LAUSD’s Black Student Achievement Plan stresses the importance of Black history and culture. Irvin Davis, an educator and assistant football coach at Dorsey High School, recently outlined the new initiative to the L.A. Sentinel.
L.A. Unified School District has officially approved the Athletic Field Modernization Project for Dorsey High School in South Los Angeles.
Kayvon Thibodeaux, a first-round draft pick of the New York Giants in 2022, has partnered with Chase Bank to provide a financial literacy workshop for the students at Dorsey High School.
Desegregation and school busing has always been a complex and controversial issue in the Black community of Los Angeles. Since the LAUSD instituted school busing, magnet and integration programs in the 1970s, many Black parents have felt that they needed to have their children bused to predominantly White areas to receive a better quality of education or to learn in a safer environment.
An influential panel was conducted by alumni from Dorsey High School on Thursday, February 9th.
Jasmyne Pope, Dorsey High School’s new band teacher, has implemented a renewed vision to create exposure to instrumental music for the school and for the community. Her course schedule includes Modern Band, Performance Band and Music Appreciation.
The Dozier Singers will headline a Christmas Musical at McCarty Memorial Christian Church, December 18 at 3 p.m.
Since the 1970’s when the student population at Dorsey High School became majority Black, this outstanding learning institution has consistently provided a supportive climate and atmosphere for Black students.
Dorsey High School was proud to acknowledge and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with activities, lessons, projects and workshops. Hispanic Heritage Month is observed in the United States between September 15th and October 15th.
Dorsey High School is proud to pilot an AP African American Studies course in the 2022-23 school year. Dorsey was chosen to be the only public high school in California to pilot this project.
The Dorsey High School Alumni and Friends Organization will host the Dorsey High School 85th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, October 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Dorsey High School, located at 3537 Farmdale Avenue, in South Los Angeles.
Recent Dorsey graduate Harrison Allen used his raw talent in baseball to pitch for the Dorsey Dons. Last fall, he helped the Dons football team earn a 10-3 overall record and a 5-0 Coliseum League record to qualify them for the Division I playoffs.
Bette Braxton, longtime friend of the Brotherhood Crusade and Bakewell Media, recently celebrated her 90th birthday with a surprise party hosted by Danny J. Bakewell, Sr., because, he said, “We all love her!”
In the classroom of Dorsey social studies teacher and assistant football coach Irvin Davis are a series of file cabinets each filled with lessons. The lessons pertain to Black History and they touch upon several topics and figures. Creating these lessons has been a passion project for the duration of Davis’ career. When significant events happen, he makes it a teachable moment for his students with the hopes of empowering them. “I was inspired to give students a positive reflection of their history,” Davis said. “I wanted them to know about all of the outstanding accomplishments of Black people around
College Track Crenshaw opened on January 12 and welcomed its first cohort of 60 students from Dorsey, L.A. Promise Charter and Crenshaw High Schools.