San Gabriel Unified School District will celebrate Gabrielino High School’s commencement at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 4 at the Santa Anita Park, 285 Huntington Drive, Arcadia. Del Mar Continuation High School’s commencement will follow at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 6 at Gabrielino High School, 1327 S. San Gabriel Drive, San Gabriel.
Close to 2,800 students from Whittier Union High School District’s five comprehensive high schools, two alternative high schools, adult school and transition program will conclude their high school careers with commencement ceremonies June 3-5. The Whittier Adult School, Frontier and Sierra Vista high school will hold a joint ceremony at 6 p.m. Monday, June 3 in the Vic Lopez Auditorium, and the Transition program will hold its ceremony at 7 p.m. at the Harmony Center. On Tuesday, June 4, California High School will hold its ceremony at 5:30 p.m. at Thorstenson Stadium and Santa Fe High School will hold its ceremony at 6 p.m. at Torres Stadium. On Wednesday, June 5, Whittier High School will hold its ceremony at 4 p.m. at Torres Stadium; La Serna High School will hold its event at 5 p.m. at Thorstenson Stadium; and Pioneer High School will celebrate students at 7 p.m. at Torres Stadium.
El Monte Union will celebrate its Class of 2019 with graduations on Thursday, June 6: Fernando R. Ledesma High at 5 p.m. at the high school; South El Monte High School at 6 p.m. at Eagle Stadium; Arroyo High School at 7 p.m. at Bergstrom Stadium; El Monte High School at 7 p.m. at Lion Field; Mountain View High School at 7 p.m. at Viking Stadium; and Rosemead High School at 7 p.m. at Panther Field. El Monte-Rosemead Adult School celebrated high school diploma recipients on May 29.
Bassett High School seniors will don their caps and gowns to visit elementary and middle schools across the District for a tour aimed at inspiring younger students to pursue college. The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 24.
More than 320 Lynwood High School students received free eyeglasses through the District’s partnership with Vision To Learn, a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating vision issues as a barrier to education. The students who received the new eyewear went through free screenings in fall 2018 and selected their own frames. VTL specialists partnered with Lynwood’s Rotary Club and joined LHS staff members to distribute the glasses.
El Monte City School District will host its 11th annual band festival at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 at Durfee School, 12233 Start St., El Monte. The festival will feature toe-tapping melodies from band classes from Gidley, Columbia, Potrero, Wright, Durfee and Rio Hondo schools. This event is free and open to the public.
West Covina Unified will celebrate Mental Health Month with a free Mental Wellness Festival for WCUSD families and community members from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18. Guests can enjoy a free pancake breakfast, giveaways, community resources and live entertainment as they learn about active parenting, anxiety and depression, healthy relationships, improving well-being and cyber safety. The festival will be at Edgewood Schools, 1625 W. Durness St., West Covina.
Rio Hondo College will celebrate its first cohort of 16 students to earn four-year Bachelor of Science degrees in automotive technology during a ceremony from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 17 at the College’s Automotive Technology Lab, 3600 Workman Mill Road, Whittier. The graduates are part of a historic state effort to allow community colleges to award four-year degrees.
Monrovia Unified Students will entertain crowds during Monrovia Days with performances that include “High School Musical Jr.” by Clifton Middle School Students, “Once on this Island,” by Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet School students and a drama presentation by Monrovia High School students. Performances begin at 5 p.m. Friday, May 17 at Library Park, 321 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia. The festivities continue with additional student participation on Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19.
Fourth-grade students from Plymouth Elementary School excited the audience during a California Dance Institute (CDI) Showcase on May 14. Thanks to a grant from the Boone Foundation awarded to the schools, students participated in weekly dance lessons with CDI and learned how to tell stories through movements and sounds.