Ulysses S. Grant High School is a secondary school in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in the east-central San Fernando Valley. It is located adjacent to Los Angeles Valley College. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... The Los Angeles Unified School District (the LAUSD) is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. ... The term public school has three distinct meanings: In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials. ... Volunteer Representative Squadron of the City of Poznań in the uniform of the 15th Uhlan Regiment of Poznań from 1939 A lancer (uhlan) was a cavalry soldier who fought with a lance. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Valley Glen is the community name for the southeastern portion of Van Nuys, a San Fernando Valley district of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... San Fernando Valley from its southwestern edge. ... LAVC redirects here. ...

It is part of District 2 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school serves several areas, including Valley Glen, much of Sherman Oaks, and sections of Van Nuys [1]. The Los Angeles Unified School District (the LAUSD) is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. ... Sherman Oaks is an 8. ... Van Nuys is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. ...

Its mascot is the Lancer and the school colors are brown, orange, and white. The school motto is: "What we are to be we are now becoming." Volunteer Representative Squadron of the City of Poznań in the uniform of the 15th Uhlan Regiment of Poznań from 1939 A lancer (uhlan) was a cavalry soldier who fought with a lance. ...

The school newspaper is called the "Odyssey" in reference to President Grant's first name - Ulysses - the main character in Homer's epic "The Odyssey." There is a school tradition that, on or about April 1, a satirical issue is distributed called the "Oddity" and it contains comical and irreverent articles. Past "articles" have been about finals being canceled, the school being closed, rats infesting the cafeteria, clothing optional P.E. classes, etc. Ulysses S. Grant,[2] born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885), was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869–1877). ... This article is about the Greek poet Homer and the works attributed to him. ... Odysseus and Nausicaä - by Charles Gleyre For other uses, see Odyssey (disambiguation). ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The school yearbook is called the "Shield" .

Connected to Grant High School is a communications/technology magnet which emphasizes smaller class sizes and communications technology electives including film/video production, broadcast journalism, computer technology, graphic communications, and performing arts.[2]

History

Grant opened in 1959.

In 2006, Grant was relieved of many 9th and 10th graders by the opening of East Valley High School, which planned to phase in grades 11 and 12 in the following two years [3]. East Valley High School is a secondary school located in Los Angeles, California, United States. ...

Grant was featured in Newsweek magazines April 17, 2008 cover story about 25 years of divorce in America; Grant was chosen as a prototypical suburban high school and the article featrued members of the class of 1982 and their marital stories^[1].

Filming location

Grant High School has been featured in a number of film and television productions. This is due to the long strip of road (known as "Lancer Lane") that runs between the eastern boundary of the school and a scenic greenbelt, walking path, and the Tujunga Wash, and the availability of ample parking -- combined with the ease of moving equipment around. Grant High School is also recognized as among the best high schools in the country for its film/video productions made by students of the communications/technology magnet. For other uses, see Video (disambiguation). ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ...

Among the professional film and television productions that have utilized Grant High School as a filming location: A filming location is a place where some or all of a film or television series is produced, in addition to or instead of using sets constructed on a studio backlot or soundstage. ...

• Seduced By Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story
• Clueless - the film and exterior shots and the television series
• Freaks and Geeks
• Malcom in the Middle
• The 70's House - MTV Reality Show (Dodgeball scene)
• Life Goes On
• Ferris Bueller (TV series)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
• The Office
• Who's Your Daddy? - a direct-to-video feature film
• Saved By the Bell- exterior shot
• Six Feet Under - Cable show (interior shots of class rooms)
• What Ever Happened to the Class of '65? TV Series
• With Six You Get Eggroll - 1968 movie starring Doris Day and Brian Keith
• My Name Is Earl, TV Show on NBC
• Not Another Teen Movie
• Ghost Whisperer

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• NERD's Rockstar video
• Deftones - music video Back to School (interior and exterior shots)
• Three Doors Down - music video Loser (hallways, teachers lounge, class rooms, and exterior shots)
• IMA ROBOT's - Creeps Me Out (All shot at various parts of the school)
• Hellogoodbye - Baby It's Fact
• P Diddy-It's All About the Benjamins (used auditorium)
• Escape The Fate - Situations

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Academic and Artistic Feats

In the late 1960s, a local L.A. television station aired a game show called It's Academic, which featured competition among L.A. area high schools in a quiz show format. Grant won the competition both years that the show was on the air.

