Reseda High School
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Reseda High School, established in 1955, is located in the Reseda section of the San Fernando Valley
region of Los Angeles
, California
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The school currently is home to the Reseda High School Science Magnet HS and the Reseda Police Academy Magnet HS, in addition to Reseda High's four small learning communities.
Reseda High School is one of the few schools in the San Fernando Valley to have a robotics team.
Students are offered three educational choices: a medical option, an engineering option, and a geology/ environmental science option though a majority of the students choose the medical option.
The Reseda Science Magnet scores the highest on CSTs, SATs, and ACTs in the entire school as well.
San Fernando Valley
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region of Los Angeles
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The school currently is home to the Reseda High School Science Magnet HS and the Reseda Police Academy Magnet HS, in addition to Reseda High's four small learning communities.
Academic programs
Reseda High School has several programs. Among them are an active Humanities Academy, Multilingual Teachers Academy, Academic Decathlon Program, Navy Jr. ROTC, Urban Studies program, Health Occupations Students of America chapter, Science Bowl. Of note is the yearly science fair which is that largest of any high school in the San Fernando ValleyReseda High School is one of the few schools in the San Fernando Valley to have a robotics team.
Athletics
In 2001 the Reseda High School varsity football was led to a city championship by captain #67 Rene Gutierrez and co-captain #72 Daniel Fis. They defeated Fairfax High in the Championship game 42-13. Captain Rene Gutierrez went on to play at University of Southern California and later went to play in the NFL for the New England Patriots. Co-captain went on to play at Oregon University and is now an assistant coach at Cleveland.Reseda High School Science Magnet
The Reseda Science Magnet School attempts to provide students with a stronger background in science, math and social responsibility. The program prepares students to be successful at the college level in the fields of medicine, physics, chemistry, engineering, geology and environmental science. As an informal prerequisite, students are expected to have a strong background in mathematics.Students are offered three educational choices: a medical option, an engineering option, and a geology/ environmental science option though a majority of the students choose the medical option.
The Reseda Science Magnet scores the highest on CSTs, SATs, and ACTs in the entire school as well.
Naval Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps.
Reseda High School's NJROTC Program is ranked top JROTC unit in the San Fernando Valley. The unit has placed top 5 in state meets and qualified for the National meet in Pensacola, Florida twice in its 12 year history. They have also won the NJROTC Distinguished Unit Award 6 years running. In the following year of 09-10 The Units Air Rifle Team placed 1st in the California State Championships and competed in the NJROTC National Championships in Port Clinton, Ohio and the CMP Three Position Rifle Junior Olympics in Anniston, Alabama, where team commander Sasha Barnett earned a Bronze and Silver medal.School in film
- Reseda was used as the high school in the television series The ShieldThe ShieldThe Shield is an American television drama series starring Michael Chiklis which premiered on March 12, 2002 on FX in the United States and concluded on November 25, 2008 after seven seasons...
and in an episode of Commander in Chief, and also several episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. - Many locations of the campus appeared in the feature film Grosse Pointe BlankGrosse Pointe BlankGrosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 American Black comedy film, directed by George Armitage, and starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver.In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted Grosse Pointe Blank the 21st greatest comedy film of all time. The film's soundtrack features mainly independent music hits...
. - Reseda High was the location for the fictional "Larkspur High School" in the Saturday Morning TV Show "The Secrets of Isis" (1975-77). Andrea Thomas (Isis' secret identity) was a science teacher there.
- At least a part of an episode of 9021090210 (TV series)90210 is an American teen drama television series developed by Rob Thomas, Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs, and the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise created by Darren Star. 90210 is the first series produced by CBS Productions under the company's re-launch, but is now produced by CBS...
was filmed there as well as a part of the movie Boogie Nights. - In 2007, the campus was used as a location to film a music video for the song "Misery BusinessMisery Business"Misery Business" is a song by American rock band Paramore, and is the lead single from their second studio album, Riot!. "Misery Business" was the third Paramore video to be directed by Shane Drake, and was nominated for the "Best Video" award at the Kerrang! Awards 2007, but lost to Fall Out...
" by the alternative group, ParamoreParamoreParamore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York...
. - In 2008, one of the school's gyms was used to film parts of the season premiere of the hit show, "My Name is EarlMy Name Is EarlMy Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States...
". - In 2009, another episode of "My Name is EarlMy Name Is EarlMy Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States...
" was filmed on the school's campus. - November 2009 - January 2010, MTV productions filmed the new series, "The Hard Times of RJ BergerThe Hard Times of RJ BergerThe Hard Times of RJ Berger is a United States television comedy series created by David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith for MTV. The show's central character is RJ Berger an unpopular sophomore at the fictional Pinkerton High School in Ohio who has an exceptionally large penis...
" - In 2009 RG Integra Entertainment filmed "The Life of a Street Racer and a Thug" throughout the campus. It starred Rene Gutierrez as the thug street racer.
- March 2010 "The Hard Times of RJ BergerThe Hard Times of RJ BergerThe Hard Times of RJ Berger is a United States television comedy series created by David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith for MTV. The show's central character is RJ Berger an unpopular sophomore at the fictional Pinkerton High School in Ohio who has an exceptionally large penis...
" filmed several scenes for the upcoming premier. - June 2010 an episode of "It's Always Sunny In PhiladelphiaIt's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American television sitcom that premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. New episodes continue to air on FX, with reruns playing on Comedy Central, general broadcast syndication, and WGN America—the first-ever cable-to-cable syndication deal for a sitcom...
" was filmed on the campus. - October 2010 - December 2010 "The Hard Times of RJ BergerThe Hard Times of RJ BergerThe Hard Times of RJ Berger is a United States television comedy series created by David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith for MTV. The show's central character is RJ Berger an unpopular sophomore at the fictional Pinkerton High School in Ohio who has an exceptionally large penis...
" filmed the second season to the popular MTV hit.
The 1993 shooting
On February 22, 1993 two students identified as members of rival gangs were involved in a shooting in the science building during a midmorning snack break. One student was killed instantly. The shooter was part of the violent gang D.Fis #72.Reseda High History
The First complete High School to be built after WW2 - , Reseda opened with complete Academic and Science buildings, track & field, Industrial shops, including an automotive repair facillity. Reseda was the first High School to have a Three-color system = Columbia Blue, Navy Blue and White.External links
- http://www.resedahighschool.net
- http://www.resedahighschool.com
- http://www.resedasciencemagnet.net/index.htm
- http://www.angelfire.com/ri/resedahigh/index.html
- Reseda High School History, Class of 1969, & links to other classes