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Westchester High School is a high school
High school

High school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides all or part of secondary education. The term originated in Scotland and spread to the New World countries as the high prestige that the Scottish educational system had at the time led several countries to employ Scottish educators to develop the...
 located in Westchester (Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
), USA.

The school's mascot name is The Comets. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles Unified School District is the largest public school system in California. It is the List of the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment in the United States....
.

The high school is located in an oceanside community. The student population has a majority of African-American students from the small LAUSD portion of Inglewood
Inglewood, California

Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles, California. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908....
 and the LAUSD-zoned areas adjacent to Inglewood who are placed in Westchester by LAUSD districting.






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Westchester High School is a high school
High school

High school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides all or part of secondary education. The term originated in Scotland and spread to the New World countries as the high prestige that the Scottish educational system had at the time led several countries to employ Scottish educators to develop the...
 located in Westchester (Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
), USA.

The school's mascot name is The Comets. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles Unified School District is the largest public school system in California. It is the List of the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment in the United States....
.

The high school is located in an oceanside community. The student population has a majority of African-American students from the small LAUSD portion of Inglewood
Inglewood, California

Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles, California. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908....
 and the LAUSD-zoned areas adjacent to Inglewood who are placed in Westchester by LAUSD districting. Westchester, Playa del Rey
Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California

'Playa del Rey' is a beachside community within the city of Los Angeles, California. It has a ZIP code of 90293 and an Area code 310. As of 2005, the district's population was estimated at 8,600....
, Playa Vista, and Fox Hills are within the Westchester High School attendance zone. Some sections of the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of View Park-Windsor Hills
View Park-Windsor Hills, California

View Park-Windsor Hills is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 10,958 at the 2000 census....
 are jointly zoned to Westchester and Crenshaw High School
Crenshaw High School

Crenshaw High School is a secondary school located in South Los Angeles Los Angeles, California.The school first opened in 1968 and currently enrolls an average of 2,600 students....
.

Orville Wright Middle School
Orville Wright Middle School

Orville Wright Middle School is a middle school that is located in Westchester, Los Angeles, California in Los Angeles, California.The campus, built in 1948, was originally the campus of Westchester High School ....
 feeds into Westchester. Westchester is located near St. Bernard High School
St. Bernard High School (Los Angeles, California)

Saint Bernard High School is a four year , co-instructional, Catholic high school located in Playa Del Rey, California, which is in the West Los Angeles area....
.

History

Westchester High School opened to 500 students in September of 1948 at what is now Orville Wright Middle School
Orville Wright Middle School

Orville Wright Middle School is a middle school that is located in Westchester, Los Angeles, California in Los Angeles, California.The campus, built in 1948, was originally the campus of Westchester High School ....
.

Student body

During the 2004-2005 school year, Westchester had 2726 students.
  • 56% were African-American
  • 35% were Hispanic
    Hispanic

    Hispanic is a term that historically denoted relation to the ancient Hispania . During the Modern Era, it took on a more limited meaning relating to the contemporary nation of Spain....
  • 6% were European-American
  • 2% were Asian
    Asian people

    Asian or Asiatic people is a demonym for people from Asia. However, the use of the term varies by country and person, often referring to people from a particular region or subregion of Asia....
  • <0% were Filipino
    Filipino people

    Filipino people refers to an ethnic group in the Philippines, a country in Southeast Asia. The name Filipino was derived from Las Islas Filipinas , the Spanish language name given to the Philippines in the 16th century, by Spanish explorer Ruy L?pez de Villalobos....
  • <0% were Pacific Islander
    Pacific Islander

    Pacific Islander , is a regional geography term to describe the Austronesian people inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia....
    s
  • <0% were Native American
    Indigenous peoples of the Americas

    The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those peoples....
  • <3% were Caucasian
    Caucasian race

    The term Caucasian race has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the indigenous populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia....
For the 2005-2006 school year, LAUSD opened new schools to relieve overcrowding in the district. LAUSD opened two high schools, Southeast High School in South Gate
South Gate, California

South Gate is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. It is part of the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 and the Santee Education Complex
Santee Education Complex

Santee Education Complex is a secondary school located at 1921 South Maple Avenue in Los Angeles, California, California, United States.Santee, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District....
 in Los Angeles. As a result, Westchester's student population dropped to about 1,938 - close to the level of previous years. This was a welcome change for many parents who complained of the overcrowding and disruption caused by busing more students from central Los Angeles to the Westside school.

