St. Bernard High School | |
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Address | |
9100 Falmouth Avenue Los Angeles (Playa Del Rey), California, (Los Angeles County) 90293-8205 United States |
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Coordinates | 33°57′15″N 118°25′57″W / 33.95417°N 118.43250°WCoordinates: 33°57′15″N 118°25′57″W / 33.95417°N 118.43250°W |
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Type | Private, Coeducational |
Motto |
Noverim Te, Noverim Me (If I will have known you, (O God), I will have known myself.) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Patron saint(s) | St. Bernard of Clairvaux |
Established | 1957 |
CEEB code | 052487 |
Dean | Daiman Johnson |
Director | Mitch Runco |
Principal | Dr Patrick Lynch |
Faculty | 27 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 220 (2013/2014) |
Average class size | 20:1 |
Color(s) | Blue, White, and Gold |
Slogan | Community of Learning, Leadership, and Love |
Athletics | 14 co-ed sports, including basketball and track and field |
Athletics conference | Division V/VI |
Mascot | Viking |
Nickname | "SBHS", or "Bernards" |
Team name | Vikings |
Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
Newspaper | The Odyssey The Knarr |
Yearbook | The Voyager |
Tuition | $7,350 (2013/2014) |
Alumni | Members from Class of 1961–2016 |
Website |
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St. Bernard High School is a four-year coeducational Catholic high school located in Playa Del Rey, California, which is in the West Los Angeles area. The school is located next to the Los Angeles International Airport, across from Westchester High School.
The school's mission statement is "to send forth faith-filled, principled and knowledgeable young men and women by providing an exemplary college preparatory and an extra-curricular education, rooted in Roman Catholic tradition." The school was founded in 1957. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Plans for St. Bernard High School were begun in 1955, in response to the need for high schools in the Westchester–Playa del Rey area. Classes were held for one year at the St. Anastasia School while the present campus was being completed. On December 4, 1957, a ceremony blessed the present site.
During the 2007 and 2008 school years, the school added new computers for teachers and students. In the 2008/09 school year, a state-of-the-art video production studio was added. An Academic Success Class was developed in 2008 to ensure academic achievement for students that seem to have fallen behind in their studies. In the fall of 2008, Academic Coach training was provided to over 30 qualified juniors and seniors. The Academic Coaches work with students one-on-one and in teams during the Academic Success Class. In addition, teachers post assignments and syllabi on the school's online portal, allowing parents to access the site from any computer.
In June 2009, the school hired a new principal, Mike Alvarez, a former principal of St. John Bosco High School.
The 51st Graduation ceremony was held, on June 3, 2011 at The Cathedral of Our Lady Of The Angels, in light of the Class of 1961's 50th class jubilee reunion. Seventy percent of St. Bernard's 2011 graduates were accepted to four-year universities, and ninety eight percent of the class went on to attend higher learning institutes.