Southlands Spotlight: Spiritual Impact Week

Southlands Christian Schools is known for being one of the top private schools in LA County. We compete with some of the best private schools in the area because of our high academics. When we take a look at our school’s name we see the word, “Christian”. That word indicates that we, as an educational…

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MOS: Sue Yoon

Southlands Christian Schools’ Elementary and Middle School Principal, Mrs. Sue Yoon. She found our Southlands family by driving around Southern California looking for the best preschool for her son, over twenty years ago.  Mrs. Yoon’s background as a 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade teacher gave her a unique insight into contemporary education.  After teaching at Southlands,…

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Meet Our Staff: Mrs. Holbrook

This month we wanted to highlight a teacher who has been with us for 27years. Mrs. Holbrook is known for being loving, charismatic, and stellar all around. We would like to introduce our very own Mrs. Holbrook. She found the SCS family through her sister-in-law who had her own son at Southlands. Mrs. Holbrook was…

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Meet Our Staff: Stacey Nuñez

You might have heard this many times, and it’s true to this day- we are a family here at Southlands, and no one exerts as much love and school spirit as our MOS subject for this month’s blog. We would like to introduce the famous Stacey Nuñez! Stacey first applied for the student services department…

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Private Christian Education — A Vision for Life in Continuity

So long as the institutions have existed, people—parents, teachers, students, and world leaders alike—have debated whether public or private education is better. Although the question still burns in the minds of all who want the best for our students, the truth of the matter is that what makes something “better” is circumstantial and specific to…

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STEAM - A Pathway to College Success

Some high school students are blowing off ‘steam’ by choosing to be future-minded and goal-oriented. High school students at certain private schools in Southern California are engaging in the STEAM program to prepare for their future. STEAM is an acronym and an interdisciplinary approach that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics. This is…

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Meet Our Staff Mondays: Jolynne Martlaro

We’ve all heard that Southlands is like a family, and that is true! There are many people on campus that make that sentence come to life, and one of those individuals is Mrs. Jolynne Martlaro. She’s known by many as being joyful, caring, funny, and a servant. These are some of the many character traits…

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Meet Our Staff Mondays: Mr. Thomas Kolakowski

Words & photo by: Matthew Herrera When thinking of the word ‘passion’, one specific staff member comes to mind. In today’s blog, we would love to introduce Mr. Thomas Kolakowski. He has a burning passion for both teaching kids and music, which makes him perfect for his current position. He currently teaches Drumline, Percussion Ensemble…

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Southlands is a place with many students from different cultures, and we see this as an opportunity to reach the masses. One of our students who come from Xi’an China has been serving not only her classmates, but her teachers as well. We want to take a minute to highlight our very own, Rose Fu!…

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Our teachers and staff here on campus are exceptional, which is why we love to share who we have as part of this family. Allow us to introduce to you one of the teachers on campus that goes above and beyond when it comes to serving our students. Mrs. Berru-licon is definitely not a new…

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