Bell High School is a public high school in

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, United States. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of District 6 of the

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. Bell High’s motto is "Honor lies in honest toil", its mascot is the eagle, and the school colors are purple and gold. They are rivals with the Huntington Park Spartans. The school serves several municipalities.Proposed Changes to South East HS Area Schools
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. Retrieved on June 24, 2010. The school serves the cities of Bell, Cudahy, and Maywood,Maywood city, California
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. Retrieved on July 2, 2010. and it serves portions of

Huntington Park Huntington Park is a city located in the South Central region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The area includes the separate communities of Florence, California, Florence, Firestone Park, California, Firestone Park, Graham, ...

and portions of Vernon.Huntington Park city, California
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. Retrieved on July 2, 2010. Some portions of Huntington Park and Maywood are jointly zoned to both Bell High School and Huntington Park High School.

History

Bell High School began as the Bell Unit of the Huntington Park Union High School, and opened with two classes, freshmen and sophomores. There were 14 teachers and 325 students. Mr. Claude L. Reeves, a graduate from USC, was the first principal of Bell High School and he remained until 1939. It was in the

Los Angeles City High School District Los Angeles City High School District (known in its last year as West County Union High School District) was a school district that served high school-aged residents of western Los Angeles County, California from 1890 to 1962. At times the dis ...

until 1961, when it merged into LAUSD. Located in the Southeastern section of Los Angeles County, Bell High School is a comprehensive high school (grades 9-12) serving 5,375 (2006–2007) students from the tri-communities of Bell, Cudahy, and Maywood. One of six high schools in Local District 6, and one of forty-nine comprehensive high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, Bell High School opened its doors in 1925 for 800 students. In 2005, South East High School in South Gate opened, relieving Bell. In 2006,

Maywood Academy High School Maywood Academy High School (MAHS) is an alternative high school of the Los Angeles Unified School District, located in Maywood, CA. All residents are zoned to Bell High School in Bell and Huntington Park High School in Huntington Park may app ...

opened.

Sports

-Bell High School usually competes with neighboring schools

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and Roosevelt High School. Bell's basketball team has won four 3-A city championships in Bell's 85 years of existence, with major help from Ernie Rojas the first coming in 1997 and the second in 2007 and in 2012 and most recently 2021, Bell's wrestling team has won five C.I.F. city championships, in 1993, 1994, 1996 2005, and 2018. *

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Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

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Activities

The Bell High Marching Eagles consists of the Marching Band, Color Guard, Short Flags and Shields groups at Bell High School. They are known as "The Pride of the Southeast" of the southeast Los Angeles Area.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

* {{authority control Los Angeles Unified School District schools Bell, California Public high schools in Los Angeles County, California Maywood, California 1925 establishments in California Educational institutions established in 1925