Wilson High School (Long Beach, California)

Woodrow Wilson High School

Address
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4400 East Tenth Street Long Beach, California 90804 United States
Coordinates	Coordinates: 33°46′37″N 118°08′27″W / 33.777042°N 118.140822°W / 33.777042; -118.140822
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Academic and Athletic Excellence
Established	1926
School district	Long Beach Unified
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	3,944 (2014-15)
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Cardinal red Gold
Athletics conference	Moore League
Mascot	Woody Bruin Wilma Bruin Wilbur Bruin
Team name	Bruins
Newspaper	Loudspeaker
Yearbook	Campanile
Website	Woodrow Wilson Classical High School

Woodrow Wilson High School (colloquially known as Long Beach Wilson) is an American public high school located in Long Beach, California. This two-block campus is located approximately 1.5 miles from the Pacific Ocean, across from the Recreation Park, and adjacent to Orange County.

Woodrow Wilson Classical High School was established in 1925 as the second school in the city, and ultimately opened for classes in 1926. The institution was named after Woodrow Wilson, who was an American politician and served as the 28th president of the United States. In 1926, a group of high school students chose the nickname Bruins as well as the colors Cardinal and Gold for Long Beach Wilson, due to close distance of two prestigious research universities, the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California, respectively.

Woodrow Wilson Classical High School earned the distinction of being "classical" (hence the term being in the official school name) when they offered graduates a diploma with higher distinction than the regular diploma across the Long Beach Unified School District. Those who earned the "classical" diploma fulfilled one year of performing or visual arts and two years of foreign language in addition to the minimum requirements to graduate from a LBUSD high school. Wilson is the only school to offer such a high school diploma in the district.

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