Fontana Unified School District, in partnership with the Lewis Library and Technology Center, held an Epic STEAM Takeover event for middle school students on Jan. 29. Middle school students engaged in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities, including a STEAM escape room, coding with Ozobots, building pulleys, creating slime and more.
Inglewood High School Class of 2003 graduate Daniel Farris – known as D Smoke – returned to his alma mater on Jan. 30 to meet with students and share his story of triumph as the champion and breakout star of the Netflix hip hop competition “Rhythm + Flow.” Farris spoke to students about the importance of staying in school and following their dreams.
Rosemead High School is one of approximately 1,800 schools worldwide to implement the Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma program, which will allow students to develop skills critical to college success, such as research, collaboration and communication. The program consists of two courses taken in sequence: AP Seminar and AP Research. Rosemead will launch the AP Seminar course in fall 2020 and AP Research in fall 2021.
Lynwood Unified High School students received nearly 400 college acceptances and more than $5.8 million in scholarships at the Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) Caravan Tour on Jan. 30. Hundreds of Lynwood students filled the gymnasiums at Lynwood and Firebaugh high schools to meet HBCU recruiters, who presented them with on-the-spot acceptances and, for some, full scholarships.
Río Hondo College will hold its second consecutive Homecoming celebration from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21. The event, which had been on hiatus for years, will feature men’s and women’s basketball games against East Los Angeles Community College. The first 500 guests to register will receive free food. Before the event, the Río Hondo Police Academy and nursing program will hold all-class reunions starting at 1:30 p.m.
Wild Rose School of Creative Arts Students will put on a Black History Month performance at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 21 at Wild Rose School of Creative Arts, 232 Jasmine Ave., Monrovia. Student storytellers will sing, dance and act out several short scenes based on U.S. history. The performance is free and open to the Monrovia community.
El Monte Union will host its inaugural 2020 Lunar New Year Celebration from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 at the Grace T. Black Auditorium, 3130 Tyler Ave., El Monte. The festive event, celebrating the Year of the Rat, will feature entertainment, crafts and refreshments. Space is limited to 300 guests.
Humberto Solorio, who has spent the last 18 years helping students at Whittier Union’s California High School reach their potential and explore their abilities, strengths and interests, will attend the 2020 State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Solorio will attend the historic event, taking place during the same week as National School Counseling Week, as an invited guest of U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez. At Cal High, Solorio provides counseling services to students, including those enrolled in the school’s Business Academy, co-leads the school’s new Fresh Air Mentoring Program, which provides additional support to male upperclassmen, and is part of the District’s Crisis Response Team.
Monrovia Unified will open a Paxton Patterson Lab at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet School, 148 W. Duarte Road, Monrovia. Students will use the lab for activities that include audio communications, video production, electricity and electronics, instructional engineering, and computer graphics and design. The lab will help students build skills in problem solving, teamwork, creativity and responsibility.
Mountain View High School will celebrate senior Erika "Kika" Rivera, who will formally sign her letter of intent to play softball at Pitzer College during a special ceremony at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4. Rivera is accepting a full scholarship and will play softball for the Division III university. She will be joined by family, teachers, fellow ASB students and friends. Rivera is in the top 10 of her graduating class, earning a cumulative GPA of 3.91. Her athletic accomplishments include 2019 All CIF Southern Section Softball Team Division V - Pitcher; 2019 San Gabriel Valley All Star Game - Platinum - Most Valuable Player; and 2019 All SGV Tribune Softball Team - Pitcher. Mountain View High is at 2900 Parkway Drive, El Monte.