Sequoyah School

School in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States

Sequoyah School

Address

535 S Pasadena Ave

Pasadena, California

Pasadena

Los Angeles

California

91105

United States

Information
Type| Independent, Co-educational, Day school, Community service
Established| 1958
Head of school| Rebecca Hong
Faculty| 40 [1]
Number of students| approx. 440
Student to teacher ratio| 10:1
Mascot| Gryphon
Alumni| Phoebe Bridgers
Website| sequoyahschool.org

The Sequoyah School is a non-profit, co-ed, independent K-12 school in Pasadena, California, United States.

## Information[edit]

The school, which was founded in August 1958, is located at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, situated on 2.25 acres (9,100 m2) of property leased from the California Department of Transportation.

Sequoyah School has two campuses, and the student body has upwards of 440 students.

## Campus[edit]

The K-8 campus was originally the site of an 1887 shingle-style church. In the 1950s, the architecture firm Smith and Williams designed two buildings on the site. They built a children's chapel (1954) and a Sunday-school building (1956). Garrett Eckbo designed the grounds. The children's chapel won an AIA Award of Merit in 1954. The Sequoyah School became a part-time tenant of the church in 1958. The original church was demolished in 1974 when Caltrans was planning to expand the 710 Freeway through the site, but the project remains unrealized due to community opposition. The Smith and Williams buildings remains to this day.

In 2013, the campus was expanded by Los Angeles architecture firm, Fung + Blatt Architects. Weaving into the existing mid-century campus fabric, Sequoyah's expansion echoes the spirit of the original architecture, while providing a sustainable, contemporary interpretation for a new generation. The expansion was published in Architectural Record[2] and also won an honor award for design and a sustainability award by the AIA Pasadena & Foothills chapter [3]

The high school campus is located on the grounds of the Neighborhood Church in Pasadena, adjacent to the historic Gamble House and within walking distance of playing fields in the Arroyo and the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center. It is only a few miles away from the K-8 campus. The high school campus are also neighbors with special education school Westmoreland Academy that opened in 2013. Both schools share the same block.

## Financial Aid[edit]

Sequoyah School maintains a financial assistance program that provides tuition support to approximately 30-40% of its student population, including its Yvonne Pinto Fund, dedicated to the students of employees of the school. The School is well known for its ethnic, racial, gender, cultural, and economic diversity.[citation needed]

## Governance[edit]

The school is governed by a board of trustees.

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## References[edit]

1. ^ K-12 Directory of Schools
2. ^ "Sequoyah School Expansion by Fung + Blatt Architects".
3. ^ CA, Onuma, Inc., Pasadena. "AIAPF - Design Awards 2017 - Project Display". aia-awards.com.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Pasadena, California

History|

* Hahamog-na
* Rancho San Pasqual
* Indiana Colony
* Super Bowl XI XIV XVII XXI XXVII

Government|

* Mayor
* City Council
* City Hall
* Pasadena Transit
* Pasadena Unified School District
* Pasadena Police Department

Culture|

* Armory Center for the Arts
* Brookside Golf Course
* Brookside Park
* California Art Club
* Eaton Canyon
* Convention Center
* Kidspace Children's Museum
* Norton Simon Museum
* Pasadena Chalk Festival
* Pasadena Museum of California Art
* Pasadena Museum of History
* Pasadena Symphony and POPS
* Rose Bowl
* Rose Bowl Aquatics Center
* Rose Parade
* USC Pacific Asia Museum

Neighborhoods|

| Downtown|

* Civic Center
* Old Pasadena

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Northwest|

* Linda Vista
* Park Place–Arroyo Terrace
* Prospect

North Lake|

* Bungalow Heaven
* Normandie Heights
* Washington Square

Northeast|

* Daisy Villa
* East Washington Village
* Jefferson Park
* Victory Park

Far East|

* Hastings Ranch

Southwest|

* Annandale
* Bellefontaine/Governor Markham
* Lower Arroyo
* Poppy Peak
* Raymond Hill/Arroyo Del Mar

Southeast|

* Lamanda Park
* Madison Heights
* Marceline
* Oak Knoll
* South Lake

Education|

| Primary and
secondary schools|

* Pasadena USD
* Blair IB
* Marshall Fundamental Sec.
* John Muir HS
* Pasadena HS
* Chandler School
* International School of Los Angeles Pasadena Campus
* Maranatha High School
* Polytechnic School
* Sequoyah School
* Westridge School

| Closed|

* AGBU Vatche and Tamar Manoukian HS

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Colleges and
universities|

* Pasadena City College
* Art Center College of Design
* California Institute of Technology
* Fuller Theological Seminary
* Pacific Oaks College
* Providence Christian College
* Tyson School of Medicine
* William Carey International University
* Ambassador College (closed)
* Highland College (closed)

Landmarks|

* Ambassador Auditorium
* Huntington Hospital
* Paseo Colorado
* Pasadena Conference Center
* Tallest and largest buildings

Streets|

* CA-134
* I-210
* CA-710
* Colorado
* Fair Oaks
* Foothill
* Huntington
* Lake
* Orange Grove
* Rosemead
* Sierra Madre

Media|

* Pasadena Star-News
* Pasadena Weekly
* Pasadena Now

* v
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Los Angeles County private schools

