Joseph Pomeroy Widney High School, also known as Widney Career Preparatory & Transition Center, is a
special-education magnet high school
In the U.S. education system, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities (usually school boards) as school ...
in
Los Angeles,
California.
A part of the
Los Angeles Unified School District
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 ...
, this school is named in honor of Dr.
Joseph Pomeroy Widney
Joseph Pomeroy Widney, M.D. D.D. LL.D (December 26, 1841 – July 4, 1938), was an American doctor, educator, historian, and religious leader.
After the American Civil War led him to medicine, he followed his brothers to California where ...
.
Student profile
The school serves students ranging in ages 13 to 22 who have severe disabilities. Because students from surrounding communities are bussed to the Central Los Angeles school, its student body reflects widely diverse cultural, ethnic, and economic backgrounds.
Students' race/ethnicity is:
[
* Asian: 21
* Hispanic: 208
* Black, non-Hispanic: 44
* White, non-Hispanic: 6
* Two or more races: 1
]
The Kids of Widney High
The school is possibly best known for its music group, The Kids of Widney High
The Kids of Widney High is an American music group composed of students with mental disabilities from the special education J. P. Widney High School in Los Angeles, California, United States.
History
The band consists of students with physica ...
, a rock band whose membership rotates with the changing student body. The group has recorded three CDs and has appeared in the 2005 film '' The Ringer''.
References
External links
Widney High website
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Public high schools in California
Magnet schools in California
Jefferson Park, Los Angeles
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