School News & Updates

During the after-school enrichment, which met every Tuesday and Thursday from February to March, students can build and program robots for various engineering challenges.

Even the cutest fuzzy caterpillars weren’t enough to deter these intrepid environmental warriors from doing their jobs—clearing away invasive weeds that were choking the native plant species in Eaton Canyon Nature Center. High Point Academy teachers Robin Von Der Lancken and Sarah Nguyen, along with a half-dozen parents, watched as sixth graders fanned out across the southern edge of the 190-acre park in Altadena to pull and bag up mustard weed (Brassica nigra), a plant known for depositing seeds that keep natural plants from growing and also for contributing to fire danger.

Part of the fourth-grade STEAM curriculum emphasizes information literacy through research. For their second-quarter project, the fourth-grade class selected a notable individual in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) to celebrate Black History

Upcoming competition dates: (CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN April 13 and 14) RESCHEDULED for May 4 and 5 at Hansen Dam Horse Park. The address is 11127 Orcas Avenue, Sylmar, CA.

This is the team's second year of competing in The Interscholastic Equestrian League also known as IEL. High Point's Team is Cassidy I., August L., Penelope S., and Megan M. Please go and support them! We wish them all well in their upcoming competition!

After graduating from High Point in 1991, I attended Flintridge Prep and then went on to USC. There I majored in Studio Arts with a minor in Communications. I started my own business, Bacio Design & Marketing, over 10 years ago, serving 60+ independent schools and organizations across the country and growing!

Every day something special happens in junior high: electives and “Affinity Groups” offer up a selection of meaningful, challenging projects that supplement the 7th and 8th grade curriculum. Some are merely meant to foster interest or curiosity in something new and different, some push the boundaries of thought and critical thinking, and one is a fun new interscholastic sports team.

Hundreds and Hundreds of Hundred-day Things Were on Display as Primary Grades Celebrated the Hundredth Day of Everything!

I’m one of five brothers who all attended High Point over the years. I was there from 4th to 8th grade and graduated in 1983.

Long before Valentine’s Day rolled around, fifth graders in Mr. Woodward’s and Ms. Martin’s classes strategized a plan to surprise residents of Ronald McDonald House in Pasadena with sweet treats and toys—all carefully packed in personal tote bags.

The HPA Art and Design program prides itself on a cohesive and inclusive approach to content curation. As with all of our units, a multicultural perspective is at the core of our process, both with lesson planning and the execution of work by our students. Although months designated for specific themes are sincerely honored, diversity, equity, inclusivity, and belonging remain central to our cause.