Hollywood High School


Hollywood High School is a four-year public secondary school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, located at the intersection of North Highland Avenue and West Sunset Boulevard in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California.
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History

In September 1903, a two-room school was opened on the second floor of an empty storeroom at the Masonic Temple on Highland Avenue, north of Hollywood Boulevard. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in November 1903. The Hollywood High Organ Opus 481 was a gift from the class of 1924. After suffering severe water damage from the Northridge earthquake in 1994, it was restored in 2002. The campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 2012. The school's mascot was derived from the 1921 Rudolph Valentino film of the same name, The Sheik.
It was in the Los Angeles City High School District until 1961, when it merged into LAUSD.
In the 2015–16 football season, the boys' varsity football team played in the school's third championship game led by head coach Frank Galvan. They finished the season with a 12–2 record. Coach Galvan ended his 6-year Hollywood coaching career with 4 league titles, 6 playoff appearances, 1 city championship appearance, city semi finals, beating rivals 5 years straight, 25 plus all city players and ended as the winningest coach in Hollywood history. In the 2016–17 season, coached by Beverley Kilpatrick, the boys' varsity volleyball team played in the school's first-ever championship game. Their historic season ended with an overall record of 17–5.

Filming location

Hollywood High has been the filming location for movies, television shows, and other productions, including:It's A Wonderful LifeMadeMorrissey: 25 LiveNancy DrewNeon ManiacsThe Optimist Penn & Teller: Bullshit! Sex and the Teenage MindTeenagers from Outer Space

Skate spot

During the rise of street skating in the '90s, the school became a famous skate spot. Many skate videos were filmed there and one of the more iconic sites at the spot is the set of stairs, called the "Hollywood High 16."

Mural

In 2002, artist Eloy Torrez painted a mural of 13 famous entertainers, titled "Portrait of Hollywood", across the entire east wall of the school's auditorium. From left to right, the entertainers displayed are Dorothy Dandridge, Dolores del Río, Brandy Norwood, Selena, Lana Turner, Laurence Fishburne, Cantinflas, Carol Burnett, Cher, Ricky Nelson, Bruce Lee, Rudolph Valentino, and Judy Garland. In 2007, Torrez added a tall mural of John Ritter, who died four years earlier, on the connecting portion of the building's north wall. All but six of the entertainers—Cantinflas, Lee, Selena, Del Rio, Garland, and Valentino—were students at Hollywood High School. The artist said the mural is a celebration of a diverse ethnic range of actors and entertainers.

Present-day learning academies

Hollywood High School has four academies, each with a different purpose.
Teaching Career Academy. For students who seek to work with children as a career. Potential careers range from becoming a teacher to being a social worker. In order to give a student a little experience, the school works with other elementary schools and allows Hollywood High School students to tutor elementary school students.
Performing Arts Magnet. Helps students develop their talents as actors, singers, and/or dancers.
New Media Technology. For students who would like to go into filmmaking. Helps students build their knowledge of technology. They are afforded hands-on experience with equipment usually found inside a film studio. This academy also provides internships to permit graduates to immediately start working in that field.
School for Advanced Studies. This academy does not focus on a specific career but helps students prepare for university life. Offers classes that are at the same level of difficulty as a college class.

