Covina High School students prepare to join California’s biggest industry – agriculture – by engaging in hands-on learning at the on-campus farm and greenhouse, where they can work with real animals and plants. The California School Boards Association recognized the Agriculture and Animal Science programs with a distinguished Golden Bell award on Nov. 30, celebrating Covina High’s program and its excellence. Through the four-year agriculture program, students learn how to be smart consumers and gain first-hand experience in animal care and gardening.
C-VUSD Middle School Students Learn to Thrive with Etiquette Training
Middle school students from across Covina-Valley Unified School District came together for an enriching session on etiquette principles and table manners on Nov. 4. The event culminated in a wonderful family brunch, where students showcased their new skills. The etiquette workshop provided students with essential skills for excelling in various social situations. Thirty-eight students from Traweek, Sierra Vista and Las Palmas middle schools participated, gaining a thorough understanding of key dining etiquette practices.
Middle school students from across Covina-Valley Unified School District came together for an enriching session on etiquette principles and table manners on Nov. 4. The event culminated in a wonderful family brunch, where students showcased their new skills. The etiquette workshop provided students with essential skills for excelling in various social situations. Thirty-eight students from Traweek, Sierra Vista, and Las Palmas middle schools participated, gaining a thorough understanding of key dining etiquette practices.
Covina High School students in the Engineering Design Career Technical Education Pathway dive headfirst into a curriculum rich with hands-on coding and programming experience, granting them vital skills to help them succeed in the industry. The four-year pathway covers various topics, including engineering principles, robotics, computer design, 3D printing, coding and more. The program culminates in a capstone class that challenges students with an eight-month project in which they create an invention of their own, including choosing a solvable problem, gathering data, building surveys, exploring the U.S. Patent Office and manufacturing a working prototype to present to the class at the end of the school year.
South Hills High School students bake pies, temper eggs, layer pastry dough, and much more in the school’s Culinary Arts career technical education (CTE) pathway, setting them up for successful careers as chefs, bakers, prep cooks, restaurant managers, or other jobs in the culinary industry. Students start the two-year CTE pathway with an introductory class, where they learn safety and sanitation, knife handling skills, and different cooking and baking techniques. Students then move on to the Capstone class, where they learn higher-level skills and switch between making savory and sweet dishes.
Northview High School students are putting public service theories, principles, and techniques to the test through hands-on lessons and projects in the school’s Public Safety Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathway, which aims to develop students into professionals with a passion for helping their community. The CTE pathway features three classes in which students cover a wide range of topics, including the history of law enforcement, the process of American justice, cultural diversity, ethics and patrol officer procedures. Students gain active skills in fingerprinting, blood spatter analysis, crime scene reconstruction and more.
Covina-Valley Unified School District’s efforts to continue prioritizing the wellness of students and offering mental health services that go beyond the classroom are receiving a significant boost thanks to the help of a $7.2 million California Community Schools Partnership Program grant, casting a light on the District’s commitment to serving the whole child. The grant funds will be used to expand the health and wellness support available to students across the District, including allowing the District Health and Wellness Center to remain open full-time.
Covina-Valley Unified School District supports students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) from across the San Gabriel Valley by offering crucial services, ensuring that every student has the resources and opportunities to achieve success in their personal and educational goals. DHH students are supported by the Covina-Valley Children’s Center’s Early Start Program through the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA).
Excitement is in the air as Covina-Valley Unified School District prepares to launch its partnership with the Junior Flight Academy (JFA), bringing a groundbreaking aviation/aerospace program to students and ushering in a new era of educational excellence in STEAM education. The partnership will offer students an engaging online curriculum, combining aviation and aerospace technology with in-depth academic coursework, equipping students with invaluable, real-world skills that prepare them for aviation, technology, and science careers.
Covina-Valley Unified School District was celebrated for its exemplary insights and strategies into student enrollment and success in A-G courses, shining a light on the District’s devotion to reducing equity gaps in college eligibility and promoting educational excellence. Covina-Valley Unified was one of nine school districts featured in the Policy Analysis for California Education’s (PACE) 2023 A-G Resource Guide, each of which achieved completion rates that surpassed the overall statewide rate.