During the 2005-2006 school year, Westchester had 1938 students.
  • 68% were African-American
  • 25% were Hispanic
    Hispanic

    Hispanic is a term that historically denoted relation to the ancient Hispania . During the Modern Era, it took on a more limited meaning relating to the contemporary nation of Spain....
  • 4% were European-American
  • 2% were Asian
    Asian people

    Asian or Asiatic people is a demonym for people from Asia. However, the use of the term varies by country and person, often referring to people from a particular region or subregion of Asia....
  • <1% were Filipino
    Filipino people

    Filipino people refers to an ethnic group in the Philippines, a country in Southeast Asia. The name Filipino was derived from Las Islas Filipinas , the Spanish language name given to the Philippines in the 16th century, by Spanish explorer Ruy L?pez de Villalobos....
  • <1% were Pacific Islander
    Pacific Islander

    Pacific Islander , is a regional geography term to describe the Austronesian people inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia....
    s
  • <1% were Native American
    Indigenous peoples of the Americas

    The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those peoples....


The Westchester campus also houses an Aerospace Magnet School that enrolled an additional 362 students in the 2005-2006 school year.

For 2005 - 2006, Westchester Aerospace Magnet had 361 students.
  • 55% were African-American
  • 32% were Hispanic
    Hispanic

    Hispanic is a term that historically denoted relation to the ancient Hispania . During the Modern Era, it took on a more limited meaning relating to the contemporary nation of Spain....
  • 9% were European-American
  • 2% were Asian
    Asian people

    Asian or Asiatic people is a demonym for people from Asia. However, the use of the term varies by country and person, often referring to people from a particular region or subregion of Asia....
  • <1% were Filipino
    Filipino people

    Filipino people refers to an ethnic group in the Philippines, a country in Southeast Asia. The name Filipino was derived from Las Islas Filipinas , the Spanish language name given to the Philippines in the 16th century, by Spanish explorer Ruy L?pez de Villalobos....
  • <1% were Pacific Islander
    Pacific Islander

    Pacific Islander , is a regional geography term to describe the Austronesian people inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia....
    s
  • <1% were Native American
    Indigenous peoples of the Americas

    The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those peoples....


Four additional high schools, Arleta
Arleta High School

Arleta High School is a secondary school located on Van Nuys Boulevard in the Arleta, Los Angeles, California section of Los Angeles, California in the San Fernando Valley....
, East Valley
East Valley High School (Los Angeles)

East Valley High School is a secondary school located at 5525 Vineland Avenue in the North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
, Panorama
Panorama High School

Panorama High School is a secondary school located on Van Nuys Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, California, United States. Panorama, which opened with grades 9, 10, and 11th, is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District....
, and Miguel Contreras Learning Complex
Miguel Contreras Learning Complex

Miguel Contreras Learning Complex is a high school in Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, United States.The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District....
, opened in fall 2006, again decreasing the number of transfer students in many schools.

Sharla Berry, a guest columnist for YES! Magazine who attended Westchester from fall 2002 to summer 2006, stated that the school's different ethnic groups interacted with each other frequently.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Westchester High School include:
  • Hassan Adams
    Hassan Adams

    Hassan Olawale Adams is an United States professional basketball player who plays for KK Vojvodina. He played collegiately at the University of Arizona from 2002 to 2006....
    , professional basketball player
  • Trevor Ariza
    Trevor Ariza

    Trevor Anthony Ariza is an United States basketball player in the National Basketball Association for the Los Angeles Lakers. Primarily a small forward, Ariza is best known for his athleticism and his ability to defend....
    , NBA Player for the Los Angeles Lakers
  • Brian Barton
    Brian Barton

    Brian Deon Barton is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals....
    , MLB player for the St. Louis Cardinals
  • David Bluthenthal
    David Bluthenthal

    David Bluthenthal is a 6' 7" United States-Israeli professional basketball player who currently plays for Le Mans Sarthe Basket in the France Ligue Nationale de Basketball....
    , professional basketball player
  • Brandon Bowman
    Brandon Bowman

    Brandon Kyle Bowman is an United States professional basketball player. A former college basketball player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, he attended Georgetown University and graduated in 2006....
    , basketball player
  • Bobby Brown
    Bobby Brown

    Bobby Brown is a Grammy Award-winning United States contemporary R&B singer-songwriter and dancer. After success in pop group New Edition, Brown began his solo career in 1987 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits, culminating in a Grammy Award....
    , NBA player for the Sacramento Kings
  • Harold Bronson
    Rhino Entertainment

