News & Announcements

Created by Grant Cambridge, Chair of our School Board and Foundation Board, Base Camp provides students from our high schools the opportunity to hike local mountains during spring and summer, and receive mentorship along the way. This program is meant to inspire students to develop their potential.

Principal Chris Medinger introduced the LEGO STEAM program at Everest Value to give students a creative outlet to design structures and build a LEGO City.

We are fortunate to have leaders from Los Angeles who volunteer their time and treasure to serve on our Value Schools Board of Directors and Foundation Board. Over the last few months we have interviewed each member of both boards to capture their story. We are creating plaques for each member to display at our schools to celebrate their generosity and inspire others to practice our values.

Linda Gunn, President of Gunn-Jerkens Communications and Marketing, was instrumental with our launch of the We Climb capital campaign. Linda toured University Prep Value during its second year when it was located on the 4th floor of an office building on Wilshire Blvd. in downtown Los Angeles. She was immediately impressed with our students and the mission of Value Schools. She said, “How can I help?”

With the support of Foundation Board members Jody Foldesy and Amanda Sweeney, the Value Schools To-and-Through Committee is planning an exciting mixer for our college-bound students.

We introduced Michael to our singers at Everest Value last spring where he donated his book, Sing Your Way to College, to our students and spoke with them about following their dreams in music.

Value Schools was introduced to Ms. Deborah Santana last summer when she participated in a tour of Central City Value and the Everest Value construction site on Madison Avenue. Central City Value alumna and current USC student Chanel Williams led the tour and discussed her experience in high school.

Foundation Board member, Annie Wu, introduced the Wellesley Book Award to our high schools as a way of recognizing and celebrating female student leaders.

Value Schools is developing an educational relationship with the Griffith Park Observatory. Based on this relationship, we are providing our students with a pathway to explore this iconic site and boost our curricular experiences.

As we plan to celebrate the life of our friend and colleague Dr. Feager Pertilla on Saturday, Value Schools remembers how Dr. Pertilla demonstrated and lived our core values.