Dr. Dre attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Compton High School campus, which received a makeover totaling over $200 million. The campus features new classrooms, a new football stadium, and a large library. Additionally, it features a performing arts center with Dre's name after he donated $10 million to help fund it.
The new high school will serve nearly 2,000 Compton kids and spans across 31 acres of land. Dr. Dre spoke about the importance of a venue like the new Compton High School and the students it will serve. Most attendees will be low-income students.
"The new Compton High School and Performing Arts Center is a world-class educational facility that is poised to become the center for innovation and creativity, bringing this life, this thing that we dreamed about, to a reality for all the students in this city," Dr. Dre told ABC News. "Compton is a breeding ground for talent. I'm standing here as literal proof that coming from Compton, that there is nothing that can stop me and everything and anything is possible."
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Of course, Compton has produced many successful people. Dr. Dre is one of the most famous examples, as are Kendrick Lamar, Ice Cube, and a long list of athletes, including the Williams sisters and DeMar DeRozan. Providing inner-city youth with access to significant resources will only help create more successful people from Compton.
The new Compton High School completed its ceremonial ribbon-cutting on May 22. However, the campus won't be welcoming new students until the start of the 2025-2026 school year. Dre and other figures are clearly proud of the new school. Hopefully, it fosters the creativity and growth that he wants to see from it.
