Seventeen Fontana Unified schools have been recognized by the California Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Coalition for their efforts to create a positive campus culture and increase student engagement, netting platinum, gold, silver and bronze awards.
El Monte Union High School District will host its annual College Night at El Monte High School on Monday, Sept. 23, providing students and parents the opportunity to meet with college representatives from more than 40 colleges and universities and learn more about the college entrance process. Students from all of the District’s high schools are invited to participate in the event, taking place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at El Monte High School, 3048 Tyler Ave., El Monte.
Río Hondo College will host a welcome reception for Dr. Arturo Reyes, the College’s recently appointed superintendent/president.
Mt. SAC Early College Academy will hold a virtual information session at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, providing families with details about the benefits of attending West Covina Unified’s flagship dual-enrollment public high school in 2021-22. Academy students can earn up to two years of college credit and work toward an Associate of Arts degree as they pursue their high school diploma. Students from Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties are eligible to apply. Visit the Academy website to access the session.
Baldwin Park Unified School District will hold its 13th annual College and Career Fair, an event that will provide families an opportunity to talk to college recruiters and employers and to attend workshops on financial aid and the college application process. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at Sierra Vista High School, 3600 N. Frazier St., Baldwin Park.
Monrovia High School will host its annual college fair, giving students and parents the opportunity to connect and speak directly with admissions counselors from multiple institutions. More than 50 colleges, universities and military representatives will attend the fair along with keynote speakers Rob Schwartz, educational consultant for Premier College Guidance, and Trevor Mizrahi, president of Premier College Guidance. Institutions scheduled to participate include UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside, UC Davis, UC Irvine, Cal Poly Pomona, CSU Los Angeles, Humboldt State University, Biola University and University of La Verne. Representatives from the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Army will also be in attendance.
Fourteen Baldwin Park High School students in Baldwin Park Unified’s fledgling CISCO Networking Academy will go behind the scenes on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at the CISCO-Meraki headquarters in San Francisco to gain hands-on work experience. During the all-expense paid trip, students will work with the latest networking technologies alongside industry professionals.
Business and community leaders from La Verne and San Dimas will tour all 13 Bonita Unified schools from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24. The event, sponsored by the La Verne and San Dimas Chambers of Commerce, will offer an inside glimpse of each school, opportunities for partnerships, discuss workforce development training demands and explore ways to bridge the gap between the needs of educators and business leaders. An optional tour of Bonita Center for the Arts will be provided from 12:30 to 1 p.m.
Students at El Monte City School District’s Rio Hondo School crafted mission statements to guide their year of learning as part of activities at Back to School Night on Aug. 29. The event helped familiarize families with the school’s teachers, curriculum and new and expanded programs for boosting student success. Rio Hondo’s Back to School Night also featured information stations, a portrait zone and classroom tours.
In conjunction with Eco Urban Gardens, Arroyo High School will celebrate the grand opening of its Regenerative Learning Garden at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at 4921 Cedar Ave., El Monte. The event will include garden tours, harvesting, seed planting, yoga, face painting, recycled arts and crafts, guest speakers and more. Vegan food will be provided by the Arroyo High School garden.