Baldwin Park Unified Femineers Present Engineering Science Fair
Baldwin Park STEM Academy students enrolled in Femineers – an after-school program funded by a grant from Cal Poly Pomona’s College of Engineering – showcased their hard work and creative engineering projects on April 27 for a panel of Cal Poly judges. Students created scenes around their 3D motion-sensor projects, including Sailor Moon characters flying across a backdrop and a snake rattling its tail and flicking its tongue. To create the projects, the students used a range of disciplines including coding, mathematics and problem-solving. The Femineers program was created at BP STEM Academy, formerly Holland Middle School, in 2018.
Margaret Heath Elementary School students are gaining life skills through Girls on the Run, a national program that focuses on emotional, mental and physical well-being. More than 20 third- through fifth-grade female students meet every Monday and Wednesday for 90-minute sessions, where they improve their running skills while learning life skills through dynamic and interactive lessons. The season will conclude with a Girls on the Run Los Angeles 5K at Whittier Narrows on May 7.
Baldwin Park Unified to Celebrate Opening of Peace and Pride Garden
Baldwin Park Unified will celebrate the opening of the Baldwin Park High School Peace and Pride Garden with a ceremony at 12:40 p.m. on Friday, May 20. The Peace and Pride Garden, a tranquil space for students to relax among beautiful flowers, herbs and greenery, was created through a joint partnership between the National Alliance on Mental Illness club and the Gay-Straight Alliance club. Baldwin Park High School is located at 3900 N. Puente Ave., Baldwin Park.
Baldwin Park Unified, City to Host Second Annual Mental Health Fair
Baldwin Park Unified, in partnership with the City of Baldwin Park, will host the second annual Mental Health Awareness Walk, Fair and Car Show from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 7. The one-mile walk will begin at 11 a.m. at City Hall and conclude at Morgan Park, which will be the site of a classic car show and vendor’s fair, featuring community resources from local organizations, refreshments and live music. All funds raised from the event will be donated to the Baldwin Park High School Braves Entertainment Corps and Sierra Vista High School Band. City Hall is located at 14403 Pacific Ave.; Morgan Park is located at 4100 Baldwin Park Blvd.
Baldwin Park Unified School District will soon celebrate the opening of the Baldwin Park High School Peace and Pride Garden, a tranquil space for students to relax among beautiful flowers, herbs and greenery. In May, the Peace and Pride Garden will have a grand opening celebration hosted by the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) club, who created the space in a joint venture with the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) club.
Baldwin Park Unified Students Awarded $500 Music Scholarships
Four Baldwin Park Unified student musicians earned $500 scholarships after competing in the San Gabriel Valley District Music Scholarship competition on March 11, with Sierra Vista High School students winning all four categories. Sierra Vista High’s Carol Contreras won the classical vocalist category; Deidre Barragan won the classical instrumentalist category; Litzy Taborda won the pop vocalist category; and Wilson Le won the pop instrumentalist category. The winning students also earned $200 music scholarships from the Baldwin Park Women’s Club in February, qualifying them for the March event.
Baldwin Park Unified Athletes Named Football Foundation Scholars
Baldwin Park High School student-athletes Orlando Gutierrez, Elian Lopez and Dominic Ruiz were recognized with Scholar Athlete awards for their accomplishments on the field and in the classroom by the National Football Foundation San Gabriel Valley chapter, during its 2022 Scholar Athlete Awards Banquet, held March 23. Representing the Braves, Gutierrez, Lopez and Ruiz were celebrated alongside other student-athletes from across the San Gabriel Valley.
Baldwin Park Unified Robotics Teams Qualify for World Championship
Baldwin Park Unified BP STEM Academy robotics teams continued to excel, with two teams qualifying for the VEX World Championships, to be held in Texas from May 3 to May 12. Team Something Ain’t Right won the State Championship on March 13, which secured the team’s spot at the World Championship, while Team Hold Up received a formal invitation to the World Championship based on its overall performance for the 2021-22 school year. The two teams will join Team Wait a Minute to compete at the U.S. Open for Robotics, to be held in Iowa from March 31 to April 2.
Baldwin Park Unified Senior Receives Scholarship on News Show
Baldwin Park High School senior Yanyi He received the surprise of her life when she was awarded a $40,000 scholarship to use toward her post-secondary education during a live appearance on Good Morning America (GMA). Yanyi was told she was being interviewed for a GMA segment on students and the pandemic; instead, Yanyi was awarded a scholarship alongside 25 other seniors from across the nation. GMA teamed up with the College Board’s BigFuture program to provide $1 million in scholarships to Class of 2022 seniors.
Baldwin Park Unified Students to Showcase Art, Musical Talents
Baldwin Park High School students will deliver a special music performance for the local community at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 25 at the City of Baldwin Park’s Arts and Recreation Center (ARC). The Visual and Performing Arts program performance will feature the talents of the Braves’ band, orchestra and choir, and follows the grand opening of the City’s “Canvases, etc.” art exhibit, which features mixed media artwork from Baldwin Park High students. The grand opening begins at 4 p.m. The exhibit runs through Saturday, April 9. The ARC is located at 14403 E. Pacific Ave., Baldwin Park.
