Rolling Hills Preparatory School

Rolling Hills Preparatory School
Address
1 Rolling Hills Prep Way
San Pedro, California, Los Angeles 90732
United States
Coordinates 33°46′46″N 118°18′07″W / 33.779535°N 118.301854°W / 33.779535; -118.301854Coordinates: 33°46′46″N 118°18′07″W / 33.779535°N 118.301854°W / 33.779535; -118.301854
Information
Established 1981
Principal Peter McCormack
Enrollment 235
Color(s)                Navy, Grey, and White
Mascot Huskies
Website http://www.rollinghillsprep.org/

Rolling Hills Preparatory School (RHP) is a private coeducational school in San Pedro, California.

Founded in 1981, the school has approximately 236 students enrolled in grades 6 through 12. The Head of School is Peter McCormack. From 1981 to 1991, RHP classes were held at Rolling Hills Covenant Church. In 1992 RHP moved to larger facilities on the Malaga Cove School campus.

Rolling Hills Prep's campus also houses its sister school Renaissance School of the Arts and Sciences.[1]

History

The school opened in 1981 as the high school division of the Rolling Hills Country Day School. The school's first class of seven students graduated in 1985.[2] In 1992 the school added middle school levels and moved to the Malaga Cove School campus in Palos Verdes Estates.[2][3] In 1996 the school's board of trustees decided that Rolling Hills Prep should have a permanent campus, and the board searched potential sites across the South Bay region. In early 1998 the school submitted a "notice of interest" for a portion of the former Palos Verdes Naval Housing Site, which became available after the closure of the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. 54 other organizations also submitted notices of interest. On February 6, 2007 the school moved to its permanent site.[2]

Extra-Cirricular Activities

Students of both schools are offered to take electives as a class, including, but not limited to, Speech and Debate, Mixed Media, Voice, Theatre, Horticulture, Photo, Art, and more.

Even with a small school population, school clubs are still important and popular, with clubs ranging from National Honor Society, Interact Club, Cakes for Causes, Travel Club, Diversity Club, Gay Straight Alliance, Karaoke Club, Fem Union, Surf Club, Skate Club, Ukulele Club, Chess Club, Fitness Club, Disability Awareness Club, Student Council, Philosophy Club, Hip-Hop Club, and Yell Crew. [4]

Students have access to basic sport games, such as volleyball, basketball, soccer, tennis, golf, sailing, football, softball, and baseball. Rolling Hills Prep and Renaissance School's Softball team has won the Division 7 Championship for the past 2 consecutive years. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Renaissance School for the Arts and Sciences". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "RHP History." Rolling Hills Preparatory School. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Home." Rolling Hills Preparatory School. February 14, 2003. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Club Matrix 2014". Rolling Hills Prep School. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Los Angeles Times Sports http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-softball-20160603-story.html. Retrieved 28 July 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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