de Toledo High School, formerly New Community Jewish High School and informally known as "New Jew",[2] is a private Jewish high school in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, in the western San Fernando Valley, California. One of the largest Jewish day schools in the United States,[3][4] the school adopted its new name [5] as of July 1, 2015.[1]
| de Toledo High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°11′35″N 118°37′12″W / 34.193°N 118.620°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school |
| Motto | "Building community, one mind at a time" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Judaism |
| Denomination | pluralistic |
| Established | 2002 |
| Principal | Ellen Howard |
| Head of school | Mr. Mark H. Shpall, MA.Ed, J.D.[1] |
| Faculty | 70 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | about 400[1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon, Gold |
| Athletics | Baseball, Basketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Dance, Equestrian, Flag Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Stagecraft, Swimming, Tennis, Theater, Volleyball, Wrestling |
| Mascot | Jaguars |
| Website | www.dths.org |
Curriculum
editThe school offers a college preparatory program for students in grades 9-12 featuring college-preparatory courses, rigorous academics, 18 AP courses, STEM, championship athletic teams, leadership opportunities, extra curricula, comprehensive college counseling, visual/performing arts, summer programs, and global education exchange programs.
History
editThe school was founded in 2002 with 40 students, and was originally located at the West Hills campus of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. It outgrew the available space within two years, and relocated its campus to shared spaces at Shomrei Torah Synagogue, a Conservative synagogue in West Hills.
The school outgrew that location also (then with 400 students), and in January 2011 it purchased the entire former Jewish Federation campus where it had begun.[2] The school reopened there, after remodeling was completed, to begin the 2013–2014 academic year.[6]
In October 2014, after receiving a "transformative gift" from Philip and Alyce de Toledo of Sherman Oaks, the school's trustees decided to rename the school in their honor, beginning with the 2015–2016 school year.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Ryan Torok, "The passion of Powell", The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, June 10, 2015.
- ^ a b Rachel Heller, "New Jew to relocate to larger, permanent West Hills campus", The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, January 27, 2011.
- ^ Dana Bartholomew, "With debt erased, West Hills' Shomrei Torah Synagogue now ready to burn the mortgage", Los Angeles Daily News, June 12, 2012.
- ^ Jessica Hanewinckel, "A Lifelong Education", San Diego Jewish Journal, December 31, 2011.
- ^ a b Ryan Torok, "New Jew name changes to de Toledo High School", The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, November 5, 2014.
- ^ Ryan Torok, "New Jew to reopen at former West Hills campus", The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, August 7, 2013.