School in South Gate, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Legacy High School , or STEAM Legacy High School , is a
STEAM
public school located in
South Gate, California . It was ranked the 322nd best
high school within
California for the 2023–2024 school year by
U.S. News & World Report .
[2] The school is part of and within the
Los Angeles Unified School District and is affiliated with the
International Studies Learning Center . As of 2023, the school currently has around 583 students.
[3] Students in the school participate in various programs such as the Water Equity Technology Program
[4] and the ELAC Early College Program.
[5]
History
Plans to construct the school started in 2008 under the name South Region High School #9.
[6] On February 23, 2009, construction for South Region High School #9 was approved.
[7] The principal planned to administer the school at the time, Carla Barrera-Ortiz of the
Los Angeles Unified School District , claimed the main goal of the school was to "reverse the underrepresentation of Latinos in the field of mathematics and technology".
[8]
Masonry for the school was at the cost of around 3 million
USD dollars
[9] and construction costed around 13.5 million dollars.
[10] The school opened on August 14, 2012, in the
Gateway Cities city of South Gate.
[11]
[12]
[13] On January 8, 2016, the girl's basketball team of Legacy High School won against
Palisades Charter High School with a score of 65-62 for the
CIF Los Angeles City Section championship.
[14] In 2019, STEAM Legacy High School won in the 2019 Horizon Grand Prix, an
automotive competition in
Prague , by building a prototype
hydrogen vehicle.
[15]
[16]
[17]
On October 26, 2023, a
police officer opened fire on campus
[18] at around 9:30
PDT
[19] after an
SUV driver attempted to run another police officer over.
[20] The SUV then crashed into a parked car
[21] and the school was placed on lockdown.
[22]
References
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"Search for Public Schools - STEAM Legacy High School (062271013133)" .
National Center for Education Statistics .
Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved October 2, 2023 .
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"STEAM Legacy High School" . usnews.com .
U.S. News & World Report . Retrieved 2 October 2023 .
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"STEAM Legacy High School" . niche.com .
Niche . Retrieved 2 October 2023 .
^ Gonzalez, Natalie.
"LA River Walking Tour with STEAM Legacy High School" . riverla.org . River LA. Retrieved 3 October 2023 .
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"ELAC Early College Program" .
Los Angeles Unified School District . Retrieved 3 October 2023 .
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"South Region High School No. 9" . ceqanet.opr.ca.gov .
California Environmental Quality Act . 5 December 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2023 .
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"South Region High School No. 9" . ceqanet.opr.ca.gov .
California Environmental Quality Act . 24 February 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2023 .
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"Board Informative_SRHS 9" (PDF) . lausd.org .
Los Angeles Unified School District . Retrieved 3 October 2023 .
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"SouthRegionHighSchool9-Block" (PDF) . masonryinstitute.org . Masonry Institute of America. Retrieved 3 October 2023 .
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"LAUSD South Region High School #9" . icsinc.tv . Innovative Construction Solutions. Retrieved 3 October 2023 .
^ Blume, Howard (11 August 2012).
"New South Gate high school is finally opening" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 3 October 2023 .
^ Arzate, Guillermo (30 June 2012).
"New High School to Open Next Month" . patch.com .
Patch Media . Retrieved 3 October 2023 .
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"Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics at Legacy High School Complex" . cde.ca.gov .
California Department of Education . Retrieved 2 October 2023 .
^ Sondheimer, Eric (25 January 2016).
"South Gate Legacy has risen quickly in girls' basketball" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2 October 2023 .
^ McDonnell Nieto Del Rio, Giulia (15 July 2019).
"L.A. Latino students take prize in Prague, could help conquer climate change" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 3 October 2023 .
^ Williams, Bret (16 July 2019).
"Californian high school students win championship for hydrogen prototype vehicle" . www.hydrogenfuelnews.com . Hydrogen Fuel News. Retrieved 3 October 2023 .
^ Resendiz, Eric.
"South Gate students make history with hydrogen prototype vehicle, win world automotive competition" . abc7.com .
KABC . Retrieved 2 October 2023 .
^ Leong, Tracy; Chinchilla, Rudy.
"Students locked down when shots are fired after football game at high school in South Gate" . nbclosangeles.com .
KNBC . Retrieved 22 January 2024 .
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"Police shoot at suspect at Legacy High School during football game in South Gate" . presstelegram.com .
Press-Telegram . Retrieved 23 January 2024 .
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"Students placed on lockdown after police shooting at Legacy High School in South Gate" . abc7.com .
KABC-TV . Retrieved 22 January 2024 .
^ Graciette, Gigi; Johnson, Kelli.
"Legacy High School police shooting: Gunshots ring out following football game in South Gate" . foxla.com . Retrieved 23 January 2024 .
^ Kiszla, Cameron.
"Officer, suspect hurt after chase, shooting near South Gate high school football game" . ktla.com .
KTLA . Retrieved 23 January 2024 .
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