Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles)

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Alexander Hamilton High School
Hamilton High School LAUSD Entrance.jpg
Address
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2955 South Robertson Boulevard

Los Angeles
,
California
90034

United States
Coordinates34°02′00″N 118°23′23″W / 34.033451°N 118.389667°W / 34.033451; -118.389667Coordinates: 34°02′00″N 118°23′23″W / 34.033451°N 118.389667°W / 34.033451; -118.389667
Information
TypePublic
Established1931
PrincipalBrenda Pensamiento
Teaching staff111.00 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment2,602 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio23.44[1]
Color(s)Green and White
Athletics conferenceCIF Los Angeles City Section
Western League
Team nameYankees
NewspaperThe Federalist
WebsiteHome page of Hamilton High School

Alexander Hamilton High School, also known Hamilton High School[2] or Hamilton,[3] is a public high school in the Castle Heights neighborhood within the Westside of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is in the Los Angeles Unified School District. It was established in 1931.

History[]

Alexander Hamilton High School opened in Fall 1931, with Thomas Hughes Elson as the principal.[4] It was designed by architects John C. Austin and Frederick C. Ashley. The three-story administration building held the administration, library, and science departments and 24 classrooms. Other buildings were a manual training building, another for physical training, and a fourth for the cafeteria and "domestic science." The capacity would be 1000, with plans permitting increasing to 2500. Building costs were $125,000 for the land, $400,000 for the structure, and $200,000 for equipment.[5] Built in the Northern Italian Renaissance style, multicolored and patterned brickwork, elaborate cast stone decoration, and a bell tower clad in verdigris copper distinguish the building.[6]

Austin and Ashley later designed Hamilton's $100,000, six-room, auditorium, Waidelich Hall[7] which opened on April 20, 1937.[8] The hall was named after Arthur George Waidelich, the second principal at the school.[9] On February 21, 1989, the auditorium was renamed the Norman J. Pattiz Concert Hall.[10] A brass plaque made by the industrial arts department to commemorate the 1937 dedication was removed during renovation.[citation needed]

Early photographs from the school's archives show the campus in its pre-World War II state, with only the main building completed. The photos show dozens of 1920s and 30s cars parked along Robertson Boulevard in front of the school. The bell tower still exists today, but no longer houses a working bell.

Today, there exists Brown Hall (which houses administrative offices, the library, and classrooms and is named in honor of Walker Brown, Principal (1940–1956),[11] the lab building, the tech building, the humanities building, the music building, and other structures. There is a large theater hall, named Norman J. Pattiz Concert Hall,[10] a cafeteria, two gym buildings (boys' and girls'), and a workshop building. On the west part of the campus is Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Distribution Station 20 and Cheviot Hills High School, a continuation school. The athletic fields include Al Michaels Field (a football and track stadium named for sportscaster Al Michaels, Hamilton's famous alum) and a community garden, the Hami Garden. The Hami Garden was a joint project funded by the South Robertson Neighborhood Council and the Hami High Environmental Club in 2009. It is maintained by community members and Hamilton High School students.

Alexander Hamilton High School was in the Los Angeles City High School District until 1961, when it merged into LAUSD.[12]

In 1932, its attendance boundaries extended as far north as Mulholland Highway.[13] In fall 2007, some neighborhoods zoned to Hamilton were rezoned to Venice High School.[14]

Demographics[]

As of 2019–2020, there were 2,586 students enrolled at Hamilton High School.[1]

Enrollment by race/ethnicity:

Enrollment by race/ethnicity at Hamilton High School

  American Indians/Alaska Natives (0.309%)
  Asian (4.952%)
  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (0.193%)
  African American (25.947%)
  Hispanic (51.585%)
  White (15.390%)
  Multiracial (1.624%)

Enrollment by gender:

Enrollment by gender at Hamilton High School

  Male (46.249%)
  Female (53.751%)

Extracurricular activities[]

Academy of Music and Performing Arts[]

Composer Marion Vree taught music and directed the chorus at Hamilton during the 1950s.[15]

The Music Academy gained national attention in June of 2002 when the Disney Channel premiered the reality TV show Totally in Tune, which chronicled members of the Academy's Symphony Orchestra.

