Providence presents an evening with Olympic medalist Jim Ryun, the first high school boy to run the mile in under four minutes, rated by ESPN as the number one high school athlete of all time
In honor of the lives lost on September 11, 2001, Providence School is partnering with the Young America’s Foundation to arrange flags on West Beach to honor each of the people who died in the terrorist attacks.
The 2019-2020 school year opening service will he held Tuesday, August 20, at 5:30 pm at San Roque Catholic Church, adjacent to our Preschool and Lower School campus at 3225 Calle Pinon.
Launching in Fall 2019, The Providence Studio will facilitate an open, hands-on, creative conversation where all students are able to articulate and practice how cultural trends and developments in technology can be used to either see and create goodness in this world—or not. The goal for this program is to take a very specific skill set, hone it, focus it, and then use it ethically, responsibly, and practically.
Three Providence students are finalists in the ARC Salon international art competition. They are three of only 37 finalists ages 12-19 in the world.
The 2019 winners are:Maggie Coffin – “Justice for the Jailed – Prison Reform”Lauren West – “Inside the Mind of the Anorexic: Addicted to Starvation”Jake Yonally – “A Tiger by the Tail: Replacing the Federal Reserve System” Video of each presentation is now available.
Providence School is pleased to welcome author Kate Merrick to a Moms Night Out event on Thursday, April 25.
Celebrate Providence! A Seaside Soiree took place March 15 at the Rosewood Miramar Beach. It was a special evening that brought together the Providence School community to celebrate Christian education, honor God and his faithfulness to the school, and raise necessary support for the students and mission.
On behalf of Providence School students, parents, and faculty, Scott Rockney, middle and high school principal and associate head of school, accepted the “Community Support” award from the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara
Sophie Troya, who has served for six months as associate director of student life, will increase her role at Providence School by directing the college counseling program and the student life program. Prior to joining Providence, Troya worked in the admission department at Westmont College. In that role she gained valuable firsthand knowledge of what… read more »
In a ceremony in the campus courtyard, Providence School seniors Ethan Banez and Jake Yonally signed letters of intent to play on intercollegiate soccer teams next year. Banez will play for the Westmont Warriors (NAIA) and Yonally will join the University of Chicago Maroons (NCAA Division III). When introducing the two young men, Providence athletic… read more »
Trevor English, Gabriel Farhadian, Eva Kilpper, and Jenna Peterson, all members of the Class of 2019, recently were honored by the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara and awarded $2500 college scholarships for their submissions to the Scholarship Foundation’s 2019 Art Scholarship Competition. Their artwork was on display at the Santa Barbara Art Museum for the… read more »
Matthew Roy, Providence Director of Performing Arts, was awarded a Ph.D. degree in Musicology by the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Gabe Clark, Providence Class of 2016, has been named a University Fellow by Stanford University’s d.school program. A mechanical engineering major at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, Gabe was selected to join the University Innovation Fellows, a global program that empowers student leaders in 16 countries to create new opportunities for their peers to… read more »
The musical revue “A Night at the Movies,” held October 19, was the first Providence performing arts event under the direction of Matthew Roy. The Laudate Choir (3rd through 6th graders), Middle School Chorus, and High School Chorale—almost 75 students—presented an evening of choreographed group choruses, ensemble pieces, and solo numbers. For this year’s theme,… read more »
Paul Angone, former college (Westmont) and graduate school admissions counselor, best-selling author, and a corporate consultant with a masters degree in organizational leadership, opens the 2018-2019 Providence Presents season with a lively and insightful conversation on the questions students need to be asking themselves right now to understand their identity and calling and to be… read more »
Leila Melody joined the Providence administrative team on September 24, filling a new chief financial officer (CFO) position. Melody has over 15 years of experience in leadership roles in finance, operations, and business administration at both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. She has led accounting, finance, human resources, facilities, technology, and visitor experience, instituting best practices… read more »
In partnership with the ACE (Architecture Construction Engineering) Mentor Program, the College of Architecture and Planning at University of Colorado Denver hosted an architecture camp for 26 rising junior and senior high school students this summer. The creators of this immersive program invited Providence senior Eva Kilpper and peers from six western states to participate… read more »
Providence, incorporating the former El Montecito School and the former Providence, A Santa Barbara Christian School, opened the 2018-2019 academic year with a convocation ceremony on Tuesday evening, August 21, at First United Methodist Church in Santa Barbara. Attendees witnessed a procession of all faculty and seventh- through twelfth-grade students. They heard welcome messages… read more »
