Early Childhood Education (ECE) students from Pleasant View Elementary School sang popular children’s songs to more than 120 people during the 19th annual Family and Community Partnership Recognition Luncheon on May 16.
Fontana Unified’s five comprehensive high schools were named to U.S. News and World Report’s 2019 Best High Schools list, among nearly 3,000 schools in California to be honored for their college readiness efforts and improved academic achievement. U.S. News and World Report evaluates schools on six factors: college readiness, math and reading proficiency, math and reading performance, under-served student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rate.
Eight students from Buena Park Junior High showcased their engineering skills as they competed against a field of 80 students from four area junior highs and middle schools at Robot Nation, an annual robotics contest in which students must maneuver robots around obstacle courses. Two Buena Park teams placed in the competition.
Students at Gabrielino and Del Mar high schools decorated campuses with jeans painted with messages condemning sexual harassment and assault and discussed consent as part of Denim Day/Week, an international campaign for sexual violence prevention and education. Every Del Mar High student engaged in Denim Day activities in late April, including an assembly on the history of the event and the importance of consent. Gabrielino High hosted a week of activities from April 29 to May 3, including a photo booth, scavenger hunt, healing ceremony and jean-painting session.
San Gabriel Unified’s Gabrielino High School was named to U.S. News and World Report’s 2019 Best High School lists, honoring its comprehensive approach to promoting college readiness and boosting academic achievement. This is Gabrielino’s ninth appearance on the list in 10 years.
Jones Junior High School eighth-grader Silence Jackson will showcase a documentary titled “Rebuild this Wall: The Truths of a Triumph Turned Tragic on Black Wall Street” when she competes in the National History Day contest Sunday, June 9 to Thursday, June 13 in Maryland.
Summit High School students Leslie Madrigal and Brian Garay will advance to the National History Day competition – to be held Sunday, June 9 to Thursday, June 13 – after taking first place in the senior group exhibit category at the History Day California contest May 10-12. This is Madrigal’s second consecutive year advancing to National History Day, which will take place at the University of Maryland, College Park.
West Covina Unified will celebrate the Class of 2019 with commencement ceremonies for Edgewood High School at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 5 and for West Covina High at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 6. Coronado High School will conclude the festivities with commencement at 2 p.m. Friday, June 7. All ceremonies will be held at West Covina High School, 1609 E. Cameron Ave., West Covina.
Bassett High School will celebrate its 2019 commencement from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 31 at Bassett High School, 755 Ardilla Ave., La Puente; and Bassett Adult School will celebrate at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 6 at Bassett Adult School, 943 N. Sunkist Ave., La Puente.
Buena Park School District’s schools will host drive-thru, walk-thru and virtual promotion ceremonies to celebrate its fifth-, sixth- and eighth-graders with music, certificates of achievement and cheers of encouragement from teachers and administrators. Corey School will host an all-day virtual ceremony on ParentSquare Wednesday, May 27 and a drive-thru “Clap Out” ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, May 29. Pendleton School’s drive-thru promotion starts at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 28 and Whitaker School will host its walk-up promotion at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 28. Emery School will host drive-thru promotions for fifth-graders at 9:30 a.m. and sixth-graders at 6 p.m., both on Thursday, May 28.