Baldwin Park Unified School District’s Class of 2019 received thousands of dollars in local and national scholarships, including a Gates Scholarship. During the District’s annual Joint Scholarship Ceremony, 10 exceptional seniors received a collective $10,000 in scholarships. The top honor went to Sierra Vista High School valedictorian Abrahan Vasquez, who was named a 2019 Gates Scholar and received a $5,000 award from the Ramona Burnham Scholarship Foundation.
Baldwin Park Unified School District celebrated 958 graduates in the Class of 2019 during commencement ceremonies at Baldwin Park, North Park Continuation and Sierra Vista high schools on June 5 and June 6. Fifty-nine seniors from Baldwin Park and Sierra Vista graduated with valedictory honors, holding GPAs of 4.0 or higher. Thirty-five seniors graduated with highest honors (GPAs of 3.8 to 3.99) and 76 graduated with honors(GPAs of 3.5 to 3.79).
Former Baldwin Park Unified Board of Education member Jack B. White – who served on the school board for 22 years and as Baldwin Park’s mayor for 10 years – will be recognized and celebrated for his lifelong dedication to his community during a memorial service.
Holland Middle School has been designated as an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Schoolwide Site of Distinction for establishing a culture of high achievement and ensuring equity through rigorous academic programs that focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) curriculum.
Former Baldwin Park Unified School District Board of Education member Jack B. White, who dedicated his life to serving his community, passed away May 23 at the age of 85 of natural causes. White served on the school board for 22 years, championing the expansion of the Early Childhood Education program and construction of a three-story science and engineering building, modern athletic stadiums and fields at two comprehensive high schools.
Baldwin Park Honors 2019 Adult School Graduates
More than 300 graduates of the Baldwin Park Adult and Community Education (BPACE) received career technical education certificates, diplomas and high school equivalency certificates in front of hundreds of family members and friends on May 23 during the 2019 BPACE Commencement and Career Technical Education Awards Ceremony. Eleven graduates were named scholarship winners at the event, held at Baldwin Park High School’s Ted K. Gorrell Stadium.
Early Childhood Education (ECE) students from Pleasant View Elementary School sang popular children’s songs to more than 120 people during the 19th annual Family and Community Partnership Recognition Luncheon on May 16.
Baldwin Park Unified Student to Compete at National History Day
Jones Junior High School eighth-grader Silence Jackson will showcase a documentary titled “Rebuild this Wall: The Truths of a Triumph Turned Tragic on Black Wall Street” when she competes in the National History Day contest Sunday, June 9 to Thursday, June 13 in Maryland.
Baldwin Park Unified Administrators to Shadow Support Teams
Baldwin Park Unified School District, in partnership with California School Employees Association (CSEA) chapter 28, will celebrate the contributions of classified employees with a job-shadowing program from 7:45 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 22. Principals, assistant principals and district-level administrators will shadow custodians, food service employees and bus drivers.
Sierra Vista High School CIF Champion Soccer Team to Host Ring Ceremony
Sierra Vista High School will host a banner and ring ceremony to commemorate the historic run of the
2019 boys varsity soccer team. The ceremony, to be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, will feature
speeches from head soccer coach Jose Rodriguez Negrete, SVHS Principal Harris V. Pratt and
Superintendent Dr. Froilan N. Mendoza. Sierra Vista’s boys soccer team made school history by winning
the CIF Southern California Regional Division IV title. Community members, parents, educators and
students will join in the festivities at Sierra Vista High School, 3600 N. Frazier St., Baldwin Park.