West Adams Preparatory High School is a secondary school in the Pico-Union neighborhood of

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, California. The school is a part of the

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and is operated by a nonprofit organization working in conjunction with LAUSD. The organization,

MLA Partner Schools LA's Promise (formerly known as MLA Partner Schools) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, California. Its focus is on school reform and neighborhood revitalization. It currently operates two large public high schools and on ...

(formerly called Mentor LA), also operates Manual Arts High School.

History

The school, which opened in the fall semester of 2007, is divided into three smaller schools: Business, Arts (SOTA), and Invention, Design, Engineering & Architecture (IDEA). Core programs include Advisory (a required course for every student, every year, learning about college and career opportunities) and "7 to 7" (an elongated school day offering enrichment opportunities for students and families before and after normal school hours). Though West Adams is a LAUSD high school, it was designed in part by

, a nonprofit organization that now operates the school on a five-year performance contract with the LAUSD school board. The school was originally opened to relieve the

LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is a public school district in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the largest public school system in California in terms of number of students and the 2nd largest public school district in ...

's Belmont High School, Dorsey High School,

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, and Manual Arts High School.

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

Several episodes of

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution ''Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution'' (retitled ''Jamie's American Food Revolution'' in the United Kingdom) is a television show on ABC from March 2010 until summer 2011. The show was produced by British chef Jamie Oliver and Ryan Seacrest, followi ...

are centered on West Adams, with Oliver attempting to influence the food options available to the students.

References

External links

West Adams Preparatory High School

West Adams High, A Model For The Future?

MLA Partner Schools Website
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