Millikan High School

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Millikan High School is a high school in Long Beach, California administered by the Long Beach Unified School District. It is located near the corner of Spring Street and Palo Verde Avenue in East Long Beach. As of the 2004-2005 school year, Millikan High School served approximately 4,200 students.

Contents 1 Quest 1.1 Vision 1.2 Program Components 1.3 Senior Project: The Ultimate Culminating Assessment 1.4 Outcomes 1.5 Admission 2 School uniforms 3 Athletics 4 Eponym 5 Notable Alumni 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Quest

[edit] Vision

Quest students commit to a rigorous four year distinguished college preparatory program that encourages diversity of thought and scholarly endeavor. The academic independence of QUEST scholars culminates in a self directed Senior Project.

[edit] Program Components

• Engage students in real-world activities and experiences to apply and reinforce their academic skills.
• Enable students to use technology for research and to produce multi-media presentations.
• Require individual, on-going projects at each level of the program leading to a Senior Project.
• Weave cultural understanding and group skills throughout the curriculum so that the students will develop a strong sense of social responsibility and the ability to work well with a wide range of individuals and groups.

[edit] Senior Project: The Ultimate Culminating Assessment

Unique to the QUEST program, Senior Project is a powerful demonstration of a student’s academic achievement throughout their four years in the QUEST. This UC-approved course gives students an opportunity to explore an area of interest through completing an independent project with the guidance of a mentor, writing a research paper, producing a professional-quality multi-media presentation, and developing an academic portfolio. The project plunges the student into a real-world experience that demands goal-setting, time management, decision-making and communications skills, as well as a great deal of creativity.

[edit] Outcomes

Students who graduate from the QUEST program will:

• Be well read in the classics.
• Have an understanding and appreciation of the arts.
• Be self-directed learners who set goals and are self-monitoring.
• Be constructive thinkers.
• Be technologically literate.
• Be effective communicators, both orally and in writing.
• Be quality producers.
• Be aware of the global nature of today's world.
• Be collaborative contributors.

[edit] Admission

Enrollment in each grade level is limited to 140 students. Prospective students must be keyboard literate before the beginning of their freshman year. In addition, their parents must commit to working with their students (i.e. homework) for a minimum of eighteen hours per semester.

Admission will be based on an accumulation of points earned through the following items:

• GPA 3.3 or above (most students enter with 3.5 and above).
• Achievement Test Scores -- SAT9 scores of 80% and above in language, reading, and math.
• Satisfactory Citizenship Grades.
• Good Record of Attendance.
• Student Essay.

[edit] School uniforms

Millikan High School requires all students to wear school uniforms, which consist of white or navy tops, and khaki or navy bottoms.

[edit] Athletics

Millikan’s soccer program for both boys and girls has consistently been rated among the best in Southern California, earning the number 2 title in the nation for boy's soccer.

[edit] Eponym

Millikan High school is named after the Nobel Prize winner Robert A. Millikan. Millikan High School's educational programs emphasize technology and science.

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Soben Huon, Miss Utah USA 2006 ^[1]
• Ashlie_Brillault, Ashlie Brillault: American actress.
• Tonya Crews, American model.
• Mike Montgomery, former Golden State Warriors and Stanford Head Basketball coach
• Nick Bierbrodt former Major League Baseball first round draft pick
• Jason Bell , NFL Football Player

[edit] References

1. ^ "Soben Huon: MISS UTAH USA 2006"; URL accessed March 21, 2006

Mike Gallo MLB

[edit] External links

• Official site of Millikan High School
• School Accountability Report
• Official site of Long Beach Unified School District
• UC & CSU Approved Courses
• Robert A Millikan Biography