Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles, California)

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'Alexander Hamilton High School'
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Information
Locale 2955 South Robertson Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90034
Principal Gary Garcia
Type High School
Grades A-F System
Athletics Hamilton High School Yankees
Mascot Alex
Established 1931
Students 2154[1]
Phone 310-836-1602
Homepage Hamilton Home Page

Alexander Hamilton High School, commonly referred to as Hamilton High or Hami, is a public high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Hamilton High, similar in style to UCSD or Cambridge University, is sub-divided into seven "small learning communities (SLCs)."

Hamilton's school newspaper is called The Federalist, a reference to The Federalist Papers, the most famous writings of the eponymous Alexander Hamilton.

The sports program at Hamilton includes sports such as basketball, soccer, football, tennis, volleyball, track and field, baseball, softball, and swim teams for boys and girls. In recent years, the boys and girls soccer teams both received spots in the playoffs, with the girls winning the invitational playoffs in the recent year. In 2006 the football team achieved a record of 8-2, the best in the history of the school, thanks to the contributions of coach Kelvin Moore.

Several neighborhoods, including Palms, Beverlywood, Cheviot Hills, Rancho Park, and Reynier Village [2], are zoned to Hamilton. Century City used to be zoned to Hamilton, but is now undergoing a process to transfer new high school students to University High School.

Hami's mascot "Alex" dons the school's colors green and white.

Palms Middle School and Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School feed into Hamilton.

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Hamilton High School opened in 1931.

Early photographs from the schools' archives show the campus in its pre-world war two state, with only the main front building completed at the time. The photos show dozens of 1920's and 30's cars appearing to be "Model T" Fords parked along the main street in front of the school, which is Robertson Blvd. The photo was likely taken around 1935. The famous bell tower still exists today, but no longer houses a working bell.

Later, more large buildings, three stories tall, were built behind the front building. These were the same size as the original front "main" building, and housed the expanding array of classes and growing number of attendees, especially after world war two. By about 1965 the baby boom led to many students in attendance, and more new buildings were built.

Today, there exists the main building, the secondary building, the humanities building, the music building, and other structures. There is a large Theater Hall, a dining facility, two gym buildings, boys and girls, and a workshop building. On site is a DWP building as well, and another, very small school called Cheviot Hills High School.

In fall of 2007, Hamilton High School's Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Girls Varsity Cross-Country teams all won Western League Division Championships. David Bensimon came in first place with an amazing 15:44. Lawrence Kennedy, suffering from a broken angle, still accomplished a PR of 16:04.

In fall 2007, some neighborhoods zoned to Hamilton were rezoned to Fairfax, University, and Venice high schools [1].

On July 11, 2006, 16-year-old Ana Interiano, a student at Hamilton, was fatally shot at about 1:30 P.M. while walking home from summer school. While witnesses have said they saw a man in an SUV pull the trigger and shoot Interiano in the head, Interiano's murder case remains unsolved. [2] [3]. There is no evidence that Interiano was a member of a criminal youth gang. However, some students claim that she was a gang wannabe. The verity of this statement is only known by her friends and family themselves. [3]

Hamilton is also known for the different programs within the school. These SLCs are in charge of coordinating their own curriculum and staff.

Hamilton's mascot "Alex"
Hamilton's mascot "Alex"

The SLC's are not necessarily physically divided, by buildings. However, 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 are in the various rooms in the larger main buildings.

The Humanities Magnet is one of seven "small learning communities" on the Hamilton High School Campus. Since its establishment in 1981, the Hamilton Humanities Magnet has offered an interdisciplinary liberal arts curriculum, emphasizing activities designed to strengthen complex ideas and broaden cultural understanding

As a university preparatory program, all classes in the Humanities Magnet are Honors or Advanced Placement level.

Annually, an average of 98% of the magnet's graduates are admitted to colleges and universities. Of that group, over 80% are accepted to four year colleges and universities.

As of 2006-2007 [4]:

The school has been used for several movies, television shows, and music videos.

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Movies

Music Videos


  1. ^ http://search.lausd.k12.ca.us/cgi-bin/fccgi.exe?w3exec=school.profile.content&which=8686
  2. ^ http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-re-guide26feb26,1,400392.story?page=2
  3. ^ http://www.lapdonline.org/solve_a_crime/news_view/32904

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Los Angeles Unified School District District 3
Alternative K-12 schools Marlton School
Magnet 6-12 schools Los Angeles CES
Alternative 7-12 schools Widney
High schools Crenshaw • Dorsey • Hamilton • Los Angeles • Palisades Charter • University • Venice • Westchester
Middle schools Burroughs • Emerson • Palms • Revere Charter • Wright
Elementary schools Cienega • Coeur d'Alene • Westminster Avenue
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