Helen Bernstein High School
| Helen Bernstein High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1309 N. Wilton Place Hollywood, California, 90028  United States |
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| Established | 2008 |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Principal | Ms. Angela Hewlett-Bloch |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Classrooms | 78 |
| Campus size | 12.4 acres (50,000 m2) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| School Color(s) | Royal Blue, Black, and White |
| Athletics | CIF Los Angeles City Section |
| Mascot | Dragon |
| Rivals | Hollywood High school |
| Website | http://www.lausd.net/Bernstein_HS/ |
Helen Bernstein High School is a public high school in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California. The school is named after educational reformer and former president of United Teachers Los Angeles, Helen Bernstein.[1]
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[edit] History
During the planning stages, Helen Bernstein High School was known as Central Los Angeles New High School No. 1 and was planned to help relieve overcrowding at Hollywood and Marshall high schools.[2] It opened in the fall of 2008.
[edit] Campus
Bernstein occupies the former site of the Fox Television Center (formerly Metromedia Square, the longtime home of Fox Television station KTTV). Perkins+Will architects designed the buildings.[3]
[edit] Curriculum
Bernstein High is divided into two smaller learning communities: Arts, Media, and Entertainment (AME) and Business, Technology, and Labor Relations (BTLR). The Academic Performance Excellence (APEX) Academy, a program geared toward at-risk youths, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine (STEM) Academy also operate independently within the school.[4]
[edit] Athletics
The campus is home to the Dragons. Bernstein is home to sports including football, volleyball, track & field, soccer, wrestling, swimming, softball, cross country, drill team, and basketball. Bernstein's track & field's JV boys team were the Southern League champions 2009, 2010, and 2011 going undefeated in all 3 years in league. The JV girls team were the Southern League champions in 2010 and 2011, going undefeated in league both years. The first point that was made in Bernstein football field history was by Bryan Moran. This year Bernstein made history bringing their first varsity league championship title by the Track and Field team. In such few years they have been open; Bernstein has accomplished what many schools in the nation have had in less than five years to bring a title home.
[edit] References
- ^ "Helen Bernstein, 52, Ex-Leader Of Los Angeles Teachers Union". The New York Times. April 9, 1997. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/09/us/helen-bernstein-52-ex-leader-of-los-angeles-teachers-union.html?pagewanted=1. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ^ "Central LA Area New HS #1, 55.98014." Los Angeles Independent School District. Retrieved on February 9, 2009.
- ^ Dickinson, Elizabeth Evitts (April 2008). "L.A.'s Learning Curve". ARCHITECT Magazine. http://www.architectmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=1006&articleID=685631. "In the case of Helen Bernstein High School in Hollywood, Perkins+Will had to design a facility with 2,600 seats on a mere 12.4 acres. The site is bordered by the Hollywood Freeway on one side and an urban neighborhood on the other."
- ^ Mikailian, Arin (2008-10-09). "Officials, Educators Inaugurate New High School". Los Angeles Independent. http://www.laindependent.com/default.asp?&smenu=1&sdetail=4191&wpage=1.
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