Ansh G. '24 recently competed in saber fencing at an international tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. He finished in the top 10% overall among the large pool of international fencers at the tournament.

Dr. Haney demonstrated how comets form by forming some "comets", using readily available ingredients.

10th grade students were visited virtually by author and psychologist, Dr. Donald Robertson, writer of the novel How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, as part of our re-imagined Humanities 10 Core course that integrates contemporary texts with ancient cultures.

Jake's short original animated film piece, "Escalation," screened in the Studio City Film Festival in November.

The Vistamar Math Club played the first round of the AreteLabs Math Madness competition this week, earning 10 points in a win against Chapelgate Christian Academy of Marriottsville, MD. Congrats to Nathan, Caiden, Nick, Ansh, Dayton, Justin, and Kris! Yay Math!

Sophomores had a great time at the class retreat, with time and opportunity to get to know one another and grow as individuals and as a class community.

It’s a wrap! Vistamar theatre’s exuberant and time-traveled “Shakespeare in our park” interpretation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream was just what we needed! Thanks to all for an amazing production.

Vistamar's cohort of international students took their first field trip of the year. They headed to the Geffen Museum in Little Tokyo for the exhibit, Pipilotti Rist: Big Heartedness, Be My Neighbor followed by lunch at a local restaurant and a Historic Downtown LA Walking Tour organized by the Los Angeles Conservancy. 

Ms. Hyke's APES students took data from real headstones from around the country to graph survivorship curves for people born pre and post 1900.

Vistamar Psychology students hosted Mee Vaj, founder of Empowered Mind Wellness in Long Beach. A Laotian immigrant, Mee sought training in hypnotherapy after a series of unfortunate events (in her case, injuries from successive auto crashes) and currently aims to "help a billion people in this lifetime" through therapeutic healing.

The Vistamar Writer's Workshop created an annotated playlist inspired by the New York Times column, Playlist. You can find our playlist on Spotify, and read the full annotated playlist here. 

Vistamar Psychology students were treated to the inaugural speaker in this year's series. Laura Kidder, a cognitive neuroscientist, shared her research about prosopagnosia, also known as "face blindness." 

Vistamar Robotics sponsored a library build with Access Books, an organization that refurbishes libraries and donates books to Title 1 schools in California. 

Vistamar School announced the official opening of the Viking Commons, a new gathering space and commercial kitchen providing a nutritious lunch to the entire school community every day, at no daily charge.

Read the full story here

Congrats to Lourdes Castillo, whose original play, Las Mujeres de Los Ángeles, is being featured in the Young Playwright's festival at Blank Theatre.

Seventy-seven graduates wore blue caps and gowns on Friday, June  4, 2021 as Vistamar School gathered for the Class of 2021’s graduation ceremony. Under a tent constructed in the parking lot for the occasion, each graduate took a celebratory processional across a red carpet to self-selected music. 

The sacrifices made by the the graduating seniors in this extraordinary year were recognized by Head of School Chris Bright in his speech to the class. "These 77 truly amazing individuals have -- through an incredible force of will, determination, and commitment -- completed their high school career in the most inconvenient circumstances and now stand on the precipice of something entirely new...poised to bring their talents, their hopes and their lives into the future."

Vistamar's Student Services team created several events leading up to graduation to bring the class together and reinforce connections. Some of these events included a senior prom on Vistamar's patio, a senior sunset celebration at the beach, a catered senior breakfast, a senior retreat, and a night at Universal Studios. The evening before graduation, the seniors were celebrated at an event with their parents, guest speakers, and a slide show commemorating their four high school years. Speaking at this event, Assistant Head of School Jason Gregory noted the strength of this class. "I firmly believe that the resilience and courage you've needed to push through an unthinkable year has brought you to today. You are able to draw upon one another for strength and conviction as you emerge together as the class of 2021."

Members of the Class of 2021 were accepted into more than 130 schools across the US and abroad and will attend 58 colleges across the country and internationally.

See the graduation highlights video, here.

Danna C. was chosen as one of 25 Coro Youth Fellows representing diverse communities across Southern California. CORO writes, "We're excited to work with these young leaders this summer to deepen their leadership capacities, dig into the inner workings of Southern California public life, and provide them with new tools and frameworks to make meaningful impact in their communities."

An original crossword puzzle by Ms. Davis with clever puns was the crossword puzzle of the day in the New York Times on June 28.

An article by Keira S., '22 was included in the June issue of the El Segundo Scene. She writes about the experience of putting on a play live and in-person for the first time in 14 months. Read it here.

Vistamar's unique atmosphere providing academic excellence in a caring atmosphere is profiled in Southbay Magazine.

Jazz Band presents recordings and original music in this Zoom event.

The Vistamar community joins together for our biggest annual fundraising and community event.

The Vistamar Theatre Department is beyond excited to present the first live, in-person event of the year! 

Vistamar is partnering with a number of local schools to bring Dr. Bettina Love to us for this virtual discussion.

Congratulations to Anabella W., '21 for her soccer commitment to Clark University!  Best of luck next year!

Sandra's work is featured in this FOXLA news segment:

https://www.foxla.com/news/south-los-angeles-churches-become-covid-19-vaccination-sites

We are thrilled to begin our partnership with Private School Village (PSV.) 

Lucan was featured this year as one of 20 Under 20 outstanding students in Southbay Magazine. 

See the article here.

Congrats to Erin McG., '22 who won 2nd place in the LA County Science Fair Earth/Space Sciences Division with her project, "Comparison of Growth and Vitamin Values of Carrot Varietals Grown in Martian Regolith Simulant". 

Looking forward to seeing our students on campus again this week!

Game Night was a success, with friendly competition for students and faculty in games like Charades, Diplomacy and Scribblio!

On March 3, the Music Department hosted Let's Get Digital! --  an event featuring original compositions by the students of DCAT and Advanced DCAT.

Our 13th annual Soulful Celebration of Black history and culture took place on Thursday, February 25. 

Listen to Vikings athletes talk about getting back together with their teams.

Diane O. '22, Erin M. '22, Ricky F. '22 and the Pre-Med Club welcomed presentation from two environmental scientists, Dr. Kelly Grant and Dr. Michelle Romero-Fishback.

Congrats to Cynthia S., ‘22 who won first place in the recent Young Entrepreneurs Solutions program!

We safely welcomed students to campus last week for community building and social emotional learning. Can't wait to see them again soon!

Student Events and Activities Committee (SEA) organized a Valentine's Day mailing to every student!  Each student received a personalized Valentine's Day card that also included a heart-shaped word cloud showing what other students had to say about them!

Congratulations to Emily T. '23 for having her artwork, "Farm to Table," submitted and selected by the arts faculty at Sierra Nevada University to included in their Flat, Flat Rate virtual art show this year!

Vistamar welcomed President Valerie Smith of Swarthmore College, speaking on "Liberal Arts at the Crossroads" as our 9th Buckheit Educational Leadership Speaker.

We are thrilled to announce construction start on the Viking Commons, a new commercial kitchen, servery and community area for the school that will provide a healthful lunch daily for our entire school community and a beautiful new space to meet.  Read more here

Mickey Blaine's reflection on teaching performing arts during the pandemic and bringing the community together around timely issues featured on pg. 12 of this month's issue! See it below:

Missing movie theatres? See the award-winning student movie, Your Future, in our very own parking lot tonight, Weds., and Thurs. See you and your car there! 

Alumnus Brian D. '17 is having a strong start to his senior college basketball season at Regis University in Colorado.