John Burroughs Middle School
Location
600 S. McCadden Pl. Los Angeles, CA 90005  United States
Information
Type	Public
Motto	To Win Honorably, To Lose Gracefully, To Cooperate Generously
Established	1924
School district	Los Angeles Unified School District
Grades	6-8
Enrollment	2,200+
Color(s)	Green, Gold
Mascot	Bear
Website	Official website

John Burroughs Middle School is a public middle school serving portions of the Hancock Park, Koreatown, Mid-Wilshire and Windsor Square section of Los Angeles, California.

The school, which serves grades 6-8, is located in the Los Angeles Unified School District and in Local District 3. It is a traditional school.

Several neighborhoods, including Park La Brea, Brookside [2], and portions of Hancock Park, are zoned to Burroughs. In addition, a small portion of the city of West Hollywood is zoned to Burroughs.

Contents 1 History/Information 2 Gifted/High Achieved Magnet Program 3 School uniforms 4 Trivia 5 Notable Alumni 6 References 7 External links

History/Information

John Burroughs Junior High School, named in honor of John Burroughs, opened in 1924 to 400 students and 23 teachers ^[1].

The "Junior High" in the school's name was replaced with "Middle" at the beginning of the 1994-1995 school year to coincide with the school district's policy of placing 6th graders in middle schools, and 9th Graders as freshmen in High School. This was to ease overcrowding at many elementary schools.

The school is informally called "JB."

Gifted/High Achieved Magnet Program

John Burroughs offers a Gifted/ High Achieving Magnet (G/HA MAG) program, which began in 1978.

School uniforms

In the past, school uniforms were not worn. Since 2001, students are required to wear school uniforms [3].

Uniforms consist of khaki bottoms and white or Hunter green collared shirts.

Trivia

The school is a popular filming location for films, television programs, and commercials:

• The Haunting of Molly Hartley (interior)
• Nightmare on Elm Street (exterior and interior)
• Deep Impact (the school auditorium)
• Rebound (the outside of the school)
• Beauty Shop (the whole front of the school)
• Pleasantville (the front of the school)
• Never Been Kissed (most of the film was set in the school)
• 1997 Airwalk commercial (skateboards through lobby)
• Family Matters (exterior only)
• Agent Cody Banks (exterior)
• Teen Wolf (interior and exterior)
• Pretty in Pink (interior and exterior)
• Like Father Like Son (interior)
• The Meteor Man (interior)
• Casper (film) in front of school and interior

John Burroughs has also appeared in additional films and shows.

Notable Alumni

• Laila Ali, female boxer
• Byron Allen, TV personality & producer
• Omarion, R&B singer
• Tyra Banks, model, actress
• Khleo Thomas, actor
• Gavin Arvizo, "The Accuser" in the 2005 child molestation trial involving pop icon Michael Jackson
• Tuan Le, poker champion

References

External links

• School reviews
• Burroughs website
• Ted Ryan Memorial Amateur Radio Club Devoted to recollections of former radio/electric shop teacher at John Burroughs.

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