By Cheryl Stern, Director of Development The HPA Girls on the Run Team conquered their end-of-season 5K this week in front of a cheering crowd of fans! The girls looped the infamous HPA hill three times and ran 12 full laps on the field in order to complete this 3-mile challenge. Congratulations to “Team High … Continue reading The HPA Girls on the Run Team
By Norma Richman “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”— Marcel Proust My Brief Bio— I’m currently working as a producer at a documentary film company, completing my dissertation in education, designing a youth leadership program, and being Mom to spirited seven-year-old twins. I recently moved … Continue reading Alumni Spotlight: Catherine Shao (1996)
By Cheryl Stern, Director of Development According to the founders of GivingTuesday, it is a day to “unleash the power of radical generosity to transform communities”. On Tuesday, November 30, the HPA community demonstrated this in a BIG way. We began the day with a goal of raising $20,000 for the HPA Annual Fund, … Continue reading GivingTuesday at HPA
PASADENA, Calif. – December 1, 2021 – High Point Academy, a leading K-8 independent school in Pasadena announced that it has appointed Joseph “Joey” Campanella as its next head of school. Mr. Campanella succeeds interim head of school, Dr. Tim Burns, and the previous headmaster of 7 years, Gary Stern, and will officially assume the … Continue reading High Point Academy Appoints Joseph “Joey” Campanella New Head of School
By Austin Perry, Social Emotional Learning Specialist While most of the world is continuing to overcome the pain and hardship caused by the pandemic, many of us have been fortunate enough to return to a life of relative normalcy. Despite being back at work, and most children returning to school in person, there are some … Continue reading Expectations After Crisis
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