Environmental Charter High School

School in Lawndale, California, United States

Environmental Charter High School

Location

Lawndale

California

United States

Information
Type| Four-year secondary school College Prep Curriculum
Established| 2002
Principal| Katherine Villoria
Number of students| 500
Campus| Urban
1.91 acres
Color(s)| Blue, White
Mascot| White Tiger
Address| 16315 Grevillea Ave.
Lawndale, CA 90260
Website| www.echsonline.org

Environmental Charter High School, abbreviated to ECHS, is a 9th through 12th grade public charter high school in Lawndale, California. It was founded in 2002.

Prior to its founding, there was another high school at the same location that was named “Victory”. It was around from at least 1999–2001.

## History[edit]

Environmental Charter High School was founded in 2002 by a group of parents, educators, businesses and non-profits. It is the second school in a network of Environmental Charter Schools in South Los Angeles. It was formerly known as “Victory” high school during the 90's.[1]

## Location[edit]

Environmental Charter High School is located off of Hawthorne Blvd in Lawndale, California. It is located near William Green Park, El Camino College, and walking distance from South Bay Galleria.

## Demographics[edit]

For the 2015–2016 school year, Environmental Charter High School has 500 registered students.[2]
Diversity:

* Hispanic: 68%
* African-American: 20%
* Asian: 6%
* Caucasian: 4%
* Other: 2%

## Academics[edit]

Environmental Charter High School focuses on preparing students to continue on to a four-year university by designing student's schedules to align with University of California's A-G requirements.

A variety of enrichment and advanced placement classes are offered in Environmental Charter High School including:

* European History
* United States History
* Environmental Science
* Spanish
* Calculus

To build college readiness efforts, Environmental Charter High School offers SAT and ACT preparation as part of the course curriculum. To ensure students are prepared for the SAT, all of students take the PSAT in 9th, 10th, and 11th grades and the PACT in 10th and 11th grade. In order to graduate, all seniors are expected to apply and gain acceptance into a four-year university.[3]

## Partnerships[edit]

Environmental Charter High School partners with companies and non-profits in the community such as:

* College Match
* POSSEE Foundation
* AAA Flag & Banner
* Boeing
* Media Policy Center
* The Ahmanson Foundation
* Kaboom!
* LISC Los Angeles
* Steinmetz Family Foundation
* Chevron
* Manatt
* California Community Foundation
* State Farm Insurance
* Weingart Foundation
* Walton Family Foundation

## Athletics[edit]

Environmental Charter High School offers a variety of sports including soccer, basketball, baseball, and softball.

### Soccer[edit]

The men's varsity soccer team, coached by Jose Juarez, has an overall record of 8–10 in the 2015–2016 season.[4] The women's varsity soccer team, coached by Miguel Gamez, has an overall record of 2-11-1 in the 2015–2016 season.

### Basketball[edit]

The men's varsity basketball team, coached by Owen Thomas, has an overall record of 12–9 in the 2015–2016 season.[5] The men's junior varsity team, coached by Eric Contreras, has an overall record of 6–5 in the 2015–2016 season.[6] The women's varsity basketball team, coached by Phillip Yates, has an overall record of 11–5 in the 2015–2016 season.[7]

### Baseball[edit]

The men's varsity baseball team, coached by Alex Serrano and Jose Juarez, has an overall record of 1-6-1 in the 2016 season.[8]

### Softball[edit]

The women's varsity softball team, coached by Brandie Cobb, has an overall record of 3–5 in the 2016 season.[9]

## Outdoor education[edit]

In addition to the academic curriculum, all grade level students participate in an extended learning outdoor education trip each year. Each grade level has different trips, and each grade level has a difficulty level. Starting in 9th grade toward 12th grade, outdoor ed starts to get harder from Catalina to a very challenging trip that involves the LA tour.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Home - Environmental Charter Schools". Environmental Charter Schools. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
2. ^ "Home - Environmental Charter Schools". Environmental Charter Schools. Retrieved 2016-04-28.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ "Home - Environmental Charter Schools". Environmental Charter Schools. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
4. ^ "Environmental Charter High School Soccer Schedule". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
5. ^ "Environmental Charter High School Basketball Schedule". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
6. ^ "Environmental Charter JV Basketball Schedule". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
7. ^ "Environmental Charter High School Girls Basketball Schedule". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
8. ^ "Environmental Charter High School Baseball Schedule". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
9. ^ "Environmental Charter High School Softball". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Los Angeles County South Bay schools

Public high schools/notable schools

Los Angeles USD|

* Phineas Banning HS
* Carson HS
* Gardena HS
* Narbonne HS
* San Pedro HS
* Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Prep. Acad.

Centinela Valley Union HSD|

* Hawthorne HS
* Lawndale HS
* Leuzinger HS

| Closed|

* Lennox HS

|

El Segundo USD|

* El Segundo HS

Inglewood USD|

* Inglewood HS
* Morningside HS
* City Honors HS

Long Beach USD|

* California Academy of Mathematics and Science (located in Carson; no LBUSD territory is in Carson)

Manhattan Beach USD|

* Mira Costa HS

Palos Verdes Peninsula USD|

* Palos Verdes High HS
* Palos Verdes Peninsula HS
* Rancho Del Mar HS

| Closed|

* Miraleste HS

|

Redondo Beach USD|

* Redondo Union HS

Torrance USD|

* Fern ES
* Torrance ES
* North HS
* South HS
* Torrance HS
* West HS

Wiseburn USD|

* Wiseburn HS charters

Elementary districts|

* Hawthorne
* Lawndale
* Lennox

Charter|

* Ánimo Inglewood Charter HS
* Ánimo Leadership Charter HS
* Environmental Charter HS
* Hawthorne Math and Science Academy
* Port of Los Angeles HS

Private schools

Secular|

* Chadwick School
* Nishiyamato Academy of California
* Rolling Hills Country Day School

| Closed|

* International Bilingual School/International School of Los Angeles
* Lycée Français de Los Angeles Torrance Campus

|

Religious|

* Ambassador Christian School
* Bishop Montgomery High School
* Junípero Serra High School
* Mary Star of the Sea HS
* Pacific Lutheran High School
* St. Mary's Academy
* Valor Christian Academy

| Closed|

* Good Shepherd Lutheran School

|

South Bay Union High School District was disestablished in 1993; it operated Aviation High School

Authority control databases: Geographic |

* NCES

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