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Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles, California)
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Alexander Hamilton High School is a public high school
within the Westside of Los Angeles
, California
, United States
. It is in the Los Angeles Unified School District
.
, and in 1932 they extended as far north as Mulholland Highway
.
Early photographs from the school's archives show the campus in its pre-World War II
state, with only the main building completed. The photos show dozens of 1920s and 30s cars parked along Robertson Boulevard
in front of the school. The bell tower still exists today, but no longer houses a working bell.
Today, there exists Brown Hall (which houses administrative offices, the library, and classrooms and is named in honor of Jack Brown, a noted electronics instructor), the lab building, the tech building, the humanities building, the music building, and other structures. There is a large Theater Hall, a cafeteria, two gym buildings, boys' and girls' gym, and a workshop building. Adjacent is a Department of Water and Power
building and Cheviot Hills High School, a continuation school.
During the 2008/2009 school year, the L & M (Leadership & Management) was eliminated and the students were placed in the four remaining non-magnet SLCs.
The Humanities Magnet and the Music Academy have their own buildings. Classes in those buildings are mostly held for that program, and offer teachers trained in those areas. The other SLC divisions hold classes in the larger main buildings.
premiered the reality TV show Totally in Tune
, which chronicled members of the Academy's Symphony Orchestra as they struggled to cope with the demands of being a student, a musician, and a teenager in and out of the concert hall.
What makes the Academy of Music unique from other high schools is that it offers a large array of classes and programs in music and other performing arts. Hamilton Academy of Music students take traditional high school classes, but are also enrolled in classes in the Academy's elective departments. The Dance Department has two shows a year where the dancers get to showcase all they have learned. The Choir Department has a winter and spring voice concert and a benefit concert in the spring to raise money for competitions and choir trips. The Drama Department has two major productions in each semester and goes to other schools to perform as well have scene nights open to the public.
The Music Academy is a Grammy-recognized school. Hamilton Music Academy has won countless national and local awards. Many of its graduates have gone into the entertainment industry and are very successful. Even the staff have done productions in the entertainment industry.
The Choir department offers 5 courses with three training choirs and two performance choirs: Men's ensemble, Women's C and B choirs, and the performance choirs: Women's A & Vocal Jazz Choirs
The Dance department offers: Beginning Jazz, Intermediate 1,2,3, Advanced production, and a dance team.
The Drama department offers: Beginning, Intermidiate, Advanced, Theater Workshop & Play Production
The school is also equipped with a music studio in the Electronic Music Department.
was established in 1981. There isn't much else to say about the Humanities Magnet.
Alexander Hamilton
, after whom the school was named. The Humanities Magnet began a school opinionated editorial (open to all SLCs) called "Die WeltanshauunG" which means "World View" in German. The school colors
are green and white.
in 2007.
TV Shows
Movies
Music Videos
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
within the Westside of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is in the Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District is the largest public school system in California. It is the 2nd largest public school district in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population...
.
History
Hamilton High School opened in fall 1931, with Thomas Hughes Elson as the principal. At the time, its attendance boundaries included Culver CityCulver City, California
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...
, and in 1932 they extended as far north as Mulholland Highway
Mulholland Highway
Mulholland Highway is a scenic road in Los Angeles County, Southern California that runs approximately 50 miles through the western Santa Monica Mountains from the near U.S...
.
Early photographs from the school's archives show the campus in its pre-World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
state, with only the main building completed. The photos show dozens of 1920s and 30s cars parked along Robertson Boulevard
Robertson Boulevard
Robertson Boulevard is a street in Los Angeles that also passes through the incorporated cities of West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Culver City....
in front of the school. The bell tower still exists today, but no longer houses a working bell.
Today, there exists Brown Hall (which houses administrative offices, the library, and classrooms and is named in honor of Jack Brown, a noted electronics instructor), the lab building, the tech building, the humanities building, the music building, and other structures. There is a large Theater Hall, a cafeteria, two gym buildings, boys' and girls' gym, and a workshop building. Adjacent is a Department of Water and Power
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving over four million residents. It was founded in 1902 to supply water and electricity to residents and businesses in Los Angeles and surrounding communities...
building and Cheviot Hills High School, a continuation school.
Administration
Hamilton High is divided into six "small learning communities," or SLCs," which coordinate their own curricula and staff. They are:- Academy of Music
- Humanities Magnet
- CAA (Communication Arts Academy)
- Global Studies
- BIT (Business & Interactive Technology)
- MSM (Math Science Medical)
During the 2008/2009 school year, the L & M (Leadership & Management) was eliminated and the students were placed in the four remaining non-magnet SLCs.
