Summit High School student Anthony Arciga captured first place in Fontana Unified’s Red Ribbon Week PSA contest for his outstanding public service announcement. Arciga, a student in Summit High’s TV production program, was honored for his work at the Red Ribbon Breakfast on Oct. 24.
Henry J. Kaiser High School principal Terry Abernathy, Redwood Elementary counselor Eduardo Valencia and Fontana Unified alumnus Jashandeep Lobana were recognized by Senator Connie Leyva on Oct. 21 at the third annual Terrific 20 of Senate District 20 event. Each year, local residents are recognized for their commitment and contributions in fields like education, community activism, business, law enforcement and hospitality.
Kendra Nguyen, a senior at Baldwin Park High School, was dealt a heavy blow in elementary school with her mother’s death from pancreatic cancer in the fifth grade and her father’s desertion. Nguyen’s courageous spirit helped her overcome these obstacles and she has now distinguished herself as an academic leader on campus. Ranked first in a class of 383 seniors, Nguyen has received the Every Student Succeeding Scholarship from the District’s chapter of the Association of California School Administrators.
West Covina Unified’s Mt. SAC Early College Academy freshmen impressed educators and parents with well-researched, passionate presentations on the effects of plastic pollution on the Steller sea lion, elephant poaching, ghost net fishing, pollinator decline and more during the school’s second annual Environmental Solutions Fair on Nov. 8. The fair capped the first major interdisciplinary project at the Academy, a dual-enrollment public high school that provides students with the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and up to two years of transferrable college credit simultaneously.
El Monte City School District will host a parent workshop at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, where attendees can learn about individual habits that form the “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” – which are leadership skills taught to all students through the District’s Leader in Me program. The lesson will cover habit 7 or “sharpen the saw,” which teaches students to take care of themselves mentally and physically.
Bradoaks Elementary second-grader Brendon Rose held onto the lens of a powerful telescope and searched the stars for a glimpse of Saturn, Jupiter and Venus during a “Telescopes in the Sky” Moon Party family event that celebrated the school's effort to transition to a science emphasis school. “Telescopes in the Sky” is an example of the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) events that Bradoaks Elementary plans to implement as it transitions to a science emphasis school.
Chaparral Academy of Technology – one of Fontana Unified’s two Code to the Future schools – will hold its second Epic Build Showcase of the year at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb, 28. Students will demonstrate the skills they are learning through Chaparral’s immersive computer science curriculum, including coding, building and programming LEGO robots. Chaparral Academy of Technology is at 14000 Shadow Drive, Fontana.
Mt. SAC Early College Academy will host prospective families for a series of information sessions, providing details about the benefits of attending West Covina Unified’s flagship dual-enrollment public high school. The Academy, which opened in fall 2018, provides students with the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and up to two years of free, transferable college credit simultaneously.
Bradoaks Elementary students will put science to the test as Monrovia firefighters, perched atop their fire engine ladder, drop pumpkins – some carved, some not – to determine which can generate the largest splat. Students have been integrating the theme of pumpkins into their science and reading lessons all month. The pumpkin drop serves as the culminating activity. Two pumpkins will be dropped per grade level during the event, which is sponsored by the Bradoaks PTA.
Whittier Union will celebrate student musical and dance performances at its 2019 Whittier Union High School District Band, Color Guard and Pepster Jamboree, an annual community event that features the District’s five comprehensive high school marching bands, color guards, cheer squads, song and drill team. The showcase marks the ending of the band and color guard field show season. It will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4 at the Sandra Sanchez Thorstenson Stadium at California High School, 9800 Mills Ave., Whittier.
