Bell High School (California)
Bell High School | |
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Address | |
4328 Bell Avenue , , 90201 United States | |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Honor Lies In Honest Toil |
Established | October 23, 1925 |
School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
Principal | Felipe Barragan |
Teaching staff | 98.85 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 3,322 (2020-21)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 24.23[1] |
Color(s) | Purple Gold |
Mascot | The Eagle |
Rival | Huntington Park High School[2] |
Newspaper | The Bell Chimes |
Website | www |
Bell High School is a public high 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. Bell High’s motto is "Honor lies in honest toil", its mascot is the eagle, and the school colors are purple and gold. They are rivals with the Huntington Park Spartans.
The school serves several municipalities.[3] The school serves the cities of Bell,[4] Cudahy,[5] and Maywood,[6] and it serves portions of Huntington Park and portions of Vernon.[7][8] Some portions of Huntington Park and Maywood are jointly zoned to both Bell High School and Huntington Park High School.[6][7]
History
Bell High School began as the Bell Unit of the Huntington Park Union High School, and opened with two classes, freshmen and sophomores. There were 14 teachers and 325 students. Mr. Claude L. Reeves, a graduate from USC, was the first principal of Bell High School and he remained until 1939.
It was in the Los Angeles City High School District until 1961, when it merged into LAUSD.[9]
Located in the Southeastern section of Los Angeles County, Bell High School is a comprehensive high school (grades 9-12) serving 5,375 (2006–2007) students from the tri-communities of Bell, Cudahy, and Maywood. One of six high schools in Local District 6, and one of forty-nine comprehensive high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, Bell High School opened its doors in 1925 for 800 students.
In 2005, South East High School in South Gate opened, relieving Bell. In 2006, Maywood Academy High School opened.
Sports
-Bell High School usually competes with neighboring schools
- Football
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Baseball
- Tennis
- Wrestling
- Volleyball
- United States Academic Decathlon
- Softball
- Cross-Country
- Track & Field
- Cheerleading
- Marching band
- Short Flags
- Color Guard
- Swimming
Activities
The Bell High Marching Eagles consists of the Marching Band, Color Guard, Short Flags and Shields groups at Bell High School. They are known as "The Pride of the Southeast" of the southeast Los Angeles Area.
Notable alumni
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2021) |
- Tom Araya, singer/Bassist, Slayer
- B-Real, rapper, Cypress Hill
- MLB player (San Francisco Giants)
- Tony Campos, bassist, "Static-X"
- John Ferraro , U.S. politician
- George Gascón, U.S. politician, prosecutor, policeman[10]
- Kansas City Athletics)
- Mike Henry, NFL Linebacker, Actor (M*A*S*H)
- Anwar Jibawi, Actor/YouTuber
- MLB player (New York Yankees)
- Washington Senators, Kansas City Royals)
- Stan Kenton, jazz Musician
- Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels)
- MLB coach (Atlanta Braves)
- Cleveland Indians)
- Mellow Man Ace, rapper
- MLB player (Pittsburgh Pirates)
- Ruben Quesada, writer and community organizer
- Larry Ramos, The New Christy Minstrels & The Association, singer/musician
- Miguel "Meegs" Rascon, guitarist, "Coal Chamber"
- Washington Senators, Chicago Cubs)
- Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, cartoonist and hot-rod icon
- MLB player (Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox)
- Sen Dog, rapper, Cypress Hill
- Dennis Cleveland Stewart, Actor/Dancer
- Leon White, professional wrestler known as Big Van Vader
- MLB player (Oakland Athletics)
References
- ^ a b c "Bell Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ Mario Villegas , A 'Classic' for many reasons, ESPN Los Angeles, November 4, 2010
- ^ "Proposed Changes to South East HS Area Schools." Los Angeles Unified School District. Retrieved on June 24, 2010.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 2, 2010.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 2, 2010.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 2, 2010.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 2, 2010.
- ^ "Zoning Map." City of Vernon. Retrieved on June 2, 2010.
- ^ "Los Angeles City School District". Los Angeles Unified School District. Archived from the original on 1998-02-07. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "He Said No to Naysayers". Los Angeles Times. 2004-06-04. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-17.