14 Fontana Unified Students Honored for Perfect Scores on State Tests
Fontana Unified School District recognized 14 students at the Oct. 25 Board of Education meeting for earning perfect scores on the state’s 2018 English language arts (ELA) and math standardized tests. For their hard work, the students will each receive a laptop from Presidio Systems, Inc., one of Fontana Unified’s community partners. Fontana Unified students improved their overall performance on the tests, with 38.44 percent meeting or exceeding standards in ELA, up 5 percentage points over 2017, and 23.22 percent meeting or exceeding standards in math, up nearly 4 percentage points from 2017.
Some 50 students with special needs are using a new apartment at Paramount Adult School as a tool for learning the skills they need to transition to independent living. The class is the first to use the apartment, which was constructed in spring. It features a living room, kitchen and bedroom spaces along with a washer and dryer.
Monrovia Middle School to Celebrate Día de los Muertos
Monrovia Unified’s Clifton Middle School will celebrate Día de los Muertos at 12:46 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2 with a display of hand-made paper skeleton masks, shadowboxes, piñatas, paper flowers, posters and altars inside shoeboxes created by students in the Spanish-English Dual Immersion program. Students will honor loved ones who have passed away by adding items to a community altar. Clifton is at 226 S. Ivy Ave., Monrovia.
Baldwin Park High to Host Community Celebration for Día de los Muertos
Baldwin Park High School will host its eighth annual Día de los Muertos Celebration for the community from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1. The event is hosted by the high school’s Dual Immersion Program. It will feature an art gallery with original works by BPHS students, face painting, an altar competition, live music and other entertainment, activities for children and food vendors.
Santa Fe High to Host Parent Education Day to Ensure Student Success
Santa Fe High School will offer parents the opportunity to attend a variety of workshops on topics ranging from teens’ social media use to college and career information during its annual Parent Education Day from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 10400 Orr and Day Road, Santa Fe Springs. Launched in 2003, the program is an informal and free way to gain knowledge on topics and issues that impact teens today.
Live Oak Elementary School unveiled campus beautifications completed by United Way and volunteers from local businesses on Monday, Oct. 29. Live Oak is the latest of several Fontana Unified schools to receive mini makeovers in recent years, which will include new murals throughout the campus.
Bassett Unified will celebrate the opening of Flanner Child Development Center with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony and classroom tours of the newly renovated facility.
Lynwood Unified parents and guardians received curbside coffee, video tributes and were treated to student performances on Nov. 15 when the District celebrated National Parent Involvement Day. Schools across the District engaged parents with various activities and workshops that offered tips on involvement.
Whittier High School senior Ava Sanchez is determined to make a difference – whether its empowering her peers to give back to the local community or inspiring younger students to achieve academic success. Recognized for her leadership skills, integrity and work ethic, Sanchez – a straight-A student who is on track to be one of Whittier High’s class of 2019 valedictorians – has found a way to balance academics with community service.
Bonita Unified School District celebrated student achievement in the arts during the district’s Reflections Awards Ceremony on Oct. 17. Parents, community members and staff recognized students who submitted entries in the National PTA Reflections Program, centered around the 2018-19 theme “Heroes Around Me.” Nineteen Bonita Unified students earned Merit of Excellence awards and will advance to the First District competition in November.
