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School in Riverside, California, United States
La Sierra Academy
Address
4900 Golden Avenue
Riverside, California 92505
United States
Coordinates33°55′06″N 117°29′43″W / 33.91833°N 117.49528°W / 33.91833; -117.49528
Information
TypePrivate/Parochial
MottoLearning, Serving & Achieving Through Christ
Religious affiliation(s)Seventh-day Adventist
PrincipalElizabeth Muñoz Beard (TK–12)
PrincipalDr. Michael Conner (K–6)
Teaching staff40
GradesTK-12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment819 (2008)
Student to teacher ratio20
Color(s)  Blue and   Gold
Athletics conferenceCIF - Southern Section
Arrowhead League
SportsGirls Volleyball, Girls Basketball, Girls Softball, Coed Soccer, Coed Track and Field, Boys Basketball, Boys Baseball, Boys Volleyball
MascotKnights
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Accreditation, North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
Websitehttp://lsak12.com/

La Sierra Academy (LSA) is a private, co-educational, transitional kindergarten–12th grade Christian school in Riverside, California. La Sierra Academy's mission statement states: "As a Christian K - 12 college preparatory school, we serve students from diverse backgrounds by providing the learning opportunities and skills needed to contribute to society, to prepare for life's work, and to flourish spiritually." LSA is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.

History

La Sierra Academy was founded in the fall of 1922 as a secondary school. The land on which it was founded was formerly part of the 1846 Mexican land grant, Rancho La Sierra. La Sierra Academy's first school bulletin from 1922 stated that its students would "learn to render effective service." The school grew into a junior college and later into a full four year liberal arts college. This shift created a need to separate the academy into other academic levels. Thus in 1940, La Sierra College Preparatory School, now known as La Sierra University, was established. In 1955 the school moved to its current location along Pierce Street and Golden Avenue less than a mile away from the University.

Incidents

On March 4, 2020, counselor Matthew Johnson was arrested for creation, possession, and distribution of child pornography. He was accused of secretly videotaping inside a boys' restroom on campus. Three alleged victims have sued La Sierra Academy for continued employment of Johnson despite his previous alleged inappropriate conducts with children. Victims' attorney Morgan Stewart stated that La Sierra Academy has "failed in their most basic moral responsibility to protect vulnerable children from a serial sexual predator."

See also

References

  1. ^ "School Detail for La Sierra Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "Elementary Parent & Student Handbook 2015-2016" (PDF). 2015–2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  3. "High School". LSA High School Website. La Sierra Academy. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  4. "2009/2010 School Profile" (PDF). La Sierra Academy. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  5. ^ "La Sierra Academy High School". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  6. "Search Details for La Sierra Academy". Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
  7. "La Sierra Academy". Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  8. "Elementary". LSA Elementary Website. La Sierra Academy. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  9. "La Sierra Academy School Profile 2015-2016" (PDF). 2015–2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-22. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  10. "La Sierra Academy". Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  11. ^ University, La Sierra. "Our History - La Sierra University". La Sierra University | Change Your World. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  12. McMillan, Rob (March 5, 2020). "Riverside school counselor arrested on child pornography charges, accused of placing hidden camera in boys' restroom on campus".
  13. "Alleged Victims of Former School Counselor Matthew Johnson Sue Riverside Seventh-Day Adventist School". 13 January 2021.

External links

Seventh-day Adventist academies in the United States
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