The Independent School Report

by Colin Martin
Head of Middle School
Chatsworth Hills Academy
Chatsworth, California
Originally Published in News from the Top of the Hill, October 2007
I enjoy running marathons. I know – marathons are not everyone’s idea of a good time. For me, there’s exhilaration in the physical and mental challenge. The first and last miles are always the toughest, but […]

by Victor Cosentino,
President, Board of Trustees
Chatsworth Hills Academy
Chatsworth California
Originally Published in News from the Top of the Hill, October 2007
Sometimes you notice things that seem unrelated and realize they share something in common. Consider Sputnik, the Anaheim Angels, and CHA.
Fifty years ago this month, the former Soviet Union launched Sputnik, a small satellite that changed […]

by Victor J. Cosentino
Board President
Chatsworth Hills Academy
Chatsworth, California
Originally Published in News from the Top of the Hill, February 2007
Earlier this month, CHA had its annual Dinner- Dance at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. In the middle of this wonderful party, however, I had a flashback to a much different occasion just two […]

by Victor J. Cosentino
Board President
Chatsworth Hills Academy
Chatsworth, California
Originally Published in News from the Top of the Hill, October 2006
The start of school is always a touch bittersweet to me. On the one hand, the exhausting freedom (and chaos) of summer is over and my family life returns to the comforting rhythm of the school […]

by Pam Green
Teacher
Chatsworth Hills Academy
Chatsworth, California
Originally Published in News from the Top of the Hill, April 2006
The wailing, kicking, and screaming was almost unbearable, but finally the parents quieted down so that the third grade students and their teachers could begin their journey! A big trip for such a young group of children – 3 […]