In 1977, students at Grant achieved a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing the world's largest musical chairs game (record since broken). The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ...

Grant students are also credited with helping to paint one of the largest murals in the world - the Great Wall of Los Angeles - in the Tujunga Wash that lies on the border of the campus. The mural, which depicts southwestern U.S. history from prehistoric times, is 2,754 feet (840 m) making it the longest mural in the United States. A mural is a painting on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface. ... The Great Wall of Los Angeles is a famous mural designed by Judith Baca. ... Tujunga Wash is a stream in Los Angeles County, California. ...

Film Program

Grant has a highly regarded film program for students either considering a career in that field or for students who just want to engage themselves in a fun hobby. The film teacher, Mr. Alex Hakobian, was a graduate of the UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television who spent 18 years of his career in the film industry as an actor/gaffer/writer, and an additional seven years as a writer/project developer with Ivan Tors. He is in his 22nd year of being a film teacher.

Students that have completed his program have earned numerous awards such as certificates, CINE Golden Eagles, trophies and other means of recognition. The students are allowed to freely create stories of their own.

Los Angeles City Athletic Championships

• 1974 Boys Tennis
• 1986 Boys Baseball
• 1993 Girls Soccer
• 1994 Girls Soccer
• 1996 Girls Gymnastics

• Retired numbers: #13 Rod Beck (Baseball), #21 Nevil Vega (Baseball) #25 Gilbert Arenas (Boys Basketball)

Notable alumni

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• Gilbert Arenas, Professional Basketball Player, NBA All Star
• Rod Beck, Professional Baseball Player 1991-2003, 3 time all star.^[2]
• Barry Carl, former Rockapella Band Member
• Mike Curb, Record Producer, California Lieutenant Governor from 1979-83.
• Bobby Diamond, 1964, Los Angeles lawyer and former film and television actor
• Moosie Drier, Actor and occasional Director.
• Micky Dolenz, Actor/Musician/Drummer of The Monkees
• John Dolmayan, Drummer of System of a Down
• Mitch Gaylord, 1984 U.S. Olympic gold medal winning gymnast
• Tom Griffin, Professional Baseball player, 1969-82, Sporting News National League Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 1969
• Joel Grover, Los Angeles TV News investigative reporter
• Craig Hundley, musician and former child actor, now known as Craig Huxley
• David Jefferson, Los Angeles bureau chief for Newsweek^[3].
• Kay Lenz, Emmy Award winning actress, first wife of David Cassidy
• Kim Darby, "True Grit"
• Bruce Manson, professional tennis player in the late 1970s
• Danny Nucci, Professional film actor
• Jeff Porcaro, Professional musician, co-founder of the rock group Toto
• Steve Porcaro, Professional musician, co-founder of the rock group Toto
• Mike Porcaro, Professional musician
• Mike Post, composer of music and theme songs for many of the most popular TV dramas^[4]
• Mark Potsic, Producer/Band Member of hip hop group Jurassic 5.
• Brian Robbins, actor in "Head of the Class, director of "Norbit"
• Tom Selleck, Professional film actor
• Jim Umbarger, Professional baseball player 1975-78
• Howard K. Stern, Attorney of Anna Nicole Smith
• Johnette Napolitano, Musician/Concrete Blonde
• Erika Eleniak, Actress, Baywatch
• Stephen J. Sass, attorney and president of the Los Angeles Jewish Historical Society
• Drew Silvern, Reporter
• Tom Scott, professional musician and writer of themes to “Starsky & Hutch,” “Streets of San Francisco,” and “Family Ties.”
• Ken Gurnick, sportswriter for MLB.com

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Alma Mater Song

All hail alma mater we sing with a vibrant cry. To pledge our allegiance to Grant, our senior high. We vow this forever in every endeavor, we'll proudly uphold our fame. With brown, orange, and white as the sign of our might, we're faithful to Grant's glorious name

References

External links

• Ulysses S. Grant High School
• Grant Communications Technology Magnet
• Internet Movie Database: Titles with locations including Grant High School, Valley Glen, California, USA