Montclair College Preparatory School

Montclair College Preparatory School, also commonly known as "Montclair Prep", was a school located in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California,[3] near Panorama City.[4] The school taught grades 6 through 12, and later grades 9-12 only.

Montclair College Preparatory School
Address
8071 Sepulveda Blvd

Van Nuys
,
California 91402

United States
Coordinates34.2175°N 118.46667°W / 34.2175; -118.46667
Information
TypePrivate[1]
MottoThings Worth Having Are Most Difficult To Obtain[1]
Established1956[1]
FounderV. E. Simpson
ClosedJuly 15, 2012[2]
PresidentMark Simpson
PrincipalWalter Steele
Faculty40[1]
Grades6–12
Enrollment350[1]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Blue and White    [1]
AthleticsNone
NicknameThe Mounties[1]
Websitewww.montclairprep.com

History

Founded in 1956 by the late Vernon E. Simpson, Montclair College Preparatory School was one of the oldest private, co-educational, independent, secondary schools in the San Fernando Valley. A rigorous, traditional college preparatory education was offered to students in grades six through twelve.

The school was governed by a board of directors which set the overall direction of the school. Montclair Prep maintained faculty academic advisement and standards committees that worked with the administration to maintain the highest caliber of academics and to provide a small group of social, athletic, and cultural extracurricular activities for its students.

In May 2011, Gazi Kabir, a social studies teacher, was arrested for having sex with a 15-year-old student on multiple occasions. He was previously accused of child annoyance in 2007, and his teaching certificate had been suspended for misconduct for two weeks by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.[5][6][7]

During the 2000s the school's American football team saw increasingly little participation, and switched to eight-man football. In July 2011, Montclair announced that it was dropping all athletic programs, as well as the middle school portion of the school.[4] In addition, seventy percent of the faculty was laid off. In the summer of 2012, Montclair announced its closure effective July 15.[2]

Activities

Publications by students include Junior Statesman of America, the school's yearbook; its middle school Montclairion newspaper; the Montclair Journal; Scientifically Speaking, a science-oriented publication; and Wings, the school's literary magazine.

Notable alumni

Arts and entertainment

Sports

References
  1. Fast Facts
  2. School website
  3. "Fast Facts." Montclair College Preparatory School. Retrieved on September 1, 2011. "School Address: 8071 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91402"
  4. Lin, C.J. "Valley private school options dwindling Archived August 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." August 17, 2011. Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
  5. Granda, Carlos. "Montclair Prep teacher arrested for sex w/teen". KABC-TV. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  6. Romero, Dennis (May 9, 2011). "Gazi Kabir, Van Nuys Prep School Teacher, Arrested, Allegedly Had Sex With 15-Year-Old Female Student". LA Weekly. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  7. Blankstein, Andrew (May 5, 2011). "Montclair College Prep teacher arrested in sexual relationship with student". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  8. Richardson, John H. (September 22, 2008). "The Secret History of Paul Thomas Anderson". Esquire. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  9. "Khloe Kardashian: Anxiety over Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian Comparisons". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  10. "Ex-Harvard-Westlake teammate on Jason Collins: He was a great, focused leader". Larry Brown Sports. April 29, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2021. He and his twin brother Jarron attended Chatsworth's Sierra Canyon, Montclair Prep in Van Nuys, and made Harvard-Westlake a basketball powerhouse during the '90s.
  11. "Brad Fullmer Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  12. "Russ Ortiz Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  13. "Frank Charles Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History".
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