James Monroe High School (California)

Public high school in North Hills, California, United States

James Monroe High School

Address

9229 Haskell Avenue

North Hills

California

91343

United States

Coordinates| 34°14′18″N 118°28′37″W﻿ / ﻿34.2384°N 118.4770°W﻿ / 34.2384; -118.4770
Information
Type| Public high school
Established| 1958; 67 years ago (1958)
School district| Los Angeles Unified School District
Principal| Mathew Diamond
Teaching staff| 111.72 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment| 1,960 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 17.54[1]
Color(s)|  Red
White
Columbia Blue
Athletics conference| East Valley League
CIF Los Angeles City Section
Nickname| Vikings
Website| Official website

James Monroe High School (JMHS), at 9229 Haskell Avenue in North Hills, California, is a public high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is home to Small Learning Communities (SLCs) and two magnet schools. Its mascot is the Viking.

## History

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The school opened in the fall of 1958.[2]

The team name Vikings was selected by a student leadership class, as were the school colors and song. The Multipurpose room was named Odin's Hall, and the Annual was named "Valhalla".

It was in the Los Angeles City High School District until 1961, when it merged into LAUSD.[3]

In 2004, five drop-out students including future rapper Hopsin were arrested for vandalizing James Monroe High School property, which was intended to be a school prank. They were later all charged and held on $20,000 bail.[4]

The opening of Panorama High School in October 2006[5] relieved overcrowding at JMHS.[6]

In 2010, it was ranked 420 in Newsweek's list of U.S. high schools.[7]

## Smaller Learning Communities (SLCs)

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* 9th Grade Academy
* ARMY JROTC program called the Viking Battalion
* Arts, Media, & Entertainment
* Public Service (Fire Academy)
* Engineering & Design (including the Monroe SAS)[8]
* Magnet (Law & Government and Police Academy)

## School for Advanced Studies (SAS)

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The Monroe School for Advanced Studies, formed in 2001, belongs to the larger SLC of Engineering & Design.

## Magnet schools

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The school offers two Magnet programs to prepare students to pursue careers in law, police science, criminology, forensics, and related fields.

### Monroe Law and Government Magnet

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* Established in 1991
* Activities like mock trials, debate team, internships, Junior Statesmen of America membership, and invitations to events by local politicians
* Graduates accepted at top universities including Harvard, Stanford, Yale, USC, UC Berkeley, UCLA

### Monroe Police Academy Magnet

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* Established in 1996
* Special physical education class with obstacle course
* Student immersion in career opportunities in a range of law enforcement related fields[9]

## Mock trial competitions

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Because of the Law and Government Magnet, Monroe has its own courtroom. It has a mock trial team that competes in the Los Angeles County Mock Trial Competition run by the Constitutional Rights Foundation, where about 80 schools compete each year. From 2002 to 2007, Monroe reached the semifinals four times, and the quarterfinals two times. In 2008, it reached the finals but lost to Gabrielino High.[10] In 2009, Monroe once again took 2nd place, losing by .76% to Louisville High School, a private all-girls school.[11]

## Notable alumni

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* Angelyne – model and Los Angeles icon
* Meredith Baxter – actress, producer (briefly attended during her sophomore year)[12]
* Guy Benjamin – NFL quarterback for the Dolphins, Saints, and 49ers
* Brandon Browner – NFL player for the Seahawks, Patriots and Saints
* Larry Cedar – TV character actor
* Doug DeCinces – former Major League Baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles and California Angels
* Dan Eller - professor
* John Ennis – former Major League Baseball player
* Jon V. Ferrara – computer software entrepreneur, CEO Nimble Inc., co-founder of GoldMine CRM,[13][14] one of the early pioneers in Contact Management, Sales Force Automation (SFA) & Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software
* Hopsin – rapper
* Jimmy Keegan – drummer for Spock's Beard, Santana and Kenny Loggins
* Lori Lively – actress and older sister of Blake Lively and Jason Lively
* Wayne Massey – actor, recording artist, musician, music producer, CEO; varsity baseball pitcher for Monroe and drafted by Los Angeles Angels
* Kevin Mitnick – computer security consultant and convicted hacker[15]
* William T. Perkins, Jr. – Medal of Honor recipient, Vietnam War, 1967
* Gary M. Rose – Medal of Honor recipient, Vietnam War, 1970
* Kerry Rossall – stuntman and actor
* Sharon Shapiro – gymnast
* Steve Wapnick – former Major League Baseball player
* Ron Wasserman – award-winning television composer, songwriter and producer
* Debra Winger – Academy Award-nominated actress

## References

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1. ^ a b c "James Monroe High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
2. ^ "LAUSD School Profile". Search.lausd.k12.ca.us. September 16, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
3. ^ "Los Angeles City School District". Los Angeles Unified School District. Archived from the original on 1998-02-07. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
4. ^ Sciaudone, Christiana (June 29, 2004). "5 Held in School Vandalism". Retrieved April 15, 2022 - via LA Times.
5. ^ "Project Details". Laschools.org. February 26, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
6. ^ "LAUSD Cuts Ribbon on Panorama High School". Laschools.org. November 6, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
7. ^ "Ranking of Monroe". Newsweek. 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
8. ^ Kaufman, Ellis (February 19, 2008). "Banners Proclaim Small Learning Communities at Monroe High School". www.lausd.net/SLC_Schools/index.html. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
9. ^ Lin, C.J (November 11, 2011). "Teens take cop lessons". Daily News. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
10. ^ Knoll, Corina (December 6, 2008). "Gabrielino High wins mock trial". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
11. ^ Khan, Amina (December 9, 2009). "L.A. County mock trial competition stirs real emotions". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
12. ^ Baxter, Meredith (2011). Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering. Random House LLC. p. 34.
13. ^ Kaplan, Karen (September 16, 1998). "The View Is Just Fine at GoldMine Software". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
14. ^ Vrana, Debora (April 19, 1999). "Colorado Firm Lays Claim to GoldMine". Los Angeles. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
15. ^ Mitnick, Kevin (2011). Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-03770-9.

## External links

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