Ulysses S. Grant High School is a

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located in the Valley Glen neighborhood of

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, United States, in the east central

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. It is located adjacent to

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. It is part of District North 2 of the

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. The school serves several areas, including Valley Glen, much of

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, and sections of both

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and

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. Its mascot is the

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and the school colors are brown, orange, and white. The school motto is: "What we are to be we are now becoming." The school newspaper is called ''The Odyssey'' in reference to President Grant's first name - Ulysses - the main character in Homer's epic '' The Odyssey''. There is a school tradition that, on or about April 1, a satirical issue is distributed called the "Oddity", which contains comical and irreverent articles. Past "articles" have been about finals being canceled, the school being closed, rats infesting the cafeteria, clothing-optional P.E. classes, etc. The school yearbook is called ''The Shield''. Connected to Grant High School is a communications/technology magnet which emphasizes smaller class sizes and communications technology electives including film/video production, broadcast journalism, computer technology, graphic communications, and performing arts.

History

Grant opened as a high school in September 1959. Grant's original purpose was to serve as a high school for the families of World War II veterans who were moving into the San Fernando Valley. Its first students were

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moving into suburban houses in the Valley.Jefferson, David J.
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" '' Newsweek''. April 12, 2008. Retrieved on January 4, 2016. It was in the Los Angeles City High School District until 1961, when it merged into LAUSD. Reut Cohen of '' Neon Tommy'', a publication of the

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, wrote that in the 1970s and 1980s the school was "regarded as an excellent public institution."Cohen, Reut.
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. January 6, 2011. Retrieved on January 5, 2016. In the 1990s there was ethnic tension between the Armenian students and the Hispanic and Latino students. An LAUSD official stated a belief that the tension may have originated from earthquake relief drives held in the 1980s which were meant to benefit Armenia and Mexico.Sauerwein, Kristina.
Ethnic Tension Blamed for Grant High Melee
" '' Los Angeles Times''. October 23, 1999. Retrieved on January 4, 2016. Cohen stated that the ethnic tensions were a major factor in the decline of Grant's reputation in the 1990s. The tensions exploded on October 21, 1999 when a fight between an Armenian girl and a Latina girl turned into a fight among 200 students. The fight resulted in 40 students being detained and minor injuries being inflicted on 10 students, some teachers, and a maintenance worker. No serious injuries occurred. In January 2000 the students signed a "peace treaty" to prevent future fighting. By February banners were erected which promoted peace. By October of that year there were discussion programs aimed at further reducing tension.MacGregor, Hillary E.
Program Seeks to Reduce Latino-Armenian Tensions at School
" '' Los Angeles Times''. October 22, 2000. Retrieved on January 4, 2016. A fight involving almost 500 students occurred on March 8, 2005. In 2006, Grant was relieved of many 9th and 10th graders by the opening of East Valley High School, which planned to phase in grades 11 and 12 in the following two years. Ethnic tensions reappeared during an Armenian remembrance event in 2008. Grant was featured in '' Newsweek'' magazine's April 17, 2008 cover story about 25 years of divorce in America; Grant was chosen as a prototypical suburban high school and the article featured members of the class of 1982 and their marital stories.

Academic and artistic feats

In the late 1960s, a local L.A. television station aired a game show called ''It's Academic'', which featured competition among L.A. area high schools in a quiz show format. Grant won the competition both years that the show was on the air. In 1977, students at Grant achieved a listing in the ''

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'' for playing the world's largest musical chairs game (record since broken). Grant students are also credited with helping to paint one of the largest murals in the world—the

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—in the

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that lies on the border of the campus. The mural, which depicts southwestern U.S. history from prehistoric times, is 2,754 feet (840 m) making it the longest mural in the United States. Grant's award-winning Academic Decathlon team placed 11th out of 64 schools in the 2009 regional competition. In 2018 Grant High School had the highest growth of any high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District in SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment California) testing, with an increase of 18 points in the English language arts section and 17 points in the math section.

Small Learning Communities

Grant High School will divide their school into multiple smaller learning communities in order to better create an environment of inclusion and additionally serve students with a curriculum that also includes their interest. Teachers will use techniques that have been tested and proven to be successful in academic success. The freshman academy is designed to help incoming freshman adapt to the High School environment. The freshman academy will continue its focus on Math, Social Science, Science, English, and PE with methods that will help students better prepare freshman for the next years to come. Not only will they focus on academic preparation but it will also focus on social enhancements with hopes of gaining more student involvement in extra curricular activities. Sophomore Academy/(Has yet to be determined) Upper Grade Academies/(Has yet to be determined)

