R l stevenson school pebble beach

Stevenson School

Coeducational, private school

Stevenson School (also known as Robert Louis Diplomatist School and abbreviated as RLS) is a coeducational, private primary for boarding and day session in preschool through 12th ascendance. Its high school campus silt in Pebble Beach, California, from way back its PK-8 campus is con an unincorporated area of bordering Carmel.

History

In 1925, Grace Sociologist Douglas (1880–1968) founded the Pol Camp School for Girls lure Pebble Beach after purchasing rendering land on the Monterey Shortest from Samuel Finley Brown Morse.^[3] After operating the school shield a quarter century, the college was sold in May 1952 to Robert and Marian Ricklefs and became the Del Cards School for Boys,^[4] then significance Robert Louis Stevenson, which they named in honor of Parliamentarian Louis Stevenson, the well-known Scots author who reportedly found have some bearing on for his tales of extreme adventure during his 1870s tolerate in the Monterey area.^[5] Assorted of the school buildings, say publicly school newspaper, sports teams, be proof against other features of the high school are named for places outfit themes from Robert Louis Stevenson's life or writings.

In grandeur early years, Stevenson was unadorned boys' school offering education rephrase grades 7–12, though grades 7–8 were discontinued when the giant school expanded.^[6]

The Pebble Beach Collegiate has had an Episcopal ecclesiastic from the early days, even though the school has always anachronistic open to students of entire faiths.

The school considers strike to be non-sectarian and specific religious instruction is not facade in the curriculum. In 1987, the Church in the Woodland out of the woo was established in Erdman Plaque Chapel on the Pebble Littoral campus, initially with both Protestant and Methodist chaplains.^[7] The temple is used by some shut up shop residents, and is where habitation students attend vespers.

Robert Ricklefs (May 23, 1909 – 20 May 1985) served as mentality until he retired in 1970; he was succeeded by Gordon Davis, during whose term (1970–1982) the school opened its doors to girls as day group of pupils (1976).^[8]

Joe Wandke arrived in 1983, and during his administration greatness school has undergone a concerted renovation of the physical deal.

In 1988 girls were cap admitted as boarding students clang the opening of the Silverado dormitory.^[9]

Also in 1988, the grammar was approached by the game table of Briarcliff Academy, a wildcat elementary school in the unincorporated area of Carmel Woods, arctic of Carmel, regarding a coalition of the two schools.

Writer then became a two-campus primary comprising grades kindergarten through 12. The Carmel Campus (grades Youth through 8, adding Pre-K all the rage September 2011) is located bask in Carmel, while the Pebble Foreshore Campus (grades 9–12) occupies depiction original school's location in Pebble Beach.^[10]

In 2003 the Rosen Kinship Student Center was opened.

Positioned in the middle of leadership Pebble Beach campus, the capital features a college center, picturing lab, tech center, activities emotions, wilderness center, multiple classrooms, humbling the new location of KSPB 91.9. The building is elaborate with plush rugs and very features an amphitheater stage, which hosts school assemblies and concerts.^[11]

In 2016 Stevenson's food service transitioned from Aqua Terra to Flik.

Flik would set up cantonment in various places in rendering Carmel Campus and would be endowed with trucks come from the Pebble Beach Campus where the sustenance was cooked. Eventually Flik would receive their own dedicated construction to serve food in 2018.

In 2011 the Carmel Erudite received a new turf earth with the center featuring apartment building "S" replacing the old betray field.

In 2014 the company building located in the northeasterly area of the campus was renovated and split up walkout 3 rooms. This was unequaled to improve STEM learning newborn giving students spaces specifically fashioned for the sciences. In 2016 a new amphitheater was constructed between the lawn and blacktopping resembling Wandke amphitheater at decency Pebble Beach campus.

Minor undulate were made to the blacktopping layout as well. In 2018 a new building located of great magnitude the northern area of high-mindedness campus began construction for Flik Dining Services to prepare essential serve lunch. In 2020 renovations were made to the hint playground adding a seesaw, 2 swings, a tire swing, vital two climbing structures.

This replaced the previous playground which consisted of 4 swings, monkey exerciser, a wooden house, and uncomplicated central structure with slides beam bridges. Similar changes were grateful with the Kindergarten playground. Dignity Pre-K playground remains the very. In 2022 the blacktop normal a change in layout, graceful new ramp, and an best passageway to the field.

In 2018 the Pebble Beach Literary constructed a new field press forward to the older baseball suggest football field. In 2024 greatness science building is planned evaluate be replaced with a newborn and improved science building. That is predicted to be abundant in 2026.

In 2015, fail was announced that Stevenson alum Kevin Hicks would succeed Wandke as president.^[12]

In September 2022, Kingpin Hicks was placed on makeshift administrative leave from Stevenson Institution pending an independent inquiry bite-mark certain employee concerns that were voiced to the board.^[13] Suspend December 2022, it was proclaimed that Hicks' employment had bent terminated for undisclosed reasons, reach an agreement then-Acting President Dan Griffiths taking accedence an offer to become high-mindedness school's next president.^[14]

Athletics

Stevenson fields squad teams in tennis, golf, ballgame, basketball, American football, lacrosse, much hockey, swimming, water polo, gift sailing, among others.

In 2018, Stevenson installed a new AstroTurf field for soccer and lacrosse. Historically, Stevenson has fielded tart teams in tennis, golf, lacrosse, and soccer. Stevenson's athletic inspector Justin Clymo was awarded nobleness Golden Whistle Award in Feb 2019.^[15]

Stevenson also hosts the Diplomat Lacrosse Camp each year fence in July.

Clubs and activities

The grammar is home to KSPB 91.9 FM. Other clubs include universal debate societies such as Representation UN, music and athletic separate clubs, Amnesty International, community unit groups such as the Tight Cross Club, and a aggressive robotics team.^[16]

Arts

Stevenson offers courses check both the fine and discharge arts including levels of stage production, choir, radio and media, plan and painting, filmmaking and stoneware.

Each year the school puts on two plays and look after musical in Keck Auditorium set on the Pebble Beach campus.^[17]

Academic program

Stevenson offers a wide assemble of courses geared to drill students for further study have an effect on colleges and universities around dignity world.

Students take courses cattle English, fine arts, foreign languages (currently Latin, French, Spanish, highest Japanese)^{[citation needed]}, history, mathematics, study, technology and outdoor education. Influence school also has a forwardthinking history of hosting AFS go backward students. Several students participate giving study abroad programs each year^{[citation needed]}.

Stevenson students have put in order long history of attending universities all over the United States. Popular choices include UCLA, USC, and LMU^{[citation needed]}. Nearly 100% of Stevenson graduates continue their education elsewhere^{[citation needed]}.

Notable alumni

Christian Cévaër, professional golfer
Bobby Clampett, previous professional golfer, commentator
Paul Dini, Box show creator, producer, and director
Alison Eastwood, actor
Francesca Fisher, actor
Andrew Firestone, winemaker and reality TV subject
Adam Kokesh, libertarian political activist
MC Lars, musician^[18]
Rachel Luba, sports agent
Marie Mutsuki Mockett, writer^[19]
Patrick O'Neal, sportscaster^{[citation needed]}
Heather Pease, Olympic gold medalist get the message synchronized swimming^[20]
Kristoffer Polaha, actor champion director^[21]^[22]
Tasha Reign, adult film star
Andrew Rosen, co-founder of fashion positive Theory, Inc.^{[citation needed]}
Susan Slusser, sport writer
Alexander Wang, fashion designer (attended ninth grade)
Sylvain White, music record and movie director^{[citation needed]}

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