On September 7, 2011, what was formerly known as South Region High School #4 will open as Rancho Dominguez Preparatory School with four academies: the Juanita Millender-McDonald Academy for Law, Government and Public Service, the Engineering, Technology and Design Academy, Jenny Oropeza Global Studies Academy, and the Randal D. Simmons Freshman Success Academy. School facilities shared by all the academies include performing arts classrooms, a state-of-the art library, multipurpose room, central administration, 2 gymnasiums, food service, lunch shelter, playfields and underground parking. This beautiful construction was done in response to a real need in the community to relieve overcrowding at Carson High School, Banning High School and Carnegie Middle School. There were students who got bussed to Gardena or Banning High School because Carson High did not have the seat capacity for all the students. There were also middle school students who walked miles through long industrial corridors to get to their nearest middle school, Carnegie Middle School. The opening of Rancho Dominguez Preparatory School answers the community’s need for a local school that is not overcrowded and it will be on a single track calendar accommodating 6th-11th grade the first year and will have 6th-12th grade the following years after that. The vision for the Lobos or the wolves, which is the Dominguez Prep mascot, is to produce college-prepared, career-ready graduates who are creative, empowered, ethically responsible and engaged critical thinkers who demonstrate a global perspective. We look forward to welcome the Lobos this school year!!