Magnet Programs

College Prep of Digital Arts Magnet at Grant High School is a magnet program within Grant High School that focuses on enhancing college level skills. The program's center of interest is on Advancement placement and Honor level proficiency. Due to our global society that is in a state rapid growth the program prepares the students for future workplaces that will be in high demand. In order to strengthen their skills they include web-based research, visual rhetoric, video production, broadcast journalism, and digital imaging into their curriculum. Since the year 1990 Humanities has been a small academy at Grant High School. The purpose of this academy was to build a sensed community and to challenge students academically. In August 2018, Humanitas was newly established as the "Humanities Magnet for Interdisciplinary Studies. The program would remain consistent of its original mission but with new enhancements. Students enrolled in this program will have access to Los Angeles Valley Community College, college courses, that are specifically open to the students in this program. The classes will count towards High School and College classes. In addition, Humanitas students have the ability to go on field trips and participate in school activities that are only accessible to them.

Demographics

In the mid-20th century the school, as a part of the 'Fourth Jewish Ghetto' in Los Angeles, was composed primarily of Jewish students, perhaps as many as 80% of the student body and a similar proportion of the teachers. The tracking program in use revealed that at least 90% of the student body attended college, from local community colleges to Ivies, the majority being awarded scholarships and competitive financial support. At the time, Grant was ranked No. 3 among LA high schools, following Pacific Palisades and University High Schools.

Deborah Dash Moore Deborah Dash Moore (born 1946, in New York City) is the former director of the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies and a Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor of History and Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Early li ...

, the author of '' To the Golden Cities: Pursuing the American Jewish Dream in Miami and L.A.'', wrote that this made the presence of these Jewish students "more visible than numbers alone would warrant." Moore, Deborah Dash. '' To the Golden Cities: Pursuing the American Jewish Dream in Miami and L.A.''. Harvard University Press, 1994. , 9780674893054. p
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Grant offered Modern Hebrew classes. In 1978 the school had over 3,000 students. In 1999 the school had 3,400 students, and there were 3,300 students in 2000. That year the student body was 51% Hispanic and Latino, 36% White, 6% African-American, 4% Asian, and 2% Filipino. Most of the Hispanic and Latino students were Mexican American and many of the Whites were

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. As of 2000 the students originated from 48 countries. As of 2010 65% of the students were Hispanic and Latino, and 20% were Armenian. The Hispanic and Latino students, as of 2015, often originated from families who migrated from Mexico and Central America and were born in the United States; they prefer to identify by their countries of origin even though they are grouped together as Hispanic and Latino. The Armenian students, as of 2015, originated in a wave of immigration from Armenia and the former Soviet Union that began in the early 1990s.

Culture

In 2000 the socialization point for the Latinos was the south side of the school's quad, while the Armenians socialized in the north side. As of that year, fights between Armenian and Latino students often occurred in October. As of 2000 the common belief at the school was that Latinos wore baggy clothes while Armenians dressed more conservatively.

Film program

Grant has a film program for students either considering a career in that field or with a general interest. Students that have completed his program have earned numerous awards such as certificates, CINE Golden Eagles, trophies and other means of recognition. The students are allowed to freely create stories of their own.

Los Angeles city athletic championships

*1964 Boys Swimming *1965 Boys Swimming *1974 Boys Tennis *1975 Boys Pole Vault (Howard Kwasman) *1986 Boys Baseball *1991 Boys Golf *1992 Boys Golf *1993 Girls Soccer *1994 Girls Soccer *1996 Girls Gymnastics *2012 Boys Pole Vault (Martin Lopez) *Retired numbers: #13

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(Baseball), #21 Nevil Vega (Baseball), #25 Gilbert Arenas (Boys Basketball)

Renovations

Due to Grant High School being built in 1959 much of its buildings are outdated. LAUSD has conducted a project proposal that would modernize the school and create space for more students as a result of Los Angeles' rapid growing suburbia. The new plan would start by creating a structure that would better accommodate to students with disabilities under the ADA act. (Americans with disabilities) 41 of Grant's classrooms will be demolished and 31 classes would be rebuilt. 48 classes will be remodeled and 14 of them would remain the same. The library and M&O (maintenance and operations) building will be newly rebuilt. The entire 100 building will be torn down in order to create a newly renovated; career center, health unit, administrative building, and an office for the school police. The sewers, water, utilities will be upgraded in order to create a more sanitary environment. In addition, Grant Hall (Auditorium) will be modernized and the school's landscape will be upgraded.

Notable alumni

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Use as a filming location

Grant High School has been featured in a number of film and television productions. This is due to the long strip of road (known as "Lancer Lane") that runs between the eastern boundary of the school and a scenic greenbelt, walking path, and the Tujunga Wash, and the availability of ample parking—combined with the ease of moving equipment around. Grant High School is also recognized as among the best high schools in the country for its film/ video productions made by students of the communications/ technology magnet. Among the professional film and television productions that have utilized Grant High School as a filming location: *''

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'' - Auditorium and Campus *''

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'' *'' Ghost Whisperer''''The Shield'' 2008-09 *''

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Project UFO ''Project U.F.O.'' is an American television series which ran on NBC from 1978 to 1979. Running for two seasons of 13 episodes each, the show was based loosely on the real-life Project Blue Book. The show was created by Jack Webb, who pored throug ...

