Monroe Middle School

History of Albert F. Monroe

Judge Albert F. Monroe loved working with young people. One day, he arrived at Inglewood Union High School at 7:00 A.M. to meet a group of enthusiastic young people who wanted to have a high school orchestra that in those early years was not a part of the school curriculum. No money was provided in the budget and no teacher hired. Eventually, in 1912, the orchestra became a scheduled class with Judge Monroe as the director until he retired in 1937, after a total of 25 years.

Albert F. Monroe Junior High School was dedicated April 30, 1954. April 30, 2012 will mark the 58th Anniversary of what is now Albert F. Monroe Middle School.

School-Wide Achievements

• In the District Spelling BEE, students won 1st Place in Grade 8 and 2nd Place in Grade 7.
• Monroe won the Middle School Category for the Martin Luther King Speech Monroe competed in the Inglewood Unified School District Science Fair.
• Monroe won 9 science fair projects out of 13 project entrees. There were four 1st place winners, two 2nd place winners and three 3rd place winners in Engineering, Physical Science, and Botany.
• Not only does Monroe excel academically, all Monroe’s athletic teams went to their respective championship finals: Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer, Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball, and Boys’ Football. The Boys’ Soccer and Football teams were victorious in winning their Championship. Boys Soccer Team has won 6 championships in a row.
• On an on-going basis, Monroe students are demonstrating that they are high achievers that are capable of competing and winning against the best competitors.
• For the second year in a row the school raised its tests scores by 40+ points