Fontana Unified’s Adult School Opens Enrollment for January Courses

Fontana Adult School will open enrollment for its January courses at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 6, providing adult learners with opportunities to pursue new educational and professional pathways in the new year. As part of the Fontana Unified School District, Fontana Adult School provides adult students at all stages of life the opportunity to expand their education with an array of free and affordable courses aimed at developing new skills, earning high school diplomas and career technical education certificates and more.

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Buena Park School District Awards Students through ‘Kinder Kindness’ Program

Buena Park School District kindergarteners are learning about compassion and togetherness through the District’s Kinder Kindness program, which recently awarded students medals for creating artwork that reflected the theme of being kind to one another. Some 335 kindergarten students received medals and cheers of praise from classmates, teachers and administrators for creating colorful depictions of goodwill during a series of award ceremonies across District elementary schools on Nov. 30. The medals were paid for by the Buena Park School District Education Foundation, while the art was collected and placed online by site teachers with support from Wellness Teacher Charlene Ball and Technology Teacher on Special Assignment Andy Osborn. Kinder Kindness provides students with a variety of ways to inspire kindness in their homes and community through online activities and e-books. Examples include tips on being helpful to family members, schoolmates and the environment.

Pioneer High School Senior Recognized for Resilience and Determination

Pioneer High School senior Samantha Araujo was a freshman when she was summoned to her counselor’s office and told her father – the man who inspired her to be a scholar – had just died. Araujo spent weeks grieving, lacking the motivation to get out of bed. One day, Araujo began rereading her father’s encouraging text messages and returned to school with renewed enthusiasm. Araujo found an extended family in the Pioneer High Spirit and Dance team and a mentor in Dance Team Director Christine Avila. Araujo, who was honored as Pioneer High’s 2021-22 standout student, was recognized by the Whittier Union Board of Trustees with an Award of Merit during its Nov. 9 board meeting, honoring her resilience and determination in the face of adversity.

Fontana Unified Middle School Students, Teacher Recognized by Learning Company for Improving Math Skills

Truman Middle School eighth-graders Iris Tovar and Keila Molina Hernandez have been recognized 2021 Houghton Mifflin Houghton (HMH) 180 Award winners – an honor given to just 30 students across the country – for their perseverance in overcoming past struggles with math and displaying academic progress. Tovar and Molina Hernandez were lauded for exhibiting engagement, consistency, and perseverance in class, where Truman Middle School math intervention teacher Sahar Yahya uses the HMH Math 180 curriculum to help students learn and grow through a digital framework that provides daily goals and instant assessments.

Buena Park School District’s Pendleton School Named IB Candidate

Buena Park School District’s Pendleton Elementary School has been named a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme, which creates a foundation to nurture and develop young students into lifelong scholars. The IB Primary Years Programme offers an inquiry-based, transdisciplinary curriculum framework that promotes advanced learning opportunities in students ages three to 12. Pendleton School began its candidacy period on Nov. 16, and is pursuing authorization as an IB World School, offering challenging academic curriculum that will develop students' conceptual understanding, agency and international mindedness. The IB candidacy application was a joint effort between Pendleton School Principal Loriann Leota, Teacher on Special Assignment Esther Noh and Director of Curriculum and Instruction Michelle Centeno.

Whittier Union Students Recognized for Singing Talents, Named to State, Regional Honor Choirs

The California High School music program is receiving accolades throughout California and beyond, with four Cal High choir members being recognized for their exceptional singing talents and being named to prestigious state and regional honor choirs. Cal High senior Calvin Monsivais has been named to the Southern California Vocal Association (SCVA) High School Honor Choir, while seniors Randall Pineda and Deanne Fonseca, along with sophomore Roxie Navarro, have been named to the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Western Region Honor Choir. Monsivais will lend his skill as a bass singer to SCVA’s 62-member SATB Honor Choir. Pineda was selected to ACDA’s 81-member Gospel SATB Honor Choir, while Fonseca and Navarro were selected to ACDA’s 91-member High School SSAA Honor Choir. SATB choirs consist of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass singers, while SSAA choirs consist of soprano and alto singers.

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Saturday, November 13

Baldwin Park Unified to Open Vaccine Clinic for Students Ages 5-11: Baldwin Park Unified is partnering with Kaiser Permanente’s Baldwin Park Medical Center to provide students ages 5-11 with a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Jones Middle School, 14250 Merced Ave., Baldwin Park, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13. The second dose of the vaccine will be provided between 9 and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4. Registration is limited to the first 150 students, and parents must register their students at www.bpusd.net.

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Tuesday, December 7

Baldwin Park Unified, City to Host Annual Santa Clothes Project: Baldwin Park Unified is joining the City of Baldwin Park for its 24th annual Santa Clothes Project, to be held at 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at Wal-Mart, 3250 Big Dalton Ave., Baldwin Park. This year, 416 students in kindergarten through high school will shop for a new winter wardrobe. Donations of any amount will be accepted through Friday, Dec. 3, and can be turned in to District School Community Liaison Maria Guevara.

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Saturday, December 11

Baldwin Park Unified Gives Back to Community with Food Basket Program: Baldwin Park Unified is collaborating with the City of Baldwin Park for an upcoming Holiday Food Basket Program, to be held on Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Esther Snyder Community Center, located at 4100 Baldwin Park Blvd., Baldwin Park. The Baldwin Park Charitable Relief Foundation, Navidad en el Barrio and local supermarkets are also part of the community effort to ensure Baldwin Park families have access to meals. Donations of food and money are accepted from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the Teri G. Muse Family Service Center, located at 14305 East Morgan Ave., Baldwin Park.

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Saturday, December 18

Fontana Unified Kicks Off 24th Annual ‘Fontana Santas’ Toy Drive: Fontana Unified has launched its 24th annual Fontana Santas Toy Drive, in which community organizations, District employees and Fontana residents come together to bring holiday cheer to families in need. Donations of unwrapped toys and gift cards can be dropped off at the Fontana School Police Department, 9680 Citrus Ave., Building 9, Fontana, and at all FUSD campuses. The toy drive will culminate with a drive-thru distribution event for families in need identified by school sites, to be held on Saturday, Dec. 18 at the District Office.

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