Brentwood School (Los Angeles)
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Type | Private |
Established | 1972 |
Head of school | Mike Riera |
Enrollment | West Campus: 300 East Campus: 900 |
Average class size | K-5: 50 6: 70 7–8: 130-140 9–12: 130-160 |
Campus size | 27 acres (11 ha) |
Color(s) | Red and blue |
Athletics conference | CIF Southern Section Gold Coast League |
Nickname | Eagles |
Rival | Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences |
Newspaper | The Flyer |
Yearbook | Aerie |
Website | www.bwscampus.com |
Brentwood School is an independent, secular K–12 coed day school with two campuses located four blocks apart in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
History
Founded in 1972, Brentwood School took over the property formerly owned by Brentwood Military Academy, which had existed at this location since 1930. The academy, founded by Mary McDonnell in 1902, moved sites multiple times, and was always under the direction of Miss McDonnell and other family members. In spring 1972, it was announced that the military academy would not reopen in the fall, and the property was sold by John McDonnell to Terry Leavey Lemons and Walter Ziglar, who soon converted the school to
Walter Ziglar and Terry Leavey Lemons are credited as founders of the school. For the first 5 years, Ziglar served as the President. He was also the chair of the first Board of Executive Directors, which included Bill Badham of
Overview
Combined enrollment on both campuses is about 1200 students – roughly 900 on the East Campus and 300 on the West Campus. For the 2021–2022 school year, tuition without Financial Support in the Lower School was listed as $39,350 per year, while tuition in the Middle and Upper Schools were listed at $46,550 per year.
Diversity
The Brentwood School community includes students who live in nearly 120 different zip codes and come from over 220 different schools. 19% of Brentwood School families benefit from financial support. As of 2021, both the West Campus (Grades K-5) and the East Campus (Grades 6–12) reported that their student community consists of 46% students of color. In 2016, Brentwood School created an Office of Equity and Inclusion. The school has a diversity council composed of faculty, staff and administrative representatives.[citation needed]
Athletics
During any given school year, Brentwood School fields 83 different athletic teams in grades 4–12. Brentwood School Upper School fields 35 teams in 17 different sports. Brentwood School's all-encompassing in-house resources support athletes in an inclusive way, offering not only coaching on the field or court, but also strength and conditioning, mental performance, athletic training, college recruiting, and top-notch athletic apparel and equipment through our Nike sponsorship. Students fill about 500 roster spots and work with more than 80 coaches. Approximately 80% of Brentwood's students will participate in at least one interscholastic sport. The school primarily employs its own teachers as coaches, and requires that students maintain a certain degree of academic standing in order to participate in sports. Brentwood School has a history of hosting the annual
Relationship with the Veteran's Administration
Since 1972, Brentwood School has supported the
On August 29, 2013, U.S. District Judge
The 22-acre athletic complex, built by Brentwood School on VA land, is a shared space known as the VCRE (Veterans Center for Recreation and Education). In addition to being home to Brentwood School athletics, it offers extensive recreational, vocational, educational, and wellness opportunities to veterans and their families. Examples of ways in which the connection is deepened and strengthened each year include the following:
- Meals for Veterans: 43,986
- Donated Items L: 4,696
- Student Service Hours: 2,000
- Bags of Food: 1,800
- VCRE Veteran Members: 998
- Veterans to Brentwood School: 500
- Summer at Brentwood Scholarships: 168
- Veterans Housed: 0
Notable alumni
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (February 2019) |
- Andrew Breitbart - American journalist and media executive[4]
- Anthony Crane - Actor
- Don Diamont - Actor
- David Forst - baseball executive[5]
- Emily Frances - Former news anchor
- Talita von Fürstenberg - fashion designer
- Jennifer Grant - Actress
- Jonah Hill - Actor, attended Brentwood School, but later transferred to Crossroads School.
- Jack Quaid - Actor
- Kimberly Ovitz - Fashion designer
- Tra Holder - Basketball player
- Ryan Kavanaugh - Businessman and film producer
- Simon Kinberg - Writer and producer
- Jennifer Landon - Actress
- Jon Landau - Producer of Titanic and Avatar[6]
- Kara's Flowerswhich would later evolve into Maroon 5.
- Sidney Miller - Music producer
- Lorraine Nicholson - Actress
- Antoinette Nwandu - Award-winning playwright
- Ajax Amsterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie), and on the US national team, attended Brentwood for two years before leaving for Holland.
- Jason Rogers - Olympic medalist
- Fred Savage - Actor and director
- Ben Savage - Actor
- Katherine Schwarzenegger - Author
- Patrick Schwarzenegger - Model, actor
- Azura Skye - Actress, attended Brentwood but later transferred
- Molly Stanton - Actress
- Katy Tur - Broadcast journalist
- Two Friends - DJ/producer duo made up of Eli Sones and Matt Halper
- Peter Vidmar - Olympic medalist
- Los Angeles 2028Olympic Organizing Committee
Accreditation
Brentwood School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the California Association of Independent Schools, and is a member of the following organizations:
- National Association of Independent Schools
- California Association of Independent Schools
- A Better Chance
- Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs
- INDEX
- Private School Village
- Private School Axis
- Young Eisner Scholars
References
- ^ "Brentwood School Goes Greener". Brentwood, CA Patch. December 3, 2011.
- ^ "Affording BWS". Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ Judge says LA land meant for veteran use Archived 2013-08-30 at archive.today, The Modesto Bee, August 29, 2013
- ^ Beam, Christopher (March 15, 2010). "Andrew Breitbart hijacks Anthony Weiner's press conference: What makes the conservative pundit tick". Slate Magazine.
- ^ "It's Academic for Forst Until June Graduation". latimes. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Alumni- Jon Landau '78, producer of Avatar and Titanic". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08.l