George Washington Preparatory High School
George Washington Preparatory High School is a public four-year high school of Los Angeles Unified School District in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is located in the Westmont census-designated place and has a Los Angeles postal address.
| George Washington Preparatory High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
10860 South Denker Avenue Westmont , (Los Angeles postal address) California 90047 | |
| Coordinates | 33°56′14″N 118°18′15″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Motto | Worthy deeds, harmoniously, achieved. |
| Established | 1926 |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Principal | Tony Booker |
| Staff | 48.01 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 888 (2017-18) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.50 |
| Color(s) | Cardinal Red Continental Blue |
| Athletics conference | Marine League CIF Los Angeles City Section |
| Nickname | Generals |
| Website | washingtonprephs |
Founded in 1926, the school has a Los Angeles address but is not located in the city limits of Los Angeles. The mascot is the General, a reference to the school's namesake George Washington. The school colors are red and blue. The school serves many areas in South Los Angeles and unincorporated areas around South Los Angeles, including Athens, West Athens and Westmont. In addition it serves the LAUSD section of Hawthorne.
It was the location for a 1986 TV movie Hard Lessons, depicting Denzel Washington as the new principal, who sets out to rid the school of gang violence and drugs and restore educational values to the school. The current principal is Tony Booker. Two famous former principals are George McKenna, whom Denzel Washington portrayed in the movie Hard Lessons; and past LAUSD Board Member Marguerite LaMotte.