    Rhino Entertainment Company is an United States specialty record label and production company, owned by Warner Music Group....
    , cofounder of Rhino Entertainment.
  • Qiana Chase
    Qiana Chase

    Qiana Chase is an American Model . She was Playboy's Playmate for July 2005.She has appeared in E!'s The Girls Next Door and 50 Cent's "P.I.M.P" music video....
    , Playboy
    Playboy

    Playboy is an American men's magazine, founded in Chicago, Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, with a presence in nearly every medium....
     playmate
  • Lynette Fromme
    Lynette Fromme

    Lynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme is a former member of Charles Manson's "Family," convicted of attempting to assassination U.S. President Gerald Ford in 1975....
    , Manson Family associate
  • Phil Hartman
    Phil Hartman

    Phil Hartman was a Canada-born United Statesn actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic artist. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hartman and his family emigrated to the United States when he was ten....
    , comedian
    Comedian

    A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laughter. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy....
     and actor
    Actor

    An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
  • Tim Hovland, professional volleyball player
  • Amir Johnson
    Amir Johnson

    Amir Jalla Johnson is an United States professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association. He plays the position of power forward ....
    , NBA Player for the Detroit Pistons
  • Anissa Jones
    Anissa Jones

    Mary Anissa Jones was an United States child actress best remembered as "Buffy" on the CBS Situation comedy Family Affair. She died of a drug overdose at the age of 18....
    , actress
    Actor

    An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
  • Howard Kaylan
    Howard Kaylan

    Howard Kaylan is an United States rock and roll musician, best known as a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s band , The Turtles, and "Eddie" of 1970's rock band Flo & Eddie....
    , musician (The Turtles
    The Turtles

    The Turtles are an United States Pop music and folk rock band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, who became notable for numerous Top 40 hits beginning with their cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" , and "Happy Together " ....
    )
  • Regina King
    Regina King

    Regina King is an American film and television actress....
    , actress
  • Patricia Krenwinkel
    Patricia Krenwinkel

    Patricia Dianne Krenwinkel is an United States convicted murderer and a former member of Charles Manson's murderous Commune , known as "The Family"....
    , one of the infamous Manson Family killers
  • Bruce Lemmerman
    Bruce Lemmerman

    Bruce Lemmerman is a former professional American football player. He was a backup quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in 1968 and 1969. He later played in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos....
    , NFL Player for the Atlanta Falcons
  • Nia Long
    Nia Long

    Nitara Carlynn "Nia" Long is an United States actress and occasional music video director. She is best known for her roles in the television series The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air and Third Watch, and the films Soul Food , Love Jones , The Best Man , Big Momma's House, and Are We There Yet?....
    , actress
  • Alan Nickel, musician (The Turtles
    The Turtles

    The Turtles are an United States Pop music and folk rock band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, who became notable for numerous Top 40 hits beginning with their cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" , and "Happy Together " ....
    )
  • Ken Norton Jr., NFL Player for the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers
  • Chuck Portz, musician (The Turtles
    The Turtles

    The Turtles are an United States Pop music and folk rock band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, who became notable for numerous Top 40 hits beginning with their cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" , and "Happy Together " ....
    )
  • Gabe Pruitt
    Gabe Pruitt

    Gabriel Michael Pruitt , commonly referred to as Gabe Pruitt, is an United States professional basketball player with the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics....
    , NBA player
  • Bob Samuelson
    Bob Samuelson

    Robert "Bob" Lewis Samuelson is an United States volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was born in Port Jefferson, New York....
    , professional volleyball player
  • Tim Story, filmmaker
  • Mark Volman
    Mark Volman

    Mark Volman is an United States rock and roll singer, best known as a founding member of the 1960s band The Turtles. At times during his career he has used the pseudonym "The Phlorescent Leech" ....
    , musician (The Turtles
    The Turtles

    The Turtles are an United States Pop music and folk rock band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, who became notable for numerous Top 40 hits beginning with their cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" , and "Happy Together " ....
    )
  • Karyn White
    Karyn White

    Karyn White is a Grammy Award-nominated Dance-pop/Contemporary R&B singer who became popular during the late 1980s....
    , singer
  • Roy Smalley
    Roy Smalley

    Roy Smalley can refer to different people:*Roy Smalley , a MLB shortstop who played in the National League *Roy Smalley , an MLB All-Star shortstop who played in the American League ...
    , professional baseball player


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