Secular

K–12|

* Arroyo Pacific Academy
* Brentwood
* Buckley
* Chadwick
* Crossroads
* Highland Hall Waldorf School
* Int'l School of LA (LILA)
* Lycée Français de Los Angeles
* Oakwood
* Pilgrim
* Polytechnic
* Ribét Academy
* Seqoyah
* Sierra Canyon
* Summit View
* Viewpoint
* Waverly
* Wildwood

2–12|

* Westmark

4–12|

* Westridge

6–12|

* Archer for Girls
* Geffen Academy at UCLA
* Rolling Hills Preparatory
* Southwestern Academy
* STAR Prep Academy

| Closed|

* Montclair College Prep

|

7–12|

* Flintridge Prep
* Harvard-Westlake
* Marlborough
* Windward

HS|

* EF Academy
* Excelsior
* Vistamar

K-9|

* Nishiyamato Academy of California

K–8|

* Berkeley Hall
* Chandler
* Chatsworth Hills Academy
* Clairbourn
* Gooden
* Mirman
* Page Academy
* Park Century
* Rolling Hills Country Day
* Stratford
* Turning Point

K–6|

* Curtis
* John Thomas Dye
* The Oaks School
* Westland

| Closed|

* Wilshire Private

|

Religious

K–12|

* Arcadia Christian
* AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian
* Armenian Mesrobian
* Bethel Baptist Christian
* Calvary Baptist
* Calvary Chapel Christian
* Campbell Hall
* Christbridge Academy
* City of Knowledge Islamic
* Desert Christian
* Faith Baptist
* Ferrahian Armenian
* Glendale Adventist Academy
* Heritage Christian
* Lancaster Baptist
* New Covenant Academy
* North Valley Christian
* Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian
* Price
* San Fernando Valley Academy
* San Gabriel Academy
* Santa Clarita Christian
* South Bay Faith Academy
* South Hills Academy
* Southlands Christian
* Trinity Classical Academy
* Valley Christian
* Village Christian

| Closed|

* TCA Arshag Dickranian Armenian
* Bethel Christian

|

1–12|

* St. Monica Academy

4–12|

* Oaks Christian

6–12|

* Ambassador Christian
* Chaminade College Preparatory
* Immaculate Heart
* Milken Community Schools
* Pacific Lutheran
* Pomona Catholic

7–12|

* Rio Hondo Prep

HS|

* Bishop Alemany
* Bishop Amat Memorial
* Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto
* Bishop Montgomery
* Bishop Mora Salesian
* Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary
* Cathedral
* Crespi Carmelite
* Damien
* de Toledo (formerly New Community Jewish)
* Don Bosco Technical Institute
* Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
* Jewish Educational Trade School
* Junípero Serra
* La Salle
* Lighthouse Christian Academy
* Louisville
* Loyola
* Maranatha
* Mary Star of the Sea
* Marymount
* Mayfield Senior
* Notre Dame Academy
* Notre Dame High
* Pacifica Christian
* Paraclete
* Providence
* Ramona Convent
* Sacred Heart
* San Gabriel Mission
* Shalhevet
* St. Anthony
* St. Bernard
* St. Francis
* St. Genevieve
* St. John Bosco
* St. Joseph
* St. Lucy's Priory
* St. Mary's Academy
* St. Monica Preparatory
* St. Paul
* St. Pius X / St. Matthias Academy
* Valley Torah
* Verbum Dei
* Yeshiva University High Schools of Los Angeles

| Closed|

* AGBU Vatche and Tamar Manoukian
* Bellarmine-Jefferson
* Corvallis High School
* Holy Family

|

K–8|

* Alverno Heights Academy
* Armenian Sisters' Academy
* Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
* Bethany Christian
* Calvary Christian
* Chamlian Armenian
* Christ the King Catholic
* Concordia Christian
* Emmaus Lutheran
* Foothill Christian
* Glenoaks Christian
* Good Shepherd Catholic
* Heights Christian
* Holy Family (Glendale)
* Holy Family Catholic (South Pasadena)
* Holy Redeemer-St. James
* Incarnation Parish
* Los Angeles Adventist Academy
* Los Angeles Christian
* Mayfield Junior
* Montebello Christian
* North Hollywood Christian Academy
* Notre Dame Academy Elementary
* Our Lady of Guadalupe (Hermosa Beach)
* Our Lady of Guadalupe (Los Angeles)
* Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
* Our Lady of the Valley
* Our Mother of Good Counsel
* Pasadena Christian
* Pressman Academy
* Redeemer Christian Academy
* Saints Felicitas and Perpetua
* Salem Lutheran
* San Gabriel Christian
* Santa Fe Springs Christian
* Sonrise Christian
* St. Andrew Catholic
* St. Bede the Venerable Catholic
* St. Dominic
* St. Elizabeth Parish
* St. Ignatius of Loyola
* St. Philip the Apostle
* St. Rita
* St. Robert Bellarmine
* Saint Therese Carmelite
* St. Thomas the Apostle
* Valor Christian Academy
* West Valley Christian

| Closed|

* Good Shepherd Lutheran School

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K–6|

* Pearl Preparatory
* Pines Christian
* Wise School

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* ISNI

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