The Humanities Magnet and the Music Academy have their own buildings. Classes in those buildings are mostly held for that program, and offer teachers trained in those areas. The other SLC divisions hold classes in the larger main buildings.
Academy of Music
The Music Academy gained national attention in June 2002 when the Disney ChannelDisney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
premiered the reality TV show Totally in Tune
Totally in Tune
Totally in Tune is a reality series that aired on Disney Channel. The series focuses around eight students who attended Alexander Hamilton High School Academy of Music, in Los Angeles, California. The series dealt with many trials and tribulations of the students in and outside of the academy. The...
, which chronicled members of the Academy's Symphony Orchestra as they struggled to cope with the demands of being a student, a musician, and a teenager in and out of the concert hall.
What makes the Academy of Music unique from other high schools is that it offers a large array of classes and programs in music and other performing arts. Hamilton Academy of Music students take traditional high school classes, but are also enrolled in classes in the Academy's elective departments. The Dance Department has two shows a year where the dancers get to showcase all they have learned. The Choir Department has a winter and spring voice concert and a benefit concert in the spring to raise money for competitions and choir trips. The Drama Department has two major productions in each semester and goes to other schools to perform as well have scene nights open to the public.
The Music Academy is a Grammy-recognized school. Hamilton Music Academy has won countless national and local awards. Many of its graduates have gone into the entertainment industry and are very successful. Even the staff have done productions in the entertainment industry.
The Choir department offers 5 courses with three training choirs and two performance choirs: Men's ensemble, Women's C and B choirs, and the performance choirs: Women's A & Vocal Jazz Choirs
The Dance department offers: Beginning Jazz, Intermediate 1,2,3, Advanced production, and a dance team.
The Drama department offers: Beginning, Intermidiate, Advanced, Theater Workshop & Play Production
The school is also equipped with a music studio in the Electronic Music Department.
Humanities Magnet
The Humanities MagnetMagnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
was established in 1981. There isn't much else to say about the Humanities Magnet.
Athletics
Many of the sports teams in Hamilton High school are known for being great competitors. They have over 100 trophies won from various of sport competitions. The 2009-2010 Varsity Football team won the first Division 2 City Championship in Hamilton's History. The Hamilton Yankees have made it very far over the past few years, to either city or state finals. The school currently has the following sports; Cross Country, Soccer, Golf, Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Track, Softball, Swim, Tennis, and Baseball.Co-curricular activities
Hamilton's school newspaper is called The Federalist, a reference to The Federalist Papers, the writings of the Revolutionary patriotAmerican Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...
, after whom the school was named. The Humanities Magnet began a school opinionated editorial (open to all SLCs) called "Die WeltanshauunG" which means "World View" in German. The school colors
School colors
School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. Most schools have two colors, which are usually chosen to avoid conflicts with other schools with which the school competes in sports and other activities...
are green and white.
Neighborhoods zoned to Hamilton
Keystone-Mentone complex, a student family housing facility of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), is zoned to Hamilton. Rose Avenue Apartments was previously zoned to Hamilton, but was rezoned to Venice High SchoolVenice High School (Los Angeles)
Venice High School is a public high school located in western Los Angeles, California within the Los Angeles Unified School District . The school contains a Foreign Language and International Studies Magnet, Bilingual Business and Finance Academy and a New Media Academy...
in 2007.
Demographics
As of 2011-2012- American IndiansNative Americans in the United StatesNative Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
/Alaska NativesAlaska NativesAlaska Natives are the indigenous peoples of Alaska. They include: Aleut, Inuit, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Eyak, and a number of Northern Athabaskan cultures.-History:In 1912 the Alaska Native Brotherhood was founded...
1% - AsianAsian peopleAsian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
4% - FilipinoFilipino AmericanFilipino Americans are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipino Americans, often shortened to "Fil-Ams", or "Pinoy",Filipinos in what is now the United States were first documented in the 16th century, with small settlements beginning in the 18th century...
1% - Pacific IslanderPacific IslanderPacific Islander , is a geographic term to describe the indigenous inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, these three regions, together with their islands consist of:Polynesia:...
0% - BlackAfrican AmericanAfrican Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
27% - HispanicHispanicHispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
/LatinoLatinoThe demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
49% - WhiteCaucasian raceThe term Caucasian race has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Asia , Central Asia and South Asia...
18%
- Gifted and talented 23%
- Students with disabilities 11%
- English learners/ESLESLESL is a common abbreviation for English as a Second Language, see English language learning and teaching.ESL may also refer to:-Companies:...
