El Monte Union Selects Trustee Area Map, Finalizes Election Sequence
The El Monte Union High School District Board of Trustees adopted a final trustee map – NDC Green 3 – and sequence of elections during a public hearing on Feb. 2, as it prepares to transition from an at-large to by-trustee area election process beginning in November 2022. The District will present the map to the L.A. County Committee on School District Organization for consideration in the coming months. More information on the map and sequence of elections is available here.
Baldwin Park Unified to Hold Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Baseball Field
Baldwin Park High School will hold a special ribbon-cutting event at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12, to celebrate the official unveiling of the school’s upgraded baseball field during the Brave’s first home game of the season. The ceremony will be followed by the first pitch at 1 p.m. Baldwin Park High is located at 3900 Puente Ave., Baldwin Park.
The Whittier Union High School District Board of Trustees decided during its Jan. 11 board meeting to begin gathering written and oral comments from District stakeholders as they prepare to select the District’s next superintendent. As part of the process, the school community and public are invited to submit written input through an online survey available through Friday, Jan. 28. The survey will also be posted on Whittier Union’s website. Additionally, the District will host a Community Input Session at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25, to hear directly from stakeholders regarding the selection of the next superintendent. The input session will take place in-person at the United Sierra Education Center gymnasium, located at 9401 S. Painter Ave.
South El Monte High School celebrated former and current Associated Student Body (ASB) members at their ASB Induction Ceremony in December, which emphasized their hard work and dedication during distance learning in 2020-21 and their successful return to campus in 2021-22. Despite spending the majority of their 2021 term online, student leaders came together and planned opportunities for students to stay engaged and have fun while following COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Covina-Valley Unified School District was named a returning member of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools for their commitment to promoting educational equity, establishing innovative school-wide programs, infusing technology in all aspects of learning, and advancing positive change in public education. The District was previously named a member of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools’ 2017-2018 cohort and re-selected after a year of transitional leadership. Examples of innovation can be seen throughout the District—including their seamless transition to online learning amid school closures, cutting-edge career technical education pathways, National SAT Day participation and dual enrollment programs.
El Monte Union High School Applauds Dedication of ASB Students
South El Monte High School celebrated current and former Associated Student Body (ASB) members at an induction ceremony held in December. The ceremony emphasized their hard work and dedication during the challenges faced by distance learning in the 2020-21 school year. Despite spending the majority of their 2021 term online, student leaders came together and planned opportunities for students to stay engaged and have fun while following COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Whittier Union Students Learn Real World Skills in Biomedical Class
Whittier High School science students are receiving hands-on knowledge of biology through the lens of the medical field thanks to a new Project Lead the Way (PLTW) biomedical science class. Launched in fall of 2021, the class gives Whittier High students a life science option and encourages a broader scope in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. The PLTW biomedical science class is designed to inspire students to consider careers in the medical and forensics fields. The PLTW biomedical science class is a college prep and honors level course and is open to all students. Additionally, the class serves as the Specifically Designed Academic Instruction in English biology class for Whittier High’s English learner students.
Summit High School’s annual yearbook, Meraki, has been selected as a featured national sample by the yearbook publisher Balfour, which will employ samples of the Summit High annual at yearbook training workshops across the country. Less than three percent of yearbooks published by Balfour each year are selected as national samples. The recognition comes just two years after the debut of Meraki, which published its first edition during the 2019-20 school year. The 2022 edition of Meraki will be the first to be distributed in-person to students at the end of the year.
Bonita Unified School District has been recognized as a 2022 Inland Empire Top Workplace by the Inland Valley News Group, reflecting the District’s ongoing commitment to providing a culture of success that embodies its values of equity, mastery and a focus on results. This is the third year in a row that Bonita Unified has been named a Top Workplace by the Inland Valley News Group, which surveys more than 800 organizations and 30,000 employees annually about workplace culture.
Baldwin Park Unified, BP Medical Clinic Provide COVID-19 Vaccines
Baldwin Park Unified and BP Medical Clinic are partnering to sponsor a free COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine clinic for students ages five and older from 9 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 29, at Jones Middle School, 14250 E. Merced Ave., Baldwin Park. Booster shots are available for students ages 12 and older.
