Bell High School (California)

Bell High School is a public high school in Bell, California, United States. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of District 6 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. 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.

Bell High School
Address
4328 Bell Avenue

Bell
,
Los Angeles
,
California
90201

United States
Information
TypePublic
MottoHonor Lies In Honest Toil
EstablishedOctober 23, 1925 (1925-10-23)
School districtLos Angeles Unified School District
PrincipalRafael Balderas
Teaching staff98.85 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students2,395 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.23[1]
Color(s)  Purple
  Gold
MascotThe Eagle
RivalHuntington Park High School[2]
NewspaperThe Bell Chimes
Websitewww.bellhs.org

The school serves several municipalities.[3] The school serves the cities of Bell,[4] Cudahy,[5] and Maywood,[6] and it serves portions of Huntington Park and portions of Vernon.[7][8] Some portions of Huntington Park and Maywood are jointly zoned to both Bell High School and Huntington Park High School.[6][7]

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 until 1961, when it merged into LAUSD.[9]

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 opened.

Sports

-Bell High School usually competes with neighboring schools Huntington Park, South Gate, Southeast, Jordan, James A. Garfield and Roosevelt High School's. Bell's basketball team has won two 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. Bell's wrestling team has won five C.I.F. city championships, in 1993, 1994, 1996 2005, and 2018.

Clubs/Activities

Interact Club
  • Academic Decathlon
  • Anime Club
  • Bible Club
  • Film Club
  • French Club (to be cancelled at the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year)
  • Future Teachers of America
  • Green Club
  • Key Club
  • Latinas Guiding Latinas
  • Sports Club
  • Star Wars Club
  • Drama Club
  • Spanish Club
  • Youth Action Club
  • Gay Straight Alliance
  • Scrapbook Club
  • Music 101
  • Comic book club
  • Leadership
  • Yearbook

The Pride of the Southeast

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

References
  1. "Bell Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. Mario Villegas , A 'Classic' for many reasons, ESPN Los Angeles, November 4, 2010
  3. "Proposed Changes to South East HS Area Schools." Los Angeles Unified School District. Retrieved on June 24, 2010.
  4. "Bell city, California Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 2, 2010.
  5. "Cudahy city, California Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 2, 2010.
  6. "Maywood city, California Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 2, 2010.
  7. "Huntington Park city, California Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 2, 2010.
  8. "Zoning Map." City of Vernon. Retrieved on June 2, 2010.
  9. "Los Angeles City School District". Los Angeles Unified School District. Retrieved 2020-10-27.

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