Baldwin Park Adult and Community Education (BPACE) instructors Jessica Bayardo and Consuelo Pimentel have received 2018 Excellence Awards from the California Council for Adult Education (CCAE), recognizing their respective contributions as an adult secondary instructor and a childcare provider.
Foster Elementary School students from transitional kindergarten through second grade danced, dressed up with silly masks and hats, and practiced their beatboxing skills on Nov. 9 alongside YouTuber and youth motivational speaker Josh Drean, who urged them to create a positive environment to eliminate bullying at school and on social media. Foster Elementary was stop No. 14 on Drean’s tour of Baldwin Park Unified campuses.
Baldwin Park Unified Teacher to be Honored by Los Angeles Clippers
Sierra Vista High School English language arts teacher Nora Franco will be honored in February as part of the Los Angeles Clippers Teacher Appreciation Program, which recognizes exceptional educators for their stand-out work. Franco, who is known for cultivating a culture of high-achievement for her students and colleagues, will be recognized during an on-court presentation prior to the Clippers’ home game against the Phoenix Suns
A bright and colorful altar holds photos of loved ones, candles, papier-mâché flowers and decorative calaveras, or sugar skulls, as guests enter the Día de los Muertos art exhibit at Baldwin Park’s Arts and Recreation Center. Eight Baldwin Park High School students were selected to display their artwork at the exhibit, which runs through Saturday, Nov. 3.
Ashlie Chaidez from Baldwin Park High School, Anthony Anibal Delgado from Sierra Vista High School and G Negrete from North Park Continuation High School are the newly appointed student board members for the 2018-19 academic year. Delgado presented the first student board report Oct. 9 at Baldwin Park Unified’s Board of Education meeting. The three seniors are active in campus clubs, activities and sports.
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.
Baldwin Park Unified Elementary Earns National Urban School Honor
Baldwin Park Unified’s Kenmore Elementary School is being recognized as a silver medal winner in the 2018 America’s Best Urban Schools competition for its success in serving students from ethnic minority populations and low socio-economic households. To receive the honor, all student demographic groups, including English language learners, at the highly diverse campus had to score above state averages on California’s English language arts and math standardized tests. Just four California schools were chosen as medal winners.
Baldwin Park Unified Students, Leaders to Take Part in Annual City Parade
Baldwin Park Unified students, teachers, administrators and Board of Education members will participate in Baldwin Park’s 62nd Anniversary Parade at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. The parade is themed “Commemorating Community Excellence” and will feature the Baldwin Park and Sierra Vista high school marching bands and color guards. The parade route runs along Baldwin Park Boulevard and conclude at Morgan Park. The grand marshal is Alysha Del Valle, traffic anchor and reporter for NBC 4’s “Today in LA.”
Baldwin Park Unified’s Sierra Vista High to Hold Field Show Tournament
Baldwin Park Unified’s Sierra Vista High School will hold its 32nd annual Field Show Tournament at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Twenty-four marching bands will perform with Baldwin Park and Sierra Vista high schools taking the field at 8:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., respectively. An awards ceremony will begin at 9 p.m. Sierra Vista High School is at 3600 Frazier St., Baldwin Park.
Baldwin Park High School to Host 32nd Annual Field Show Tournament
Baldwin Park High School will hold its 32nd annual Field Show Tournament at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Twenty-two marching bands will perform, with Baldwin Park Unified’s Sierra Vista and Baldwin Park high schools closing the event with performances at 8:45 p.m. and 9 p.m., respectively. An awards ceremony will begin at 9:30 p.m. Baldwin Park High School is at 3900 Puente Ave, Baldwin Park.