Locke High

Ashley Nolan, center, dances during half-time activities during a basketball game at Locke High School. Student life at the South L.A. campus extends into the evening, thanks to frequent after-school activities. The historically troubled school has just completed its first year under the control of Green Dot Public Schools.

Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times / June 4, 2009

Ashley Nolan, center, dances during half-time activities during a basketball game at Locke High School. Student life at the South L.A. campus extends into the evening, thanks to frequent after-school activities. The historically troubled school has just completed its first year under the control of Green Dot Public Schools.

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