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Baldwin Park Unified School District

  • Baldwin Park Unified Students to Compete in District Chess Tournament

    Baldwin Park Unified students grades one through eight will go head-to-head in a District hosted Chess Tournament from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at the Elwin Professional Development Center. Over the last 10 weeks, students have studied and practiced the strategies and tactics of chess through Chess Masters, a program available to students in Think Together and available as pilot programs at Geddes and Tracy elementary schools. Trophies will be awarded to the top winners in the following grade levels: first to second; third to fourth; fifth to sixth; and seventh to eighth. Elwin Professional Development Center is located at 13010 Waco St., Baldwin Park.

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  • Baldwin Park Unified Students Craft and Learn During Lights on Afterschool

    Kenmore Elementary School students in Baldwin Park Unified’s Think Together program crafted giant piñatas, three-dimensional stars and picture frames with puzzle pieces during the annual Lights On Afterschool event on Oct. 25. Kenmore administrators and Think Together teachers incorporated Halloween festivities, with students dressing up as characters from their favorite movies, TV shows and video games. Lights On Afterschool is a nationwide celebration that highlights the importance of afterschool programs in students’ personal and academic development.

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  • Baldwin Park High Football Team Wins Crosstown Showdown, Secures Bell

    Sierra Vista High School’s Jack B. White Stadium was filled with Dons and Braves supporters, dressed in Sierra Vista High School red and black and Baldwin Park High School blue and white, for Baldwin Park Unified’s annual Crosstown Showdown Game on Oct. 20. The night was packed with energetic performances from both high school’s football, cheer, band, and color guard teams. Baldwin Park High ended the game with a strong 26-6 finish, ensuring the Braves will keep the historic community bell for another year.

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Baldwin Park High School Graduate Wins Automotive Scholarship

Baldwin Park High School graduate Diego Torres was awarded a $2,500 scholarship by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to go toward his educational pursuits in automotive technology at Rio Hondo College. Torres was selected based on his leadership skills and work ethic and was recognized with the scholarship during the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Motorsports Division’s third annual charity car show on Sept. 7.

Baby2Baby Donates Backpacks to Vineland Elementary Students

Vineland Elementary School students in transitional kindergarten through fourth grade clapped, cheered and shouted in delight as more than 400 backpacks were unveiled behind a curtain on the school’s cafeteria stage on Aug. 23, thanks to a partnership with Baby2Baby. This is the second year that Baby2Baby, a nonprofit organization, donated backpacks to Baldwin Park Unified students.

Baldwin Park Unified Students Receive Backpacks from Kaiser Permanente

Baldwin Park Unified students from Margaret Heath Elementary, Pleasant View Elementary, Jones Junior High School and Sierra Vista High School started the 2019-20 school year with new backpacks filled with grade-specific school supplies thanks to a long-standing partnership with Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Baldwin Park. For the 10-year anniversary of Kaiser’s annual Backpack and School Supply Donation campaign, doctors, surgeons, nurses and other hospital employees donated more than 900 backpacks – with 630 bags going to the elementary schools, 150 to the junior high and 135 for Sierra Vista High School. 

Baldwin Park Unified Students Collect Backpacks, Supplies from Kaiser

Baldwin Park Unified students from Pleasant View Elementary, Margaret Heath Elementary, Jones Junior High School and Sierra Vista High School searched through a multitude of backpacks on Aug. 14 to find their favorite one. Through a partnership with Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Baldwin Park, more than 900 BPUSD students received backpacks filled with school supplies during Kaiser’s 10th annual Backpack Giveaway.

Baldwin Park Unified Students to Receive Backpacks, Supplies from Kaiser

Baldwin Park Unified students from Pleasant View Elementary, Jones Junior High School and Sierra Vista High School will receive more than 300 backpacks filled with school supplies through a longstanding partnership between the District and Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Baldwin Park. This is the 10th year for Kaiser’s Backpack Giveaway, which will take place at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 at Pleasant View, 14900 E. Nubia St., Baldwin Park.

Baldwin Park Unified to Kick Off 2019-20 School Year on Aug. 15

Baldwin Park Unified School District will welcome students for the new school year on Thursday, Aug. 15. Students will have the opportunity to partake in a variety of award-winning academic programs, including Spanish dual-language immersion, coding and robotics, visual and performing arts music instruction, and college- and career-prep courses.

Baldwin Park Unified to Join in City’s National Night Out

Baldwin Park Unified School District will join in the City of Baldwin Park’s 36th annual National Night Out, a community-building event that encourages police and community partnerships with a 1.5-mile march from Baldwin Park City Hall to the Grocery Outlet parking lot. The march will start at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 and will include giveaways and raffles, food and drinks.

Baldwin Park Unified School District Holds Annual Leadership Charge

Baldwin Park Unified School District administrators and school leaders joined together for the District’s annual Leadership Charge, with this year’s theme centered on “Gearing Up for Success.” Superintendent Dr. Froilan N. Mendoza welcomed more than 150 employees, including principals, program administrators, directors and supervisors. The first professional development day, on July 18, featured a team building exercise that challenged attendees to build bicycles that will be donated to students in Early Childhood Education through middle school.