La Reina High School

La Reina
Address
106 West Janss Road
Thousand Oaks, California, (Ventura County) 91360
United States
Coordinates 34°12′11″N 118°52′35″W / 34.20306°N 118.87639°W / 34.20306; -118.87639Coordinates: 34°12′11″N 118°52′35″W / 34.20306°N 118.87639°W / 34.20306; -118.87639
Information
Type Private
Motto ...where quality and the individual count
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1964
Dean Emily Beutner and Sister Rebekah Kennedy
Head of school Dr. Michael Bates
Grades 6-12
Gender Girls
Enrollment approx. 600 (2012)
Campus size 40-acre (160,000 m2)
Color(s) Green and Gold         
Mascot Regent
Team name Regents
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Newspaper "The Herald"
Tuition $12,600.00 (2014-2015 school year)
Affiliation Sisters of Notre Dame
Director of Admissions Jennifer Laumann Cohen '81
Athletic Director Josh Michael
Website http://www.lareina.com

Established in the fall of 1964, La Reina High School & Middle School is a private, independent Catholic college preparatory high school and middle school for young women in Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California, sponsored by the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame and governed by a Board of Trustees. La Reina incorporated as an independent 501(c)(3) organization in 2007; it is financially independent and does not receive financial support from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Western Catholic Education Association.

La Reina High School & Middle School currently serves 570 students in grades 6 through 12 and is recognized in the community as an academic powerhouse. Average class size is 25. Students complete a college preparatory curriculum that is aligned with the standards for admission to the University of California. Of those who applied, the class of 2015 had a 100% acceptance rate to colleges and universities across the United States.

History

La Reina High School is a private Catholic college preparatory junior and senior high school for girls sponsored by the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame, founded in 1850 in Coesfeld, Germany. The Christian education of youth has always been the Congregation's principal apostolic activity.

La Reina was established in the fall of 1964. The school campus is situated on a 40-acre (160,000 m2) parcel of land. The three original buildings were completed between 1964-1967. James Francis Cardinal McIntyre dedicated La Reina on October 15, 1967. The multipurpose building, now consisting of an auditorium-gym, cafeteria, five classrooms, a mock trial room, a computer lab, and nine offices was built in 1986. This building completed the campus, increasing the maximum enrollment from 400 to approximately 620.

La Reina opened a junior high division in the fall of 1973. Junior high students begin a college preparatory curriculum and can take high school courses in foreign language and mathematics.

In 1984, the graduation requirements were revised to reflect the standards for admission to the University of California.

Among a variety of co-curricular activities available are the athletic and Mock Trial programs. Since 1990, the school's Mock Trial team has won the county competition twenty times, taking the California state championship in 2008, 2011, 2012, and 2013. Their winning streak, spanning from 2011 to 2013, makes La Reina the first team to win the California state championship for three consecutive years in a row. In 2011 and 2012, La Reina's Mock Trial team became the first repeat World Champions after winning the Empire Mock Trial Invitational Tournament in New York City, a highly selective tournament that invites primarily state and national champions from countries all over the world. In 2013, La Reina High School placed second in the nation at the National High School Mock Trial Competition held in Indianapolis, Indiana.

La Reina is fully accredited through 2016 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and by the Western Catholic Educational Association and holds membership in the National Catholic Education Association.[2]

La Reina has a "sister school" relationship with Crespi Carmelite High School, an all-boys Catholic school in Encino, CA.

Academics

Admissions Criteria

A student is admitted to La Reina High School after the Admissions Committee considers seven basic indicators of the student's potential for success in a college-preparatory school such as La Reina:

As a Catholic School, La Reina gives first consideration to practicing Catholic young women who qualify for the academic program offered. Second preference is given to those students who have an active faith life; all others are selected on the same basis as other applicants without regard to race, color or national and ethnic origin.

Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement tests show these achievements:

La Reina's overall pass rate is 90%

Over 50% of students in grades 10, 11 and 12 take one or more AP tests each year

Sports

Basketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Dance, Equestrian, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, and Volleyball

Facilities

softball field, cross country trail, gymnasium, tennis court, theater stage, computer laboratory, library, chemistry laboratory Performing arts loft with black box theatre, dance studio, film room, choir and music hall, Fully renovated classrooms

References

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