Montclair College Preparatory School

Montclair College Preparatory School
Address
8071 Sepulveda Blvd
Van Nuys, California 91402
United States
Coordinates 34°13′03″N 118°28′00″W / 34.2175°N 118.46667°W / 34.2175; -118.46667Coordinates: 34°13′03″N 118°28′00″W / 34.2175°N 118.46667°W / 34.2175; -118.46667
Information
Type Private[1]
Motto Things Worth Having Are Most Difficult To Obtain[1]
Established 1956[1]
Founder V.E. Simpson
Closed July 15, 2012[2]
President Mark Simpson
Principal Walter Steele
Faculty 40[1]
Grades 6–12
Enrollment 350[1]
Campus Urban
Color(s) Blue and White          [1]
Athletics None
Nickname The Mounties[1]
Website www.montclairprep.com

Montclair College Preparatory School, also commonly known as "Montclair Prep" was a school located in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California,[3] near Panorama City.[4] The school taught grades 9 through 12.

History

Founded in 1956, by the late Vernon E. Simpson, Montclair College Preparatory School was one of the oldest private, co-educational, independent, secondary schools in the San Fernando Valley. A rigorous, traditional college preparatory education was offered to students in grades six through twelve.

The school was governed by a board of directors which set the overall direction of the school. Montclair Prep maintained faculty academic advisement and standards committees that worked with the administration to maintain the highest caliber of academics and to provide a small group of social, athletic, and cultural extracurricular activities for its students.

In May 2011, Gazi Kabir, a social studies teacher, was arrested for having sex with a 15-year-old student on multiple occasions. He was previously accused of child annoyance in 2007 and his teaching certificate had been suspended for misconduct for two weeks by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.[5][6][7]

During the 2000s the school's American football team saw increasingly little participation and switched to eight-man football. In July 2011, Montclair announced that it was dropping all athletic programs, as well as the middle school portion of the school.[4] In addition, seventy percent of the faculty was laid off. In the summer of 2012, Montclair announced its closure effective July 15.[2]

Activities

Publications by students include Junior Statesman of America, the school's yearbook; its middle school Montclairion newspaper; the Montclair Journal; Scientifically Speaking, a science-oriented publication; and Wings, the school's literary magazine.

Notable alumni

Arts and Entertainment

Athletics

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fast Facts
  2. 1 2 School website
  3. ↑ "Fast Facts." Montclair College Preparatory School. Retrieved on September 1, 2011. "School Address: 8071 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91402"
  4. 1 2 Lin, C.J. "Valley private school options dwindling." August 17, 2011. Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
  5. ↑ Granda, Carlos. "Montclair Prep teacher arrested for sex w/teen". KABC-TV. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  6. ↑ Romero, Dennis (May 9, 2011). "Gazi Kabir, Van Nuys Prep School Teacher, Arrested, Allegedly Had Sex With 15-Year-Old Female Student". LA Weekly. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  7. ↑ Blankstein, Andrew (May 5, 2011). "Montclair College Prep teacher arrested in sexual relationship with student". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  8. ↑ Richardson, John H. (September 22, 2008). "The Secret History of Paul Thomas Anderson". Esquire. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Brad Fullmer Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Russ Ortiz Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

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