Walter Reed Middle School
| Walter Reed Middle School | |
|---|---|
 Walter Reed Middle School | |
| Location | |
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4525 Irvine Avenue Studio City, CA, 91602 Los Angeles , California United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Be safe, Be responsible, Be respectful. Have a nice day. |
| Established | September 1939 |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| President | TBA |
| Dean | Edward Torres |
| Principal | Jeanne Gamba, Dr. Jelin, Mr. Segura |
| Faculty | 70 |
| Grades | 6 - 8 |
| Enrollment | ~1,800 |
| Campus size | Medium |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Green, white |
| Athletics | lacrosse |
| Mascot | Wolves |
| Information | 818-487-7600 |
| Website | Official website |
Walter Reed Middle School is located in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA.[1] Originally called North Hollywood Junior High School, the school was later renamed in honor of U.S. Army Major Walter Reed.
The school is a part of Local District 2 of the Los Angeles Unified School District and feeds into North Hollywood High School. Several areas, including parts of North Hollywood, Valley Village, Studio City and Woodbridge Park, are zoned to Reed.[2]
Academies and electives
The school offers a variety of special academic programs: the Individualized Honors Program (IHP), the School for Advanced Studies (SAS), the Humanities Academy, the Technology and Media Arts Academy, the S.T.E.A.M. Academy, and the Environmental Sciences Academy. IHP was described by Time magazine as "perhaps the most successful junior-high curriculum in the U.S.".[3] Founded in 1971 by William Fitz-Gibbon, the IHP's purpose is to serve the needs of highly gifted children. IHP students are usually one or two levels above average grade math classes. Pre-algebra and algebra are taught in 6th grade, algebra and geometry in 7th grade, and geometry and algebra 2 in 8th grade.
The school has a very active parent body organized under its PTSA.
Gifted program
In 1971, the school established the Individualized Honors Program (IHP) co-founded by William Fitz-Gibbon.[4] The parents who place their children in the program want them to be social peers; the students would otherwise be able to skip middle school and enroll directly in high school or in some cases tertiary education.[5]
Filming
Television shows filmed there include Head of the Class (which was based on Reed's IHP program;[6] one of the actors on the show was an IHP graduate), Growing Pains, 7th Heaven, Parks and Recreation, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, CSI, Malcolm in the Middle, Parenthood, The West Wing and Tell Me You Love Me.
Scenes from movies including Transformers, Joe Dirt, License to Drive, The Shaggy Dog, Role Models, Accepted and Scooby Doo and the Curse of the Lake Monster[citation needed] were also filmed there. In 2006, the fee for one day of filming at an LAUSD school was $2,500.[7]
In the news
At the 2008 Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the façade of Walter Reed Middle School was displayed behind the GOP nominee John McCain as a backdrop to his acceptance speech, raising questions as to why, starting in the blogosphere. Blog posts referring to "Walter Reed Middle School" jumped from roughly 0% in the previous six months to .0325% on the night of the convention, according to the BlogPulse search engine. Although the campaign did not release an official statement, many have speculated that the campaign had intended to display a picture of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the Army's leading medical institution and a facility widely associated with care for Iraq war veterans.[8]
The then principal of Walter Reed Middle School, Donna Tobin, placed a statement on the school's website saying that the school had not given permission for the footage to be used, "nor is the use of our school’s picture an endorsement of any political party or view." [9]
Notable alumni
- Ben Shapiro, political commentator, nationally syndicated columnist, author, radio talk show host and attorney
- Mayim Bialik, actress
- Alyson Hannigan, actress
- Steven Mond, child actor
- Khrystyne Haje, actress
- Rachel Bilson, actress
- Adam Carolla, comedian and radio personality
- Christy Canyon, adult film star
- Morgan Webb, host of the G4 TV show, X-Play
- Brian Austin Green, actor
References
- ^ "Studio City Neighborhood Council Bylaws" (PDF). Studio City Neighborhood Council. 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- Location map[dead link] - ^ Nola Sarkisian-Mille (24 September 2006). "Bradys put this Valley niche on the map". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
- ^ Bowen (24 September 2001), "Launchpad for Superachievers", Time
- ^ Hardy, Terry. "Top of the Class", Los Angeles magazine (education section), Emmis Communications, October 1998, vol. 43, no. 10. ISSN 1522-9149. Start: p. 52. CITED: p. 52.
- ^ Hardy, Terry. "Top of the Class", Los Angeles magazine (education section), Emmis Communications, October 1998, vol. 43, no. 10. ISSN 1522-9149. Start: p. 52. CITED: p. 62.
- ^ Unz, Ron (30 October 2012). "No Quotas, No Elite Public High School". The American Conservative. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
The only long-term consequence of our years of effort [to establish an IHP high school] was that ABC soon created a successful television sitcom called "Head of the Class," which ran from 1986 to 1991 and featured ten ultra-bright students in a public school program called "IHP."
- ^ Kandel, Jason (10 July 2006). "Burbank gives new meaning to 'Film School'" (PDF). Daily News. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) A text version - ^ "McCain Uses Walter Reed Middle School, Not Army Hospital, as Backdrop". September 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ^ "Republican National Convention". September 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
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