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'''EAGLES Academy Central High School''' was a [[secondary education|public high school]] located in [[Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]], designed for [[gay]], [[lesbian]], [[bisexual]], and [[transgender]] young people, as well as those [[questioning (sexuality)|questioning]] their sexuality. It was founded in 1995 |
'''EAGLES Academy Central High School''' was a [[secondary education|public high school]] located in [[Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]], designed for [[gay]], [[lesbian]], [[bisexual]], and [[transgender]] young people, as well as those [[questioning (sexuality)|questioning]] their sexuality and [[Dropping out|educational dropouts]]. It was founded in 1995 along with the "Educational Options" program by the LAUSD and closed in 2004. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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EAGLES Academy Central High School was a public high school run by the department of "Educational Options" of the Los Angeles Unified school district (LAUSD). It was supervised by Ruben Zacarias, the superintendent of schools, Elizabeth Newman, options administrator, and Sunshine S. Sepulveda, |
EAGLES Academy Central High School was a public high school run by the department of "Educational Options" of the Los Angeles Unified school district (LAUSD). The target group of this school was gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students, as well as those questioning their sexuality and educational dropouts. It was supervised by Ruben Zacarias, in that time period the superintendent of schools in charge, Elizabeth Newman, the options administrator, and Sunshine S. Sepulveda, an educational advisor to LAUSD. Founder and principal of the school was Jerry Battey, an English teacher. |
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In 1999, eleven teachers worked at EAGLES.<ref name="CalArts" /> The curriculum followed mainly the [[Carnegie Unit and Student Hour]] system, including core [[subjects]] like [[English studies|English]], [[science]], [[social studies]], and [[mathematics]] plus [[German]] and [[Spanish]] as second languages.<ref name="CalArts" /> |
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There were also one [[full-time]] and four [[part-time]] [[volunteer]] [[counselors]].<ref name="CalArts" /> |
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The school was closed in the Summer of 2004 due to financial shortages. |
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==Literature== |
==Literature== |
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Revision as of 11:26, 8 June 2018
| EAGLES Academy | |
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| Address | |
7060 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, Los Angeles , California 90028 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1995 |
| Founder | Jerry Battey |
| Closed | 2004 |
| Principal | Jerry Battey |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 35 students (1999)[1] |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Los Angeles Unified School District |
EAGLES Academy Central High School was a public high school located in Hollywood, Los Angeles, designed for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender young people, as well as those questioning their sexuality and educational dropouts. It was founded in 1995 along with the "Educational Options" program by the LAUSD and closed in 2004.
History
EAGLES Academy Central High School was a public high school run by the department of "Educational Options" of the Los Angeles Unified school district (LAUSD). The target group of this school was gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students, as well as those questioning their sexuality and educational dropouts. It was supervised by Ruben Zacarias, in that time period the superintendent of schools in charge, Elizabeth Newman, the options administrator, and Sunshine S. Sepulveda, an educational advisor to LAUSD. Founder and principal of the school was Jerry Battey, an English teacher.
In 1999, eleven teachers worked at EAGLES.[1] The curriculum followed mainly the Carnegie Unit and Student Hour system, including core subjects like English, science, social studies, and mathematics plus German and Spanish as second languages.[1]
There were also one full-time and four part-time volunteer counselors.[1]
The school was closed in the Summer of 2004 due to financial shortages.
Literature
- Arianne MacBean, Greg Christensen, Alexander-Martin Sardina: Sweet Fantasy - Writing and Performance with High School Students. A Venture by the Los Angeles Central High School, Hollywood, in Collaboration with the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Los Angeles (California Institute of the Arts), 1999. No ISBN.[1]