The Music Academy is a Grammy-recognized school.[16]

Misconduct[]

Vance Miller[]

On February 3, 2012, the Los Angeles Times reported that the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District was seeking the dismissal of Vance Miller, a music teacher at Hamilton High School, after two former students alleged that Miller had sex with them while they were attending the school.[3] Miller was on paid leave since the uncovering of the allegations in 2010, but a new superintendent was appointed in 2011, who told the L.A. Times that "I act on cases when they are brought to my attention or I know about them," continuing that "I am not interested in all the legal-process crap and far more interested in youths' rights."[3] One student alleges that between 1995 and 1998, he felt confused about his sexuality, and Miller's counseling about his home life and identity brought them closer together until he "coveted Vance Miller's attention". The student alleges that the relationship quickly became sexual, and that he had observed Miller engaging in other inappropriate behaviors with other students, such as "kissing students on the lips during class", "rubbing up against students in class", and "taking students one on one to a local gym and showering naked with them".[3]

The two students filed a lawsuit against Miller for damages in April 2011. The lawsuit was settled out of court in 2015.[17][18]

Barry Smolin[]

On April 27, 2021, a woman filed a lawsuit under the name "Jane Doe" against the Los Angeles Unified School District and Barry Smolin, an English teacher at Hamilton High School.[19] The lawsuit accused Smolin of sexually assaulting and grooming a minor student and accusing the district of inadequately responding to the abuse. The complaint alleges that Smolin began giving her special attention when she was a freshman at Hamilton High School, giving her music, books, and eventually alcohol and drugs. The lawsuit then alleges that the attention escalated into a physical and sexual relationship by the time she was a senior. The complaint argues that other students and adults knew about their relationship, referring to it as "a worst-kept secret at Hamilton". In particular, the complaint contends that a teacher walked in on them, writing that "Smolin literally threw plaintiff off of him and onto the seat next to him".[19] The plaintiff also accused one other teacher of being aware of the abuse.[19][20] Smolin has not issued a response to these allegations.[20]

Notable people[]

Alumni[]

Film and television[]

  • Lizzy Caplan, actress[21]
  • David Cassidy, actor and musician (attended, didn't graduate)[22]
  • Jackie Cruz, actress[23]
  • Kaitlin Doubleday, actress[24]
  • Brian Austin Green, actor
  • Rita Hayworth, actress[25]
  • Emile Hirsch, actor[26]
  • Bruce Kimmel, actor, director, and writer[27]
  • Shia LaBeouf, actor[28]
  • Alex D. Linz, actor
  • Tommy "Tiny" Lister, actor
  • Darris Love, actor
  • William Margold, adult film actor and director
  • Bill Mumy, actor
  • Marc Norman, screenwriter
  • Randall Park, actor, comedian, and writer
  • Paula Patton, actress[29]
  • Michelle Phillips, actress, singer
  • Kyla Pratt, actress
  • Michael Preece, film and television director, script supervisor, producer, and actor
  • Roger Pulvers, playwright, theatre director and translator in Japan and Australia[30]
  • Nikki Reed, actress
  • Robert Ri'chard, actor
  • Joni Robbins, voice-over actress
  • Steven Robman, director and producer
  • Will Rothhaar, actor
  • Gwen Verdon, film and Broadway actress

Law[]

  • Evan Freed, attorney, photographer of Robert F. Kennedy presidential campaign, 1968
  • William Ginsburg, attorney who represented Monica Lewinsky during investigations into her relationship with President Clinton
  • Robert Shapiro, one of the defense lawyers in the O. J. Simpson murder case

Literature[]

  • Albert Boime, author and academic historian[31]
  • Sikivu Hutchinson, author and feminist educator[32]
  • Adam Kirsch, author, journalist, and critic[33]
  • Olympia LePoint, author and rocket scientist[34][35]
  • Walter Mosley, author[36]
  • Joel Siegel, author and critic on ABC television[37]

Music[]

  • Wil-Dog Abers, singer for Ozomatli
  • Fiona Apple, singer-songwriter (sophomore year only)[38]
  • Kevin Bivona, musician and audio engineer
  • Warryn Campbell, music producer
  • Reeve Carney, singer-songwriter and actor[39]
  • Billy Childs, pianist and composer
  • Julian Coryell, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer
  • Eligh, rapper, producer
  • Mike Elizondo, bassist and producer[40]
  • Joel Grey, singer and actor[41]
  • Jordan Hill, singer
  • Anna Homler, visual, performance and vocal artist
  • Robert Hurwitz, former president of Nonesuch Records
  • Nipsey Hussle, rapper
  • Abe Laboriel, Jr., drummer[40]
  • Howard Leese, guitarist
  • Jeff Long, bassist
  • Mann, rapper
  • Murs, rapper
  • Omarion, singer
  • Mimi Page, recording artist, songwriter, producer, and composer
  • Ariel Rechtshaid, music producer, composer, and musician
  • Daniel Rossen, guitarist
  • Scarub, rapper, producer[42]
  • Jon Schwartz, drummer
  • Stu Segall, producer and director[43]
  • Shade Sheist, recording artist, songwriter, producer, actor[44]
  • Stew, composer
  • Houston Summers, singer[45]
  • Syd, singer
  • Elle Varner, singer
  • Kamasi Washington, jazz saxophonist

Sports[]

Politics[]

Other[]

Faculty[]

  • Barry Smolin, singer-songwriter, radio host, and author; teaches English[2][3]
  • Marion Vree, composer, arranger; taught music[15]

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