Baldwin Park Unified and Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center will hold a year-end celebration at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 10 for their award-winning Nutrition in the Garden partnership, which teaches elementary students the value of healthy eating. The program received a 2017 Golden Bell from the California School Boards Association. More than 160 fourth-graders took part in the program, planting seeds in the Baldwin Park Community Garden, tending them throughout the year, harvesting the produce and creating meals to share with their families. About 80 students along with instructors, parents, school and Kaiser Permanente officials will attend the event, which will feature a meal made and served by students from garden produce. The event will be at the community garden, 13067 Bess Ave., Baldwin Park.
More than 500 Lynwood Unified K-8 students put on their track shoes and school colors to compete in the District’s Track and Field Championships on April 21 at Lynwood High School.
Classical and contemporary melodies filled Monrovia High School’s Taylor Performing Arts Center as more than 600 Monrovia Unified instrumental and vocal music students dazzled in the seventh annual Superstars of Music Showcase. Students from grades two through 12 serenaded parents, educators and community members on May 10 with pieces ranging from Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” to pop-culture favorites like Howard Shore’s “The Lord of the Rings” score.
El Monte Union Recognizes Dedicated Parent Volunteers
The El Monte Union High School District Board of Trustees recently honored six parents who dedicate their time to volunteering for the benefit of students, teachers, staff and the school communities they serve. Also recognized was the 2018-19 District Parent Volunteer of the Year: Jenny Cardenas from Fernando R. Ledesma High School.
Bassett High School Class of 2007 graduate William Herrera was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at birth but that has not deterred him from pursuing a college education and becoming a graphic designer. Herrera has returned to Bassett High as a youth leader for community outreach provider THINK Together, giving back to the Bassett Unified community that supported him and inspiring a new generation of students.
L.A. Board of Supervisors Honors Baldwin Park Unified Robotics Team
Holland Middle School’s robotics team, which won the Teamwork Award at the VEX Robotics World Championships in Kentucky in April, was honored by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on May 1. The team is in its first year of competing and secured a spot at the World Championships with a come-from-behind second-place finish in the California finals. Photos are available. Photos are available.
Whittier Union Students Celebrate College, Career Choices
Whittier Union High School District students took their first steps toward the next chapter of their academic futures during College Signing Day Ceremonies and Decision Day celebrations hosted by each comprehensive high school. Students signed “I’m Going to College” posters, decorated emblems and took celebratory group photos.
Hundreds of seniors from five El Monte Union comprehensive high schools celebrated their university-bound commitments in front of cheering crowds of underclassmen, teachers and administrators during College Signing Day ceremonies. Rosemead, Mountain View, El Monte, South El Monte and Arroyo high schools hosted events to recognize seniors achieving their academic pursuits and to showcase the college-going culture of each campus.
Rosemead High School senior Alec Nguyen – an accomplished track and field athlete and stellar student – will study chemical engineering this autumn at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after being named a 2018 Gates Scholar. The prestigious scholarship – bestowed to only 300 students out of more than 28,700 applicants – will cover all Nguyen’s tuition costs, as well as provide academic and social support, mentoring and leadership training opportunities throughout his college career.
Fontana High School senior Alexandra Ortega is one step closer to achieving her dreams thanks to the 2018 Gates Scholarship, an all-expense-paid scholarship given to just 300 high-achieving minority students in the U.S. Ortega will study biochemistry at UCLA and hopes to pursue a career in medicine.
