{{Short description|Defunct therapeutic boarding school in California, US}} {{For|the Cascade School in Chehalis, Washington|Cascade School (Chehalis, Washington)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{notability|Org|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox school | address = 12069 Tintagel Ln, Whitmore | region = | county = [[Shasta County]] | state = [[California]] | zipcode = 96096 | coordinates = {{Coord|40|38|21.13|N|121|47|55.76|W|type:edu|display=inline,title}} | type = [[Therapeutic boarding school]] | established = {{Start date|1984}}<ref name=NATSAP/> | closed = January 20, 2004<ref name="newspapers.com">{{Cite news |title=Article clipped from Record Searchlight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-searchlight/124260601/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |newspaper=Record Searchlight|date=28 May 2005 |page=9 }}</ref> | age_range = 13 to 18 | campus_size = 250 Arce | tuition = $51,000 in the year 2000<ref>{{Cite book |title=Peterson's private secondary schools, 2000-2001. |date=2000 |publisher=Peterson's |isbn=0-7689-0370-X |edition=21st |location=Princeton, NJ |page=1300 |oclc=43815731}}</ref> }}'''Cascade School''' was a [[therapeutic boarding school]] located in [[Shasta County, California]].
== History == Cascade was founded in 1984<ref>{{Cite book |title=Peterson's guide to independent secondary schools, 1988-89 |date=1988 |publisher=Peterson's Guides |others=Greg Muirhead |isbn=0-87866-740-7 |edition=9th |location=Princeton, N.J. |page=628 |oclc=18048757}}</ref> and enrolled students between the ages of 13 and 18 years, with a capacity for 120 students in Its final years.<ref name=NATSAP>{{Cite web |date=2004-03-06 |title=Program Details |url=http://www.natsap.org/program_details.asp?id=18 |access-date=2023-05-08 | publisher=National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040306082456/http://www.natsap.org/program_details.asp?id=18 |archive-date=2004-03-06 }}</ref>
Cascade School was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-02-13 |title=Cascade School - Academics - Boarding School - College Preparatory - K-12 |url=http://cascadeschool.com/academics.htm |access-date=2023-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030213030343/http://cascadeschool.com/academics.htm |archive-date=2003-02-13}}</ref>
In October 1985, five students went missing on a [[hiking|hike]] in [[Lassen County, California|Lassen County]]. Two helicopters took part in the search for the missing students.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1985-10-23 |title=Five Teenagers missing near lassen |pages=3 |work=Ukiah Daily Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123190025/five-teenagers-missing-near-lassen/ |access-date=2023-04-20}}</ref>
In September 1998, 85 students and staff members were evacuated from the school due to a nearby [[forest fire]] that endangered the school.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1988-09-19 |title=Clipped From Ukiah Daily Journal |pages=1 |work=Ukiah Daily Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123189658/ukiah-daily-journal/ |access-date=2023-04-20}}</ref>
The length of their therapeutic programs was between 18 and 23 months.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-08-06 |title=About Cascade School - boarding school - year-round - California |url=http://www.cascadeschool.com/aboutcascade.htm |access-date=2023-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030806051345/http://www.cascadeschool.com/aboutcascade.htm |archive-date=2003-08-06 }}</ref><ref name=NATSAP/> During the program, students would take part in a series of eight therapeutic workshops.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Weaver |first=Alison |title=Gone to the crazies : a memoir |date=2008 |publisher=Perennial |isbn=978-0-06-137401-2 |location=New York |oclc=226280120}}</ref> These eight workshops were called propheets and they lasted twenty-four hours.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wilsey |first=Sean |title=Oh the glory of it all |date=2006 |isbn=0-14-303691-2 |location=New York, N.Y. |oclc=67290176}}</ref>
In 2002, the school arranged a wilderness trip to the [[Warner Mountains|Warner Mountain District]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Article clipped from Feather River Bulletin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/feather-river-bulletin/124261400/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |newspaper=Feather River Bulletin|date=17 April 2002 |page=26 }}</ref>
The Cascade School closed in January 2004.<ref name="newspapers.com">{{Cite news |title=Article clipped from Record Searchlight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-searchlight/124260601/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |newspaper=Record Searchlight|date=28 May 2005 |page=9 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Article clipped from Record Searchlight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-searchlight/124260997/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |newspaper=Record Searchlight|date=28 May 2005 |page=10 }}</ref> After closure, the campus was sold to [[Julian Youth Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendez |first=Mat |date=2011-11-11 |title=UPDATE: Shasta County Woman Arrested For Killing Secret Baby; Infant Found Mummified |url=https://krcrtv.com/archive/update-shasta-county-woman-arrested-for-killing-secret-baby-infant-found-mummified |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=KRCR |language=en}}</ref>
Cascade school is mentioned by Paris Hilton in her documentary ''[[This Is Paris]]'' in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-05 |title=Like Paris Hilton, I Am A Survivor Of A Troubled Teen Treatment School And It Was A Nightmare |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paris-hilton-this-is-paris-provo-canyon_n_5f79dfbec5b64cf6a251c23c |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref>
== Notable alumni ==
* [[Paris Hilton]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-17 |title=In new book, Paris Hilton recalls abuse at the hands of former Provo Canyon School staff |url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/3/17/23639840/paris-hilton-book-abuse-at-provo-canyon-school |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-05 |title=Like Paris Hilton, I Am A Survivor Of A Troubled Teen Treatment School And It Was A Nightmare |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paris-hilton-this-is-paris-provo-canyon_n_5f79dfbec5b64cf6a251c23c |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref> * [[Sean Wilsey]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kakutani |first=Michiko |date=2005-05-27 |title=A Rich Boy's Poor Childhood |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/27/books/a-rich-boys-poor-childhood.html |access-date=2023-05-09 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Wilsey |first=Sean |title=Oh the glory of it all |date=2006 |isbn=0-14-303691-2 |location=New York, N.Y. |page=288 |oclc=67290176}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.cascadeschool.com/aboutcascade.htm}}
[[Category:Defunct therapeutic boarding schools in the United States]] [[Category:Special schools in California]] [[Category:2004 disestablishments in California]] [[Category:Defunct troubled teen programs in the United States]]
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