The Meadows School
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| The Meadows School | |
| Image:Themeadowsschool.jpg | |
| Motto | In Pursuit of Excellence |
|---|---|
| Established | 1984 |
| Type | Private School |
| Head | Henry Chanin |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Campus | Summerlin |
| Enrollment | ~825 |
| Faculty | |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Colors | Silver and Navy blue |
| Homepage | http://www.themeadowsschool.org |
The Meadows School is a college preparatory private school in northwest Las Vegas, NV. The school offers rigorous education for grades PK-12. The school is known for its 100% 4-year college acceptance rate and focus on
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[edit] Early History: Meadows Lane Temporary Campus
The Meadows School was conceived in the early 1980s as "Clark County Day School" by founder Carolyn G. Goodman, wife of Oscar Goodman. In 1984, she established a board of trustees and purchased 5,000 square feet of temporary prefabricated buildings. These portable classrooms were set up on a 1.5 acre parking lot donated by Fletcher Jones, Jr., and the school opened on September 4th, 1984 with Dr. LeOre Cobbley as Head of School. At the time, the school supported 140 students in grades K-6.
[edit] Permanent Campus
The development of a permanent campus has been an ongoing process that started when the school first opened on its temporary campus in 1984. In 1985, Mrs. Goodman met William Lummis, nephew of Howard Hughes and Chairman of the Board for the parent company of the Howard Hughes Properties. He and his company were developing land in the Northwest Las Vegas Valley in an area to be called Summerlin. Mr. Lummis and the Hughes family donated a 40-acre lot for a permanent campus. Construction on the new Summerlin campus began in Fall 1897. Lower school students moved into the the LeOre Cobbley Lower School at the beginning of school in 1989, and the Middle and Upper school moved that December into the modular classrooms from the old campus (they were relocated and installed at the new campus). Several new facilities have been added since then.
[edit] Richardson-Beckely Gynasium (1988)
The school gymnasium has three locker rooms and is home court for Middle and Upper School Volleyball, Basketball, and Middle School P.E.
[edit] LeOre Cobbley Lower School (1989)
Dr. LeOre Cobbley founded the Lower School with her highly-regarded Cobbley Program which stresses the "Three Rs: Reading, Writing, and 'Rithmetic". Students start Spanish, science, library skills, music and P.E. in Kindergarten and progress through successive levels of reading, research, math facts, and more from their home classroom.
[edit] Sarah D. Barder Hall Upper School (1993)
The Upper School, equivalent to a High School, offers a comprehensive curriculum of which students pick 7 classes per year. Students are able to participate in 2A sports, clubs, and studnet council.
[edit] Plaster Baseball Diamond (1993)
The Meadows School's Baseball Diamond was added in 1993.
[edit] Levin-Richardson Track (1995)
The track at the Meadows is a full-sized high school track. Unfortunately, this track has been vandalized by athletic opponents several times. The worst of these incidents resulted in the laying of a new track embedded with landmines dispersed throughout lanes 1, 3, and 5. These lanes are reserved for schools visiting to compete in track events. Since their installation in June of 2005, only three accidental detonations have occured, and only two casualties.
[edit] Creel (Football) Field (1995)
The football field is also used for Lacrosse games, and soccer practice. It was opened in 1995.
[edit] Carolyn G. Goodman Beginning School (1999)
Completing the "PK-12" principle, the Beginning school (typically known as a Pre-Kindergarten) was opened in 1999 and founded by the matriarch of the school herself. Wanda Lamb Peccole Center for the Arts (2000) Fertitta-Sturm Middle School (Most Recent, August 2005)
[edit] Administration Changes
Mr. William R. Richardson, headmaster of The Meadows School for over 17 years, retired to Anchorage, Alaska at the end of the 2005-2006 school year. In his place, two positions were created: Head of School (filled by Mr. Robert Ryshke), and Head of the Upper School (filled by Dr. Laura Roth).
However, in November of 2006, Dr. Laura Roth, resigned from her position as Head of the Upper School, but will remain there until the end of the 2006-2007 school year. On December 5th, 2006, Mr. Robert Ryshke, the Head of School, read the resignation letter asked of him by the Board of Trustees and Mrs. Carol Goodman to both the Board and the entire faculty at an emergency staff meeting called after the school day ended.
It was announced on December 13th, 2006 that Mr. Henry Chanin, English teacher and Chair of the English Department in the Upper School, would take up the position as Head of School.
