West Valley Christian School
West Valley Christian School is a Christian school in West Hills, Los Angeles, California serving 320 students in Preschool through 8th grade. Campus facilities include 400 seat auditorium and 9000 square foot gymnasium. The West Valley Christian Church established it in 1978.[1] It previously had a high school division.
As of 1991, West Valley Christian was occupying a Los Angeles Unified School District school campus that was leased by the private school.[2]
In the 2007-2008 school year the school had 120 students in its high school division. In June 2011 the school closed its high school, leaving it with only elementary and middle school students. It would have had 35 students in the high school if it had remained open.[3] As of 2016, it serves about 320 students in grades PK-8.[4] From 2013-2016 the school partnered with Carnegie Education Institute for high school operations.[5]
The sports mascot was previously the "Seekers" as in "seekers after truth and beauty."[6]
References
- Houck, Emerson B. Go Huskies! Beat Felix the Cat!: the story of America's high school athletic nicknames and mascots and what they reveal about who we are. Bradford House, 2003. ISBN 0974533513, 9780974533513.
Notes
- ↑ "Home." West Valley Christian School. Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
- ↑ Galperin, Ron. "School District Offers 5 Closed Valley Campuses for Lease." (Info page) Los Angeles Times. June 9, 1992. Business Zones Desk p. 10. Retrieved on July 8, 2013.
- ↑ Lin, C.J. "Valley private school options dwindling." Los Angeles Daily News. August 17, 2011. Retrieved on August 31, 2011. also available from the Contra Costa Times.
- ↑ http://www.greatschools.org/california/west-hills/11572-West-Valley-Christian-School/
- ↑ "Welcome." Carnegie Education institute. Retrieved on July 8, 2013.
- ↑ Houck, p. 274. "[...]and, also in California, at West Hills West Valley Christian School are the Seekers. Seekers after truth and beauty,[...]"