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Baldwin Park Unified School District

  • Baldwin Park Unified Students to Compete in District Chess Tournament

    Baldwin Park Unified students grades one through eight will go head-to-head in a District hosted Chess Tournament from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at the Elwin Professional Development Center. Over the last 10 weeks, students have studied and practiced the strategies and tactics of chess through Chess Masters, a program available to students in Think Together and available as pilot programs at Geddes and Tracy elementary schools. Trophies will be awarded to the top winners in the following grade levels: first to second; third to fourth; fifth to sixth; and seventh to eighth. Elwin Professional Development Center is located at 13010 Waco St., Baldwin Park.

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  • Baldwin Park Unified Students Craft and Learn During Lights on Afterschool

    Kenmore Elementary School students in Baldwin Park Unified’s Think Together program crafted giant piñatas, three-dimensional stars and picture frames with puzzle pieces during the annual Lights On Afterschool event on Oct. 25. Kenmore administrators and Think Together teachers incorporated Halloween festivities, with students dressing up as characters from their favorite movies, TV shows and video games. Lights On Afterschool is a nationwide celebration that highlights the importance of afterschool programs in students’ personal and academic development.

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  • Baldwin Park High Football Team Wins Crosstown Showdown, Secures Bell

    Sierra Vista High School’s Jack B. White Stadium was filled with Dons and Braves supporters, dressed in Sierra Vista High School red and black and Baldwin Park High School blue and white, for Baldwin Park Unified’s annual Crosstown Showdown Game on Oct. 20. The night was packed with energetic performances from both high school’s football, cheer, band, and color guard teams. Baldwin Park High ended the game with a strong 26-6 finish, ensuring the Braves will keep the historic community bell for another year.

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Baldwin Park Unified Elementary Named Honor Roll School by National Urban Schools Center

Follow-up Story: Baldwin Park Unified’s Kenmore Elementary School has qualified as one of 18 U.S. honor roll schools in the 2018 America’s Best Urban Schools Award given by the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST). The award honors schools in urban areas with high percentages of low-income students that create a thriving academic community. A NCUST team will visit Kenmore in spring and decide whether it will be among those chosen as bronze, silver and gold medal schools.

Baldwin Park Unified Elementary School Honored for Academic Success

Follow-up Story: Baldwin Park Unified’s Kenmore Elementary School has qualified as one of 18 U.S. honor schools for the 2018 America’s Best Urban Schools Award given out by the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST). The award honors schools in urban areas with high percentages of low-income students that create thriving academic communities. A NCUST team will visit Kenmore in spring and decide whether to name it a bronze, silver or gold medal school.

Baldwin Park Unified High School Robotics Team Lands NASA Grant

Follow-up Story: Baldwin Park Unified’s Sierra Vista High School has won a NASA-sponsored Regional Challenge Rookie Team Grant that will provide the school’s robotics team with the funds to cover registration for the FIRST Robotics Competition, representing the team’s first time entering such a contest. The grant provides Sierra Vista’s Robodons with $6,000 for competition registration and a robotics kit that includes a base model with frame, controller, gears and motor. Bryant Hong, a junior at Sierra Vista and the robotics club president, applied for the grant.

Baldwin Park Unified Middle School Takes 4th Place in Robotics Contest

Holland Middle School’s robotics team snagged fourth place in the qualifying round of a VEX In The Zone Competition on Jan. 6 – far outpacing its previous performances. The Bulldogs also placed third in the elimination round, edging out experienced magnet and private school teams. This is the first year the Bulldogs have competed in VEX Robotics. The team is on the waiting list for a competition on Saturday, Jan. 13 and will compete on Saturday, Jan. 20 at Grace Brethren Church in Simi Valley.