Notable alumni

NameClass ofNoteReference
India Adams1945Singer, Actress
John F. Aiso1926WW2 Army Legion of Merit recipient, first Japanese American judge in the US.
Frank Albertson192?Actor
Ben Alexander1929Actor
Kathryn Reed Altman1942Actress, writer, archivist, film consultant
Anthony Anderson1988Actor, comedian, writer
Donna Anderson1957Actress
John Archer1933Actor
Bill Armstrong–Football player
Alison Arngrim1979Actress
Vivian Austin1939Actress
Eve Babitz1961Artist, author
Meredith Baxter1964Actress
Tony Becker1981Actor
Earl Bellamy1935Film Director
Bruce Belland1955Singer, Four Preps
Mary Kay Bergman1978Actress
Sharon Brown1980Actress
Vincent Bugliosi1952Attorney, author
Carol Burnett1951Actress, comedian
Bill Burrud1943Actor
Diana Canova1971Actress, singer
Keith Carradine1966Actor
Robert Carradine1971Actor
Adriana Caselotti1934Actress, singer
Peggy Castle1943Actress
Henry P. Caulfield Jr.1931Political scientist, college professor
Marge Champion1936Dancer, choreographer, actress
Norman Chandler1917Los Angeles Times publisher
Lon Chaney Jr.1924Actor
Rae Dawn Chong1979Actress
Warren Christopher1942U.S. Secretary of State
John Clifford1965Choreographer, dancer, director, producer
Ed Cobb1956Singer, Four Preps
Lisa Coleman1978Musician
Jackie Condon1936Actor
Johnny Crawford1964Actor, The Mickey Mouse Club
Denise Crosby1976Actress
James Dannaldson–Actor
Elyssa Davalos1977Actress
Frank Darabont1977Film director, screenwriter, producer
Jorel Decker–Singer
Rod Dedeaux1931longtime USC Trojans baseball head coach
Edward Dmytryk1926Film director, member of the Hollywood Ten
Harley Earl–Automotive designer and executive
P. David Ebersole1981Filmmaker
Stephen Eckelberry1979Filmmaker
Norman Eisen1980U.S. Ambassador to Prague
Marguerite Empey1949Model
Linda Evans1960Actress
Nanette Fabray1938Actress
Mimsy Farmer1963Actress
Mike Farrell1957Actor
Lorraine Feather1965Singer, lyricist, songwriter
Jay R. Ferguson1992Actor
Syd Field1954Screenwriter, Author
Anthony M. Frank1949U.S. Postmaster General
James Garner1945Actor
Mitzi Gaynor–Actress
Lowell George1963Musician, songwriter, producer
Gigi GracietteJournalist, TV News Anchor
Gloria Grahame1942Actress
Gigi Levangie Grazer1979Novelist, screenwriter
Harold Grieve1915–1917Motion Picture Art Director
Rob Grill1962Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Horacio Gutiérrez1966Classical pianist
Alan Hale Jr.1938Actor
Richard Halsey1957Film editor
Linda Hart1965Singer, musician, actress
Francisco HerreraLos Angeles Dodgers ball boy
Julius Heldman1934tennis player
Barbara Hershey1965Actress
Karl Hubenthal1935Cartoonist
John Huston1923Film director, screenwriter, actor
Eddie ImazuArt director and production designer
Richard Jaeckel1943Actor
Lawrence Johnston1936Manhattan Project physicist, the only person to witness all 3 atom bombs of WWII
Chuck Jones1930Animator
Dickie Jones1945Actor
Frank Keller1940Film Editor, 1968 Academy Award
Sally Kellerman1955Actress
William Kennard1974U.S. Federal Communications Commission chairman
Barbara Kent1924actress, Miss Hollywood
Enid Kent1962actress
Lois Kibbee1940actress
Lynton Richards Kistlerprintmaker, artist
Frank Kurtz1930World War II pilot
Swoosie Kurtz1962Actress
Adele Lacy1928Actress
Glen A. Larson1955Producer, Singer, Four Preps
John Phillip Law1955Actor
Ted Lawson1935Author
Ruta Lee1954Actress
Donovan Leitch1985Actor
Al Leong1970Stuntman, Actor
Dick Linthicum1927Basketball player
Carole Lombard1923Actress
Richard Long1946Actor
Bill Manbo1929Photographer
Stephen Marglin–Economist, college professor
June Marlowe1922Actress
Benito Martinez1986Actor
Lincoln MayorgaPianist, arranger, conductor and composer; co-founder of The Mastering Lab and Sheffield Lab-
Gladys McConnell1924Actress, aviator
Joel McCrea1922Actor
Leighton Meester2004Actress, singer
Heather Menzies1967Actress
Ann Miller1937Dancer, actress, singer
Judith Miller1965Journalist
Aprile Millo1977Opera singer
Yvette Mimieux1960Actress
Jean Moorhead1953Actress
Karen Morley1927Actress
David Nelson1954Actor, producer
Ricky Nelson1957Actor, singer
Marni Nixon1948Singer
Sheree North1948Actress
Brandy Norwood1996Singer, actress
Marcel Ophüls1946Film director
Sarah Jessica Parker1983Actress
Barbara Parkins1960Actress
Susan Patron1965Author
Radames Pera1977Actor
Cynthia Pepper1957Actress
Richard Perle1959U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense
Susan Peters1939Actress
James A. Pike1930Episcopal Bishop of California
Stefanie Powers1960Actress
Terry Richardson1983Photographer
John Ritter1966Actor
Jason Robards1940Actor
Ann Robinson1949Actress
Ruth Roland1908Actress
Mickey Rooney1937Actor
Fred Roos–Film producer
Meta Rosenberg1930Talent agent, television producer
George Roth192?1932 Olympic Gold Medalist
Debbie Rowe1977Ex-wife of singer Michael Jackson
Evelyn Rudie1967Actress
Everett Ruess–Artist, poet, wanderer
Paul Salamunovich1945Conductor, Musician
Catherine Share1960"Manson Family" follower
Scott Shaw1976Filmmaker, actor, writer
William Shockley1927Physicist, inventor of the transistor, Nobel laureate
Ione Skye1986Actress
Michael Sloane1976Actor, writer, director
Rick Sloane1979Filmmaker
Alexis Smith1938Actress
Darwood Kenneth Smith1946Actor
Andrew Solt1965Film producer, director, and writer
Louise Sorel1957Actress
Mark Spiegler1975Talent agent
Adela Rogers St. Johns1910Journalist, novelist, screenwriter
Jill St. John1957Actress
Don Steele–Boss Radio disc jockey
Arran Stephens1961Nature's Path Foods Founder-
Togo Tanaka1939Journalist and editor
Vince Taylor1958Singer
Hilary Thompson1966Actress
Charlene Tilton1976Actress
Virginia Trimble1961Astronomer
Joe Trippi–Political activist, chairman of the Howard Dean U.S. presidential campaign
Lana Turner1936Actress
Victoria Vetri1963Model, actress, 1968 Playboy Playmate of the Year
Michael G. Vickers–U.S. Under Secretary of Defense
Larry Walters1968Lawnchair balloon pilot
Joseph Wapner1937Judge, star of The People's Court
Tuesday Weld1960Actress
Carole Wells1960Actress
Alice White1925Actress
Stuart Whitman1946Actor
Rhoda Williams1948Actress
Rita Wilson1974Actress
Beatrice Wood–Studio potter
Fay Wray1924Actress