10% - Reclassified fluent/English proficient 29%
- Economically disadvantaged 43%
- Students entering and leaving 19%
Feeder schools
Palms Middle School, Webster Middle School and Marina Del Rey Middle School feed into Hamilton. Louis Pasteur JHS (now LACES), fed some of its graduates to Hamilton.Notable alumni
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, 1971 NBA Rookie of the Year - John WilburJohn Wilbur (football player)John Leonard Wilbur is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, and the Washington Redskins. He also played in the World Football League for The Hawaiians. Wilbur played college football at Stanford University...
, All-American footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player at Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, professional footballProfessional footballIn the United States and Canada, the term professional football includes the professional forms of American and Canadian gridiron football. In common usage, it refers to former and existing major football leagues in either country...
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Filming location
The school has been used for several movies, television shows, and music videos.TV Shows
- Mr. Novak (all episodes)
- Beverly Hills, 90210Beverly Hills, 90210Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
(several episodes) - CHiPsCHiPsCHiPs is an American television drama series produced by MGM Studios that originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to July 17, 1983. CHiPs followed the lives of two motorcycle police officers of the California Highway Patrol...
(couple of episodes) - Highway To HeavenHighway to HeavenHighway to Heaven is an American television drama series which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989.- Season 1 :- Season 2 :- Season 3 :- Season 4 :- Season 5 :...
(couple of episodes) - Once and AgainOnce and AgainOnce and Again is an American television series that aired on ABC from September 21, 1999 to April 15, 2002. It depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father...
(several episodes) - Our House (several episodes)
- Parker Lewis Can't LoseParker Lewis Can't LoseParker Lewis Can't Lose is an American teen sitcom that originally aired on FOX from September 1990 to June 1993. During the last season, the series sported the simpler title Parker Lewis. The series was produced by Columbia Pictures Television and was strongly influenced by the feature film Ferris...
(several episodes) - Sister, SisterSister, Sister (TV series)Sister, Sister is an American television sitcom about identical twin girls Tia Landry and Tamera Campbell , who were separated and adopted at birth, when one day they come face-to-face after 14 years apart....
(several episodes) - Stu Erwin Show (facade at beginning of each show)
- That's So RavenThat's So RavenThat's So Raven is an American cable television teen sitcom/fantasy series. The show premiered on the Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007. The show spawned Disney Channel's first spin-off series: Cory in the House...
(several episodes) - Room 222Room 222Room 222 is an American comedy-drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox Television. The series aired on ABC from September 17, 1969, to January 11, 1974, for 112 episodes...
- SoapSoap (TV series)Soap is an American sitcom that originally ran on ABC from 1977 to 1981.The show was created as a parody of daytime soap operas, presented as a weekly half-hour prime time comedy. Similar to a soap opera, the show's story was presented in a serial format and included melodramatic plot elements such...
(facade at the beginning of each schoolroom scene) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (several episodes)
- Sweet Valley High (TV series)Sweet Valley High (TV series)Sweet Valley High is an American comedy-drama series based on Francine Pascal's book series of the same name. The series ran from September 5, 1994 to October 14, 1997, and was produced by Saban Entertainment...
(All Episodes) - "Without A Trace (TV series)" ( Episode: Safe)
Movies
- Freedom WritersFreedom WritersFreedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film starring Academy Award winner Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton and Patrick Dempsey. It is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell who wrote the story based on Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach,...
- The Hunter
- SwitchSwitch (film)Switch is a 1991 comedy film written and directed by Blake Edwards. A promiscuous man is murdered by his lovers and reincarnated as a beautiful woman .-Legacy:...
(basketball scene filmed in Girls' Gym)
Music Videos
- "I'm Not Okay I Promise" - My Chemical RomanceMy Chemical RomanceMy Chemical Romance is an American alternative rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way and have a diverse sound incorporating elements of punk, emo, glam metal, and progressive rock...
- "Just the Girl" - The Click 5
- "Stole" - Kelly RowlandKelly RowlandKelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
- "Cinderella" - Lil' Romeo
- "Head of My Class" - Scooter ft Chris Brown
- "You're A Jerk" - New BoyzNew BoyzNew Boyz is an American hip hop/rap group and a former jerkin crew duo made up of rappers Earl "Ben J" Benjamin and Dominic "Legacy" Thomas from Hesperia, California. They debuted in summer 2009 with their viral hit, "You're a Jerk", taken from their debut studio album Skinny Jeanz and a Mic,...
- "New Perspective" - Panic! At The DiscoPanic! at the DiscoPanic! at the Disco is an American alternative rock duo, formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005. Since its split, the band's line-up includes Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith . Former members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker left the group in 2009...
- "Im So Cocky" - Alley Kats
- "Tag Em In" - The Ranger$