Follow-up Story: Lynwood High School’s Dance Ensemble showcases their talents during a performance at Disney’s California Adventure theme park on Nov. 1. The 44-member team delivered an original routine that entertained audiences for more than 20 minutes. Lynwood High was chosen after an audition that included a filmed performance submission. Photos are available
Follow-up Story: Lynwood High School senior Abieiden Lopez is being recognized as a National Merit commended student, among about 34,000 students who received high scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/MSQT). Lopez, who carries a 4.2 GPA, has a passion for engineering and advocacy. Photos are available
Lynwood Unified Students to Receive Free Eye Exams
Vision To Learn, a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating vision issues as a barrier to education, will offer free eye examinations to Lynwood Unified students at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7 at Abbott Elementary School, 5260 Clark St., Lynwood. The service is being offered to several Lynwood schools through a District partnership. Free eyeglasses will be provided to students during a follow-up visit.
Lynwood Unified Theater Program to Perform Original Production
Lynwood’s Building Relationships and Inspiring Dialogue through Global Exchange (BRIDGE) theater program will hit the stage with a fall production at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 at Marshall Elementary School, 3593 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lynwood. BRIDGE inspires youths to explore global solutions through theater productions written and performed by students.
Follow-up Story: Students at Lincoln Elementary School exchanged whispers in eager anticipation of their school bell during the Great California ShakeOut on Oct. 19, among 14,500 Lynwood Unified students to take part in the annual earthquake drill. At precisely 10:19 a.m., alarms sounded across school campuses signaling to students the drill had begun and they should take cover under their desks. Students remained in their safe positions – with their heads tucked while holding onto the base of their desks – until a second bell announced that the drill was complete.
Lynwood Unified is promoting community engagement through a 12-week parent workshop series hosted by the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE). The program will address education in the digital era at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 20 at Cesar Chavez Middle School, 3898 Abbot Road, Lynwood. The Oct. 13 program focused on how to build bridges between parents, students and communities. Childcare and translation services are provided.
Lynwood Unified Holds Digital Parent Workshop Series
Lynwood Unified parents and family members will explore technology during a digital workshop series that teaches online resources. The two-part session kicked off on Oct. 10 and will conclude at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17 at the Lynwood Unified School District office, 11321 Bullis Road, Lynwood. Attendees will learn how to use email to communicate with teachers, navigate the school/district website and use the district’s parent portal. Light refreshments, childcare and translation services will be provided.
Follow-up Story: Special education students at Lynwood Unified’s Hosler Middle School have collected 500 jars of peanut butter to donate to local food banks, with a part of the donations targeting areas slammed by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Hosler’s My Buddy Club, which consists of 22 Hosler seventh-grade students, held a ceremony on Sept. 29 to commemorate the final donations. Photos are available
Follow-up Story: Nearly 800 students, parents and community members at five Lynwood Unified schools took part in National Walk to School Day on Oct. 4 with the help of local police and council members. Roosevelt, Marshall and Wilson elementary schools along with Cesar Chavez and Hosler middle schools took part in the District’s first ever observance of the effort that celebrates healthy living.
Lynwood Unified to Celebrate Male Guardians via ‘Be a Hero’ Initiative
Lynwood Unified is inviting male guardians to bring their preschool students to school to celebrate the “Be a Hero” initiative on Tuesday, Oct. 3. All District preschools will participate on a day that observes the critical role men play in the development of a child. Male guardians will be invited to spend time in classrooms and will be provided with refreshments and a special gift.