Hawthorne High School (California)

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Hawthorne High School
Location
Hawthorne High School (California)
4859 W. El Segundo Blvd.
Hawthorne, California
Coordinates 33°55′2.22″N118°21′47.27″W / 33.9172833°N 118.3631306°W / 33.9172833; -118.3631306
Information
Type Public
Motto Mens sana in corpore sano
A sound mind in a sound body
Established1951
Staff80.09 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1685 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio21.04 [1]
Color(s)Scarlet and gold   
Athletics conference CIF Southern Section
Ocean League
Nickname Cougars
Website http://www.hhscougars.org/

Hawthorne High School is a public high school located in Hawthorne, California, within the Centinela Valley Union High School District. It opened in 1951 with 9th and 10th grades. The first graduating senior class was that of 1954. It is most notable for its association with The Beach Boys, whose original members Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, and Al Jardine attended the school. Coincidentally, Olivia Trinidad Arias, who later became Olivia Harrison (George Harrison’s wife), also attended; she graduated in 1965.

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Hawthorne High School is a cross-town rival with Leuzinger High School.[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

Athletes

Musical artists

Other

On-campus violence

The school has dealt with issues of race- related as well as gang-related fighting on campus in the past. [3] In March 2007, gang-related fighting during lunchtime resulted in police officers from several law enforcement agencies entering the school with riot helmets and pepper spray. The school was subsequently shut down for the remainder of the day. [4] Other gang-related issues continue to plague the school with sporadic on-campus fighting more recently. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hawthorne High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". Hank Lawson. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Students Riot at Hawthorne High School : Racism Is Alleged as Teen-Agers Loot Stores, Damage Cars". Los Angeles Times. March 5, 1990. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Hawthorne High quiet after brawl". Los Angeles Times . March 10, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Hawthorne Police meet with Tongan Community at Dinner". dailybreeze.com. June 15, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
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