William S. Hart High School

William S. Hart High School is a four-year public high school in Newhall, Santa Clarita, California, United States. It is the oldest high school in the Santa Clarita Valley. The school has been educating students through the 12th grade since 1945. Hart was named for local cowboy actor William S. Hart and is part of the William S. Hart Union High School District.

Hart High School
Address
24825 Newhall Avenue

Santa Clarita
,
California
91321

United States
Coordinates34°23′2″N 118°32′12″W
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoAlive with Pride
Established1945
School districtWilliam S. Hart Union High School District
PrincipalJason d'Autremont
Faculty95.93 FTEs[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,218 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.12[1]
Color(s)  Red
  Black
  White
Team nameIndians
NewspaperThe Smoke Signal
YearbookThe Tomahawk
Websitewww.harthighschool.org

Student demographics

As of the 2019–20 academic year, 2,243 students were enrolled at Hart High School. 53.2% of students were Hispanic, 35.9% were non-Hispanic white, 5.8% were Asian American, and 1.7% were African American.[2]

As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,326 students and 82.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 28.2:1. There were 491 students (21.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 86 (3.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Activities

Hart High School was formerly the host of the Hart Invitational Quiz Bowl, a quiz bowl competition for teams from Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. Lori Huenink coached the quiz bowl team for 21 years from 1974 to 1995.[3]

Mascot controversy

Hart High School's mascot has been an Indian since the school's foundation in 1945. In June 2020, students urged principal Jason d'Autremont to discontinue the mascot, which they characterized as outdated and offensive. An online petition to change the mascot gathered thousands of signatures.[4] D'Autremont replied that it wasn't his primary focus.[5]

Notable alumni
Anthony Ervin
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Dee Dee Myers

Notable faculty

Film composer Paul Hertzog formerly worked at Hart as the AP Music Theory teacher.[10] Hertzog also taught 10th-grade Honors English.

References
  1. School data for William S. Hart High, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 5, 2020.
  2. "Enrollment by Ethnicity - William S. Hart Union High (CA Dept of Education)". Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. "FOND FAREWELLS FOR RETIRING TEACHER HART INSTRUCTOR LEAVES LEGACY OF SUCCESS". Los Angeles Daily News. June 7, 1995.
  4. Melnarik, David (June 8, 2020). "Hart High School Students Call For Retiring Of 'Outdated' Indian Mascot". KHTS.
  5. Brown, Michael (June 9, 2020). "Hart High Principal Responds To Student Call For Retiring 'Outdated' Indian Mascot". KHTS.
  6. "Kevin Millar". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  7. "Matt Moore". Miami Dolphins.
  8. "Who are the 49ers and Chiefs' backup QBs for Super Bowl 54?". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  9. "Todd Zeile Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  10. "Paul Hertzog". Hart High School.
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