Monrovia High School

Monrovia High School is a public high school located in Monrovia, California, a northeastern suburb of Los Angeles, United States. Monrovia High School is the only grades 9 - 12 comprehensive high school in the Monrovia Unified School District. Established in 1893, the campus is located in an environment of neo-Spanish architecture, green lawns, hundred-year-old oak trees, and is nestled against the San Gabriel Mountains. The portion of the campus designed in 1928 is the work of noted Los Angeles architect John C. Austin.In 2006, the citizens of Monrovia approved a $45 million bond for the high school. Major construction transformed the campus by adding a science building with technology labs, a gymnasium to support the physical education and sports programs, a stadium and bleachers, an overall renovation of the campus.BandMonrovia High School has a Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association division 3A band, an indoor drumline and a jazz band.EventsOn October 23, 1946, the high school was the site of the fourth debate between incumbent Congressman Jerry Voorhis and his challenger, future president Richard Nixon.On July 22, 1996, then-President Bill Clinton visited Monrovia High School and made a speech.The school has also been the site of movie shoots including Not Another Teen Movie, A Cinderella Story, Liar, Liar, Leave it to Beaver, and Drive Me Crazy. MHS was also the filming site of 976-EVIL.