Thursday, May 23
Monrovia Unified’s Computer Science Magnet School to Host Open House:
Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet School will host an outdoor open house with the theme “The Greatest Middle School on Earth,” based on the film, “The Greatest Showman,” at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 23. The school is at 148 W. Duarte Road, Monrovia.
Friday, May 24
Lynwood Unified to Give Free Eyeglasses to More Than 320 Students:
More than 320 Lynwood High School students will receive free glasses at 9 a.m. Friday, May 24 through a partnership with Vision To Learn, a nonprofit working to eliminate vision issues as a barrier to learning. The students, who went through free screenings in fall 2018, have chosen their frames. Lynwood High is at 4050 E. Imperial Hwy., Lynwood.
Bassett High School to Host College-bound Tour:
Bassett High School seniors will don their caps and gowns to visit elementary and middle schools across the District for a tour aimed at inspiring younger students to pursue college. The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 24.
Tuesday, May 28
Lynwood Unified to Dedicate New Athletic Field at Middle School:
Lynwood Unified will welcome parents, students and community members to a dedication ceremony for the District’s new athletic field at Lynwood Middle School, 12124 Bullis Road, Lynwood. The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 28. The athletic field will feature space for soccer, football and track and field. It will be available to multiple schools, including Firebaugh High.
Buena Park School District to Celebrate Eighth-grade Promotions:
Buena Park School District’s seven schools will hold kindergarten, sixth- and eighth-grade promotions during the last week of May. Gilbert School will host its promotion at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 28 at Gilbert School; Beatty School’s will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 29 at Thanksgiving Church; Buena Park Junior High’s will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 29 at Buena Park Junior High; Cory School’s will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 30 at Thanksgiving Church; Emery School’s will be at 10 a.m. Friday, May 31
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at Thanksgiving Church; Pendleton School’s will be at 9 a.m. Friday, May 31 at Pendleton School; and Whitaker School’s will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 31 at Whitaker School.
Thursday, May 30
Bonita Unified Students to Unearth 1994 Time Capsule:
As part of a living history lesson that demonstrates how periods in time are both similar and different, past and present teachers and students of La Verne Heights Elementary will gather on Thursday, May 30 at 5 p.m. to unearth a time capsule buried at the school in 1994. Lauren Barnes, a teacher and student council adviser at La Verne Heights, was a fifth-grader and student council president at the school in 1994 when the time capsule was filled with items from students and buried. Barnes, several of her fellow La Verne Heights alumni, former teachers and Marcia Pateau, who served as principal at the time, will join current students for the time capsule’s unearthing. A reception hosted by La Verne Heights PTA will follow. La Verne Heights Elementary School, 1550 Baseline Road, La Verne.
Friday, May 31
West Covina Unified’s Edgewood High School to Hold Grad Walk:
Edgewood High School seniors will walk the halls of Orangewood Elementary clad in caps and gowns during the Grad Walk from 8 to 9 a.m. Friday, May 31, giving soon-to-be grads the chance to thank their former teachers and motivate younger students. Orangewood Elementary is at 1440 S. Orange Ave., West Covina.
Bassett Unified Celebrates Class of 2019 with Commencement Ceremonies:
Bassett Unified School District will celebrate commencement for students in the Class of 2019 in late May and early June. Nueva Vista High School will hold its ceremony from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 31 at Torch Middle School’s Watanabe Center, 751 Vineland Ave., City of Industry; Bassett High School will celebrate from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 31 at Bassett High School, 755 Ardilla Ave., La Puente; and Bassett Adult School will celebrate at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 6 at Bassett Adult School, 943 N. Sunkist Ave., La Puente.
