Centinela Valley Union High School District
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Centinela Valley Union High School District, (CVUHSD) is a public union high school district
located in southern California that serves about 6,800 students in grades 9–12 from Lawndale
, Hawthorne
, Lennox
, Del Aire
, and El Camino Village. The district's four associated elementary feeder school
districts are Hawthorne School District
, Lawndale Elementary School District
, Lennox School District, and Wiseburn School District. The Centinela Valley district also offers adult education
classes.
Students attend Hawthorne High School
, Lawndale High School
, Leuzinger High School
, or the continuation school, Lloyde Continuation High School.
, Inglewood
, Lennox
, Wiseburn and El Segundo
. El Segundo withdrew from CVUHSD on November 22, 1925, when the El Segundo Unified School District
was formed.
The district was named Centinela Valley Union High School District on November 1, 1944. On July 1, 1954, Inglewood, with its Inglewood
and Morningside
high schools, withdrew to form the Inglewood Unified School District
.
Union school district
In some U.S. states, a union school district or union high school district is a school district that has been formed by the consolidation of "two or more school districts situated in the same county". A Joint union school district is similar, but the component districts are "situated wholly or in...
located in southern California that serves about 6,800 students in grades 9–12 from Lawndale
Lawndale, California
Lawndale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 32,769 at the 2010 census, up from 31,711 according to the 2000 census...
, Hawthorne
Hawthorne, California
Hawthorne is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. The city at the 2010 census had a population of 84,293, up from 84,112 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, Lennox
Lennox, California
Lennox is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 22,753 at the 2010 census, down from 22,950 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, Del Aire
Del Aire, California
Del Aire is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 10,001 at the 2010 census, up from 9,012 at the 2000 census....
, and El Camino Village. The district's four associated elementary feeder school
Feeder school
Feeder school is a name applied to schools, colleges, universities, or other educational institutions that provide a significant number of graduates who intend to continue their studies at specific schools, or even in specific fields....
districts are Hawthorne School District
Hawthorne School District
Hawthorne School District is a school district headquartered in Hawthorne, California, United States.The district serves much of Hawthorne.-Zoned middle schools:* * * -Zoned elementary schools:* * Eucalyptus Elementary School* * * * *...
, Lawndale Elementary School District
Lawndale Elementary School District
Lawndale Elementary School District is a school district headquartered in Lawndale, California, United States.The district serves Lawndale and portions of Hawthorne as well as unincorporated areas in Los Angeles County ....
, Lennox School District, and Wiseburn School District. The Centinela Valley district also offers adult education
Adult education
Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. Adult education takes place in the workplace, through 'extension' school or 'school of continuing education' . Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers...
classes.
Students attend Hawthorne High School
Hawthorne High School (Hawthorne, California)
Hawthorne High School is a public high school located in Hawthorne, California, within the Centinela Valley Union High School District. It opened in the mid 1950s and is most notable for its association with The Beach Boys, whose original members Brian, Carl, Dennis Wilson, and Al Jardine attended...
, Lawndale High School
Lawndale High School
Lawndale High School is one of three high schools in Lawndale, California. Lawndale High School was closed in 1981, and reopened in 1998. It is one of three schools in the Centinela Valley Union High School District. In 2009, Lawndale High was awarded the California Distinguished Award under the...
, Leuzinger High School
Leuzinger High School
Leuzinger High School is a public high school in Lawndale, California. It opened on January 27, 1931, with an enrollment of 268. It was named after Adolph Leuzinger in recognition of his 25 years of service on the Board of Trustees of the Inglewood Union High School District...
, or the continuation school, Lloyde Continuation High School.
History
The district has as its basis the 1905 formation of the Inglewood Union High School District, which included at the outset the territories of HawthorneHawthorne School District
Hawthorne School District is a school district headquartered in Hawthorne, California, United States.The district serves much of Hawthorne.-Zoned middle schools:* * * -Zoned elementary schools:* * Eucalyptus Elementary School* * * * *...
, Inglewood
Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. Its population stood at 109,673 as of the 2010 Census...
, Lennox
Lennox, California
Lennox is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 22,753 at the 2010 census, down from 22,950 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, Wiseburn and El Segundo
El Segundo, California
El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located on the Santa Monica Bay, it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is one of the Beach Cities of Los Angeles County and part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments...
. El Segundo withdrew from CVUHSD on November 22, 1925, when the El Segundo Unified School District
El Segundo Unified School District
El Segundo Unified School District is a school district headquartered in El Segundo, California, United States. The district serves western El Segundo.-Secondary schools:Zoned* El Segundo High School* El Segundo Middle SchoolAlternative...
was formed.
The district was named Centinela Valley Union High School District on November 1, 1944. On July 1, 1954, Inglewood, with its Inglewood
Inglewood High School (California)
Inglewood High School is a public high school in Inglewood, California, USA. Opened in 1905, it is part of Inglewood Unified School District.-Notable alumni:*Sonny Bono, did not graduate*Jason Hart, NBA basketball player...
and Morningside
Morningside High School
Morningside High is a public high school in Inglewood, California.-History:In 1951, the first two classes of students came to the Morningside Park area of Inglewood to attend the new Morningside High School. Incoming 9th graders came from the surrounding junior high schools, and a class of 10th...
high schools, withdrew to form the Inglewood Unified School District
Inglewood Unified School District
Inglewood Unified School District is a school district headquartered in Inglewood, California, United States.IUSD serves most of the city of Inglewood and the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of Ladera Heights...
.