District to Raise Money for Scholars at 2nd Annual Quartermania:
Paramount Unified community members will bring out their quarters to help raise money for college scholars at the second annual Quartermania event at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 at Paramount High School, 14429 Downey Ave., Paramount. The event will feature dinner, giveaways and an auction from 6 to 8 p.m., when attendees will bid using quarters. Tickets are $20 and include dinner and a bidding paddle.
Bassett Unified Holds Science Fair Series Leading to District Competition:
Bassett Unified schools this week launched a series of science fairs, leading up to a District fair on Thursday, Feb. 21. Edgewood Academy, a K-8 school, started the series Monday with contests for middle-school students and elementary pupils. Don Julian Elementary followed Wednesday and Nueva Vista Continuation High School on Thursday. Next, Sunkist Elementary will hold its event from 1:45 to 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, followed by Torch Middle School from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, Van Wig Elementary from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 and Bassett High from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30.
Fontana Unified Elementary Schools to Hold Family STEAM Nights:
Fontana Unified will hold science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) family nights to extend learning into the home. The STEAM nights will be held at Sierra Lakes Elementary from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28; at Dolores Huerta International Academy from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29; at Beech Elementary from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30; and at Binks Elementary from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31.
San Gabriel Unified Teacher to be Honored by L.A. Clippers:
Coolidge Elementary second-grade teacher Catherine Peters will be honored during the L.A. Clippers Teacher Appreciation Night at 6:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28. Peters was nominated by her peers at Coolidge and will represent San Gabriel Unified.
Lynwood Unified to Inspire Students at MLK Jr. Leadership Conference:
More than 200 Lynwood Unified African American students will be inspired to be leaders at the second annual Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Conference from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at Firebaugh High School, 5246 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lynwood. The Young Black Achievers Student Union of Firebaugh, Lynwood and Vista high schools will host the event, which will feature guest speakers and panels that inspire students to succeed.
Monrovia Unified Elementary to Hold Grandparents Day:
Students from Monrovia Unified’s Monroe Elementary School will celebrate 100 days of school with Grandparents Day activities from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29. Students will dress as if they are 100 years old, and grandparents are invited to participate in short classroom activities with their grandkids. Monroe is at 402 W. Colorado Blvd., Monrovia.
Fontana Unified’s Summit High Cheer Team to Perform at Nationals:
Summit High School’s coed cheer team will compete in the UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship for the second year in a row, held Friday, Feb. 8 to Sunday, Feb. 10 at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Rio Hondo Fire Academy Trains Professional Firefighters in Advanced Techniques, Rescues:
Fifty firefighters from across California are hewing their way through structures with axes and chainsaws and carving up cars during an advanced training course this week at Rio Hondo College’s annual Regional Truck Academy. The academy, launched last week, runs through Feb. 18 at the Rio Hondo Fire Training Center, 11400 Greenstone Ave., Santa Fe Springs. Professionals attend a mix of instructional lectures and hands-on exercises, including forcible entry into burning structures, structure ventilation, high-rise operations, elevator rescues, rope rescues, thermal imaging, auto extraction and rapid intervention tactics.
Whittier Union Board to Select Final Trustee Voting Map on Feb. 19:
The Whittier Union High School District Board of Trustees has selected three draft trustee area maps to consider as the District transitions from at-large elections to trustee-area elections and members prepare to select a final map for adoption at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19. Following comments from the community at a Jan. 15 public hearing, as well as feedback taken during several community open houses and previous public hearings, the Board narrowed the number of draft maps for consideration from six to three. The Board of Trustees will adopt a final map from the following drafts: NDC Green, NDC Orange, NDC Purple. The community is encouraged to review and continue submitting feedback on the maps at the WUHSD District Formation Process website.
San Gabriel Unified Student Named to All-State Honor Choir for 2nd Year:
Jefferson Middle School eighth-grader Eric Wang was named to the California Choral Directors Association (CCDA) Junior High/Ninth Grade All-State Honor Choir for the second year in a row. Wang, who is among just 120 students selected for the exclusive choir, will perform on Saturday, March 16 at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in San Jose as part of the CCDA 2019 State Conference.
