James Monroe High School (California) Explained

James Monroe High School
Principal:Mathew Diamond
Teaching Staff:111.72 (FTE)
Ratio:17.54
Enrollment:1,960 (2022-23)[1]
Streetaddress:9229 Haskell Avenue
Zipcode:91343
Country:USA
Coordinates:34.2384°N -118.477°W
District:Los Angeles Unified School District
Colors: Red
White
Columbia Blue
Conference:East Valley League
CIF Los Angeles City Section
Nickname:Vikings
Website:Official website

James Monroe High School (JMHS), at 9229 Haskell Avenue in North Hills, California, is a public high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is home to Small Learning Communities (SLCs) and two magnet schools. Its mascot is the Viking.

History

The school opened in the fall of 1958.[2]

The team name Vikings was selected by a student leadership class, as were the school colors and song. The Multipurpose room was named Odin's Hall, and the Annual was named "Valhalla".

It was in the Los Angeles City High School District until 1961, when it merged into LAUSD.[3]

In 2004, five drop-out students including future rapper Hopsin were arrested for vandalizing James Monroe High School property, which was intended to be a school prank. They were later all charged and held on $20,000 bail.[4]

The opening of Panorama High School in October 2006[5] relieved overcrowding at JMHS.[6]

In 2010, it was ranked 420 in Newsweek's list of U.S. high schools.[7]

Smaller Learning Communities (SLCs)

School for Advanced Studies (SAS)

The Monroe School for Advanced Studies, formed in 2001, belongs to the larger SLC of Engineering & Design.

Magnet schools

The school offers two Magnet programs to prepare students to pursue careers in law, police science, criminology, forensics, and related fields.

Monroe Law and Government Magnet

Monroe Police Academy Magnet

Mock trial competitions

Because of the Law and Government Magnet, Monroe has its own courtroom. It has a mock trial team that competes in the Los Angeles County Mock Trial Competition run by the Constitutional Rights Foundation, where about 80 schools compete each year. From 2002 to 2007, Monroe reached the semifinals four times, and the quarterfinals two times. In 2008, it reached the finals but lost to Gabrielino High.[10] In 2009, Monroe once again took 2nd place, losing by .76% to Louisville High School, a private all-girls school.[11]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Monroe High. National Center for Education Statistics. April 7, 2024.
  2. Web site: LAUSD School Profile . Search.lausd.k12.ca.us . September 16, 2009 . January 29, 2011.
  3. Web site: Los Angeles City School District. https://web.archive.org/web/19980207051712/http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/history/schoollist.html . 1998-02-07 . Los Angeles Unified School District. 2020-10-27.
  4. Web site: 5 Held in School Vandalism. Christiana. Sciaudone. June 29, 2004. April 15, 2022. LA Times.
  5. Web site: Project Details . Laschools.org . February 26, 2010 . January 29, 2011.
  6. Web site: LAUSD Cuts Ribbon on Panorama High School . Laschools.org . November 6, 2006 . January 29, 2011.
  7. Web site: Ranking of Monroe . Newsweek . 2010 . January 30, 2011.
  8. News: Banners Proclaim Small Learning Communities at Monroe High School. www.lausd.net/SLC_Schools/index.html . February 19, 2008. January 29, 2011. Ellis . Kaufman.
  9. News: Teens take cop lessons. Daily News. November 11, 2011. December 8, 2012. C.J. Lin. https://web.archive.org/web/20120208234223/http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_19437319. February 8, 2012. dead.
  10. News: Gabrielino High wins mock trial. Los Angeles Times. December 6, 2008. December 8, 2012. Corina . Knoll.
  11. News: L.A. County mock trial competition stirs real emotions. Los Angeles Times. December 9, 2009. December 8, 2012. Amina . Khan.
  12. Book: Baxter, Meredith. Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering. 2011. Random House LLC. 34.
  13. News: Kaplan . Karen . September 16, 1998 . The View Is Just Fine at GoldMine Software . Los Angeles Times . June 13, 2019 .
  14. News: Vrana . Debora . April 19, 1999 . Colorado Firm Lays Claim to GoldMine . Los Angeles . June 13, 2019 .
  15. Book: Mitnick, Kevin. Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker. 2011. Little, Brown and Company. 978-0-316-03770-9. registration.

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