'' - NBC TV Show (1978–1979) *''

Quincy, M.E. ''Quincy, M.E.'' (also called ''Quincy'') is an American mystery medical drama television series from Universal Studios that aired on NBC from October 3, 1976, to May 11, 1983. Jack Klugman starred in the title role as a Los Angeles County med ...

'' - NBC TV Show (1976–1983) * ''Reba'' *'' Saved By the Bell'' - exterior shot * ''Seduced By Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story'' * ''Six Feet Under'' - Cable show (interior shots of class rooms) *'' Teen Wolf (TV Series)'' - TV Show (Season 3-Season 6) *'' The 70's House'' - MTV Reality Show (Dodgeball scene) *''

The Hollow ''The Hollow'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the United States by Dodd, Mead & Co. in 1946 and in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club in November of the same year. The US edition ...

'' - Movie based on the Legend of Sleepy Hollow * ''The Office'' *''

The Secret Life of the American Teenager ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'' (often shortened to ''Secret Life'') is an American teen drama television series created by Brenda Hampton. It aired on ABC Family from July 1, 2008 to June 3, 2013. The series received mixed to som ...

'' - ABC Family TV Series *''

The United States of Tara ''United States of Tara'' is an American television comedy-drama created by Diablo Cody, which aired on Showtime from 2009 to 2011. The series follows the life of Tara ( Toni Collette), a suburban artist and mother coping with dissociative id ...

'' - Showtime Series *'' True Blood'' - HBO Series *''

What Really Happened to the Class of '65? ''What Really Happened to the Class of '65?'' is a 1976 non-fiction book by Michael Medved and David Wallechinsky. The authors were members of the senior class at Palisades High School in affluent suburban Los Angeles, California, which had bee ...

'' - TV Series *''

Where the Action Is ''Where the Action Is'' is a music-based television variety show that aired in the United States from 1965 to 1967. It was carried by the ABC network and aired each weekday afternoon. Created by Dick Clark as a spin-off of ''American Bandstand ...

'' - ABC TV Show (1965–1967) * ''Who's Your Daddy?'' - a direct-to-video feature film *''

With Six You Get Eggroll ''With Six You Get Eggroll'' is a 1968 American romantic comedy film directed by Howard Morris and starring Doris Day, Brian Keith, Barbara Hershey, George Carlin, and Pat Carroll. It was the first film that was produced by the CBS Television Ne ...

'' - 1968 movie starring Doris Day and

Brian Keith Brian Keith (born Robert Alba Keith, November 14, 1921 – June 24, 1997) was an American film, television, and stage actor who in his six-decade career gained recognition for his work in films such as the Disney family film '' The Parent T ...

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You Again ''You Again'' is a 2010 American comedy film produced by John J. Strauss and Eric Tannenbaum and directed by Andy Fickman with music by Nathan Wang and written by Moe Jelline. The film stars Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Od ...

'' * ''Yours, Mine and Ours'' *'' It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia'' (The Football Field) Many music videos including: *'' Deftones'' - "Back to School" (interior and exterior shots) *''

Escape The Fate Escape the Fate is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2004 and originally from Pahrump, Nevada. They are signed to Eleven Seven Music. The group consists of Robert Ortiz (drummer), Craig Mabbitt (lead vocalist), TJ Bell (r ...

'' - "Situations" *''

Hellogoodbye Hellogoodbye (sometimes styled as hellogoodbye) is an American pop rock band that was formed in Huntington Beach, California in 2001 by singer Forrest Kline. They were signed to Drive-Thru Records and released their first full-length album '' ...

'' - "Baby It's Fact" *''

N.E.R.D N.E.R.D. (stylized as N⋆E⋆R⋆D and N.E.R.D, a backronym of No-one Ever Really Dies) is an American hip hop and rock band, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1999. Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo were signed by Teddy Riley to Virgin Recor ...

'' - "Rockstar" *'' Three Doors Down'' - "Loser" (hallways, teachers lounge, class rooms, and exterior shots) * ''P Diddy'' - "It's All About the Benjamins" (used gym) * ''Tantric'' - "Breakdown" *''

The Offspring The Offspring is an American rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984. Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Bryan "Dexter" Holland, lead guit ...

'' - "Kristy, Are you doing Okay?" *'' Iggy Azalea'' - "Fancy" * '' Wheatus'' - “Teenage Dirtbag”

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