High Point’s Fourth Graders Regale the British Home with Songs of the Gold Rush Era

 Forty-Niners Brave the Pouring Rain to Entertain at Historic Assisted Living Residence  By Norma Richman  “It was important to go because they don’t get to see children often since they’re living with adults. It made me feel good after I saw how happy they were. My favorite part was meeting other people. They had interesting …

HPA Fifth Graders Raise Nearly $1300 to Buy Gifts for Ronald MacDonald House in Pasadena

Twenty Tote Bags Filled with Hand-Picked Goodies Are Delivered Just in Time for Valentine’s Day  “I felt thankful that I got to provide for the community. RMH helps the children and their families when children are in the hospital. I’m very happy we’re helping them.”— Kaden K. By Norma Richman Fifth graders at High Point …

HPA’s 3rd Grade Eagles Break All-time Record at Souper Bowl VII!

The Winner in An Upset: Friends in Deed “It made me feel happy and proud that I was helping to collect soup cans for Friends in Deed. At first I was nervous. I was worried about the cans falling all over, but it turned out to be fun and it made me happy that I …

The Gift of Giving: HPA Holiday Gift Drive

By Sarah Attar (Class of 2023)  The 7th and 8th grade Junior High Service Club held a gift drive for the Children's Law Center during the week of December 5th-9th. The Children's Law Center of California (CLC) provides legal advocacy for abused, neglected, or abandoned children in the foster care system. High Point Academy did …

Sparking the Joy of Giving to Others

Patricia Cavato & Colleen Zeiss The 4th Grade Juniors Girl Scout Troop 71431 held a bake sale on Thursday, December 8th to raise funds for the LAFD Spark of Love Toy Drive. The Juniors did an amazing job promoting the bake sale by making signs and posting them around campus. In addition, the girls presented to each of …

Kindergarteners Kick Off a Year of Giving

Pint-Sized Service Learning Starts with Empathy By Norma Richman “It made me feel good because when you help someone else, it makes you feel good too.”—Connor R., age 5 Franklin C., Blake Y., Connor R. Jenna B., Jaanvi P. Continuing our tradition of Community Engagement, the youngest students at High Point Academy collected new and …

HPA’s Vision for a Better World

By Cheryl Stern With the arrival of GivingTuesday comes the opportunity to show generosity and spread kindness – and to inspire others to do the same. We are proud that the High Point community embraces this giving spirit on a regular basis and would like to reflect on just a few of the ways our …

HPA Rising to the Challenge

By Colleen Zeiss The High Point community joined Rise Against Hunger in its fight against hunger. On Friday, November 18th, students helped to package meals for children and adults who face hunger across the globe. We partnered with Rise Against Hunger to package 10,584 meals! The packaging event took place in the music room, and …

Hispanic Culture Enrichment Class – Pulsera Project Success!

By Anna Parsons-Lamb In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Hispanic Culture enrichment class sold “Pulseras” or colorful bracelets made by artists from Guatemala and Nicaragua. Each bracelet cost $7.00. Sales took place October 4th-7th. In four days the Hispanic Culture enrichment class raised $2390 in proceeds to donate to the Pulsera Project artists and their …

Baking Up A Tradition In First Grade

By Norma Richman STUDENTS CREATE TREATS FOR DESERVING PUPS OF ALL SIZES “It’s not about making money. It’s about helping the dogs. The shelter has dogs so they can find new homes. We made dog treats for all kinds of dogs.”—Anne D., age 7 Wrapping up the year of Community Engagement at High Point Academy, …