James Monroe High School (California)


James Monroe High School is a high school in the North Hills area of Los Angeles, California, belonging to the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school is located at 9229 Haskell Avenue, North Hills, CA 91343. It is home to Small Learning Communities and two magnet schools. The school's mascot is the Viking.

History

Monroe High opened in the fall of 1958.
The team name Vikings was selected by a student leadership class, as were the school colors and song. The Multipurpose room was named Odin's Hall. The Annual was named Valhalla.
The opening of Panorama High School in October 2006 relieved overcrowding at James Monroe High School.
In 2010, James Monroe was ranked 420 in Newsweek.

Smaller Learning Communities (SLCs)

The Monroe School for Advanced Studies formed in 2001 and belongs to the larger SLC of Engineering & Design.

The Magnet Schools in JMHS

Monroe High School offers two Magnet programs for students. Their programs are made to prepare people who want to pursue careers in law, police science, criminology, forensics, and related fields.

Monroe Law and Government Magnet

Because of the Law and Government Magnet, Monroe has its own courtroom. The school has a mock trial team, which competes in the Los Angeles County Mock Trial Competition run by the Constitutional Rights Foundation and goes against about 80 schools each year. Before 2008, in just the preceding six years, it had been in the semifinals four times, and two times in the quarterfinals. In the 2008 season, it made it to finals once again but lost to Gabrielino High..
In 2009 season, Monroe once again took 2nd place, losing by.76% to Louisville High School, private all-girls school.

Notable alumni