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Private Catholic high school in Los Angeles

Chaminade College Preparatory
Oratio Praeparatoria ad Chaminade College
Address
7500 Chaminade Avenue
Los Angeles, California 91304
United States
Coordinates34°12′24″N 118°38′11″W / 34.20667°N 118.63639°W / 34.20667; -118.63639
Information
TypePrivate
MottoPer Matrem Ad Filium
(Through the Mother To the Son)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic; Marianist
Established1952; 73 years ago (1952)
OversightRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
PresidentRobert Webb
DeanJames Milkovitch, and Bringham Harwell (Interim)
PrincipalLuis Guerra
Staff560
Faculty103
Grades912
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment1,350
Campus size19.67 acres (7.96 ha)
Color(s)   Orange, navy blue
Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section
Mission League
NicknameEagles
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges
YearbookAerie
Tuition$23,280 (2023–24) $17,875 (2019–20)
Websitewww.chaminade.org
Middle School Campus
Address
19800 Devonshire Street
Los Angeles, California 91311
Coordinates34°15′21″N 118°33′54″W / 34.25583°N 118.56500°W / 34.25583; -118.56500
Information
FounderFrank J Brick
PresidentRobert Webb
DeanSara Shenouda, and Alicia Gonzalez
PrincipalRyan Halverson
Faculty53 (2014–15)
Grades68
Enrollment682 (2014–15)
Campus size16.82 acres (6.81 ha)
AccreditationWASC
NewspaperChaminade This Week

Chaminade College Preparatory, formerly Chaminade High School for Boys, is a private Catholic preparatory school with two campuses in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California.

Named after Society of Mary founder William Joseph Chaminade, Chaminade College Preparatory consists of a middle school (encompassing grades 6–8) located in Chatsworth and a high school (encompassing grades 9–12) located in West Hills. It is located in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It is a member of the approved Secondary Schools of the University of California.

Chaminade College Preparatory was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in 1998.

History

Originally called Chaminade High School for Boys, Chaminade College Preparatory was founded in 1952 on the former site of the Pacific Military Academy in West Los Angeles by members of the Marianist Province of the Pacific, who were seeking to expand their educational mission into Southern California. The school became nationally famous for the celebrity students who attended the school or came to its dances. The school's mascot name, the Eagles, can be traced to a tower at the school that featured an imposing Army Eagle emblem in tile, with the beak pointed toward the arrows as in wartime.

The high school moved to its current location in West Hills (then part of Canoga Park) in 1961 after the brick buildings of the original campus were deemed unsound. A junior high school serving grades seven to nine was formed in 1967 when the former St. John's Military Academy in Chatsworth was leased by the school, expanding Chaminade's educational program from three to six years. A seventh year was added in 1989 with the addition of a sixth-grade class to the junior high school; the ninth grade was moved to the high school campus that same year to accommodate the addition of the sixth grade to the junior high school, which would then become the middle school.

The school became co-educational in 1972, with the first female graduates in the Class of 1974. Chaminade's two campuses served as the primary locations for the 1976 film The Pom Pom Girls.

Athletic achievements

In 1997, the Chaminade varsity girls' soccer team won its first of four consecutive CIF Championships.

In 1998, the boys' basketball team won its first of two consecutive CIF Championships.

In 2006, the girls' varsity softball team won its first of two consecutive CIF Championships.

In 2006, the varsity lacrosse team won its first CIF Championship.

In 2010, the boys' golf team won CIF.

In 2013, the girls' soccer team won the CIF Southern Section Division I

In 2013, a Chaminade equestrian rode into second place at the Interscholastic Equestrian League.

In 2013, the boys' varsity Football team won the CIF Championship, CIF Regional Championship and CIF State Championship.

In 2014, the boys' varsity basketball team won the CIF state championship.3rd State Crown this season.

In 2014, the boys' varsity fencing team won the California State High School Fencing Championships.

In 2014, the Chaminade wrestling team won four medals at the Mission League Finals. first, second, third, and fourth place.

In 2015, the girls' basketball team won the CIF Southern Section Open Division championship.

In 2015, the men's combined fencing team won the State Championship.

In 2014, a column by Los Angeles Times reporter Eric Sondheimer identified Chaminade as one of a number of elite prep schools contributing to the professionalization of high-school sports. Noting that coaches at these schools are hired and fired based on their win–loss records, and that the schools' administrations rely heavily on transfer students to stack athletic teams with all-star players, Sondheimer concluded that if Chaminade's practices are the "new normal," then, "the original mission of high school sports is headed for extinction."

Sexual abuse allegations

In 2013, five Catholic orders released the confidential personnel files of a dozen priests and nuns accused of sexually abusing minors throughout previous decades. The files revealed that priest Joseph DiPeri was accused of molesting a student at Chaminade High School in 1977–78. The school's administration was informed at the time, but no further action was taken. A letter from a Los Angeles police detective in the file noted that, "There was no mandatory reporting at the time of the alleged incident."

The files also included sexual-abuse allegations from 1973 to 1974 against Charles George Fatooh, who worked at both Chaminade's high school and middle school campuses. Fatooh was voted Teacher of the Year in 1975, and became principal of Chaminade Middle School in 1979.

In August, 2017, an unnamed teacher was placed on leave after school officials sent a letter home to parents informing them of "credible evidence" that inappropriate physical conduct between the teacher and student(s) had taken place. Chaminade did not name the teacher in the letter to parents, or in any other public statements.

School officials said they hired an independent investigator to review the case. According to local news, a parent whose son was in the teacher's class said, "He seemed like such a nice guy, was really good to my son who just got out of the hospital so it's a bummer." The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed an open investigation into the allegations. The school also received criticism from alumni for their refusal to name the teacher in question.

During the 2018–19 school year at Chaminade High School a (teaching) brother was accused of sending explicit images to a minor. The brother had been with the school since 2017 and was well known on both Chaminade campuses, serving in masses and participating in many other school-related activities. He was removed from the West Hills Marianist Community.

Notable alumni

Kevin Pillar

References

  1. ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  2. The Pom Pom Girls (1976) - Filming & production - IMDb. Retrieved September 2, 2024 – via www.imdb.com.
  3. "Chaminade Sports Have Come a Long Way - MaxPreps". May 9, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. News |, Daily (March 1, 2013). "GIRLS SOCCER: Chaminade defeats Aliso Niguel 3-1 to win Southern Section Div. I championship". Daily News. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  5. "Chaminade Equestrian Rides to Victory". CHAMINADE NEWS. November 9, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  6. "Eagles Win CIF Division II State Championship". CHAMINADE NEWS. December 22, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  7. "Past CIF State Bowl Game Championships Results and Records - California Interscholastic Federation". cifstate.org. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  8. "Eagles Win Basketball State Championships and Third State Crown in One Season". CHAMINADE NEWS. March 31, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  9. "Men's Fencing Wins State Championship". CHAMINADE NEWS. April 14, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  10. "Chaminade Wrestlers Grapple to Victory at League Championships". CHAMINADE NEWS. February 5, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  11. "Chaminade Girls' Basketball Wins Open Division Title". CHAMINADE NEWS. March 9, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  12. "Fencing Teams are Back-to-Back State Champions". CHAMINADE NEWS. April 28, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  13. "Column: Unfortunately, changing schools is the norm for prep athletes". Los Angeles Times. August 3, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  14. "More church abuse scandal files released by 5 Catholic religious orders". Daily News. July 31, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  15. "West Hills prep school teacher under investigation amid sexual misconduct allegations". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  16. "Catholic School Withholds Identity of Teacher Under Investigation for Sexual Misconduct". Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

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