Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Mike Davis sent a 30-second audio message to Inglewood students encouraging them to maintain strong attendance. The District has launched an attendance campaign this year with a goal of each student missing no more than seven days in 2019-20. Davis challenged the District’s students to stick to the plan to achieve their goals in the classroom.
Baldwin Park Unified has received a $1.69 million grant from the federal Office of Head Start to lead a regional Early Head Start program that serves communities across Los Angeles County. BPUSD’s Early Childhood Education program will serve 72 students and their families. BPUSD also received $1.2 million for startup costs and to construct and operate a modular building in the City of Bell.
Southridge Tech Middle School will hold its third annual Día de los Muertos Festival from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1. Families are invited to enjoy refreshments and Mariachi, baile folklórico and Aztec dance performances. Southridge Tech Middle School is at 14500 Live Oak Ave., Fontana.
Baldwin Park Unified’s Baldwin Park High School will host its ninth annual Día de los Muertos Celebration from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, featuring live music, face painting, food and refreshments, an art gallery and an altar-decorating competition. Hosted by Baldwin Park High School’s Dual Language program, the event will be at 3900 Puente Ave., Baldwin Park.
Baldwin Park Unified will highlight the importance of after-school programs during a nationwide Lights on Afterschool celebration from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 at De Anza Elementary School, 12820 Bess St., Baldwin Park. Students, families, educators and teachers from Think Together, the nonprofit that runs the District’s after-school program, will play sports and explore academic opportunities.
More than 100 El Monte Union business and finance students will receive a crash course in personal finance management during Mad City Money, a hands-on simulation that presents students with many aspects of working life – a job, set income, a family and debt. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to noon Thursday, Oct. 24 at El Monte High School, 3048 Tyler Ave., El Monte.
El Monte City School District choir students harmonized popular tunes such as “Blue Moon” and “What a Wonderful World” during the District’s inaugural Choral Festival, earning them cheers and applause from hundreds of parents, friends and community members. The festival, held in the El Monte High School auditorium on Oct. 23, and featured choirs from all 14 schools.
Fontana High School will highlight its Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program for area teachers, principals, superintendents and school board members from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 9453 Citrus Ave., Fontana. Fontana High is an AVID National Demonstration School. Educators will attend AVID classes and tutorials, learn about AVID’s schoolwide impact and see how Fontana High boosts academic success for all students.
More than 500 El Monte-area middle and high school students and their families gained skills on how to succeed in high school, prepare for college and achieve their personal goals during El Monte Union’s second annual College and Career Family Conference, called “The Places You’ll Go!” Held in partnership with El Monte City and Mountain View school districts, the El Monte Promise Foundation, Rio Hondo College and UC Irvine, the Oct. 19 conference offered over 30 workshops in English and Spanish covering a range of topics, including financial aid, college entrance requirements, resources for Dream Act students and a review of the UC and CSU systems.
El Monte City School District unveiled its new, state-of-the-art professional development center on Oct. 14 before a cheering crowd of more than 200 community members, students, District staff members and elected officials. The center provides staff with an advanced learning space to aid in creating innovative instructional materials for students.
