A great set of honor's teachers who really care about their students!
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Posted by a other on 09/16/09
I graduated in 04', back then the administration seemed to offer core quality academics, however, only to AP students. They offered us some of the best teachers, numerous clubs, even a college center with a wonderful attentive counselor. But most of all, they challenged us, they expected us to succeed.
... Read more Unfortunately, they did not do the same for the 'average' kids. Now, it is extremely dissapointing to see that they are no longer offering these services to the AP kids as well. Even though they provide textbooks, they don't provide demanding/ excellent teachers. Nor challenging classes. The school seems to be worse, tagging, old infrastructre, and overcrowded!! Imagine what kind of environment are the kids surrounded by? If they no longer provide academic opportunities to AP kids, what can they provide to the so called average kids? Read less
Posted by a other on 10/17/08
South Gate High School at one time used to be the best high school in the area. However, the decline in academics, spirit and organization is due to incompetent and uncaring administrators. The principal and several Assistant Principals are unreliable and seem to care little for the student body AND
... Read more faculty. Nonetheless, despite the faults in the administration, the student body and the faculty make this school wonderful. Sure, there are a few teachers here and there who could care less, but the many other competent instructors are truly some of the best in the entire inner-city area. The problems of the school lie mostly on the administrators' lack of professionalism in areas such as scheduling, management and communication as well as very limited parent involvement. All in all, South Gate High School is a diamond in the rough, a sleeping giant waiting to make a comeback. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/19/08
The school's academic section is horrible. I, a current student, have not yet received a good lesson. The classes are just way too easy for a high school student. This school reminds me of elementary. Also, their overall organization skills are very... unorganized. I have gotten into the wrong elective
... Read more and they sent me into a class I did not need. However, my counselor is great. She is supporting me with ideas about going into AP classes on the next semester. I am hoping that my opinion will change about South Gate High after the upcoming semester. But I do not recommend this high school. Read less
Posted by a student on 01/13/08
In all honesty as an former student, I have to say that this school is wonderful experience, even if racially un-diverse, but the AP course are incredible, the clubs dynamic and the students and staff are wonderful and very friendly. Yes, there is tagging, yes there are gangs, but what high schol doesn't?
... Read more As for being over crowded, that is now a thing of the past. I loved this school despite and because of its shortcommings. Read less
Posted by a former student on 06/16/07
Well as a current student of south gate senior high I find that it is only a good school if you try your hardest. The counselors and teachers are great. As for the overcrowding it has gotten a lot better since they made the new high school named south east. Personally I feel that the school is one of
... Read more the best in the near by cities. Last bit of advice if you do enroll be active in your child's education. Get the college class curriculum and make sure the counselors give your son/daughter the right classes. I am a sophomore at south gate high and proud to be a student :) Read less
Posted by a student on 07/19/06
I love this school. They have an amazing performing arts academy, and the scoccer team has been on of the best. There are many AP classes available to students including calculus, statistics, enviromental scince, english language and littiture, spanish language and littiture, government, economics and
... Read more many more. I have had great succes with this school and its students they are willing to workhard and be leaders both in school and in the community. Read less
Posted by a former student on 06/26/06
The school was great when I attended but has now become overpowered by lots of tagging at the school and children have made it's beauty a very bad looking place. It is very dissapointing
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Posted by a former student on 03/25/06
South Gate High School, once a great school, now just a slum. I am not a parent who has his child attending the school, I am a Student. I live through the horrible scenes. The old school buildings. The overcrowded halls. The careless students. If you are a parent looking at the page, you are a good
... Read more parent. If you want to keep on being a good parent, please look for a better school to place your children. Read less
Posted by a student on 09/15/05
I'm very concerned when so many students are failing classes and are taking intercession or summer school. 20 yrs ago we would not have seen so many students failing. My concerns are also on students who fail a subject and take another subject in its place. This is the fault of the parents, students
... Read more and teachers together. Many parents are not working to know what their children are learning. There might also be a breakdown in parent/teacher communication. I'm also very concerned that there is a growning number of our graduates who are applying to universities at at great distance from South Gate, and they end up returning becaue they were not prepared for the distance, the culture shock not being i n a Latino area, or the work ethic. Are our teens each year visiting the College Office on campus? Again parents and school are failing. Read less
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
South Gate schools — South Gate Senior High School is located at 3351 Firestone Blvd, South Gate CA 90280. 3351 Firestone Blvd is in the 90280 ZIP code in South Gate, CA The school district for South Gate Senior High School is the Los Angeles Unified School District. South Gate Senior High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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