J. P. Widney High School
Encyclopedia
Joseph Pomeroy Widney High School, known as J. P. Widney High School is a special education
magnet
high school in Los Angeles
, California, part of the Los Angeles Unified School District
. This school is named in honor of Dr. Joseph Pomeroy Widney
, a prominent early Los Angeles resident.
Students' race/ethnicity is:
, a rock band whose membership rotates with the changing student body. The group has recorded three CDs, and has appeared in the 2005 film The Ringer.
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
magnet
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
high school in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California, part of the Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District is the largest public school system in California. It is the 2nd largest public school district in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population...
. This school is named in honor of Dr. Joseph Pomeroy Widney
Joseph Pomeroy Widney
Joseph Pomeroy Widney, M.D. D.D. LL.D was a polymathic pioneer American physician, clergyman, entrepreneur-philanthropist, proto-environmentalist, prohibitionist, racial theorist, and prolific author....
, a prominent early Los Angeles resident.
Student profile
The school serves students ranging in age from 13 to 22 who have severe disabilities and are unable to attend other high schools in the district. Because students are bussed to the Central Los Angeles school from surrounding communities, its student body reflects widely diverse cultural, ethnic and economic backgrounds.Students' race/ethnicity is:
- American Indian/Alaskan Native: 2
- Asian/Pacific Islander: 20
- Hispanic: 256
- Black, non-Hispanic: 68
- White, non-Hispanic: 20
The Kids of Widney High
The school is possibly best known for its music group, The Kids of Widney HighThe Kids of Widney High
The Kids of Widney High is a music group composed of mentally disabled students from the special education J. P. Widney High School in Los Angeles, California.- History :...
, a rock band whose membership rotates with the changing student body. The group has recorded three CDs, and has appeared in the 2005 film The Ringer.