More than 1,400 CalKIDS Scholarship Accounts are available to eligible students, with scholarships of up to $1,500 available for post-secondary education and career training. Students will receive support navigating the claiming process, while learning about the collaborative efforts of state, county, and local education leaders to connect students with financial resources and opportunities beyond high school.
Mesa Elementary School fifth-grader Raymond Chen put quick thinking and bravery into action during a life-threatening emergency in a swimming pool, helping save his mother, Jade Chen. Raymond and his mother were swimming in their backyard pool when he heard her scream his name, saw her flail her arms, and begin sinking in the middle of the pool after experiencing a leg cramp. Raymond quickly swam toward her and pushed her to safety at the edge of the pool.
Bonita Unified School District will celebrate California Clean Air Day and National Walk, Roll and Bike to School Day with two Walk and Roll events at La Verne Heights Elementary School in La Verne and Allen Avenue Elementary School in San Dimas. Families will be encouraged to walk, bike or roll to school rather than travel by car.
Fontana High School’s Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (MCJROTC) has been named a Naval Honor School for the eighth consecutive year and the 20th time overall since the program began in 1991, continuing a longstanding tradition of excellence in leadership development and citizenship.
raweek Middle School and Covina High School offer students a continuous science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experience through their partnership with Project Lead the Way (PLTW), allowing students to build advanced, career-ready skills from middle school into high school. PLTW is a nonprofit organization that develops hands-on, project-based STEM curricula from elementary through high school. At Traweek, students begin their engineering journey through introductory and advanced PLTW courses that introduce them to concepts including measurement, coding, and mechanisms. Students use these concepts to design and build their own cardboard shoes, measure and launch skimmers, and build and program robots.
Against a backdrop of new, clean-burning electric vehicles (EV) and flanked by District school bus drivers and mechanics, Bonita Unified School District officially debuted its fleet of all-electric school buses and brand-new Level 2 EV charging stations during a green ribbon-cutting held at the District Yard on Sept. 17. As Superintendent Matt Wien and BUSD Board of Education members looked on, BUSD Transportation Director James Foster and Southern California Edison (SCE) Senior Manager of Medium/Heavy Duty PMO Ailsa Yew cut the ribbon, introducing a new era of clean energy transportation to the District.
Traweek Middle School and Covina High School offer students a continuous science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experience through their partnership with Project Lead the Way (PLTW), allowing students to build advanced, career-ready skills from middle school into high school. PLTW is a nonprofit organization that develops hands-on, project-based STEM curricula from elementary through high school. At Traweek, students begin their engineering journey through introductory and advanced PLTW courses that introduce them to concepts including measurement, coding, and mechanisms. Students use these concepts to design and build their own cardboard shoes, measure and launch skimmers, and build and program robots.
Under sunny skies that accentuated the blue and white spirit of the day, the El Monte community came together on Sept. 19 to celebrate 125 years of Lion pride, tradition, and excellence at El Monte High School (EMHS), as well as the El Monte Union High School District’s quasquicentennial. Community members, alumni, local representatives, District staff, and Lion student groups gathered to honor the school’s cherished and illustrious history, while looking ahead to its future. More than just a celebration of the school and District, the gala honored the unique culture of El Monte and its many contributions to Southern California.
The powerful civil rights story of the O’Day Short family, whose legacy led Fontana Unified School District to rename Randall Pepper Elementary School in their honor in August 2025, will reach new audiences through a five-year public media partnership with PBS, NPR, and FNX. The short documentary, “O’Day Short: An Act of Justice,” will air on the networks’ programming lines and streaming services beginning this fall, helping preserve the family’s story for generations to come. The film was produced by award-winning producers E’Ian West and George Sharperson, with research contributions from Fontana Unified Executive Director of Marketing and Communications Clarissa Trejo.
UACCB has implemented numerous strategies to make care part of the everyday campus experience. In addition to the traditional Caring Campus commitments of wearing nametags to increase visibility, following the 10-foot rule to greet and help anyone in a 10-foot radius, making warm referrals by walking people to their destinations, and creating a cross-department reference guide, UACCB staff have developed their own commitments tailored to the campus community. The college has replaced the term “visitors” with “guests,” building on the idea that a visitor is someone who shows up, while a guest is someone who you prepare to host. UACCB also creates reserved parking signs for guests, expanded the 10-foot rule into a “Within Eyesight” commitment, uses a “call ahead” practice to create seamless transitions for students in need of help, and creates banners and electronic signage for events to ensure guests receive a special welcome.
