- Washington Preparatory High School
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established =1926
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district =Los Angeles Unified School District
grades =9-12
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principal =Dr. Athaur R. Ullah
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mascot =The General
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location =Los Angeles, California
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website = [http://www.washingtonprep.org/]George Washington Preparatory High School is a
secondary school in the Westmont section of unincorporated Los Angeles County,California ,United States that is part of theLos Angeles Unified School District .It was founded in 1926. The school has a
Los Angeles address but is not located in the city limits of Los Angeles.The mascot is the General, an obvious reference to the school's namesake
George Washington . The school colors are red and blue.The school serves many areas in
South Los Angeles and unincorporated areas around South Los Angeles, including Athens, West Athens and Westmont. In addition it serves the LAUSD section of Hawthorne.It was the location for a
1987 TV movie entitled "Hard Lessons" depictingDenzel Washington as the new principal set ridding the school of gang violence, and drugs and restoring educational values to the school.The current principal is Dr. Athaur R. Ullah. Two famous former principals are Dr. George McKenna, whom Denzel Washington portrayed in the movie "Hard Lessons;" and LAUSD Board Member Marguerite LaMotte.
History
This is a great school.
Washington Prep opened in 1927 [http://search.lausd.k12.ca.us/cgi-bin/fccgi.exe?w3exec=school.profile.content&which=8928] .
On
September 19 ,2008 , a 12-year old girl and an 18-year old man received gunshot wounds at the campus. Two other individuals may have been shot. [" [http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local&id=6402868 2 shot at Athens area high school] ." "ABC 7".]It will be relieved when
South Region High School 6 opens in 2011 [http://www.laschools.org/project-status/one-project?project_number=56.40021] .Notable alumni
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Larry Elder , attended freshman year, transferred to nearbyCrenshaw High School , talk show host.
*Hugh McElhenny , class of 1947, former NFL All-Pro running back. 1952 NFL Rookie of the year.
*Bill Walsh, NFL coach, attended freshman year (1947) and transferred to Hayward High School
*Johnny J , Record Producer and close friend ofTupac Shakur
*Eva Pigford , class of 2002, model and actress
*Mark Fields, former NFL linebacker
*James Lofton , former wideout for the Green Bay Packers
*Dennis Northcutt , wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars
*Yo-Yo (rapper) , rapper and actress
*Gil Garcetti , politician
*Stewart Alexander politicianReferences
External links
* [http://www.washingtonprep.org/ Washington Preparatory High School]
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