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Ulysses S. Grant High School
Location
Valley Glen, Los Angeles, California
Information
School district	Los Angeles Unified School District
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Motto	What we are to be we are now becoming
Mascot	Lancer
Color(s)	brown, orange, white
Established	1959
Newspaper	The Odyssey
Yearbook	The Shield
Homepage	Official website

Ulysses S. Grant High School is a secondary school in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in the east-central San Fernando Valley. It is located adjacent to Los Angeles Valley College.

It is part of District 2 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school serves several areas, including Valley Glen, much of Sherman Oaks, and sections of Van Nuys [1].

Its mascot is the Lancer and the school colors are brown, orange, and white. The school motto is: "What we are to be we are now becoming."

The school newspaper is called the "Odyssey" in reference to President Grant's first name - Ulysses - the main character in Homer's epic "The Odyssey." There is a school tradition that, on or about April 1, a satirical issue is distributed called the "Oddity" and it contains comical and irreverent articles. Past "articles" have been about finals being canceled, the school being closed, rats infesting the cafeteria, clothing optional P.E. classes, etc.

The school yearbook is called the "Shield" .

Connected to Grant High School is a communications/technology magnet which emphasizes smaller class sizes and communications technology electives including film/video production, broadcast journalism, computer technology, graphic communications, and performing arts.[2]

Contents 1 History 2 Filming location 3 Trivia 4 Los Angeles City Athletic Championships 5 Notable alumni 6 Alma Mater Song 7 References 8 External links

Grant opened in 1959.

In 2006, Grant was relieved of many 9th and 10th graders by the opening of East Valley High School, which planned to phase in grades 11 and 12 in the following two years [3].

Grant High School has been featured in a number of film and television productions. This is due to the long strip of road (known as "Lancer Lane") that runs between the eastern boundary of the school and a scenic greenbelt, walking path, and the Tujunga Wash, and the availability of ample parking -- combined with the ease of moving equipment around. Grant High School is also recognized as among the best high schools in the country for its film/video productions made by students of the communications/technology magnet.

Among the professional film and television productions that have utilized Grant High School as a filming location:

• Seduced By Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story
• Clueless - the film and exterior shots and the television series
• Freaks and Geeks
• Malcom in the Middle
• The 70's House - MTV Reality Show (Dodgeball scene)
• Life Goes On
• Ferris Bueller (TV series)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
• The Office
• Who's Your Daddy? - a direct-to-video feature film
• Saved By the Bell- exterior shot
• Six Feet Under - Cable show (interior shots of class rooms)
• What Ever Happened to the Class of '65? TV Series
• With Six You Get Eggroll - 1968 movie starring Doris Day and Brian Keith
• My Name Is Earl, TV Show on NBC
• Not Another Teen Movie

Many music videos including:

• NERD's Rockstar video
• Deftones - music video Back to School (interior and exterior shots)
• Three Doors Down - music video Loser (hallways, teachers lounge, class rooms, and exterior shots)
• IMA ROBOT's - Creeps Me Out (All shot at various parts of the school)
• Hellogoodbye - Baby It's Fact

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In the late 1960s, a local L.A. television station aired a game show called It's Academic, which featured competition among L.A. area high schools in a quiz show format. Grant won the competition both years that the show was on the air.

In 1977, students at Grant achieved a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing the world's largest musical chairs game (record since broken).

Grant students are also credited with helping to paint one of the largest murals in the world - the Great Wall of Los Angeles - in the Tujunga Wash that lies on the border of the campus. The mural, which depicts southwestern U.S. history from prehistoric times, is 2,754 feet (840 m) making it the longest mural in the United States.

• 1974 Boys Tennis
• 1986 Boys Baseball
• 1993 Girls Soccer
• 1994 Girls Soccer
• 1996 Girls Gymnastics

• Retired numbers: #21 Nevil Vega (Baseball) #25 Gilbert Arenas (Boys Basketball)

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• Gilbert Arenas, Professional Basketball Player, NBA All Star
• Rod Beck, Professional Baseball Player 1991-2003, 3 time all star.^[1]
• Barry Carl, former Rockapella Band Member
• Mike Curb, Record Producer, California Lieutenant Governor from 1979-83.
• Moosie Drier, Actor and occasional Director.
• Micky Dolenz, Actor/Musician/Drummer of The Monkees
• John Dolmayan, Drummer of System of a Down
• Mitch Gaylord, 1984 U.S. Olympic gold medal winning gymnast
• Tom Griffin, Professional Baseball player, 1969-82, Sporting News National League Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 1969
• Joel Grover, Los Angeles TV News investigative reporter
• Craig Hundley, musician and former child actor, now known as Craig Huxley
• Kay Lenz, Emmy Award winning actress, first wife of David Cassidy
• Kim Darby, "True Grit"
• Bruce Manson, professional tennis player in the late 1970s
• Danny Nucci, Professional film actor
• Jeff Porcaro, Professional musician, co-founder of the rock group Toto
• Steve Porcaro, Professional musician, co-founder of the rock group Toto
• Mike Porcaro, Professional musician
• Brian Robbins, actor in "Head of the Class, director of "Norbit"
• Tom Selleck, Professional film actor
• Jim Umbarger, Professional baseball player 1975-78
• Howard K. Stern, Attorney of Anna Nicole Smith
• Erika Eleniak, Actress, Baywatch
• Daniel Heiss, Radio show host, Entertainer
• Stephen J. Sass, attorney and president of the Los Angeles Jewish Historical Society
• Tom Scott, professional musician and writer of themes to “Starsky & Hutch,” “Streets of San Francisco,” and “Family Ties.”
• Ken Gurnick, sportswriter for MLB.com

All hail alma mater we sing with a vibrant cry. To pledge our allegiance to Grant, our senior high. We vow this forever in every endeavor, we'll proudly uphold our fame. With brown, orange, and white as the sign of our might, we're faithful to Grant's glorious name

• Ulysses S. Grant High School
• Grant Communications Technology Magnet
• Internet Movie Database: Titles with locations including Grant High School, Valley Glen, California, USA

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High schools	Arleta • East Valley • Grant • North Hollywood • Polytechnic • San Fernando • Sylmar • Van Nuys • Verdugo Hills
Middle schools	Reed • Sepulveda • Sun Valley • Millikan • Madison • Byrd • Pacoima • Maclay • Mount Gleason • San Fernando • Olive Vista • Van Nuys