Huntington Park High School is located in Huntington Park, CA and is one of 824 schools in Los Angeles Unified School District. It is a public school that serves 4243 students in grades 9-12.
The school serves the cities of Huntington Park and
VernonVernon is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The resident population was 91 at the 2000 census. It has the smallest population of any incorporated city in Southern California; most of the city's land area is occupied by industrial facilities...
and the unincorporated community of
Walnut ParkWalnut Park is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 16,180 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Walnut Park is located at ....
; some sections of Huntington Park and
MaywoodMaywood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. In terms of area, Maywood is the third-smallest incorporated city in Los Angeles County, as it is slightly larger than Hawaiian Gardens, the smallest, and Cudahy, the second-smallest. The population was about 29,984 on January 1,...
are jointly zoned to Huntington Park and
Bell High SchoolBell High school is a secondary school in Bell, California, United States.The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of District 6 of the Los Angeles Unified School District....
in
BellBell is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 36,664 at the 2000 census.Bell is located on the west bank of the Los Angeles River and is situated north of South Gate...
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Huntington Park High School is located in Huntington Park, CA and is one of 824 schools in Los Angeles Unified School District. It is a public school that serves 4243 students in grades 9-12.
The school serves the cities of Huntington Park and
VernonVernon is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The resident population was 91 at the 2000 census. It has the smallest population of any incorporated city in Southern California; most of the city's land area is occupied by industrial facilities...
and the unincorporated community of
Walnut ParkWalnut Park is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 16,180 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Walnut Park is located at ....
; some sections of Huntington Park and
MaywoodMaywood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. In terms of area, Maywood is the third-smallest incorporated city in Los Angeles County, as it is slightly larger than Hawaiian Gardens, the smallest, and Cudahy, the second-smallest. The population was about 29,984 on January 1,...
are jointly zoned to Huntington Park and
Bell High SchoolBell High school is a secondary school in Bell, California, United States.The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of District 6 of the Los Angeles Unified School District....
in
BellBell is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 36,664 at the 2000 census.Bell is located on the west bank of the Los Angeles River and is situated north of South Gate...
. The Schools colors are Orange and Gray. The official mascot is the Spartan. Huntington Park's School Rival is
Bell High SchoolBell High school is a secondary school in Bell, California, United States.The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of District 6 of the Los Angeles Unified School District....
. The official student paper is the Spartan Shield.
History
The First Grammar School was initially built in 1904. The election was held with 21 registered voters casting ballots. The district was established in 1905, and the first school opened in a 12' board shack, with 13 students of all ages. The families of the students chipped in to hire a young high school girl as teacher, at a monthly fee of $50.
Huntington Park Union High School District was organized in 1909.
The cornerstone for the first high school building was laid on December 2, 1909, and the first commencement exercise was held there on June 17, 1910, with Miss Olive Petties being the single graduating student.
The same group of pioneer leaders, who seemed to be involved in all the progressive actions of the early years, went on to expand the district, to build two more high schools, Bell and South Gate, both of which were then in the Huntington Park Union High School District, and several grammar schools.
The District gained a reputation as one of the finest independent school districts in California prior to 1932, when it was consolidated with the Los Angeles City School District.
In January, 1932, Huntington Park Union High School District, as a political entity, passed out of existence. The Huntington Park Union High School now became a unit of the Los Angeles City school system, and its official name became Huntington Park High School.
The school itself went through two crisises. The First building was burned down On Oct.11, 1911. The second building was wrecked by the violent earthquake Of March 10, 1933.
Huntington Park is now Still Standing, and prepares to celebrate its Centennial Anniversary Festivities(1909-2009).
In 2005,
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opened, relieving Huntington Park.
In 2006, Maywood Academy High School opened. The project page describes the school, a non-zoned magnet school, to have relieved Huntington Park.
The school will be relieved when South Region High School 7 opens in Huntington Park in 2011.
Renovation has begun on Reeder Field on the campus of HPHS. The Spartans will play on field turf in 2009. Home opener is scheduled for Saturday Sept. 12th, 2009 @ 5:00pm vs. Lincoln HS
Demographics
As of the school year 2008-09, there were a total of 4,312 students attending the high school.
Students by Ethnicity:
Hispanic 98 %
Multiple or No Response < 1 %
Black < 1 %
Asian < 1 %
White < 1 %
Filipino < 1 %
American Indian/Alaskan Native < 1 %
Students by Gender:
Male 52%
Female 48%
Alma Mater
On her green stands HP High School
‘Neath fair skies of blue.
