Dear Friends and Colleagues, 

 

Please join us on Monday, October 17 from 8:30 to 1:30 pm at College Prep (6100 Broadway) for a workshop to help educational leaders hire culturally competent people. Our facilitator for the conversation is Cris Clifford Cullinan, Ph.D. Cris is the Co-chair of the National Advisory Council for NCORE: National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education and is the founder of ALiVE  (Actual Leadership in Vital Equity).  

 

Cris will guide us through an interactive workshop and we will end with fellowship over lunch. To join please CLICK HERE to register or contact PoCIS. For questions please contact Jeremiah J. Jackson (jeremiah@college-prep.org). 

 

Best, 

This has been a terrific spring season in sports at College Prep: Tennis earned its first NCS Championship; two of our swimmers advanced to state, and one took third place in the CIF State Swim Championships; Track is moving on to the Meet of Champions, and girls track won the BCL- East Championship; Golf was the BCL East League Champions; Girls Soccer took first place in the BCL East League Tournament of Champions; and Baseball is advancing to the NCS Championships.

We are also proud of our coaches who took home several awards. Godwin Odiye was recognized for his outstanding accomplishments in high school soccer by the Referee East Bay Soccer Officials Association; the North Coast Section, CIF Honor Coach Award “In acknowledgment of professional conduct, service to interscholastic athletics, outstanding coaching accomplishments, and contributions to school and community” was awarded to Duane McNeil for baseball, and Jack Coakley for Track; the North Coast Section League Sportsmanship Award, awarded to the school that best exemplifies outstanding sportsmanship throughout the school year in a variety of sports was awarded to College Prep for the BCL East,this is the fourth time we’ve been honored this award since the program began in 2008; and Linda Desimone was recently awarded Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award by the California Coaches Association.

Go Cougars!

Teachers are the heart of the College Prep experience. We gathered for a special Assembly to honor faculty whose enthusiasm and passion for teaching and learning has been shared with generations of Prep students. 

20+ Years:
Stefani Berger, Director of Dance
Katherine Gumbert, History Teacher
Charles Neifeld, Drama Tech Teacher
Victoria Parraga, Spanish Teacher
Bernie Shellem, Science Teacher
Betsy Thomas, Math Teacher

30+ Years:
Kurt Patzner, Instrumental Music Teacher

Dear Friends,

We are sad to share that Robert Baldwin, Jr., Head of School from 1969-1990, passed away this week at almost 92 years of age. Mr. Baldwin's wisdom, savvy, love of students, and love of the school were boundless. He furthered the culture of our school set forth by our founders Miss Jenks and Miss Willis, while leaving his own indelible mark on College Prep. We will keep you updated as we learn more about plans to celebrate his exceptionally rich life and legacy.

Please join us for our 2016 dance show WE DANCE. Performances will be held on Thursday (Preview) April 28th at 7:00, Friday April 29th at 8:00, and Saturday April 30th at 8:00 in the Buttner Auditorium at College Prep. Reservations are required as this is a popular event and fills up quickly, click here to reserve your space.

The dancers and artists are deeply engaged in learning and embracing the many artistic expressions of Modern Dance—working to showcase their extraordinary talents and enthusiasm for all that is dance. All of this comes together in the 2016 College Prep Dance Showcase Performance, WE DANCE. Among the many featured works in this year's show will be original works from six guest choreographers, a Guys dance, a pointe piece, plus a West Side Story Medley, a Nina Simone Medley and a Prince Medley. The show will culminate in a stunning finale involving all seventy-five of our dancers!    

The dancers in beginning, intermediate and advanced dance classes are exploring universal themes of humanity through dance. Seventy-five individuals come together dedicated to the purpose of creativity—with their vibrant spirit and joyous vitality, they have created something unique. This year's dance show, like every past show, reflects the uniqueness of these amazing dancers. Modern dance in all its complexity is a reflection of all that we are, how we experience ourselves, and the many ways that we see the world around us. It is about being fully alive and wholly human. Join us as we celebrate the beauty of all that is dance, and embrace the phenomenal spirit, of our wondrous College Prep students.


Our College Prep Dancers will delight and amaze you!

Asa Kalama ’00 was interviewed by drama teacher Salil Singh about his role as an Executive Creative Director at Walt Disney Imagineering where he leads creative teams in the ideation and realization of new theme park attractions. Asa also shared some of his favorite College Prep memories as well as some sage advice for our current students.

Congratulations to Vivian Pang ’18 who won the High School Division of a national online video contest titled “Videogram to the White House.” Read more about it here.

Every spring College Prep takes a pause for Intraterm, an intensive one-week learning experience. The week is designed for intellectual risk-taking and serves as an ungraded opportunity to stretch academic, artistic, culinary, and athletic boundaries and try new ideas. Students have the opportunity for experiential learning, the mastery of practical skills, and the chance to learn something that might fall outside the scope of the classroom. This year there were 27 classes and 12 trips to choose from:

Adventures in Glass
Animal Adventures
Archery and Bowmaking
Art in Public Spaces: Capturing Community Voices in Mosaics
Art on the Run
Bake & Make: Making your Mark Through Food, Art and Textile
Be a Tourist in San Francisco!: Explore what makes people come from all over the world to visit “The City” 
Bound for Glory
Caribbean Conservatory!
Creating with Clay
Dream, design and build!
饮食男女 (Eat Drink Man Woman): An Introduction to Chinese Food Culture
Effective Leadership
The Ethics of Eating
Exploring Extraordinary Ecosystems: Bay Area Animals, Plants, & Environments
Fast & Furious
Fish & Ships
Folk Camp! American Music, Dance, and Storytelling
From Shutterbug to Expert Photographer
Internship
Kindergarten: Back to the Basics
The Kitchen Challenge(d)
The Physics of Circus
The Road Goes Ever On: Tolkien and the Mythology of Middle Earth
ROTFL (Rolling on the Floor Laughing)
Songwriting and Performance
A Tamtastic Adventure! Explorations and Fun on Mount Tamalpais

Budget Biome Bonanza: Kayaking, Flying, and Hiking through Southern California
California Before Colonization: In Search of Condors, Quakes, Wildflowers, and the Original Folks Who Lived Here!
Celebrating the Central Coast
Cowabunga! Learn to surf in Santa Cruz!
Hipsters and Hillsides
A Hollywood Dance Immersion
Intro to Whitewater (River) Kayaking
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Puerto Rico Adventure
1San Miguel de Allende (Mexico): Cultural Immersion and Community Involvement
The Sound of the South: from Nashville to Memphis & Muscle Shoals
The Story Behind Astoria: An Exploration of New York and its Neighborhoods

Connections, Pride, and Spirit (CPS) Day is an opportunity for our students and teachers to learn through workshops, performances, and play. Our theme this year was "Justice for All!" Our school motto—Mens Conscia Recti, a mind aware of what is right—inspires us not only to be aware, but to act on our beliefs.

We believe that our community's diverse backgrounds and life experiences foster dynamic and engaged teaching and learning. In our everyday interactions, we aspire to be an inclusive school that lives its commitment to equity, empathy, cultural competence, and respect.

We thank all of our tremendous speakers and the students and faculty who worked hard to make CPS Day a meaningful and fun expression of our values.