Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...

 High School is a 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...

 high school in the El Sereno neighborhood

El Sereno, Los Angeles, California

El Sereno is a district in Eastern Los Angeles, California.El Sereno sits atop the Monterey Hills that separate the Los Angeles Basin from the San Gabriel Valley, and is the easternmost district in the city of Los Angeles...

 of Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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. Since the year 1970, its location has been 4500 Multnomah Street in the Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 community

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 of Hillside Village, atop Ascot Hills. The school serves Hillside Village, El Sereno, and University Hills

University Hills, Los Angeles, California

University Hills is a district on the East Side of Los Angeles, California. It is the site of California State University, Los Angeles.-Geography and transportation:...

, not to mention areas of City Terrace and Ramona Gardens.

Wilson High, with an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students, is one of six high schools under the direct supervision of LAUSD Local District 5. The school colors are Navy Blue, Vegas Gold and White, the school's mascot is a Mule (Seymour). Historic note: One of Wilson's alumni went on to fame in the NFL, Ben Davidson

Ben Davidson

Benjamin Earl Davidson is a former collegiate and professional American football player between 1961 and 1972, most notably in the American Football League with the Oakland Raiders from 1964 through 1969, and for the NFL Raiders from 1970 through 1972. He had also played in the NFL for the league...

. He played for the Oakland Raiders, but never played football for Wilson; he was on the basketball team.

History

The new Wilson High School opened in 1970.

In 1970, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School moved to its new campus on top of Multnomah Avenue. On a clear day, you can see Catalina Island to the south and Mt. Baldy to the north. Once Wilson opened its new doors, it became the major landmark of El Sereno. Woodrow Wilson Senior High School was designed by a famous California architect named Paul Williams. Wilson was the first LAUSD School to implement multi-floored buildings equipped with elevators and escalators to accommodate disabled students. Athletics and academics have always been a pivotal part of a student's life at Wilson.

Wilson High School has had problems with overcrowding. As with most inner-city public schools, the large influx of the student population has been a cause of concern for administrators and parents alike. With a set capacity prescribed almost 40 years ago when Wilson was built, this past decade has been a struggle for students as their educational experience is amid overcrowded classrooms and under staffed faculty.

In 2007 Wilson High School celebrated their 70th anniversary. In 2012 Wilson will be celebrating the 75th anniversary.

---- Leadership School Presidents 2011-2012 ---------------------------------
ASB PRESIDENT: Kaydence Lee

ASB VP: Ashley Quan

SENIOR PRESIDENT: Gissell Garcia

SENIOR VP: Jose Sandoval

JUNIOR PRESIDENT: Pedro Trigueros

JUNIOR VP: Kevin De Leon

SOPHOMORE PRESIDENT: Alexis Sicairos

SOPHOMORE VP: Larissa Medina

FRESHMAN PRESIDENT: TBA

FRESHMAN VP: TBA

Performance and demographics statistics

The school's graduation rate for 2004-2005 was 61.7%. http://www.city-data.com/school/woodrow-wilson-senior-high-ca.html The school's California API score was 562 for 2006, and of its student population, 77% are in a Free or Reduced Lunch program and 30% are designated as English Learners. 8% of the students participate in a GATE program. The student body is 93% Hispanic, 4.8% Asian, 1.5% black, 0.5% white and 0.2% Native American. The API score of the 2009 - 2010 school year was 615 and jump up to 637 the following year. http://www.localschooldirectory.com/public-school/9596/CAhttp://api.cde.ca.gov/Acnt2011/2011GrowthSch.aspx?allcds=19647331939859

Academic Performance Index (API)

API for High Schools in the LAUSD District 5 and local small public charter

Charter school

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 high schools in the East Los Angeles region

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The Hitching Post

The Hitching Post is a bi-monthly publication by the Journalism class.

Wilson's newspaper has been around since around 1941, but the name has been changed several times, thus the confusion in the number of volumes printed so far.

Advanced Placement program

Students are accepted into the Advanced Placement Program and individual advanced placement classes based on faculty and counselor recommendations. A student may be admitted into an AP class by request or if the AP instructor has approved the request. These are the current courses offered by Wilson:

• AP Biology
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Chemistry
• AP English Language
• AP English Literature
• AP Environmental Science
• AP French
• AP Government
• AP Microeconomics
• AP Physics
• AP Spanish Language
• AP Spanish Literature
• AP Statistics
• AP U. S. History