May she ever stand so proudly
Glorious to view.
Lift the chorus, speed it onward
Over hill and dale
Hail to thee, our alma mater,
HP hail, all hail!
Through her halls the memories linger
Of our high school days,
Comradeship and love and courage,
Loyalty and praise.
Blest by love of all her children,
None will her betray.
See her colors proudly waving,
Hail the Orange and Gray!
HP vs. Bell
The Rivalry between Huntington Park vs. Bell has been going on for many years now. Every year in football the winner gets to take the rivalry trophy home. The battle to prove who's the best started ever since 1936, when HP first took it home. Although Huntington Park has gone through many ups and downs, it has been a tradition not to give up and show those eagles what the mighty, mighty spartans are made of.
Sports
- HPHS competes with neighboring schools Bell, South Gate, Southeast, Jordan, James A. Garfield & Roosevelt High School's.
- Football
Football is the name of several similar team sports, all of which involve kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a goal. The most popular of these sports worldwide is association football, more commonly known as just "football" or "soccer"...
- Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
- Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond...
- Softball
Softball is a team sport popular especially in the United States. It is a direct descendant of baseball. Some key differences between softball and baseball are that softballs are larger than baseballs, and pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand. Softball was invented by George Hancock...
- Tennis
Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court....
- Wrestling
Scholastic wrestling is the style of amateur wrestling practiced at the high school and middle school level in the United States. The wrestling style is essentially collegiate wrestling, with some slight modifications...
- Volleyball
Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules...
- Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin that is played using a small solid rubber ball and a long-handled racquet called a crosse or lacrosse stick. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose netting that is designed to hold the lacrosse ball...
- Cross Country
Cross country can refer to:Sports* Cross country running, a sport in which teams of runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain* Cross-country skiing, a winter sport for skiing* Cross-country cycling...
- Swimming
The aquatic sport of swimming involves competition amongst participants to be the fastest over a given distance under self propulsion.The different events include 25, 50, 100, 200, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly, the 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, 500, 800, 1000, 1500, and 1650 free and the 100,...
- Water Polo
Water polo is a team water sport. It is the oldest continuous Olympic team sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper with a maximum of six substitutes. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Gameplay involves swimming, players passing the ball...
Academics
- California Scholarship Federation Program
ASB
The HPHS Leadership Class is the Government of the School. They develop unity of action, teach the value of democracy, provide a spirit of cooperation, encourage the environment and complete development of the individual student, help to maintain discipline and promote good citizenship within the school community, do ordain and establish the costitution from the Associated Student Body of Huntington Park High School.
El Recuerdo
The HPHS Yearbook Class captures the moments and feelings through out the whole school year. The Yearbook class has the responsibilty to serve as a newspaper, a magazine, a history book, a reference guide, and scrapebook. While most students move on and wait for the next school activity, yearbook students dedicate themselves to designe a perfect yearbook layout. They put all the pieces together from different school events, activities, and games as if it was to be a puzzle. They leave the treasure that is known as "El Recuerdo" (memories), and will be there to be looked at for many, many years to come...
Spartans E-Unit
The Spartans E-Unit consists of the Marching Band, Color Guard, and Shields groups at HPHS. Due to their excellent performances on football games, competitions, and parades, they are very well known. Every year they happen to put on a show, that leaves the crowd cheering and anticipating their next performance. On December 2008, they won Champions at the LAUSD Competition. Now they have the banner to use for one whole year.
Huntington Park Football
Huntington Park High football is a tradition of guts and glory that extends beyond understanding. It is in our blood, our families, our heritage. It is a mindset of never giving up and always expecting victory. It is memories of dirt, tackles, runs, passes, and friendships that players never forget. It is a trust among men that is never broken and never taken for granted. It is a fellowship of few.
It is called a game but it is so much more. It breathes its own life and teaches life's lessons to players, fans, and coaches. It requires a commitment from all to succeed in victory. It requires a character of men that is never tarnished to reach the highest goals. It requires class to achieve the goals and continue on with respect and honor.
SLC's
- Business, Technology, and Sucess
- Future Teachers
- Slam 16
- Visual and performing arts
and much more...
Famous students & teachers
- Tom Hamilton
- Leon Leyson, shop teacher, and also was the youngest person named on Schindler's List.
- Tex Winter
Morice Fredrick "Tex" Winter is an American basketball coach and innovator of the triangle offense.Tex Winter attended Huntington Park High School and went on to graduate from the University of Southern California in 1947, where he learned the triangle offense from Sam Barry...
(Basketball Coach)
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