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| Horace Mann School | |
| Address | |
|---|---|
| 8701 Charleville Blvd. Beverly Hills, California, 90211 USA |
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| Coordinates | 34.06510, -118.38164 |
| Information | |
| School district | Beverly Hills Unified School District |
| Principal | Dr. Dawnalyn Murakawa-Leopard |
| Vice principal | Marlene Calcenes Patricia Samarge (interim) |
| Faculty | 46 |
| School type | Public school |
| Grades | K-8 |
| Campus | urban fringe |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Students | 723 (2007) |
| Kindergarten | 52 (2007) |
| Grade 1 | 61 (2007) |
| Grade 2 | 60 (2007) |
| Grade 3 | 78 (2007) |
| Grade 4 | 85 (2007) |
| Grade 5 | 85 (2007) |
| Grade 6 | 85 (2007) |
| Grade 7 | 112 (2007) |
| Grade 8 | 105 (2007) |
| Homepage | http://www.hm.bhusd.org |
Horace Mann School is one of five public schools in Beverly Hills, California, part of the Beverly Hills Unified School District. The school serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The current principal is Dr. Dawnalyn Murakawa-Leopard and the vice principal is Marlene Calcenes; due to a maternity leave the interim vice principal is Patricia Samarge. The school is named after Horace Mann, American education reformer, abolitionist, and congressman.
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History
On March 18 1929, construction began on a two-story, 30-room Spanish style school building. In July, the school was named Horace Mann School, and 307 students and 11 teachers entered its doors in Kindergarten through sixth grade on December 9 1929. The school was officially dedicated on March 21 1930.[1] The first seventh grade students began attending in February 1930, and the first eighth graders arrived in the fall of 1930. The first graduating class of 30 students was in June 1930.[1] In 1932 and 1933, the school was expanded, closing off most of Arnaz Drive for playground space and to ensure safe passage for the students between the buildings. In 1962-63, the music, art and industrial arts wing were remodeled. In 1966, the auditorium was reconstructed, and in 1968, the school's tower building was opened. A faculty parking structure, with middle school classrooms above, was built in 1975. Additional property on Robertson Boulevard was acquired in the 1980s.[1]
School principals
The school has had six principals.[1]
- Thomas Mock (1929-1958)
- David Haserot (1958-1972)
- Dr. Helene West Feldman (1972-1976)
- Arthur Fields (1976-2001)
- Dr. Mark Jones (2001-2003)
- Dr. Dawnalyn Murakawa-Leopard (2003-present)
Performance
Horace Mann School was awarded the California Distinguished School Award in 1987, 1997 and 2004.[1] The school is ranked 639 of 5365 elementary schools in Califiornia[2] and is rated 93 on a 100 point scale.[3]
Notable Alumni
- TBD
Environmental lawsuit
In November 2006, a lawsuit alleging that emissions from the oil wells and other nearby facilities adjacent to the high school caused cancer among former students and others was dismissed by the court.[4]
