<p>I wish my high school was on Wikipedia!</p>
<p>You can find your neighborhood…that is what most of us have done.</p>
<p>My neighborhood is very boring.</p>
<p>If you live in Chicago I would find that quite difficult.</p>
<p>My neighborhood is boring aswell. :(</p>
<p>I don’t live in Chicago, though.</p>
<p>heheh.</p>
<p>both my school and my town are on wikipedia :P</p>
<p>Surge, you guessed it! I guess Bill Gates inflates the average just a little ;)</p>
<p>Meanwhile the neighborhood in which some of your relatives live, zpmqxonw, is less rich…</p>
<p>
Yeah! =) Richest area in CA.</p>
<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKinley_High_School_(Honolulu)[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKinley_High_School_(Honolulu)</a></p>
<p>Lol, I didn’t know my school was on that til now…</p>
<p>chocolate, you guys have a air riflery and a canoe paddling team? </p>
<p>that is really cool! i wish i went to a cool school. :/</p>
<p>haha, this is cool</p>
<p>my school:
<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Arts_and_Science_Academy_of_Austin_at_LBJ_High_School[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Arts_and_Science_Academy_of_Austin_at_LBJ_High_School</a></p>
<p>x] Gee, my school is boring. It’s not even on Wikipedia. :P</p>
<p>Mine is on there, too:</p>
<p>Harvard-Westlake is an exclusive college preparatory school in Los Angeles, California. Serving grades seven through twelve, the school is the product of the 1989 merger of Harvard School for Boys (founded in 1900) and Westlake School for Girls (founded in 1904).</p>
<p>The former Harvard campus, located in North Hollywood, is now the location of the upper school (grades 10 through 12). The former Westlake campus, located near the Bel-Air neighborhood on the Westside, currently houses the middle school (grades 7 through 9).</p>
<p>Harvard-Westlake is noted for high college acceptance rates and subsequent attendance. Currently, approximately 99% of all graduating seniors attend a four-year college or university.[citation needed]</p>
<p>Students are usually dedicated to their schoolwork as well as a variety of extracurricular activities; there are currently over 500 clubs affiliated with the school.[citation needed] The upper grades at Harvard-Westlake are notable for a very rigorous curriculum. Most Advanced Placement tests are available. There is a community service requirement in order to graduate. Aside from academics, the student newspaper, The Chronicle, has been inducted into the high school newspaper Hall of Fame.[citation needed]</p>
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Notable alumni
Notable Harvard School for Boys, Westlake School for Girls, and Harvard-Westlake School alumni include:</p>
<p>Dorothy Arzner, film director
Candice Bergen, actress
B. Douglas Bernheim, Economist
Sir Ian Blair, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, London (English-Speaking Union exchange scholar)
Mindy Cohn, actress
Jarron Collins, NBA player
Jason Collins, NBA player
Gray Davis, former Governor of California
Quintana Roo Didion Dunne, late daughter of Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne
Heidi Fleiss, Hollywood Madam
Bridget Fonda, actress
Joe Gamsky (aka Joe Hunt), perpetrator of the Billionaire Boys Club Ponzi scheme
Jake Gyllenhaal, actor
Maggie Gyllenhaal, actress
H. R. Haldeman, Watergate conspirator
Mark Harmon, actor
Juliette Kayyem, professor, terrorism expert
Joe Kraus, co-founder of Excite
June Lockhart, actress
Jon Lovitz, comedian
Myrna Loy, actress
Danica McKellar, actress & mathmatician
Elizabeth Montgomery, actress
Rob Pearlstein, film director
Gunnar Nelson, of the band Nelson
Matthew Nelson, of the band Nelson
Tracy Nelson, actress
Sally Ride, astronaut, first American woman in space
Milan Manet Rodriguez, incredible girl, incredibly hot, amazing person
Jason Reitman, director of Thank You For Smoking
Daniel Sable, inventor and co-founder of Bluetooth integrated networks
Tori Spelling, actress
Alex Stepheson, college basketball player
Shirley Temple, actress
Dara Torres, Olympic swimmer, gold medalist
Adam Werbach, president of the Sierra Club in 1999
Jessica Yellin, reporter</p>
<p>Jake Gyllenhaal…</p>
<p>Where I live:</p>
<p>"As of 2005, there were 663,818 people (2005), 241,847 households (2004), and 170,167 families (2004) residing in the county. The population density was 763/km² (1,952/mi²). There were 261,659 housing units at an average density of 301/km² (770/mi²). The racial makeup of the county in 2005 was 64.3% White, 21.2% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 8.8% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. 10.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.</p>
<p>There were 241,847 (2004) households out of which 35.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.30% were married couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.14.</p>
