The school has been ranked by the U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 100 high schools in the nation. For the third year in a row, it is among the top 100 Gold Medal Schools, ranking in the 23rd place (2010).[1]
The U.S. News & World Report also ranked Ánimo Leadership as the fifth best charter high school in the nation[2] and the 5th best high school in state of California.[3]
Historyedit
After spending more than 10 years in a temporary facility (leased from the University of West Los Angeles Law), Ánimo Leadership has moved to Lennox, CA, near South Freeman Avenue.[4]
On October 28, 2002, President Bill Clinton and former California GovernorGray Davis visited Ánimo Leadership Charter High School while rallying. President Clinton stated "We should have more schools like Ánimo".[5]
The Ánimo Leadership Charter High School boy's varsity soccer program won its first CIF Division 6 Championship in 2007 led by Coach Sergio Medrano. A notable player from that year's championship team is Rafael Baca, who now has played on the collegiate level and the professional level.[6][7]
In the 2012-2013 soccer season, Ánimo won its second CIF Division 6 Championship and its first ever Division 3 CIF Regional Championship.[8]
The success of the Ánimo Leadership soccer program continued in the 2013-2014 season when it obtained its third CIF Division 6 Championship, making it the first time in the program's history that Ánimo won back-to-back championships.[9]
Ánimo, leadership, charter, high, school, also, known, Ánimo, alchs, Ánimo, leadership, public, charter, school, inglewood, california, operated, green, public, schools, angeles, Ánimo, first, green, school, established, 2000, address11044, freeman, aveinglewo. Animo Leadership Charter High School also known as Animo ALCHS or Animo Leadership is a public charter school in Inglewood California operated by Green Dot Public Schools of Los Angeles Animo was the first Green Dot school to be established in 2000 Animo Leadership Charter High SchoolAddress11044 S Freeman AveInglewood California 90305InformationSchool typeCharter Public high schoolEstablished2000StatusOpenOversightGreen Dot Public SchoolsPrincipalDanielle BergerGrades9 12Enrollment525Average class size28Hours in school day7 5 hoursCampus sizeSmallCampus typeSuburb Large TerritoryColour s Navy Blue White and KhakiSloganEnsuring that all young adults receive the education they need to be prepared for college leadership and lifeAthleticsSoccer Baseball Basketball Softball Cross country FootballAthletics conferenceMulholland League CIF Southern SectionMascotAztecWebsitehttp www greendot org leadership Contents 1 Academics 2 History 3 Athletics 4 References 5 External linksAcademics editThe school has been ranked by the U S News amp World Report as one of the top 100 high schools in the nation For the third year in a row it is among the top 100 Gold Medal Schools ranking in the 23rd place 2010 1 The U S News amp World Report also ranked Animo Leadership as the fifth best charter high school in the nation 2 and the 5th best high school in state of California 3 History editAfter spending more than 10 years in a temporary facility leased from the University of West Los Angeles Law Animo Leadership has moved to Lennox CA near South Freeman Avenue 4 On October 28 2002 President Bill Clinton and former California Governor Gray Davis visited Animo Leadership Charter High School while rallying President Clinton stated We should have more schools like Animo 5 Athletics editAnimo is part of the Mulholland League of the CIF Southern Section The Animo Leadership Charter High School boy s varsity soccer program won its first CIF Division 6 Championship in 2007 led by Coach Sergio Medrano A notable player from that year s championship team is Rafael Baca who now has played on the collegiate level and the professional level 6 7 In the 2012 2013 soccer season Animo won its second CIF Division 6 Championship and its first ever Division 3 CIF Regional Championship 8 The success of the Animo Leadership soccer program continued in the 2013 2014 season when it obtained its third CIF Division 6 Championship making it the first time in the program s history that Animo won back to back championships 9 References edit Ranking www usnews com Retrieved 2019 12 30 Best Charter School rankings Top Charter Schools US News 2009 12 09 Retrieved 2014 03 17 Best High Schools Rankings Top High Schools US News 2009 12 09 Retrieved 2014 03 17 Projects Green Dot Charter Schools Animo Leadership High School Thorntontomasetti com Retrieved 2014 03 17 1 Archived September 3 2009 at the Wayback Machine Almond Elliott 2012 Rafael Baca providing clutch midfield play for the San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Mercury News Sports Briefs LosAngeles Wave 2010 Thorpe Dave 2013 BOYS SOCCER Animo Leadership beats top seeded Carter for CIF Division VI title Los Angeles Daily News Thorpe Dave 2014 Animo boys soccer team captures second straight CIF SS Division VI title Daly Breeze External links editOfficial website Portals nbsp Greater Los Angeles nbsp Schools 33 56 05 N 118 20 52 W 33 934723 N 118 347724 W 33 934723 118 347724 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Animo Leadership Charter High School amp oldid 1207424605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,