La Jolla Country Day School
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| La Jolla Country Day School | |
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9490 Genesee Ave La Jolla, CA 92037 | |
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| Type | Independent/Private |
| Motto | Scientia Pacifica |
| Established | 1926 (as the Balmer School) |
| Head of school | Dr. Gary W. Krahn |
| Grades | Nursery through Grade 12 |
| Number of students | 1,200 [1] |
| Color(s) | Blue, White |
| Mascot | Torrey Pine |
| Website | http://www.ljcds.org |
La Jolla Country Day School (known informally as "Country Day" or "LJCDS") is an independent school in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. It was founded as the Balmer School by Louise Balmer in 1926. The school contains a lower school (consisting of nursery through fourth grade), a middle school (grades 5-8), and an upper school (grades 9-12).
The school's motto is "Scientia Pacifica" (peace through knowledge).
La Jolla Country Day School was voted the best private school in San Diego in 2007 by the San Diego Union-Tribune.[1]
Accreditation
La Jolla Country Day School is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). In addition, the school is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
Notable alumni
• Buzz DuPont ’64
• Glenn Steiner'68,
• David Casey, Jr. '67
• Rob Hagey '69
• James Jameson '67
• Rex Covington ’71
• Sherry Baker Kelly '75
• Vint Virga ’75
• Jandy Nelson ’83
• Jason Carbone ’85
• Rick Galinson ’85
• Pam Omidyar ’85
• Carl Schachter ’85
• Ernie Hahn '86
• Adina Taubman ’86
• Tucker Carlson ’87
• Evan Skowronski ’87
• Greg Silverman ’90
• Emma Caulfield ’91
• David Chan ’91
• Kate Dillon Levin ’92
• Gavin Mandelbaum ’92
• Stephanie Weiss ’92.
• Jared Polis ’93
• Rashaan Salaam ’93
• Amarpal Arora ’95
• Joe Carson ’95
• Rachel Lawrence Douglass ’95
• A.G. Spanos ’96
• Kelly Goldsmith ’97
• Peter Huffman ’97
• Matt McBane ’97
• Agnes Chu ’98
• Alexandra Stevenson ’99
• Keith Jones ’00
• Diego Rovira ’00
• Grant Gavin ’01
• Candice Wiggins ’04
• Chrystina Sayers ’05
• Miles McMillan’07