Lynwood Unified High School students will have the opportunity to earn on-the-spot acceptance to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and get their college application fees waived when a caravan of college recruiters and admission counselors visit District campuses. The Lynwood Unified Equity Department has worked with seniors to ensure they have prepared transcripts and test scores for the caravan, which will include Tuskegee University and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science.
IRS-certified students from Río Hondo College will provide free basic income tax return preparation for individuals and families who earned $56,000 or less in 2019 as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The program will run from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays from Jan. 31 through April 10 at the El Monte Educational Center, 3017 Tyler Ave., El Monte. It will be closed Feb. 14 and March 27.
Nearly 100 Buena Park School District parents learned how their children will receive in-depth instruction in video production, coding, engineering and college preparedness during the District’s recent Passion Program Project Showcase. The showcase, held at Buena Park Junior High School on Jan. 23, featured information booths about each school’s Passion Program and described how elementary school programs will feed into middle schools to create strong educational pathways.
Several Bonita Unified students walked into class with a spring in their step when classes resumed following the holiday break. Thanks to a Bonita Unified partnership with Sempra Energy and Claremont-based nonprofit Shoes that Fit, 75 Bonita Unified School District students received new footwear as the centerpiece of holiday gift baskets assembled by the District.
Río Hondo College will host a coding fair from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 for students from El Monte City School District to showcase projects that demonstrate efforts to discover solutions to real-world problems. The event is sponsored by the Learning Enrichment & Academic Resources Network (LEARN), a Whittier-based educational nonprofit. The agency received a three-year grant in 2018 to offer Kids Code, an after-school coding program at El Monte City School District’s Cortada, Portrero, Wilkerson and Shirpser elementary schools.
Lynwood Unified received a $50,000 grant from Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center that will allow the District to increase college readiness through new programs, award scholarships to students and provide additional financial support to inspire success in higher education. The grant is a part of the Healthcare Scholarships & College Completion Initiative, which provides support for students pursuing college. The program allows the District to combat barriers to higher education success, such as affordability, lack of access and limited learning tools.
The Dashboard, released on Dec. 12, evaluates districts, schools and student performance on a variety of items, including English language arts, math, English learner progress, parent engagement, suspension rates and attendance.
Fontana Unified Continuation Schools Celebrate Early Graduates
Two Fontana Unified continuation schools are celebrating the early graduation of nearly 30 students, many of whom came to campus behind in credits. Thirteen Eric Birch High School students and 16 Citrus High School graduates worked hard to complete their graduation requirements one semester early and have plans to attend college.
Monrovia High Showcases Academic Pathways, Campus Life
Monrovia High School showcased scholastic academies, career technical education (CTE) pathways, visual and performing arts programs and extracurricular activities during an annual open house on Jan. 15, giving middle school students and their parents a comprehensive look at what to expect as future Wildcats. Families spoke with teacher and student representatives from Monrovia’s Math and Science, Humanities and Digital Arts academies, Theater Arts Conservatory, Achievement Via Individual Determination (AVID), Advanced Placement and eight CTE programs.
Bonita Unified Cheer Team Wins CIF Championship
San Dimas High School’s Cheer team won the CIF-SS FORD Division 2A Championship in Competitive Cheer on Jan. 11 at M.L. King High School gymnasium in Riverside. San Dimas earned the highest score out of seven teams in its division with an impressive 84.05. More than 80 teams performed original routines at the competition.
