Woodrow Wilson High School (Los Angeles, California)

Woodrow Wilson High School
Once a Mule, Always a Mule
Location
4500 Multnomah St Los Angeles, California 90032
Information
Type	Public
Established	1937
School district	Los Angeles Unified School District
Principal	Ursula Rosin
Staff	45
Faculty	135
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1500
Color(s)	Navy Blue, Vegas Gold & White
Athletics	Baseball, Football, Boys & Girls Soccer, Softball, Track & Field, Cross Country, Boys & Girls Basketball, Cheer, Drill Team, Boys & Girls Tennis, Boys & Girls Volleyball
Athletics conference	Northern League, Los Angeles City Section CIF
Mascot	Mighty Mule (Seymour)
Rivals	Abraham Lincoln High School, Benjamin Franklin High School
Website	Official website

Woodrow Wilson High School is a Los Angeles Unified School District high school in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Since the year 1970, its location has been 4500 Multnomah Street in Los Angeles atop Ascot Hills. The school serves El Sereno, and University Hills, not to mention areas of City Terrace and Ramona Gardens.^{[citation needed]}

Wilson High, with an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students, is one of six high schools under the direct supervision of LAUSD Local District 5. The school colors are Navy Blue, Vegas Gold and White, the school's mascot is a Mule (Seymour). Historic note: One of Wilson's alumni went on to fame in the NFL, Ben Davidson. He played for the Oakland Raiders, but never played football for Wilson; he was on the basketball team.

History

The new Wilson High School opened in 1970.

In 1970, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School moved to its new campus on top of Multnomah Avenue. On a clear day, you can see Catalina Island to the south and Mt. Baldy to the north. Once Wilson opened its new doors, it became the major landmark of El Sereno. Woodrow Wilson Senior High School was designed by a famous California architect named Paul Williams. Wilson was the first LAUSD School to implement multi-floored buildings equipped with elevators and escalators to accommodate disabled students. Athletics and academics have always been a pivotal part of a student's life at Wilson.

Wilson High School has had problems with overcrowding. As with most inner-city public schools, the large influx of the student population has been a cause of concern for administrators and parents alike. With a set capacity prescribed almost 40 years ago when Wilson was built, this past decade has been a struggle for students as their educational experience is amid overcrowded classrooms and under staffed faculty.

In 2007 Wilson High School celebrated their 70th anniversary. In 2012 Wilson will be celebrating the 75th anniversary.

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Leadership School Presidents 2011-2012 ---------------------------------

ASB PRESIDENT: Kaydence Lee

ASB VP: Ashley Quan

SENIOR PRESIDENT: Gissell Garcia

SENIOR VP: Jay R Sandoval

JUNIOR PRESIDENT: Pedro Trigueros

JUNIOR VP: Kevin De Leon

SOPHOMORE PRESIDENT: Alexis Sicairos

SOPHOMORE VP: Larissa Medina

FRESHMAN PRESIDENT: TBA

FRESHMAN VP: TBA

Performance and demographics statistics

The school's graduation rate for 2004-2005 was 61.7%. [1] The school's California API score was 562 for 2006, and of its student population, 77% are in a Free or Reduced Lunch program and 30% are designated as English Learners. 8% of the students participate in a GATE program. The student body is 93% Hispanic, 4.8% Asian, 1.5% black, 0.5% white and 0.2% Native American. The API score of the 2009 - 2010 school year was 615 and jump up to 637 the following year. [2][3]

Academic Performance Index (API)

API for High Schools in the LAUSD District 5 and local small public charter high schools in the East Los Angeles region.

School	2007	2008
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts	831	840
Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School	807	818
Marc and Eva Stern Math and Science School	718	792
Abraham Lincoln High School	594	609
James A. Garfield High School	553	597
Woodrow Wilson High School	582	585
Theodore Roosevelt High School	557	551
Thomas Jefferson High School	457	516
Santee Education Complex		502

The Hitching Post

The Hitching Post is a bi-monthly publication by the Journalism class.

Wilson's newspaper has been around since around 1941, but the name has been changed several times, thus the confusion in the number of volumes printed so far.

Advanced Placement program

Students are accepted into the Advanced Placement Program and individual advanced placement classes based on faculty and counselor recommendations. A student may be admitted into an AP class by request or if the AP instructor has approved the request. These are the current courses offered by Wilson^{[citation needed]}:

• AP Biology
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Chemistry
• AP English Language
• AP English Literature
• AP Environmental Science
• AP French
• AP Government
• AP Microeconomics
• AP Physics
• AP Spanish Language
• AP Spanish Literature
• AP Statistics
• AP U. S. History