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Belmont Senior High School is a public high school located at 1575 West 2nd Street in the Westlake community of Los Angeles, California.〔(Westlake ), (City of Los Angeles, department of City planning ).〕 The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. ==History== Belmont High School opened in 1923.〔(Belmont High Alumni )〕 The Hotel Belmont was the first noteworthy building to stand atop Crown Hill, the present site of Belmont High School. Eventually, the hotel was abandoned, and later it was transformed into the private Belmont School for Girls. After the school was destroyed by fire, the grounds were left vacant, except for five oil wells and a pumping plant for the Los Angeles City Oil Field. On February 28, 1921, the Los Angeles Board of Education purchased the site for $100,000, for the purpose of constructing Belmont High School. Belmont opened its doors on September 11, 1923, to about 500 students, all sophomores, and 28 faculty members. Most of the school's traditions were created by those pioneer students during the first months of the school's existence. The school newspaper conducted an election to select its name, with "Sentinel" easily winning over "Progress." To this day, Belmont's students are known as Sentinels. Those first students favored “Sentinels" because they were able to oversee the entire city from their "lookout" on Crown Hill. In another election, the school's colors, green and black, were selected over brown and white. A Joseph Young-created mosaics mural is located on the main building wall. Belmont High School was once the largest school in California, due to the density of the Westlake district, which it served. It was also considered the largest school in the United States, with 6,342 students. What was formally the attendance area for Belmont High School has now become the Belmont Zone of Choice, where students living in this area have the option of attending one of nineteen small learning communities or pilot schools located on four different campuses within the zone: Belmont High School, Miguel Contreras Learning Complex, Edward Roybal Learning Center, and Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts. By 2000, LAUSD devised plans to relieve Belmont of many of its students,〔"(Regular Meeting Order of Business )." ''Los Angeles Unified School District''. Tuesday June 27, 2000.〕 and in 2006, the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex, which began sharing its attendance zone with Belmont, opened and relieved Belmont.〔"(Central LA Area New HS #10, 55.98039 )." ''Los Angeles Unified School District''. Accessed October 29, 2008.〕 Beginning around 2005, Belmont began a major modernization. The school was renovated, and new paint, bathrooms, doors, walls, and ceiling tiles were added. Facilities were also updated throughout the school campus to accommodate those with special needs (e.g. wheelchair ramps). In 2006, Miguel Contreras Learning Complex opened its doors and relieved Belmont High School of overcrowding. In 2007, the West Adams Preparatory High School opened and relieved Belmont; a section of the Manual Arts High School attendance zone was transferred to Belmont.〔(Proposed Changes to West Adams Preparatory High School Area Schools, School Year 2007-2008 ), Facilities and Services division, L.A. Schools.〕 Furthermore, High School for the Visual and Performing Arts (formerly known as Central Los Angeles Area High School 9)〔(Central LA Area New HS #9, 55.98037 ), Facilities and Services division, L.A. Schools.〕〔(Central L.A. Area New H.S. #9 ), Facilities and Services division, L.A. Schools.〕 opened in 2008 to relieve Belmont. Central Los Angeles High School 11 (Edward R. Roybal (formerly Belmont) Learning Center)〔(Central LA HS #11, 55.98107 ), Facilities and Services division, L.A. Schools.〕 and Central Los Angeles High School 12 opened in fall 2009.〔()〕 In 2009, the opening of the Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez Learning Centers relieved Belmont.〔"(2. Proposed Changes to Lincoln High School Area Schools, School Year 2009-2010 )." Los Angeles Unified School District. Retrieved on March 17, 2010.〕 Beginning with the 2010 school year, it will serve students from 6th grade to 12th grade, with the middle school named Sal Castro Middle School on the campus. The Belmont football stadium was named for Dentler Erdmann, its long-time faculty member. In 2011 the school was restructured, with most teachers having to reapply for their jobs. The new academic program involves learning English, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese.〔Song, Jason. "(Struggling Belmont High to be restructured )." ''Los Angeles Times''. January 27, 2011. Retrieved on March 29, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Belmont High School (Los Angeles, California)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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