West Covina Unified’s Mt. SAC Early College Academy will welcome new students for orientation from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 7, offering a glimpse of campus life and academics. The dual-enrollment high school provides students the opportunity to earn a diploma and up to two years of transferable college credit simultaneously.
West Covina Unified will hold its latest Parent University workshop on Wednesday, March 6, offering tips on executive functioning and organizational skills, student behavior and homework tips. The workshop will run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the WCUSD office, 171 W. Merced Ave., West Covina. The evening session may also be attended via a Google Hangouts video call.
Baldwin Park Unified’s 20 schools will highlight key programs during an inaugural District Showcase from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 2 at Morgan Park, 4100 Baldwin Park Blvd., Baldwin Park. The showcase will feature interactive booths and displays, including the award-winning Dual Language program, science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) opportunities, and an array of career technical courses.
San Dimas High School’s boys soccer team will face off in the CIF Southern Section Division 7 championship game against the Thacher School at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at San Dimas High, 800 W. Covina Blvd., San Dimas. The San Dimas Saints earned a spot in the final game after a 1-0 victory against Bishop Diego High School on Feb. 16.
West Covina Unified was named to College Board’s ninth annual AP District Honor Roll for its commitment to increasing student access to college-prep Advanced Placement courses while increasing the percentage of students earning passing scores of 3 or higher. West Covina High School, which offers 27 different AP courses, was recognized by the Board of Education for its efforts in boosting AP student success during a Feb. 12 meeting.
The Whittier Union High School District Board of Trustees at its Feb. 19 meeting adopted a final trustee area voting map – NDC Green – and sequence of elections as it prepares to transition from at-large elections to by-trustee area elections beginning in November 2020. The Board made its decision following hundreds of comments taken during several community open houses, feedback submitted on the District Formation website and input provided during seven public hearings. The map will be presented to the Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization for final approval in the coming months.
Red and gold lights and decorations filled Plymouth Elementary’s cafeteria as students, dressed in traditional Chinese clothing, captivated families and friends with songs, dances, and skits during a Lunar Near Year Family Night Celebration. PTA sponsored the school-wide celebration that drew scores of students, siblings, parents, and grandparents to watch student performances, build paper lanterns, craft fire-breathing dragons out of paper cups, streamers and pompoms, and design a Lunar New Year calendar.
Two Fontana Unified elementary schools will receive combined grants totaling more than $100,000 to expand after-school programs that increase access to computer coding classes and enhance science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curriculum. Oleander and North Tamarind elementary schools will receive $65,000 and $50,000 in grants, respectively, from the California Department of Education’s (CDE) After School Education and Safety (ASES) Kids Code pilot program.
Erin Gruwell, the educator whose transformative teaching was featured in the 2007 movie “Freedom Writers,” inspired an assembly of over 600 students, teachers, and district staff at Clifton Middle School on Feb. 14. The presentation about the power of education garnered a standing ovation, as educators wiped away tears and students gathered to hug and thank the Freedom Writers founder for encouraging them to find their voice.
Families from across the San Gabriel Valley are invited to Orangewood Elementary’s Parent Information Night at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11 to learn about the school’s new Mandarin Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program, now enrolling for its 2019-20 kindergarten class. Parents can meet Orangewood’s principal and learn how the school provides a global education pathway through dual language immersion and International Baccalaureate programs. Orangewood Elementary is at 1440 S. Orange Ave., West Covina.