, 2010. Info page. "HOLLYWOOD HIGH: Eloy Torrez and his mural on an east-facing wall of the..."
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^ Kerr, Mike (May 21, 2003). "Celebrating Santa Paula's Latino Culture". Santa Paula News.
^ "Home – Teaching Career Academy – Hollywood High School". www.hollywoodhighschool.net.
^ "Home – Performing Arts Magnet – Hollywood High School". www.hollywoodhighschool.net.
^ "About NMA – New Media Academy – Hollywood High School". www.hollywoodhighschool.net.
^ https://d2ct263enury6r.cloudfront.net/XMFCoqc9JmgNICHW3KyMs1eSV7NdaTnYpKwrzoUI7UvzdFrP.pdf
^ "About SAS – School for Advanced Studies – Hollywood High School". www.hollywoodhighschool.net.
^ ab Frank, Anthony M. In: Charles Moritz (Editor): Current Biography Yearbook 1991, volume 52. New York 1991, page 227.
^ Klein, Alvin. "Actress, 18, Has Some Regrets", The New York Times, October 30, 1983. Accessed December 27, 2007. "Before attending Hollywood High School, she was a student at Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood."
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hollywood High School. |
- Hollywood High School Official website
- Hollywood High Alumni Lists of Lee Green (1969)
- Hollywood High School Alumni Association
- "Hollywood High School" (Archive) - Draft form for NRHP registration
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