Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles)
| Alexander Hamilton High School | |
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| Address | |
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2955 South Robertson Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90034 United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°02′00″N 118°23′23″W / 34.033451°N 118.389667°WCoordinates: 34°02′00″N 118°23′23″W / 34.033451°N 118.389667°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1931 |
| Principal | Brenda Pensamiento |
| Enrollment | 3,022 |
| School color(s) | Green and White |
| Athletics conference |
CIF Los Angeles City Section Western League |
| Mascot | "Yankees" |
| Team name | Yankees |
| Website | Hamilton Home Page |
Alexander Hamilton High School 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.
Hamilton High School opened in fall 1931, with Thomas Hughes Elson as the principal. Arthur George Waidelich was the second principal (1935-1936) and died at the school. The theater was named in his honor, a brass plaque denoting this was removed during renovation. In 1932, its attendance boundaries extended as far north as Mulholland Highway.
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 Jack Brown, a noted electronics instructor), the lab building, the tech building, the humanities building, the music building, and other structures. There is a large Theater Hall, named Pattiz Hall, a cafeteria, two gym buildings, boys' and girls' gym, and a workshop building. Adjacent is a Department of Water and Power building 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 most 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.
In fall 2007, some neighborhoods zoned to Hamilton were rezoned to Venice High School.
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