Fairmont Preparatory Academy

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The front of Fairmont Preparatory Academy during session.
The front of Fairmont Preparatory Academy during session.

Fairmont Preparatory Academy is a junior high and high school located in Anaheim, California. Founded in 1953, Fairmont Private Schools is the largest and oldest non-sectarian private school in Orange County.[1] It has been an IB World School since August 1995.[2] The Fairmont Schools consists of six campuses: Fairmont Preparatory Academy, elementary and preschools at Anaheim Hills and Edgewood, an elementary school at Mable, a preschool at Citron, and an international campus located near the Mable campus, which together aim to teach a consistent program from preschool through twelfth grade. [3]

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[edit] Awards and recognition

For the 1990-91 school year, Fairmont Private Junior High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[4] School officials were presented with a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award at a White House event held on March 25, 1991, at a ceremony hosted by President of the United States George H. W. Bush and United States Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander.[5]

[edit] History

Fairmont Middle and High School (later renamed Fairmont Preparatory Academy) opened in September 1994 on the site of the Stanton estate, which includes a hacienda-style house built in 1929 by Col. Philip A. Stanton.[6] The building was entered in the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1980. [7]

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The courtyard inside the school.

The school gym.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Largest Public & Private High Schools in Orange County 2003-04, accessed November 18, 2006
  2. ^ International Baccalaureate Organization: Fairmont Preparatory Academy, accessed November 18, 2006
  3. ^ Fairmont campuses, accessed November 18, 2006
  4. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
  5. ^ "President to Honor O.C. Private School", Los Angeles Times, September 21, 1991. pg. 3
  6. ^ "ANAHEIM High School Opens in Former Mansion", Los Angeles Times, September 3, 1994. pg. 3
  7. ^ National Register Information System, accessed September 17, 2007.

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