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largely been based in and around Hollywood. Hollywood High started as a two-room school in September 1903 on the second floor of an empty storeroom at the Masonic Temple on High- land Avenue north of what now is Hollywood Boulevard. It was the first school serving the newly incorporated municipality of Hollywood. In 1904 the campus moved to its current site at the intersection of North Highland Avenue and West Sunset Boulevard. More than a century later, on January 4, 2012, the school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ese days a portion of Hollywood High is a Performing Arts there when she cut a class to run across the street for a soda and was "discovered". at year, 1936, Mickey Rooney, Judy Gar- land, Nanette Fabray, Marge Champion, and Alexis Smith were all on campus at the same time, according to the book "Holly- wood High—e History of America's Most Famous Public School" by John Blumenthal. Since the early 20th Century the U.S. film industry has Judy Turner (later known as Lana Turner) was a student seum, which highlights the school's history as well as famous alumni. Located in the library building, the museum displays photos and memorabilia of notable alumni including those in show business, sports, politics, science, the arts, military, and philanthropic sectors. One large wall in the museum is adorned with a striking dents have gone on to perform with the Alvin Ailey Dance Company," he said. "is year 53 of ours students sang with the Broadway cast of 'Memphis' for an audience of 6,000 at the L.A. Convention Center. e school is the site of e Hollywood High School Mu- net school is Stormy Sacks. Some of his students already are on the road to success in show business. "A number of our stu- Magnet School, according to its principal Jaime Morales. e Hollywood Performing Arts Center includes classes in drama, vocal music, dance, technical theater, film/digital graphics. e coordinator for the high school's performing arts mag- standing students were awarded thousands of dollars in schol- arships to help with college needs and tuition. e Alumni Association, along with private individuals, corporations, fam- ilies and agencies donated the money. According to the high school's principal, "ere is great pointed out. She described two students who couldn't even speak English when they came to the high school. One spoke only Arabic and another spoke only Korean. Yet both eventu- ally earned scholarships. At an Achieve e Honorable Ceremony this year out- tion. "I would encourage any of the celebrities who attended Hol- lywood High to please help us because we are going to have a fund raiser for the museum," Wells said. "e students today come from all walks of life," Wells Board of Directors Sec- retary Cilgia Halperin have been upgrading the museum with do- nations from support- ers. ey're hoping that with the money they raise they'll be able to hire a docent so they can open the mu- seum to visitors from around the world. ey also want to pro- vide online access to the museum collec- Wells and Alumni A young Judy Garland, fresh from the set of The Wizard of Oz (and still in her "Dorothy" makeup!), shares a laugh with schoolmate Ray Hirsch in 1938. Image courtesy of Ray Hirsch and Hollywood High School Alumni Association. array of photos of the stars when they were students at the high school alongside pictures of them from movies, television shows, and stage productions that brought them fame. Among them is Mike Farrell from the graduating class of ethnic diversity at the school. Families of our students speak up to 30 different languages. It is an advantage to us to have children from different cultures because our students learn from each other about their cultures." In his column in the Los Angeles Times Hector Tobar de- 1956 and a framed copy of the script from the movie "Mash" on which he wrote "Peace, Mike Farrell". Carol Burnett's pic- ture from the class of 1951 is beside a photo of her as a star, which she signed "To Hollywood High with gratitude and pride. Love, Carol Burnett." Other sets of before and after pic- tures include Judy Garland, Lana Turner, John Ritter, Stefanie Powers, Gloria Graham, Jason Robards, Sally Kellerman, Linda Evans, Nannette Fabray… One eye-catching set of photos shows Fay Wray as a student the year the school had its first graduating class. e Associa- tion organizes social events and fundraising activities to provide scholarships for students and makes contributions to the school in its effort to enrich the lives of students. Hollywood High will have Alumni Day and Homecoming on October 5th. Special thanks to Stormy Sachs and Hollywood High School's Performing Arts Magnet School. FALL 2012 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 17 dent actress Carole Wells manages the museum. "Stefanie Powers and I had a lot of fun when we were in high school to- gether," Wells recalled. "She was an absolute hell-raiser. And everyone loved her. is is where she started acting." e non-profit Alumni Association was founded in 1907, alongside a photo of her in the grip of King Kong. She signed it, "With fond memories of being a student at Hollywood High." Hollywood High School Alumni Association Vice Presi- scribed what it meant to his immigrant father to attend Hol- lywood High Adult School. "A man can enter as an immigrant with a sixth grade education from the Guatemalan countryside and come out a U.S. citizen on his way to earning his college degree. at's what my father did almost half a century ago." e fame of so many graduates who achieved show busi- ness success gave the school its unique glory. Another enduring legacy for generations of students is Hol- lywood High School's motto: "Achieve e Honorable". DH To honor his friend, Hollywood HS alum, John Ritter, Jimmy Kimmel sponsored the addition to artist Eloy Torrez' Portraits of Hollywood mural.