Emerson Middle School (Los Angeles, California)

Emerson Middle School (Los Angeles, California)

Infobox School
name = Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School


image size=320px
type = Public secondary
location = 1650 Selby Avenue Los Angeles, California
principal = Kathy Gonellatelephone (310) 234-3100 Fax: (310) 474-6517
district = Los Angeles Unified School District
grades = 6–8
principal = Kathy Gonnella
students = 1,523
website = http://www.emersonms.org/

Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School is a middle school in the Los Angeles Unified School District in Los Angeles, California.

The school offers a variety of special academic programs, each unique. They include the Mathematics Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA), the School for Advanced Studies (SAS), and the Individualized Honors Program(IHP).

Emerson is best known for it outstanding Performing Arts Academy which offers a wide range of classes that includes Musical Theater, Stage Design, Costume Design, and Dance.

The school was named in honor of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American author, poet, and philosopher.

Attendance area

Neighborhoods served by Emerson Middle include West Los Angeles, Beverly Glen, Beverly Hills Post Office [cite news
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first = H. May
title = Canyon homes and that famous ZIP Code
publisher = "Los Angeles Times"
date = 2004-07-11
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accessdate = 2006-12-29] Westwood, Bel-Air, Sawtelle, Benedict Canyon, the Wilshire Corridor [http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/communities/2004/la-re-guide14nov14,0,4993480.story?page=2&coll=la-realestate-communities-2004] , and Holmby Hills. Also included in its service area are relatively distant canyon neighborhoods adjacent to the city of Beverly Hills; since the neighborhoods are in Los Angeles, the students are not in the Beverly Hills Unified School District boundaries.

chool uniforms

Emerson students are required to wear school uniforms [http://www.emersonms.org/dress_code.jsp?rn=2673044] . The uniforms are a white collared shirt (with or without Emerson logo) and navy blue pants, shorts, or skirt.

Feeder Schools

Elementary Schools that feed into Emerson include Fairburn Elementary School, Saturn Elementary School, Canfield Elementary School, Warner Avenue Elementary School, Westwood Charter School, and Overland Avenue Elementary School. All of these schools are public.

Students that graduate from Emerson often go to University High School, Hamilton High School, or Venice High School, as the Emerson attendance zone overlaps with the attendance zones of the three high schools

Principal

Kathy Gonella was appointed principal in 2007.

References

External links

* [http://www.emersonms.org/ Emerson Middle School]


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