Baldwin Park Unified School Earns AVID Schoolwide Site of Distinction
Baldwin Park Unified’s Holland Middle School has been designated as an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Schoolwide Site of Distinction for demonstrating outstanding commitment to its students by establishing a culture of high-achievement, ensuring equity and opportunities for all students and providing rigorous academic programs. AVID is a college readiness system that uses research-based instructional practices across the school.
Rio Hondo College will host a forum from 1 to 5:45 p.m. Monday, May 6 to introduce the community to five finalists for the post of superintendent/president. The event will be in the Campus Inn, 3600 Workman Mill Road, Whittier. Finalists are: East Los Angeles College President Marvin Martinez; Pasadena City College Vice President of Student Services Dr. Cynthia Olivo; San Diego Miramar College President Dr. Patricia Hsieh; Los Angeles Community College District Vice Chancellor of Human Resources Dr. Alberto Román; and Mendocino College Superintendent/President Dr. Arturo Reyes.
West Covina Unified’s Early College Academy to Celebrate Star Wars Day
West Covina Unified’s Mt. SAC Early College Academy will celebrate Star Wars Day a day early with dress-up activities throughout the school day and a movie night at 5 p.m. Friday, May 3. The Academy is at 2226 Rio Verde Drive, West Covina.
Fontana Unified will hold its first-ever Family STEM Showcase from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4, providing families with a day of engaging activities that highlight science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) offerings in FUSD schools. The event, hosted on Star Wars Day, will feature activities like Minecraft, coding, robotics, rocketry, augmented and virtual reality, 3-D printing, Makerspaces, an innovation bus, an escape room and more. The free event will be at Citrus High School, 10760 Cypress Ave., Fontana.
Baldwin Park Unified Seniors to Be Honored by East San Gabriel Valley ROP
Graduating seniors from Baldwin Park Unified’s two comprehensive high schools will be recognized as Merit Scholar Winners and Counselor Award Winners during the East San Gabriel Valley ROP Merit Scholar Recognition Ceremony at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at the program’s Del Norte campus, 1501 Del Norte St., West Covina. Three seniors from Sierra Vista High School and eight seniors from Baldwin Park High School will receive awards, with two students receiving the Counselor Award.
As cheerleaders chanted “We are Southridge Tech,” Fontana Unified board members, administrators, educators and students celebrated Southridge Tech Middle School’s honor as one of 16 California schools newly chosen for the 2019 Schools to Watch list. The Schools to Watch list, created by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform, identifies schools across the U.S. that share three features: academic excellence, developmentally responsive to early adolescence and social equity.
Fontana Unified School District on April 17 renamed Dorothy Grant Elementary School and Southridge Middle School to reflect the schools’ efforts to prepare students for the academic and professional challenges of the future. Grant becomes the Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy, paying homage to the school’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) academies. Grant is also home to one of Fontana Unified’s two Code to the Future programs, which engages students in technology-based lessons and develops block coding, robotics and scripted coding skills.
As Gabrielino High School students arrived at campus on April 18, they were faced with a decision: walk through a gate adorned with the word “Beautiful” or one that read “Average.” The exercise kicked off Gabrielino’s final Mental Health Day of the year – focused on body image issues – and encouraged students to reflect on how everyone struggles with self-esteem at times.
Six Whittier Union High School District seniors have been named 2019 Dell Scholars by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, an honor that provides each with a $20,000 scholarship toward their college education. Chosen for the coveted award were Santa Fe High School students Jazmyn Gonzales, Armando Elias and Nicole Lopez-Urrutia and Pioneer High School students Litzy Martinez, Ana Cortez and Angel Landeros.
Sierra Vista High School Program Shows Perils of Impaired Driving
Sierra Vista High School juniors and seniors were presented the lethal and unforgiving consequences of operating a vehicle while impaired during “Every 15 Minutes,” a two-day program that uses a series of scenarios. Sierra Vista hosted the event with Baldwin Park Unified’s School Police Department, City of Baldwin Park Police Department, California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles County Fire and Coroner’s departments.
