Reseda High School
| Reseda Charter High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
  Reseda Charter High School  Reseda Charter High School  Reseda Charter High School  Reseda Charter High School | |
| 18230 Kittridge Street, Reseda, Los Angeles, California 91335 | |
| Coordinates | 34°11′24″N 118°31′51″W / 34.189964°N 118.530886°WCoordinates: 34°11′24″N 118°31′51″W / 34.189964°N 118.530886°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Charter |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Principal | Melanie Welsh |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,720 (2014-15)[1] |
| Color(s) |
Navy, Columbia blue, White |
| Athletics conference |
Valley Mission League CIF Los Angeles City Section |
| Mascot | Regent |
| Website | Official Website |
Reseda High School, established in 1955, is located in the Reseda section of the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States. In the fall of 2018 the school became a charter and is now Reseda Charter High School.
The charter school is now home to The Academy residential school, an International Dual Language Center (Spanish), a School for Advanced Studies: PLTW Biomedical Science CTE pathway, the Arts, Media & Entertainment Magnet: Film Production and ManagementMagnet, the Police Academy Magnet Magnet, and the Reseda High School Science Magnet: PLTW Biomedical Science & PLTW Engineering Magnet.
History
Reseda High was the first complete high school to be built in the San Fernando Valley after World War II. Reseda opened with complete academic and science buildings, gymnasium, track & field, Industrial shops, including an automotive repair facility. Reseda High School has a three-color system of navy, Columbia blue, and white. It was one of few high schools in the San Fernando Valley to have a complete auditorium when it was built.
Academic programs
Reseda Charter programs include The Academy residential school, an International Dual Language Center (Spanish), a School for Advanced Studies: PLTW Biomedical Science CTE pathway, the Arts, Media & Entertainment Magnet: Film Production and Management CTE Magnet, the Police Academy Magnet CTE Magnet, and the Reseda High School Science Magnet: PLTW Biomedical Science CTE and PLTW Engineering CTE Magnet an award winning arts program including: animation, marching band, dance, graphic art, jazz band, orchestra, stagecraft, studio art, and theater arts Academic Decathlon program, Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Chapter of Health Occupations Students of America, Science Bowl. In addition, Reseda Charter has a competitive flag and drill team performing and competing with the marching band.
Reseda Charter has the only robotics program in the San Fernando Valley competing in the FRC national robotics program and was in the 1st place alliance in the spring of 2018 in Pomona, CA.[2]
Sports
Reseda Charter fields teams for boys & girls in football, basketball, cheerleading,soccer, baseball, softball, volleyball, tennis, golf, track & field, cross country, water polo, swimming & wrestling. The teams have won CIF Championships in sports including football, basketball, track & field, soccer, volleyball, cross country and tennis.
Football
The Reseda football team won league championships in 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1993, 2010 and 2011 seasons for three different leagues. The Regents were 2-A CIF champions in 1986 and 3-A champions in 1995.
Reseda's football field is dedicated to former head coach Joel Shaeffer, who died in early January 2013. Schaeffer coached the Regents from 1976 to 2000, in which the team won 6 league titles and 2 CIF championships.[3] The team's current Head Coach, Alonso Arreola took over the team in the 2005 season and won consecutive league Championship titles in the 2010 and 2011 seasons led by Quarterback Kwamhe Davis.
Reseda Charter Science Magnet
The Reseda Science Magnet provides students with a strong background in science, math and social responsibility/community service. The program prepares students to be successful at the college level in the fields of medicine, physics, chemistry, engineering, geology and environmental science. Students develop a strong competency in both math and science.
Students are offered two pathways: PLTW biomedical or PLTW engineering option.
School shooting
On February 22, 1993, 15-year-old Robert Heard shot and killed 17-year-old Michael Shean Ensley in a corridor of Reseda High School. Although police declined to characterize the shooting as gang-related, they did say both boys were involved in tagging.[4]
School in film
- Reseda was used as the high school in the television series The Shield and in an episode of Commander in Chief, and also several episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- Many locations of the campus appeared in the feature film Grosse Pointe Blank.
- Reseda High was the location for the fictional "Larkspur High School" in the Saturday Morning TV Show "The Secrets of Isis" (1975–77). Andrea Thomas (Isis' secret identity) was a science teacher there.[5]
- At least a part of an episode of 90210 was filmed there as well as a part of the movie Boogie Nights.
- In 2007, the campus was used as a location to film a music video for the song "Misery Business" by the American rock band Paramore.
- In 2008, one of the school's gyms was used to film parts of the season premiere of the hit show, "My Name is Earl".
- In 2009, another episode of "My Name is Earl" was filmed on the school's campus.
- November 2009 - January 2010, MTV productions filmed the new series, "The Hard Times of RJ Berger"
- In 2009 RG Integra Entertainment filmed "The Life of a Street Racer and a Thug" throughout the campus. It starred Rene Gutierrez as the thug street racer.
- In 2010 the school was used for the setting for the horror film Detention starring David Carradine.
- March 2010 "The Hard Times of RJ Berger" filmed several scenes for the upcoming premier.
- June 2010 an episode of "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" was filmed on the campus.
- October 2010 - December 2010 "The Hard Times of RJ Berger" filmed the second season to the popular MTV hit.
- A commercial for Skittles candy was filmed near the school's track and football field.
- American Vandal filmed at this school.
- Spider-Man: Homecoming starring Tom Holland filmed some scenes in the high school's Regent Hall.
Notable alumni
- Hal Bedsole (1959), former NFL tight end
- Bob Christiansen, former NFL defensive tackle
- Maggie Hallahan, photographer
- Robert Hilburn (1957), former Los Angeles Times music critic
- Greg Lee, former ABA and NBA point guard
- Christine Maggiore, former AIDS denialist
- Jim McGlothlin (1961), former MLB pitcher
- Bobby Pfeil, former MLB third baseman
- Leo Rosales (1999), former MLB pitcher
- Willie Sims, professional soccer player
- Brody Stevens, stand-up comedian and actor
- Bob Swaim (1961), film director
- David Wilson, former NFL defensive back
References
- ↑ "Reseda Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Reseda Regents Robotics".
- ↑ "Ex-Reseda coach Joel Schaeffer dies".
- ↑ Kaplan, Tracey (1993-06-05). "Fatal Shooting at School Prompts Project to Spread Anti-Weapons Message - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- ↑ Images of locations used for “The Secrets of Isis” TV show: Reseda High School
Further reading
- Recalde, Tony (coordinator at Reseda Environmental / Physical Sciences Magnet High School). "Reseda High School Can House Gifted Program." Los Angeles Times. February 4, 1996.