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EspañolSUSAN MILLER DORSEY HIGH SCHOOL
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'Susan Miller Dorsey High School' is a high school located in the South Los Angeles section of Los Angeles, California.
Dorsey is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school serves Baldwin Hills, Baldwin Village, Leimert Park, and portions of Crenshaw.
The school first opened in 1937 and currently enrolls an average of 2,400 students. Dorsey High is one of the few predominantly African-American high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, with 55% of its students African American and an additional 45% Hispanic. It is located at 3537 Farmdale Avenue, near Rodeo Road in Crenshaw . The school colors are green and white, and its mascots are the Dons (male) and Donnas (female).
Dorsey's most significant rival is Crenshaw High School, commonly referred to as "Coleslaw" amongst Dorsey students. Dorsey is adjacent to View Park Continuation School.
The school was named after ''Susan Miller Dorsey'', the first female superintendent of the Los Angeles public school system.
Dorsey was born in 1857 in Penn Yan, New York She graduated from Vassar College in 1877 and spent a year teaching at Wilson College in Pennsylvania, returning to Vassar to teach Greek and Latin.
In 1881, she married Baptist minister Patrick William Dorsey. The same year, the couple came to Los Angeles, where he became pastor of First Baptist Church at 6th Street and Broadway (then known as Fort Street).
In the early 1890s, her husband abandoned her, taking their son with him. Dorsey returned to teaching in 1896 at Los Angeles High School, where she rose to vice principal. By 1913, she was assistant superintendent of schools. In 1920, she became superintendent. Dorsey remained superintendent for 9 years.[1]
In 2007, the West Adams Preparatory High School opened and relieved Dorsey [1].
The school is widely known for its athletic teams, such as football (Coliseum League Champs for the 2006 season), basketball, and track & field. Dorsey's football games are played in Jackie Robinson Stadium at the nearby Rancho La Cienega Park.In addition, Dorsey High's academic decathlon team placed third in the district's Super Quiz competition in 2007. Dorsey has a high attendance rate and a Rifle Club for seniors. Dorsey has recently started a black and brown unity club to ease racial tensions within the school. So far its going fine.
Dorsey has been criticized for its disciplinary problems due to the gang influence around its area (Baldwin Village, widely referred to as "the Jungles"). The area has been known to have gang activity from an area Blood gang, the Black P Stones, who often feud with another nearby area gang, the Rollin 60's Crips who are found congregating near rival Crenshaw High School. Students from 18th Street and Harpies occasionally brawl with students from Rolling 20's and students are threatened daily by violence because of that.
★ Dorsey High School website
★ Susan Miller Dorsey High School profile provided by schooltree.org
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'Susan Miller Dorsey High School' is a high school located in the South Los Angeles section of Los Angeles, California.
Dorsey is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school serves Baldwin Hills, Baldwin Village, Leimert Park, and portions of Crenshaw.
The school first opened in 1937 and currently enrolls an average of 2,400 students. Dorsey High is one of the few predominantly African-American high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, with 55% of its students African American and an additional 45% Hispanic. It is located at 3537 Farmdale Avenue, near Rodeo Road in Crenshaw . The school colors are green and white, and its mascots are the Dons (male) and Donnas (female).
Dorsey's most significant rival is Crenshaw High School, commonly referred to as "Coleslaw" amongst Dorsey students. Dorsey is adjacent to View Park Continuation School.
| Contents |
| History |
| Extracurricular activities |
| Criticism |
| External links |
| References |
History
The school was named after ''Susan Miller Dorsey'', the first female superintendent of the Los Angeles public school system.
Dorsey was born in 1857 in Penn Yan, New York She graduated from Vassar College in 1877 and spent a year teaching at Wilson College in Pennsylvania, returning to Vassar to teach Greek and Latin.
In 1881, she married Baptist minister Patrick William Dorsey. The same year, the couple came to Los Angeles, where he became pastor of First Baptist Church at 6th Street and Broadway (then known as Fort Street).
In the early 1890s, her husband abandoned her, taking their son with him. Dorsey returned to teaching in 1896 at Los Angeles High School, where she rose to vice principal. By 1913, she was assistant superintendent of schools. In 1920, she became superintendent. Dorsey remained superintendent for 9 years.[1]
In 2007, the West Adams Preparatory High School opened and relieved Dorsey [1].
Extracurricular activities
The school is widely known for its athletic teams, such as football (Coliseum League Champs for the 2006 season), basketball, and track & field. Dorsey's football games are played in Jackie Robinson Stadium at the nearby Rancho La Cienega Park.In addition, Dorsey High's academic decathlon team placed third in the district's Super Quiz competition in 2007. Dorsey has a high attendance rate and a Rifle Club for seniors. Dorsey has recently started a black and brown unity club to ease racial tensions within the school. So far its going fine.
Criticism
Dorsey has been criticized for its disciplinary problems due to the gang influence around its area (Baldwin Village, widely referred to as "the Jungles"). The area has been known to have gang activity from an area Blood gang, the Black P Stones, who often feud with another nearby area gang, the Rollin 60's Crips who are found congregating near rival Crenshaw High School. Students from 18th Street and Harpies occasionally brawl with students from Rolling 20's and students are threatened daily by violence because of that.
External links
★ Dorsey High School website
★ Susan Miller Dorsey High School profile provided by schooltree.org
References
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