Nathaniel Narbonne High School (NHS) is a school located at 24300 South Western Avenue, in the Harbor City area of Los Angeles, California. Narbonne serves grades 9 through 12 and is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Narbonne serves the Harbor City area and the city of Lomita.

Narbonne High School
Address
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24300 S Western Ave

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United States
Coordinates33°48′12″N 118°18′19″W / 33.8032°N 118.3054°W / 33.8032; -118.3054
Information
TypePublic
MottoDomus Victorum
(Home of the Victors)
Established1925
School districtLos Angeles Unified School District
DeanJames Collins
PrincipalHeather Karuza
Staff87.32 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,667 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.09[1]
Color(s)    Green, Gold
Athletics conferenceMarine League
CIF Los Angeles City Section
MascotGaucho
Communities servedHarbor City
Lomita
Feeder schoolsFleming Middle, White Middle
Websitenarbonnehs.org

The school motto is "Domus Victorum" which means "Home of the Victors." Narbonne's colors are green and gold. The school's mascot is the Gaucho, which is often regarded as an Argentinian cowboy. The official fight song for the high school is "Onward Narbonne!" which is a variation of "On, Wisconsin!" – the official state song of Wisconsin as well as the fight song of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

History

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Narbonne dates back to 1925. The school was named for Nathaniel A. Narbonne, a sheep rancher, who owned most of the land in the Lomita and Harbor City area. The original building, from when Narbonne covered 7th through 12 grades, is in Lomita, and is now Alexander Fleming Middle School. In 1957, the new school was built on the present site at 242nd Place and Western Avenue.[citation needed]

1995 killing of Shazeb Andleeb

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In May 1995 Shazeb Andleeb, a 17-year-old student of Pakistani descent, was killed by several other students in a hallway at Narbonne High School.[2] The incident is referred to in the track "The Last Stand of Shazeb Andleeb" on the 1996 album The Cult of Ray by Black Francis, who attended Narbonne in the early 1980s.[3]

Academics

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Enrollment

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As of the school year 2021–22, there were a total of 1,795 students attending the high school.[4]

  • Hispanic or Latino - 68.1% (1,222)
  • Black - 19% (341)
  • White - 3.6% (64)
  • Filipino - 3.5% (62)
  • Asian - 2.8% (51)
  • Pacific Islander - 1.3% (24)
  • Other/Unreported - 1.7% (31)

Notable alumni

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Attended but did not graduate from Narbonne

In media

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Narbonne has been a filming location for the following movies:

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Kim Kowsky; Jeff Kass (19 May 1995). "Student Dies After Youths Beat Him at High School". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  3. ^ "School History – About Us – Nathaniel Narbonne High School". www.narbonnehsgauchos.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  4. ^ "Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade - Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High (CA Dept of Education)". dq.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  5. ^ "Kerry Washington weds pro athlete Nnamdi Asomugha". CBS News. July 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "Nnamdi Asomugha secretly weds 'Scandal' star Kerry Washington - UPI.com". upi.com. 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  7. ^ "Bobby Brooks Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  8. ^ "Bioguide Search".
  9. ^ "Bonus Baby". Time. 1950-02-13. Archived from the original on 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  10. ^ p, boyette. "joe puerta dot com". Time. Archived from the original on 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  11. ^ "Art Stephenson". NASA. Archived from the original on 2006-09-30. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  12. ^ "NBA.com: Bill Sharman Summary". NBA. Archived from the original on 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
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