Daniel Cohn, Corey Fredman Fetzer, Joseph Kanengiser, Matthew Levy and Anna Silver recently became the first Santa Monica students to graduate from Wildwood School in Los Angeles.
Wildwood School is a K-12, coeducational, independent college preparatory day school located in West Los Angeles. In order to graduate, Wildwood seniors had to fulfill all their coursework and successfully design, undertake and present to a panel of teachers, administrators, students and family members three Senior Exhibitions.
“We wanted our graduates to be active learners who are committed to making a difference in their community and who will be successful in college,” said Dr. George Wood, commencement speaker and founding director of Wildwood’s Secondary School.
The first graduating class of 20 seniors recently received their diplomas and a total of over $640,000 in merit scholarships.
The first graduating class also has the distinction of setting many of the school’s traditions and being role models and mentors for the younger students. They’ve established high school sport teams, student government, and school clubs and have been part of the faculty hiring process.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 17, 2004. Read the original PDF.