Wow Again! 3 NoHo Teams in National Finals of Cyber Patriots!

In 2017, with a rambunctious band and a tunnel of cheerleaders in blue and white, North Hollywood High celebrated the joyous return of another national championship title team - in cyber security.

"It was a little bit weird. We're computer geeks so not all of us like to stand out in front of a crowd. It makes us a little uncomfortable. But I think it's fun," said high school senior Aled Cuda, captain of the reigning national cyber defense championship team.

This year, teams "Togo," "Balto" and "Truman" are preparing for the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition ...

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NoHo Wins 25th Anniversary Science Bowl

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Project Magnify Uses 3D Printing to Bring STEAM to Schools

A group of high school students in Los Angeles have launched a project to engage pupils in STEAM/STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) subjects. using a combination of 3D printing, open-source robotics and programming.

The non-profit initiative, called Project Magnify, is run by eight core members and a team of volunteers. They hold classes and workshops in schools throughout South Central Los Angeles involving the 3D printing as a means of STEAM education. 

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North Hollywood High Students Bring STEM Education to Disadvantaged Communities

Feeling fortunate to have access to high quality STEM-focused opportunities, North Hollywood High students are working to enable other schools – regardless of zip code – to have access to the same tech-rich resources they enjoy.

Last year, juniors Hansub Kim and and Stephen Ren co-founded Project Magnify, an offshoot of the school’s Science Research Club, aimed at providing students across L.A. Unified with opportunities to excel in science, technology, engineering and math. Read full article

National Merit Scholarships 2018 Semifinalists Named

This article lists every National Merit semifinalist in California.

NOTE:
29 semifinalists in all of LAUSD
19 of these are from HGM
= 27% of senior class
= highest percentage of any program in California
(HGM data separated from the rest of North Hollywood High)

NHHS Pilots Vegan Program for LAUSD

North Hollywood High is again selected to pilot LAUSD's latest improvement, this time offering vegan meal options in the cafeteria at lunch.

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North Hollywood High Team Wins National Cybersecurity Competition

By Howard Blum

Russians and Chinese hackers beware.

Americans, breathe a sigh of relief. Students from North Hollywood High have got your back.

Team Togo, consisting of five juniors, just won a national cybersecurity championship, which is joining the Academic Decathlon among the ranks of activities to which really smart high schoolers can devote themselves obsessively — and earn the kind of acclaim that traditionally goes to quarterbacks and point guards.

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NoHo Sends THREE Teams to Cyber Security National Finals

Schoolwide Pep Rally for Cyber Patriots teams

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North Hollywood High Continues Legacy of Moot Court Success

Hollywood High has captured its second consecutive second-place finish in Duke University’s prestigious Moot Court competition, outscoring 50 others from across the country in the rigorous contest of constitutional law.

Juniors Felix Bulwa and Ben Schall have competed in Moot Court for three years, climbing from a 16th-place finish during their first contest to eighth the following year. In addition to his stellar finish with his teammate, Felix finished ninth nationwide... read more

NoHo Wins LA Science Bowl for 18th year, Places 1st & 2nd

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2 LA Students Selected for USA National Debate Team

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These Magnets Have Become Some of LA's Highest-Scoring Schools →

New tests show the city's magnets have soared far above other schools. Read our guide to what it means and explore a list of how every magnet school scored. . . .

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(Note: North Hollywood HGM is the only school with 100% in both English and Math)

North Hollywood Wins Inaugural GO-Biz Innovation Challenge →

Louis Stewart of GO-Biz uses a selfie stick at the inaugural California Cyber Innovation Challenge at Sacramento City College on Wednesday.

The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) hosted the inaugural California Cyber Innovation Challenge at Sacramento City College on Wednesday, where eight teams of high school students competed in a series of timed challenges.

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HGM alum Aaron Feuer (Class of '09) on why he founded a $16 million startup to give students more voice →

Right after graduating from Yale, Aaron saw his company become one of the world's most talked about ed tech startups when it received $4 million in seeding funding from Mark Zuckerberg's Startup: Education and recently raised another $12 million. His program is currently used by many school districts, including LAUSD

Make student voices really matter in our schools

Commentary in EdSource

Nearly every middle and high school gives students a voice on campus in some way, but many schools miss the opportunity to make student voices really matter.

Student voice is an area that I’ve been passionate about for a long time. When I was a student at North Hollywood High School in Los Angeles Unified, I participated in several meaningful programs that gave students a real voice in solving problems and helped many students develop leadership capacity (and not just the usual suspects!).

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Student Selected for Carnegie Hall's National Youth Orchestra

Carnegie Hall announces young musicians selected for inaugural NYO2

Sophomore violist Joel Kim

NHHS Takes 2nd at Duke Moot Court, Continues School's Dominance in Prestigious Tournament →

Two seniors from the Highly Gifted Magnet at North Hollywood High School took second place in Duke University’s annual Moot Court competition, a prestigious national contest that showcases students’ research, writing and debate skills as well as their knowledge of constitutional law.

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NoHo Wins Regional Science Bowl, Will Compete in Washington DC →

By Brenda Gazzar, Los Angeles Daily News

North Hollywood High School has done it again.

The school’s Team A won the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s 24th annual Science Bowl Regional Competition in downtown Los Angeles against 24 other schools on Saturday.

The victory marks North Hollywood High School’s 17th regional championship in a competition that uses a game show format to test reflexes and the students’ grasp of advance science, math and technology concepts. The school also won the regional competition last year.

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Five LAUSD San Fernando Valley high schools fast-tracked for renovations →

Five San Fernando Valley schools will be fast-tracked under Superintendent Ramon Cortines’ plan to renovate 11 campuses across the Los Angeles Unified School District.

The upgrades will bring additional classroom space, updated technology and the shine of a makeover, with details hammered out later this year in meetings with staff, students and parents. If all goes as planned, the projects should be completed in five years.

North Hollywood High School sits atop Cortines’ list. Built in 1927, the school has grand columns that stretch to wood-framed window panes, neatly tucked below Spanish roof shingles. From Magnolia Boulevard, the campus’ main building appears suited for the campus of an East Coast Ivy League university.

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CBS Donates $60,000 in Musical Equipment

CBS donates $60,000 to North Hollywood HS!  This is in support of our outstanding music program, which includes many of the HGM students, and in recognition of our longtime voluntarism in the community.  News Video Here.

Mr. Maine is among LAUSD's Teachers of the Year →

Altair Maine understands highly gifted students. By age 16, he had graduated college and was in the PhD program at Caltech. He has been teaching at HGM for 15 years.

LA Unified has announced that 22 educators will be honored as 2015-16 Teachers of the Year at a luncheon in September.

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