Crystal Springs Uplands School
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Excellence in Academics and Athletics |
| Religious affiliation(s) | none |
| Established | 1952 |
| Head of school | Amy C. Richards |
| Faculty | 45 |
| Enrollment | 350 ~100 Middle School ~250 Upper School |
| Average class size | 14 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9:1 |
| Campus | Suburban, 10 acres (2 km²) |
| Color(s) | Burgundy, Blue and White |
| Athletics | 30 sports |
| Mascot | Gryphon |
| Website | www.csus.com |
Crystal Springs Uplands School is a private high school and middle school located in Hillsborough, California, an affluent suburb about 20 miles south of San Francisco. Crystal Springs Uplands is a college-preparatory school; virtually all, if not all, of its graduates go on to four-year colleges and universities after graduation.
Although an all-girls school from its founding in the 1950s (when it was known as Crystal Springs School for Girls) until 1977, it is now co-educational and regularly sends a majority of its graduating students to elite colleges and universities, including those of the Ivy League, the better-respected campuses of the University of California, and liberal arts colleges around the country.
In 2004 Amy C. Richards from The Spence School became the school's new Head of School.
For the school's 50th anniversary during the 2002-2003 school year, a current history teacher, Wells Wadleigh (Chair of the Department), wrote a coffee-table book history of the school.
Patty Hearst, who became internationally famous when she was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) in 1974, is a notable alumna. Her fiancé at the time of her abduction, Steven Weed, was one of her former instructors at Crystal Springs.
Vantage Magazine
Vantage Magazine is a student-run magazine set up by the middle school section of Crystal Springs Uplands School. Its purpose is to provide an accurate viewpoint of the CSUS student body. Formerly, it was intended to represent the views of the CSUS middle school, a role it performed well at, but recently it was expanded to cover the views of the entire school. With additional access via web browser, mobile phone, or iPod, Vantage has extended its experience across platforms, allowing greater availability through richer media. This additional online functionality allows members of the school to submit and review articles with greater ease.
Vantage Magazine aims to become a larger influence in the daily lives of students and to become an even more effective representation of the student body's viewpoint.
Clubs on campus
Crystal Springs Uplands School is home to a variety of clubs, including a club dedicated to Seinfeld and a Botball team. Crystal Springs Uplands is home to many clubs, widely ranging in topic. Certainly, as of right now, the Seinfeld Club is the most popular and influential on campus. While in terms of membership it is bested by several other groups, its popularity is uncontested. Headed by "comedy team" Nick Coe and Stephen B., the club is a cult hit among many members of the school. Whenever the club makes a morning meeting announcement on Mondays, excited glances are exchanged among many of the students. While recently they were attacked unfoundedly by Track coach Albert Caruana, they have dealt with the threat appropriately and swiftly. Meetings of the club usually take place on Thursdays. At said meetings, the club group utilizes Seinfeld vocabulary in discussing the philosophy behind each episode. Such recent club propaganda has included, Anti-Car Media blitzes and the "Earn a Buck" policy.
Botball
The Crystal Springs Uplands School Botball team is led by an upper school student and consists of several members from both the middle and upper schools. It has had considerable success in past years in the Northern California regional Botball competition, but not as much in the national competition.