James Monroe High School (California)

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James Monroe High School
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James Monroe High School (California)
9229 Haskell Avenue

North Hills
,
California
91343

United States
Coordinates 34°14′18″N118°28′37″W / 34.2384°N 118.4770°W / 34.2384; -118.4770
Information
Type Public high school
Established1958;66 years ago (1958)
School districtLos Angeles Unified School District
PrincipalMathew Diamond
Teaching staff93.84 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment2,071 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio22.07 [1]
Color(s)  Red
  White
  Columbia Blue
Athletics conferenceEast 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.

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History

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)

School for Advanced Studies (SAS)

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

Magnet schools

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

Monroe Police Academy Magnet

Mock trial competitions

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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  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.
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  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.
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