St. Paul the Apostle Church and School

St. Paul the Apostle Church
34°03′21″N 118°26′13″W / 34.05584°N 118.43706°W / 34.05584; -118.43706Coordinates: 34°03′21″N 118°26′13″W / 34.05584°N 118.43706°W / 34.05584; -118.43706
Location 10750 Ohio Avenue
Los Angeles, California
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
Religious order Paulist Fathers, Daughters of Mary and Joseph
History
Status Parish church
Consecrated June 29, 1958[1]
Architecture
Functional status Active
Years built 1956-58
Administration
Parish St. Paul the Apostle
Archdiocese Los Angeles
Clergy
Pastor(s) Rev Daniel E. McCotter, CSP
St. Paul the Apostle School
Address
1536 Selby Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90024
United States
Information
Type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) St. Paul the Apostle
Principal Richard Billups
Grades K-8
Enrollment 541
Student to teacher ratio 13:1
Area Westwood
Campus type Urban
Color(s) Green and White         
Athletics conference Catholic Youth Organization, Pacific Basin League
Sports Basketball, Flag Football, Volleyball, Track and Field, Cross Country
Nickname SPA
Team name Saints
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Newspaper SPA Halo
Endowment US$2 million
Tuition $7,300 (Parishioners)
Pastor Rev Daniel E. McCotter, CSP
Athletic Director Keith Mortimer
Coordinator of Advancement Mary Pat Cooper
Website sp-apostle.org

St. Paul the Apostle Church is a Roman Catholic church established in 1935. It is a part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the largest diocese in the United States. The church's staff, the Paulist Fathers and the Daughters of Mary and Joseph, are also active in the school community and aid in the school's theology program. Both the church and the school are named after St. Paul the Apostle.

St. Paul the Apostle School is a Roman Catholic coeducational[2] K-8 school in Los Angeles, California. It is affiliated with St. Paul the Apostle Church, which is located on the school campus. Colloquially known as "St. Paul's," the school is adjacent to the community of Westwood, Los Angeles, and admits students from the greater Los Angeles area. St. Paul's is also affiliated with the National Catholic Educational Association.[3]

Church

The church traces its beginnings to the 1920s when John Joseph Cantwell, then the Bishop of Los Angeles, requested the Paulist Fathers to establish a new parish to serve the community of Westwood and the new University of California, Los Angeles campus. The parish was organized in 1928 and the priests were specifically charged with ministering to local residents, UCLA faculty and students and "the moving picture people" (employees in the film and television industry). The current property on which the church and school are co-located on was only obtained during the 1930s. Prior to that, the priests held mass on numerous sites as they searched for a suitable location to build the parish church. The parish school was opened in 1935. The current church building was completed in 1958.[1]

Due to its proximity to Hollywood, the church has been attended by and held the funerals of notable personalities in the entertainment industry. It held the funeral mass of entertainer Bing Crosby,[4] actor and radio personality Bob Crane, pioneering director and producer Hal Roach[5] and actor Carroll O'Connor, who was also a devout parishioner.[6]

School

Mission

St. Paul the Apostle School is a Catholic community of faith, committed to the development of the whole child. The lay and religious faculty share responsibility with the parents for the students' education, growth, and well being. The school provides a challenging curriculum taught from a global perspective, by innovative and dedicated educators. The student population is drawn from the parish and surrounding communities.[7]

School Learning Expectations

St. Paul's aims to develop the student in the following areas:[8]

  • As a Faith-Filled Person
  • As a Contributing Member of Society
  • As a Self-Directed Person
  • As a Critical Thinker
  • As an Effective Communicator
  • As an Aesthetically Aware Individual
  • As a Health-Conscious Individual

After school activities

St. Paul's provides access to many different kinds of after school care, including athletics, orchestra, musical theatre (grades 4-8), and musical theatre.[9] Its various clubs include a chess club, which participates in various tournaments, and a debate club,[10] which is a member of the Middle School Public Debate Program (Pacific Coast League). The school's students also have an opportunity to join the Paulist Choristers of California, a choir group that has toured the world and has appeared with several prominent musical figures, such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, the Los Angeles Opera, and the Music Angelica Baroque Orchestra.[11]

Foundation and Endowment

The school has accumulated an endowment of approximately two million US dollars.[12] These funds are used to maintain high-quality faculty, lower tuition, and finance school improvements.[13] The endowment is managed by the SPA foundation, a non-profit organization whose goal is to maintain the highest standards of education for students of the school.[14] The SPA foundation works with Parents Working for Children (PWC), an organization of the students' parents.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 "About — History: A young city, a new church..." sp-apostle.org. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/9999908697/school.aspx
  3. ↑ http://california.schooltree.org/private/St-Paul-The-Apostle-011007.html
  4. ↑ Lindsey, Robert (October 19, 1977). "Bing Crosby Buried After Private Services". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ "Hal Roach Memorial Mass Set for Thursday". Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1992.
  6. ↑ Hernandez, Daniel (June 27, 2001). "Mourners Say Farewell to Carroll O'Connor". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ↑ http://www.sp-apostle.org/school/organizations/school-board/
  8. ↑ http://www.sp-apostle.org/school/school-wide-learning-expectations/
  9. ↑ http://www.sp-apostle.org/school/after-school-activities/
  10. ↑ http://www.sp-apostle.org/school/after-school-activities/debate-club/
  11. ↑ http://www.sp-apostle.org/organizations/paulist_choristers.php
  12. ↑ http://www.spaendowment.com
  13. ↑ http://www.sp-apostle.org/organizations/school_endowment.php
  14. ↑ http://www.sp-apostle.org/organizations/spa_foundation.php
  15. ↑ http://www.spapwc.com/
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