West Covina Unified Celebrates Construction on Edgewood Event Center
West Covina Unified administrators and Board of Education members signed their names to the final steel beam raised for Edgewood High School’s new Event Center during a “topping out” ceremony on April 9. Edgewood High School Event Center, funded by the voter-approved Measure ES, will feature a 350-seat auditorium for school and District stage events and meetings, as well as studios and classrooms for career tech programs like gaming design, video production, International Baccalaureate dance and theater production.
Paramount Unified Records Board of Education Meetings
Paramount Unified School District is video recording its Board of Education meetings, providing community members who cannot attend in person a way to follow the initiatives and achievements of the District. The District began archiving meeting videos on Feb. 12 and is making the videos available through YouTube at: tinyurl.com/PUSDBoardMeetingVideos . The District is working toward live-streaming meetings for its remote audience.
Firebaugh High School Hosts Red Cross Blood Drive
Firebaugh High School hosted a Red Cross Blood Drive for students and staff on April 11. The drive was open to anyone 16 and up and promoted a community of giving. The event followed a drive put on by Lynwood High School the previous week.
Lynwood Unified Hosts 6th Annual Arts Festival and District Showcase
Lynwood Unified School District students put on their dancing shoes and grabbed their musical instruments for the District’s sixth annual Arts Festival on April 6 at Lynwood High School. The free event featured art, music, drama, dance and food. A Ballet Folclórico Do Brasil performance took place as well as a Conga Kids Dance Competition.
Monrovia Unified’s Clifton Middle School Begins Legacy Tile Wall
Students, teachers and PTA members joined together on April 10 to paint tiles to be added to the school’s tile wall, which aims to tell a story about the school’s rich diversity and school pride. Students painted what they felt was a representation of Clifton Middle School and the community. The tiles will be glossed and kiln-fired before being added to the tile wall outside by the cafeteria.
Lynwood Unified Adult School Announces Student Honor
Lynwood Unified Community Adult School (LCAS) student Henry Velasco has been nominated to receive an Every Student Succeeds Program award, an honor given to students who have shown growth and gained the knowledge and skills necessary to participate effectively as citizens in their community. Velasco holds a 3.85 GPA as a full-time student and also works 40 hours.
Whittier Union Teacher Earns Department of Defense Patriot Award
California High School teacher Doug Nordquist was honored with a Patriot Award by California Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) on April 5. The award recognizes individuals who provide outstanding patriotic support and cooperation to their employees. Nordquist, the school's band director, has been an educator at Whittier Union for 38 years, 23 of those at Cal High. ESGR, a Department of Defense program, seeks to foster a culture in which employers support and value the employment and military service of members of the National Guard and Reserve.
Fontana Unified IB Student Art Show Raises Scholarship, Charity Funds
Showcasing their creative talents in a variety of media, more than 40 Jurupa Hills High School International Baccalaureate (IB) art students contributed artwork for sale at the IB Charity Art Show on April 5. Proceeds from the show will be split between a charity selected by IB art students and the Fontana Foundation of Hope’s IB Scholarship Fund.
6 Whittier Union AVID Students Named Dell Scholars
California High School teacher Doug Nordquist was honored with a Patriot Award by California Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) on April 5. The award recognizes individuals who provide outstanding patriotic support and cooperation to their employees. Nordquist, the school's band director, has been an educator at Whittier Union for 38 years, 23 of those at Cal High. ESGR, a Department of Defense program, seeks to foster a culture in which employers support and value the employment and military service of members of the National Guard and Reserve.
Students from Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet School lined up to receive Chromebooks during the school’s one-to-one device rollout event on April 10, enhancing the school’s commitment to boost student-learner outcomes by providing a quality education that includes digital instruction. In addition to the Chromebooks, students also received chargers and laptop sleeves to protect the computers.