Saturday, June 1
El Monte Union to Compete at National Aquatic Engineering Competition:
After completing a series of challenges to win first place in the high school division of the 2019 Los Angeles Regional SeaPerch competition in March, the South El Monte High School Scuba Squad will showcase its underwater robotics skills at a national competition June 1-2 at the University of Maryland. The SeaPerch Challenge is an underwater robotics competition designed by the U.S. Navy to inspire students to learn science, engineering, technology and math (STEM) subjects. Schools from 31 states, as well as Puerto Rico and New Zealand, will compete in the nationals.
Monday, June 3
Whittier Union to Honor 3,000 Members of the Class of 2019:
Nearly 3,000 students from Whittier Union High School District’s five comprehensive high schools, two alternative high schools, adult school and transition program will conclude their high school careers with commencement ceremonies June 3-5. The Whittier Adult School, Frontier and Sierra Vista high school will hold a joint ceremony at 6 p.m. Monday, June 3 in the Vic Lopez Auditorium, and the Transition program will hold its ceremony at 7 p.m. at the Harmony Center. On Tuesday, June 4, California High School will hold its ceremony at 5:30 p.m. at Thorstenson Stadium and Santa Fe High School will hold its ceremony at 6 p.m. at Torres Stadium. On Wednesday, June 5, Whittier High School will hold its ceremony at 4 p.m. at Torres Stadium; La Serna High School will hold its event at 5 p.m. at Thorstenson Stadium; and Pioneer High School will celebrate students at 7 p.m. at Torres Stadium.
Thursday, June 6
El Monte Union to Celebrate Class of 2019 with Ceremonies:
El Monte Union will celebrate its Class of 2019 with graduations taking place the first week of June. The following graduations will take place Thursday, June 6: Fernando R. Ledesma High at 5 p.m. at the high school; South El Monte High School at 6 p.m. at SEMHS Eagle Stadium; Arroyo High School at 7 p.m. at AHS Bergstrom Stadium; El Monte High School at 7 p.m. at EMHS Lion Field; Mountain View High School at 7 p.m. at MVHS Viking Stadium; and Rosemead High School at 7 p.m. at RHS Panther Field. The El Monte-Rosemead Adult School will celebrate students at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29 at the Rosemead High Auditorium.
San Gabriel Unified to Hold Graduations June 4 and 6:
San Gabriel Unified School District will celebrate Gabrielino High School’s commencement at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 4 at the Santa Anita Park, 285 Huntington Drive, Arcadia. Del Mar Continuation High School’s commencement will follow at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 6 at Gabrielino High School, 1327 S. San Gabriel Drive, San Gabriel.
Friday, June 7
West Covina Unified to Hold Graduations June 5-7:
West Covina Unified will celebrate the Class of 2019 with commencement ceremonies for Edgewood High School at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 5 and for West Covina High at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 6. Coronado High School will conclude the festivities with commencement at 2 p.m. Friday, June 7. All ceremonies will be held at West Covina High School, 1609 E. Cameron Ave., West Covina.
Sunday, June 9
Fontana Unified Students to Advance to National History Day Competition:
Summit High School students Leslie Madrigal and Brian Garay will advance to the National History Day competition – to be held Sunday, June 9 to Thursday, June 13 – after taking first place in the senior group exhibit category at the History Day California contest May 10-12. This is Madrigal’s second consecutive year advancing to National History Day, which will take place at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Baldwin Park Unified Student to Compete at National History Day:
Jones Junior High School eighth-grader Silence Jackson won the junior documentary division at the California History Day competition on May 10, earning her a spot at the National History Day competition, to be held Sunday, June 9 to Thursday, June 13 in Maryland. Jackson will showcase her documentary titled “Rebuild this Wall: The Truths of a Triumph Turned Tragic on Black Wall Street.”
Monday, June 24
Gabrielino High ‘Future Leaders’ Advance to National Conference:
San Gabriel Unified’s Gabrielino High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) program added to its history of success at the FBLA State Leadership Conference, advancing 15 members to the FBLA National Leadership Conference, to be held Monday, June 24 to Tuesday, July 2 in San Antonio, Texas.
