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Loyola High School of Los Angeles, is a Jesuit preparatory school for young men. It is the oldest high school in Southern California, and one of the oldest in California. Loyola admits students from central and the greater Los Angeles area, including students from every racial, economic, and ethnic background.
HistoryLoyola High School of Los Angeles is the region's oldest educational institution, pre-dating the University of California system. The school was founded in 1865 as St. Vincent's College at the behest of then Bishop Thaddeus Amat, a member of the Venetian order. In 1911, the Venetians agreed to transfer management of the school to the Jesuits. By 1917, after several transitions, the school finally moved to its current location on Venice Boulevard in the Harvard Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.
As an all boys' school, Loyola is considered the brother school to many all girls' schools in the Los Angeles region, including Immaculate Heart High School and Marymount High School. ProfileAdmissionsThe major admissions entry point for Loyola High School is in 9th grade, with varying transfer opportunities offered in 10th and 11th grades. Transfer is not allowed going into the senior year. Admissions decisions are made by a committee headed by director Fawzia Qazi. Admission is based on standardized test scores; recommendations from the candidate's teachers, principal, and minister; and grades. Loyola prides itself on its educational quality as well as its mission to create men for others, a hallmark of Jesuit thought. Loyola aims to educate its students in all respects--morally, religiously, and academically. Loyola draws its students from all over the greater Los Angeles area, from Pacific Palisades to East L.A., and from Pasadena to Torrance and the South Bay. Nearly 50% of the student body is comprised of individuals of African-American, Latino, and Asian heritages, which serves to enhance the ethnic and socio-economic diversity of the school. Curriculum
ServiceSince the 1980s Loyola students have performed over one million hours of service to the community. As part of its commitment to educating men for others, Loyola students participate in four major service oriented projects during their high school careers. The freshman serve as tutors on the Loyola campus for the award winning High School Placement Test Prep Projects for 8th (October - January) and 7th graders (Feb - April) as well as assist at various sites with the Special Olympics area and regional games. The second and third service projects include minimum 25-hour service projects during each of the sophomore and junior years. The fourth service project is a minimum 85-hour immersion commitment to a non profit service organization during the month of January during the senior year. Inner city grade schools, special education schools, hospitals, hospices, shelters and soup kitchens are preferred sites. (A roster of preferred placement sites may be found on the Loyola website under community service.) Instead of attending regularly scheduled classes, each January Loyola seniors venture into the community during the school day to serve the needy who are poor, disenfranchised and marginalized as his principal course. The Senior Project, as it is known, is one of the hallmarks of a Loyola education. Overall, each Loyola student completes at least 150 hours of direct service by graduation with many of them matriculating with over 300 - 400 hours. For further information contact Tom Portman, Community Service Director, at tportman@loyolahs.edu or view the community service webpage at www.loyolahs.edu Athletics
In the 2002-2003 academic year, Loyola set the California state record for most section championships (5) won in a single school year: cross-country, basketball, volleyball, track, and golf. In 2005, Loyola won the Division I football championship, defeating Esperanza High School, 49-42. AccreditationLoyola High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Western Catholic Education Association, and is a member of the following organizations:
Loyola in popular cultureBecause of Loyola's uniquely classical architecture and its location in the heart of the entertainment industry, Southern California, Loyola's campus has been used extensively for various projects. For example, Loyola Hall has been showcased in several advertisements, including ads for Lexus and MetLife. Loyola's campus served as the school presented in the film Donnie Darko. The TV Show Boy Meets World also used exterior shots of the campus, and Loyola's exterior, pool, and track appear in the My Chemical Romance music video "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)". In the film Coach Carter, there is a shot of the campus when the title character drops off his son at a prep school. Loyola is also featured in the Head Automatica music video "Graduation Day." Loyola also doubled for Georgetown University in an episode of The West Wing. Recently, it has appeared in Thank You For Smoking, being used for a classroom scene. The rock band, 3 Doors Down, in 2005 shot the music video "Let Me Go" on the campus and shows many areas of the school. The school has also been featured in the Tim McGraw movie "Flicka". Notable alumniNotable Loyola High School alumni include: General
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