Marshall Senior High
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John Marshall High School is a public secondary school in Los Angeles, California. The school is part of Local District 4 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Marshall, which serves grades 9 through 12, was named after jurist John Marshall, who served as Chief Justice of the United States for three decades. The school is located at 3939 Tracy Street in the Los Feliz district of the city, northeast of Hollywood. Students at Marshall primarily come from Los Feliz, Atwater Village, East Hollywood, northeastern Koreatown, Elysian Valley, and Silver Lake; some are bussed from overcrowded schools in South Los Angeles and Westlake. Melrose Hill is zoned to Marshall, but most residents of that neighborhood send their children to private schools. Johnny Barrister is the school’s mascot. Since John Marshall was in the legal profession and served as a jurist it was fitting that Marshall’s students be called “Barristers.” The school's service organization is the Continentals. Marshall has currently an enrollment of approximately 4,760 students and a teaching staff of 200. Average Class Size
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Ranking
- State Rank: 2 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 630 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance)
From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.
History
1931 - John Marshall High School first opened its doors on January 26, with approximately twelve hundred students and forty-eight teachers.
The school motto, seal, and colors were selected by the faculty and students. The school motto, Veritas Vincit (Truth Conquers), was an easy choice since this was a favorite sentiment of John Marshall. The school seal shows an open Book of Learning, behind which is projected the scales of justice with Veritas Vincit emblazoned on the bar. Two shades of blue became the official colors of the high school; the moonlight blue of midnight and the sunlight blue of dawn. Since the color blue is symbolic of truth, the choice of colors harmonized with the school's motto. John Montapert and Henry Suykida, two Marshall students who graduated in the Winter Class of 1939, composed "Alma Mater", the official school song.
1971 - Some of Marshall’s buildings were condemned after the Sylmar earthquake that happened that year.
1975 - the Collegiate Gothic Main Building was closed for structural strengthening and all classes moved to temporary bungalows.
1981 - In September, the refurbished Main Building was opened.
1987 & 1995 - The school won the United States Academic Decathlon.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="34.107949" lon="-118.277628" type="map" zoom="17"> 34.107733, -118.277625, 3939 Tracy St
Los Angeles, CA </googlemap>
1] Head north on Griffith Park Blvd toward Angus St.
2] Turn left at St. George St.
3] Turn right at Tracy St.
For more directions and detailed information on the school location, view the map here.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Daniel Harrison - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 96%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 1%
- Average teaching experience: 12 years
- Average teaching in district: 11 years
- First year teachers: 4%
Ethnic Diversity
- 66% Hispanic/Latino
- 13% White
- 10% Filipino
- 7% Asian
- 3% African American
- <1% American Indian/Alaska Native
- <1% Pacific Islander
Parent & Staff Comments
(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)
About the Neighborhood
Los Feliz, also Rancho Los Feliz and Feliz Ranch, is a district of the City of Los Angeles, California. It lies north of East Hollywood and just south of the Santa Monica Mountains, at its feet, between the neighborhoods of Hollywood, and Silver Lake. It is home to Griffith Park and Griffith Observatory which just re-opened after its extensive $93 million renovation, along with the world famous Greek Theatre which many have called the worlds greatest amphitheater, along with The Prospect Studios (formally known as ABC Television Center) is located in the neighborhood at the intersection of Prospect Aveune and Talmadge Street. The area is generally considered to be bordered by Hollywood Boulevard on the south, Hyperion Avenue on the southeast, Griffith Park on the north, the Los Angeles River on the east, and Western Avenue on the west. It is traversed by Los Feliz Boulevard, which separates the wealthy upper class section, located in the hills north of the boulevard, and the more upper-middle and middle class abodes to the south.
The neighborhood has historically been home to movie stars, musicians, other glitterati, and the Hollywood elite.
Famous Alumni List
- Bob Arbogast, legendary Chicago and San Francisco radio DJ.
- Peter Arbogast, Los Angeles-based sportscaster and the school's sports information director; son of Bob Arbogast.
- Michael D. Antonovich, member of Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
- Lyor Cohen, Warner Music Group's (WMG) Chairman and CEO of U.S. Recorded Music.
- Leonardo DiCaprio, actor.
- Heidi Fleiss, Hollywood madam.
- Mike Haynes, NFL Hall of Famer.
- Eddie Hodges, actor.
- David Ho, physician and Time Magazine's 1996 Man of the Year.
- Lance Ito, Los Angeles Superior Court judge famous for the O.J. Simpson trial in 1995.
- Anne-Marie Johnson, television actress.
- Tom LaBonge, member of the Los Angeles City Council.
- Rosemary LaPlanche, Miss America, 1941.
- Carol Lin, CNN broadcaster.
- Kim-Shree Maufas, Commissioner on the San Francisco Board of Education (2006-2010).
- Allan "apl.de.ap" Pineda Lindo, vocalist for the Black Eyed Peas.
- Tim McIntire, actor, American Hot Wax.
- Julie Newmar, actress.
- Andy Reid, NFL head football coach, Philadelphia Eagles.
- Chris Tashima, actor and filmmaker.
- La Monte Young, composer.
School Trivia
- Shots of Marshall have been used for a variety of movies and television series, most notably Mr. Novak, Bachelor Party, Boy Meets World, The Wonder Years, Smart Guy, Sister, Sister, Grosse Pointe Blank, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Can't Hardly Wait, Rebel Without a Cause, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Boston Public, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Cory in the House, Pretty in Pink and Grease.
- The Pharcyde shot their video "Runnin'" inside/outside the Collegiate Gothic Main Building.
- The official John Marshall Academic Decathlon team sports are Hacky Sack and Hallway Rolling-Chair Races, though the latter is not yet recognized as a sport per se.
External Links
- John Marshall High School LAUSD Profile Page
- John Marshall High School Website
- John Marshall High School History
- John Marshall High School Teachers/Staff
- John Marshall High School Academic Policies
- John Marshall High School Administration
- John Marshall High School Senior Calendar
- John Marshall High School Parent Info
- John Marshall High School Statistics
- John Marshall High School Rankings