<p>In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 36.50% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 6.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males.</p>
<p>As of 2003, the median income for a household in the county was $60,565, and the median income for a family was $72,398. Males had a median income of $50,460 versus $38,555 for females. The per capita income for the county was $30,620. 8.5% of the population and 6.3% of families were below the poverty line. 7.10% of those under the age of 18 and 6.80% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line."</p>
<p>My school district:</p>
<p>"Cobb County Public Schools is the county government agency which operates the public schools in Cobb County, Georgia. It is the second largest school system in the state, with more than 100,000 students and 110 schools. The former superintendent, who was formerly a general in the United States Air Force, Joesph J. Redden, recently resigned after his controversial laptop program was halted. The superintenndent is now Mr. Fred P. Sanderson, an educator of over 25 years.</p>
<p>List of schools-</p>
<p>Elementary schools:
Acworth
Addison
Argyle
Austell Primary (K-2)
Austell Intermediate (3-5)
Baker
Bells Ferry
Belmont Hills
Big Shanty
Birney
Blackwell
Brown
Brumby Primary (K-2)
Brumby Intermediate (3-5)
Bryant Primary (K-2)
Bryant Intermediate (3-5)
Bullard
Chalker
Cheatham Hill
Clarkdale
Clay
Compton
Davis
Dowell
Due West
East Side
Eastvalley
Fair Oaks
Ford
Frey
Green Acres
Harmony Leland
Hayes
Hollydale
Keheley
Kemp
Kennesaw
Kincaid
King Springs
LaBelle
Lewis
Mableton
Milford
Mount Bethel
Mountain View
Murdock
Nicholson
Nickajack
Norton Park
Pitner
Powder Springs
Powers Ferry
Riverside Primary (K-2)
Riverside Intermediate (3-5)
Rocky Mount
Russell
Sanders Primary (K-2)
Sanders Intermediate (3-5)
Sedalia Park
Shallowford Falls
Sky View
Sope Creek
Still
Teasley
Timber Ridge
Tritt
Varner
Vaughan </p>
<p>Middle schools:
Awtrey
Barber
Campbell
Cooper
Daniell
Dickerson
Dodgen
Durham
East Cobb
Floyd
Garrett
Griffin
Hightower Trail
Lindley
Lost Mountain
Mabry
McCleskey
McClure
Palmer
Pine Mountain
Simpson
Smitha
Tapp </p>
<p>High schools:
Campbell High School
Harrison High School
Kell High School
Kennesaw Mtn. High School
Lassiter High School
McEachern High School
North Cobb High School
Osborne High School
Pebblebrook High School
Pope High School
South Cobb High School
Sprayberry High School
Walton High School
Wheeler High School </p>
<p>Special schools:
Adult Education Center
William H. Barnes Educational Center
H.A.V.E.N. Academy
Oakwood Open Campus High School
Rose Garden </p>
<p>High school magnet programs:
Campbell High School International Baccalaureate Program
Kennesaw Mountain High School Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology
North Cobb High School for International Studies (added in 2005)
Pebblebrook High School Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts
South Cobb High School Academy of Mathematics and Medical Sciences
Wheeler High School Center for Advanced Studies in Science, Mathematics and Technology </p>
<p>Recent controversies-</p>
<p>Laptop program:
In 2005, the system recently attempted a student laptop program, but a former county commissioner filed a lawsuit against the system. The system was going to use taxpayer money from a fund passed in 2003 called SPLOST (Special Local Options Sales Tax) to fund the program. Critics of the program accused the school board of misleading voters because the technology upgrades included in part of the program only called for replacing desktop computers. In addition, the fund was never intended to fund a laptop program. Following a Superior Court ruling by Judge S. Lark Ingram, in which the judge said her ruling had nothing to do with the merits of the program, the school board later decided to abandon the program.</p>
<p>Evolution debate:
Cobb County public schools are involved in a court battle around the teaching of evolution in public schools. As part of the school board’s policy on evolution, stickers were added in 2002 to textbooks stating that:</p>
<p>“This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding. the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully, and critically considered.”
This practice was successfully challenged by five parents to children in Cobb County Public Schools. The district court under Judge Clarence Cooper ruled in january 2005 that the sticker violated the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section II, Paragraph VII of the Georgia State Constitution, which reads:</p>
<p>“No money shall ever be taken from the public treasury, directly or indirectly, in aid of any church, sect, cult, or religious denomination or of any sectarian institution.”
The school board has appealed the ruling to the Appeals Court"</p>
<p>Wow. That is one big school system.</p>
<p>Yeah, it is… and it’s a pain in the ass sometimes.</p>