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Marcus K., '22 Named to Fencing All-Academic First Team

8/30/2020

Congrats to Marcus K., ('22) for being named to the 2019-20 Absolute Fencing Gear All-Academic First Team. Way to go Marcus! @VistamarSchool #VistamarVikings

Chris Bright Opens School Year with Morning Meeting Address

8/25/2020

Dear Vistamar Families:

Morning Meeting at Vistamar is an important, fundamental part of the life of this amazing school. As Head of School, I have the honor of delivering the first and the last morning meeting addresses each year. Last Tuesday was our first morning meeting. Below you’ll find the text of my first morning meeting address to students, staff, and faculty.

How does a diverse community become a just community?

I want to talk today, during our first morning meeting together, about three ways of being that I hope will sustain me (and us) throughout the upcoming year as we build community together, get to know each other and begin to imagine all we can accomplish together.

The first is to cultivate the desire to care about each other and to act with peaceful intention while understanding our impact on others.
The second is to learn from each other, and to be willing to listen to perspectives that aren’t your own.
The third is to reflect and to see ourselves as honestly as possible so that we might learn from our mistakes and become better.

Derrick Butler '17 Brings Neighborhood Together with Music

8/14/2020

See the full article here:

https://www.galaxy-mag.com/post/interview-derrick-butler

Megan K. '21 to play NCAA Div. I Volleyball at Fordham University

7/19/2020

Congrats to rising senior libero Megan K on committing to Fordham University to play D1 VOLLEYBALL! Megan has been the backbone of the Varsity team for 3 years and we are excited to see her compete at the next level!

Essays by Faculty Emily Chandler and Jason Gamer Featured in Local Magazine

6/7/2020

Essays on teaching virtually by faculty Emily Chandler and Jason Gamer are featured in the June issue of The El Segundo Scene.

See the Class of 2020 Graduation Video

6/6/2020

Graduation at Vistamar is traditionally a joyous, all community event that celebrates our students’ accomplishments and their families who have encouraged them. Since we couldn’t celebrate together in person this year, it is with great pride in our Class of 2020 that we send you their graduation video.

Class of 2020 graduation video

Message to Our Community from Head of School, Chris Bright

6/4/2020

Dear Vistamar Community:

It has been a heartbreaking few days. As I wrote in our e-newsletter on May 30 and as we discussed at Parents on the Patio and at Morning Meeting on Friday, May 29, we are devastated by the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade, and want to acknowledge the worry and pain many in our community are feeling right now. Over the past few weeks we have seen multiple incidents of inhumane treatment of black Americans, on top of a global pandemic disproportionately impacting communities of color and inciting anti-Asian sentiment.

Given recent events in the US and throughout the world, I want to reaffirm Vistamar’s unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion and rejection of racism. Our school was founded with these values and a commitment to diversity of thought and culture is a key tenet of our mission.

Faculty Featured in "Everyday Heroes" section of SouthBay Magazine

5/24/2020

Seven Vistamar faculty featured in the "Everyday Heroes" section of the May issue of Southbay Magazine. Our educators are truly all among the everyday heroes of this pandemic.
Read more here: https://issuu.com/moontidemedia/docs/sb_mayjune2020_digi
pgs. 80-81

Maya B-C., '21 recognized by Red Cross

5/24/2020

The Red Cross and Vistamar's on-site blood drive coordinator, Mr. David Pham, have recognized Senior Maya B-C., '20 for her outstanding leadership at this past December's Vistamar blood drive.

Marjhan V., '21 Publishes Children's Book

5/18/2020

Congrats to Marjhan V., ‘21 who just published her new children’s book, The Running Nose, available at Amazon and Barnes&Noble online! @marjhanvwriter

Blue & Gold is Saturday, May 9!

5/8/2020

Blue & Gold 2020 is taking over! Join us for yoga at 8 am; all community meet at 4 pm and socialize with parents, alumni and friends at 4:15 pm. Online auction catalog is open! Find everything at:
https://one.bidpal.net/bg2020/welcome

Essays by Faculty Mickey Blaine and Neal Von Flue featured in Local Magazine

5/5/2020

Essays on teaching virtually by faculty Mickey Blaine and Neal Von Flue are featured in the May issue of The El Segundo Scene.

Britt L., '20 to play NCAA Div III Volleyball at Middlebury College

4/10/2020

Senior Britt L. signed to compete in NCAA Division III Athletics. Brit will be playing volleyball at Middlebury College. We look forward to seeing Britt excel in college.

Sean D-J., '20 to play NCAA Div III Baseball at Brandeis University

4/10/2020

Senior Sean D-J. signed to compete in NCAA Division III Athletics, playing baseball at Brandeis University. We look forward to seeing Sean excel in college.

Katie C., '22 Wins at LA County Science Fair

3/31/2020

Katie C., ‘22 won Second Place in Senior Division Engineering Applications category in the LA County Science Fair last week for her project developing a semi-autonomous user control for a wheelchair.

Maya B-C, '20 Featured in Southbay Magazine's 20 Under 20 feature!

3/20/2020

In including Maya, the article mentioned highlighted her unique background and her goal of pursuing an MD in neurology. See it here: Southbay Magazine 20 under 20

Boys Basketball Reaches CIF-SS Semifinals

2/20/2020

Boys Varsity Basketball heads to Santa Barbara for their semifinal game against Bishop Diego - 7 pm, Friday, Feb. 21.

Check out the Daily Breeze article here:

https://www.dailybreeze.com/2020/02/20/boys-basketball-notes-vistamar-enjoying-the-ride-to-cif-ss-semifinals/?utm_content=tw-breezepreps&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow

12th Annual Soulful Celebration

2/13/2020

Join us for Vistamar's 12th annual Soulful Celebration
Dinner at 5:30 pm; Performances at 7 pm

Celebrating Black history and culture, Soulful Celebration is a beloved annual Vistamar community and family event.

Vistamar Theatre Production of Romeo & Juliet Showcased in The Beach Reporter

2/6/2020

See the article, here!

http://tbrnews.com/entertainment/experience-don-t-just-watch-vistamar-high-school-perform-romeo/article_0600559a-483a-11ea-b3c5-03e71759c4c0.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

Dr. Daniel Siegel - PAVE Parent Ed Night Speaker

1/29/2020

Author, speaker, clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA and co-director of the Mindfulness Awareness Research Center joined us to speak about his research and his new book, The Power of Showing Up