Monrovia Unified elementary school students participated in the District’s second annual Next Generation Math Bee on April 18, an event that aims to nurture mathematical skills in students. Students enthusiastically solved equations, while at the same time growing a passion for mathematics. After the judges tallied the points, the Mayflower Elementary Mariners were awarded the first-place trophy.
Seven students from Baldwin Park Unified’s Central Elementary School will advance to the History Day California competition, Friday, May 10 to Sunday, May 12, after they earned top scores at History Day L.A. Sebastian Camacho earned a finalist ribbon for his individual poster on “Discovering King Tut’s Tomb.” Two teams won in the group poster category: Jazleen Guasgua and Amy Hernandez for “Little Rock Nine” and Bryceden Liu, Ellie Perez Monge and Michelle Mora for a project on NASA. Allan Galaviz secured a spot for a D-Day website.
Washington Elementary School students will give presentations on college options for classmates and families during a College Fair at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, March 28 at the school’s campus, 4225 Sanborn Ave., Lynwood.
Santa Fe High School will host a two-day “Every 15 Minutes” program with a trio of techniques to bring home the dangers of drinking and driving: a graphic staging of a deadly drunk-driving crash, students randomly pulled from classes to represent lives lost to drunk driving and a mock funeral service. The drunk-driving scenario involves firefighters, police and a coroner, as well as students pre-selected from the school – including one who “dies” and another who is arrested for driving under the influence and booked into jail. The crash scene will take place at 11:10 a.m. Wednesday, April 3 at Santa Fe High School, 10400 S. Orr & Day Road, Santa Fe Springs. A mock funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 4.
Bassett High School students interested in health careers will connect with peers and compete in health-themed contests at the 2019 California Health Occupations Students of America Club State Leadership Conference, starting Thursday, March 28 at the Sacramento Convention Center.
More than 400 fourth- and fifth-graders from Monrovia Unified School District’s five elementary schools filled Monrovia High School’s Wildcat Stadium to compete in Olympic-inspired games such as the 100-yard dash and the 4x400 relay during the Elementary Olympic Games on March 28. Student athletes were joined by teachers, District administrators and community members as they participated in the daylong event, which also featured softball throws, jump rope, football punt, long jump, soccer shoot, and partners volleyball.
Monrovia Unified School District celebrated Dual Enrollment Week March 18-22, highlighting Monrovia High School students who are enrolled in the district’s Early College Program. The partnership between the District and Citrus Community College offers students a path to college through courses that meet high school graduation requirements and provide college credits simultaneously.
Monrovia Unified School District will honor 10 exemplary volunteers – one from each school – during its Golden Apple Awards from 8 to 10 a.m. Monday, March 25 at Basin 141, 402 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia. Community members will be recognized for help in the classroom, assistance with events and dedication to Monrovia Unified students.
Baldwin Park High School theater students will venture into the macabre side of life and stage a darker kind of musical comedy with “The Addams Family” at the Baldwin Park Performing Arts Center, 4640 Maine Ave., Baldwin Park. The show will be staged at 7 p.m. Friday, March 22 and at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23.
Lynwood High School senior Alan Lopez was awarded the $40,000 Edison International STEM Scholarship, given to just 30 high school seniors pursuing majors in science, technology, engineering and math. Lopez has a 4.6 GPA and plans to study computer science. Alan’s sister, Abieiden, won the scholarship in 2018.
