David Starr Jordan High School is a public high school in Long Beach, California. It is part of the Long Beach Unified School District.
Overview
Jordan High School comprises two campuses. The main campus serves students from grades 10-12 and select 9th graders in special programs. The second campus, known as the Jordan Freshman Academy, was constructed in 2001 and serves the incoming 9th grade students. Referred to as "The Freshman Academy" or "Baby Jordan" by students, it is located at the site of the former Dominguez Mercy Hospital at 171 W. Bort Street, Long Beach, CA. Jordan Freshmen Academy then had its final year for the group of 2011-2012. Starting from late 2012, Jordan Freshmen Academy became known as, "J Plus[+] or Jordan Plus[+]". Jordan Plus became the campus available to failing students, or students with a low GPA.
Smaller Learning Communities
Jordan is divided into smaller learning communities:
- Panther Academy (PA)
- Business and Entertainment School of Travel, Trade, and Tourism (BESTT)
- Excellence Through the Arts (ETA), established 2007
- Jordan's Media and Communication (JMAC)
- International Baccalaureate Magnet (IB)
- Academy of Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE)
- Aspiration in Medical Services (AIMS)
- Jordan Technology (JTECH)
Athletics
Jordan belongs in CIF-SS Div I.
Notable alumni
- Dennis Brown - former Defensive End for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL; played in and won Super Bowl XXIX.
- Travon Bryant - former Forward-Center for the University of Missouri and perennial Euroleague player.
- Bob Denver - Actor and star of hit TV show Gilligan's Island.
- Ron Fairly - Former Major League Baseball player and broadcaster.
- Thomas Mikal Ford - Actor/Comedian, starred in TV show Martin.
- Clint Jun Gamboa - Singer and semi-finalist on TV Show American Idol.
- Warren Griffin III - alias Warren G, current G-Funk Rapper.
- Leon Hooten, former baseball player for Oakland Athletics.
- Bob Humphreys, American football player
- James Q. Wilson - Academic Professor of political science and leading authority on public administration at Boston College.
- Kathy Young - Singer, Recorded a hit song, " A Thousand Star" sold a million copies. The follow-up, "Happy Birthday Blues" varied only slightly from "A Thousand Stars>" Released in January 1961, it made it into the Top Thirty. [See History of Rock & Role, Google.]
References
External links
- Jordan High School
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