Viewpoint School
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23620 Mulholland Highway , 91302 | |
| 34°8′8.42″N 118°38′34.04″W / 34.1356722°N 118.6427889°WCategory:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlasCategory:Coordinates on Wikidata | |
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| Type | Independent, College Preparatory, Coeducational |
| Motto | Fide et Amore (Faithful and Love) |
| Established | 1961 |
Head of school | Mark McKee |
| Faculty | 159 |
| Enrollment | 1200 |
Average class size | 20 students |
Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 |
Campus size | 40 acres (16 ha) |
Campus type | Suburban |
| Colors | Red, White and Navy Blue |
| Athletics | 130 teams (5th through 12th grade) |
Athletics conference | CIF Southern Section Gold Coast League |
| Mascot | Patriot Pete |
| Nickname | Patriots |
| Website | www |
Viewpoint School is an independent school located in Calabasas, California. The school is coeducational, with students enrolled from Transitional Kindergarten through the twelfth grade. Enrollment in the 2014–15 school year was 1,200,[1] making it the fourth largest institution in the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS).
History
In Viewpoint School's first year, 1961, it occupied leased facilities in Encino, California and enrolled 24 students. Mrs. Thelma Sitton was the school's first principal. The school's enrollment and recognition grew. Portions of the campus moved west and for several years shared space with a church on Platt Avenue in Woodland Hills. For the 1965–66 school year, Viewpoint moved grades 6, 7, and 8 to its current location in Calabasas, constructing its first building (3 trailers) there. A permanent lower school building followed on shortly thereafter.
As enrollment increased in the 1960s and 1970s, Viewpoint included additional grades to meet demand and Viewpoint graduated its first senior class in 1982. This year, construction was also begun on Viewpoint's second academic building. Art O'Leary served as headmaster of Viewpoint from 1980 to 1986. Dr. Robert J. Dworkoski began his term on O'Leary's retirement in 1986. In June 2014, after 28 years as Headmaster, Dr. Dworkoski moved into the role of President of the Viewpoint Educational Foundation. During the 2014–15 school year, Paul Rosenbaum served as Interim Head of School. As of June 2015, Mark McKee is Head of School.
In 2005, Viewpoint opened a third building in the first phase of the School's Master Plan. A new athletic field was completed in 2007, a library in 2009, and a new 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m2) arts and athletics facility was completed fall 2011. It includes classrooms, science labs, and art studios. The Paul Family Athletic Center features a 900-seat gymnasium for volleyball and basketball, as well as additional space for a fitness center, locker rooms, and coaches' offices.[2] In February 2015, the School opened the 4,100 square-foot Balaban-Webster Team Center.
Curriculum
As of 1988 the school offered French instruction from Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12, and Viewpoint required secondary students in grades 7–12 to have at least three years of foreign language instruction in French, Spanish, Latin or Mandarin. Foreign language instruction was four days per week for grades 9-12 and five days per week for grades 7 and 8.[3]
Controversy
Viewpoint was accused of shielding a teacher who had been convicted of sexually abusing a student while working at a prior school.[4] Viewpoint has received media attention about its vape control policies.[5]
Athletics
Viewpoint School fields 22 varsity athletic teams in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section. Teams also compete at the junior varsity and middle school levels. The Patriots have won 18 CIF Southern Section Championships in the past eight years. Since 2008, Viewpoint's Upper School Athletic teams have won 57 team and individual league titles, and nine CIF Southern Section Titles. Viewpoint was awarded the Commissioner's Cup, which recognizes “comprehensive excellence in interscholastic competition” for its boys athletic program in 2006–07. Seven of Viewpoint's teams were recognized as CIF All-Academic in the last 12 years. Viewpoint's competitive athletics start in 4th grade, and get more competitive by middle school. Each season, the students choose the sport they would like to do from the selection of sports for the season. This is just an introduction to all the sports. They play against other schools, when they start sports in 4th grade. Every single grade before that, the children have P.E. every day.[6]
Accreditation and membership
Viewpoint School is accredited by and/or affiliated with the following organizations:
- The Western Association of Schools and Colleges
- The National Association of Independent Schools
- The California Association of Independent Schools
- The Cum Laude Society
- National Association of Principals of Schools for Girls[7]
- National Association of Secondary School Principals[7]
- A Better Chance[7]
- Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools[7]
- National Association of College Admission Counseling[7]
- Western Association of College Admission Counseling[7]
Notable alumni
- Tiffany Trump (class of 2012) - Socialite and daughter of businessman and 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump[8]
- Miye Oni (class of 2015) - NBA basketball player who played for the Utah Jazz[9]
- Max Cutler (class of 2009) - businessman and founder of the podcasting platform Parcast[10]Category:All articles lacking reliable referencesCategory:Articles lacking reliable references from November 2022[unreliable source?]
- Momma (band)
References
- ↑ Viewpoint School Profile 2014-15. Calabasas: Viewpoint School, 2015. Viewpoint School. Web. 21 Sept. 2012. <https://www.viewpoint.org/ftpimages/102/download/VP_2012%20_SchoolProfile_Final.pdfCategory:All articles with dead external linksCategory:Articles with dead external links from July 2016Category:Articles with permanently dead external links[permanent dead link]>
- ↑ "Viewpoint School celebrates opening of new state-of-the-art facilities". Archived from the original on May 22, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ↑ Lingre, Michele. "Early Linguists : Private Foreign-Language Schools Give Bilingual Education a New Twist." Los Angeles Times. April 28, 1988. p. 3 . Retrieved on June 29, 2015.
- ↑ J.M. Baker, Katie (July 21, 2016). "Elite Private School Accused Of Shielding Sex Abuser". BuzzFeed News. BuzzFeed. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ↑ Weinberg, Lindsay (August 24, 2018). "From Grade Inflation to Lawsuits: Inside 5 L.A. Private School Debacles". Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ↑ "CIF Southern Section All Sports Press Guide and Record Book." Www.cifss.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Oct. 2012. <"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
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- ↑ "What's the deal with Donald Trump's mystery daughter?". November 21, 2015. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ↑ Fattal, Tarek (January 5, 2019). "Former Viewpoint basketball player Miye Oni emerging as first-round NBA prospect". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ↑ "Max Cutler profile". December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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