WWS History

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=175 BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="16018db3.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="66689560.jpg" border=0 width="137" height="86" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> WWS History</div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="13d8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> Warren-Walker School Website<FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Comic Sans MS" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>    </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>H</B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="index.htm"><U>ome</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About WarrenWalker School"><U>About Warren-Walker</U></A>   |   WWS History   |   <A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Philosophy Goals"><U>Philosophy & Goals</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="13d8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B>Warren-Walker School History</B></div> <div>      Warren-Walker School was founded in 1932 by Nellie Warren-Walker.  Her first class was held above Senator Kraft's drugstore at 1891 Bacon Street in Ocean Beach.  Her students excelled and the school's positive reputation grew quickly, necessitating a move in 1934 to larger quarters, a beach cottage at 4867 Santa Cruz Avenue.</div> <div>      In 1939, Mrs. Walker purchased the current Lower School site on Point Loma Avenue and moved the cottage onto the property.  Thereafter, Mrs. Walker's daughter, Mrs. Ruth Sweeney, joined the school as administrative assistant.  The school continued to grow, surrounding the cottage with many of the buildings you see today.  Mrs. Walker retired in 1980, leaving the direction of the school to Mrs. Sweeney.  In 1983, Mrs. Sweeney was joined by Raymond J. Volker who became the school's first headmaster.  Mrs. Sweeney retired in June 1988, and Mr. Volker was joined by Pamela L. Volker and Janet H. Smith who together make up the current board of administration of Warren-Walker Schools. </div> <div>      The school has experienced significant growth, and has built two new buildings at the Point Loma Avenue site, added a middle school campus in Mission Valley at the First United Methodist Church, a lower school in La Mesa and a childcare center in Hillcrest.  The Point Loma campus now accommodates 275 students, prekindergarten through fifth grade.</div> <div>      The Middle School occupies about 30,000 square feet, which allows students to switch classrooms each period and experience a fully departmentalized program that includes Spanish, concert band, drama, art, interscholastic sports, and information technology.  Most leave campus each day for physical education and sport activities.  Most of the outdoor activities take place at Robb Field.  Indoor sports are played in the gymnasium at our lower school in La Mesa.</div> <div>      The Warren-Walker School Scripps Mercy Childcare Center, which opened in 2004, provides daycare beginning with infants as young as six-weeks old, with priority enrollment given to the children of Scripps Mercy employees.  Located at 4153 Fourth Avenue, the group of small cottages offers an attractive, safe, and stimulating environment for infants, toddlers, and young children.  The highly experienced and dedicated staff is committed to providing a nurturing and enriching program that maximizes the potential of each child they serve.</div> <div>      Opening in September, the new lower School at 5150 Wilson in La Mesa began with one kindergarten class and has added a first grade class and an additional kindergarten this year.  This campus has spacious classrooms surrounding a courtyard next to the St. Luke's Lutheran Church near Interstate 8 off the Jackson Drive exit.  It will utilize church property for a playground and a full gymnasium for indoor play, assemblies, and special events.  We are excited with these recent developments in the San Diego area.</div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="index.htm"><U>Home</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About WarrenWalker School"><U>About Warren-Walker Schoo</U></A>l   |   <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Campus Locations"><U>Administration</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Academics"><U>Academics</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="School Calendar "><U>Academic</U></A><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="School Calendar "><U> Calendar</U></A><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="School Calendar "><U> </U></A>  |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WarrenWalker Parent Association"><U>Warren-Walker Parent Association</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>