Covina-Valley Unified School District

  • Covina-Valley Unified Fifth-Grader Shows Courage, Quick Thinking in Emergency

    Mesa Elementary School fifth-grader Raymond Chen put quick thinking and bravery into action during a life-threatening emergency in a swimming pool, helping save his mother, Jade Chen. Raymond and his mother were swimming in their backyard pool when he heard her scream his name, saw her flail her arms, and begin sinking in the middle of the pool after experiencing a leg cramp. Raymond quickly swam toward her and pushed her to safety at the edge of the pool.

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  • Covina-Valley Unified Connects STEM Learning from Middle to High School, Building Career-Ready Skills

    raweek Middle School and Covina High School offer students a continuous science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experience through their partnership with Project Lead the Way (PLTW), allowing students to build advanced, career-ready skills from middle school into high school. PLTW is a nonprofit organization that develops hands-on, project-based STEM curricula from elementary through high school. At Traweek, students begin their engineering journey through introductory and advanced PLTW courses that introduce them to concepts including measurement, coding, and mechanisms. Students use these concepts to design and build their own cardboard shoes, measure and launch skimmers, and build and program robots.

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  • Covina High Celebrates New Athletics and Aquatics Complex, Investing in Student Success

    Traweek Middle School and Covina High School offer students a continuous science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experience through their partnership with Project Lead the Way (PLTW), allowing students to build advanced, career-ready skills from middle school into high school. PLTW is a nonprofit organization that develops hands-on, project-based STEM curricula from elementary through high school. At Traweek, students begin their engineering journey through introductory and advanced PLTW courses that introduce them to concepts including measurement, coding, and mechanisms. Students use these concepts to design and build their own cardboard shoes, measure and launch skimmers, and build and program robots. 

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Covina-Valley Unified Celebrates Students’ Return to Campuses with Successful First Day of School

Rain eased up across the San Gabriel Valley just in time for Covina-Valley Unified School District’s first day of school on Aug. 21, where more than 11,000 students were welcomed back to campuses with smiling faces, warm embraces, and colorful decorations. Covina-Valley’s 19 school sites serve the areas of Covina, West Covina, Glendora, Irwindale and unincorporated parts of L.A. County, providing students with award-winning programs at all grade levels.

Covina-Valley Unified Students Gear Up for 2023-24 School Year

Covina-Valley Unified School District will start its new school year on Monday, Aug. 21. The District serves the communities of Covina, West Covina, Glendora, San Dimas, and Irwindale with 19 school sites, including an early childhood center and two adult education campuses.

Covina-Valley Unified Students, Families Gear Up for 2023-24 School Year at Back to School Extravaganza

More than 400 families left the Covina-Valley Unified School District Health and Wellness Center with huge smiles and backpacks brimming with free school supplies, thanks to the District’s first-ever “Back to School Extravaganza” held Aug. 10. The event – a resource fair aimed at preparing District families for the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 21 – included a complimentary pancake breakfast, free haircuts, health screenings, and mental health resources from the District’s Student Services team of counselors, social workers, and nurses.

Covina-Valley Unified’s Energy Conservation Program Earns EPA ENERGY STAR Recognitions

Covina-Valley Unified School District has been honored with ENERGY STAR certifications from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its dedication to sustainable and fiscally responsible practices through its comprehensive energy conservation program. Twelve C-VUSD school sites earned ENERGY STAR certifications for meeting ventilation standards set by the EPA and rating in the top 25 percent nationwide for energy efficiency. The District’s ENERGY STAR-certified facilities are proven to save energy and money, and help protect the environment by generating fewer greenhouse gas emissions than typical buildings. Through its partnership with Cenergistic, an energy conservation company, the District created a comprehensive conservation program to protect the environment and save taxpayer dollars. The District has saved more than $1 million since the launch of the program two years ago.

Covina-Valley Unified to Host School Supply Giveaway for Students During Back-to-School Extravaganza

Covina-Valley Unified School District will distribute free backpacks stuffed with school supplies on a first-come, first-served basis and provide complimentary access to essential services during its “Back to School Extravaganza” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 10. The event will take place at the C-VUSD Health and Wellness Center, 4555 N. Lark Ellen Ave. Families will receive access to a free pancake breakfast and professional haircuts, as well as free health screenings, mental health resources, and more from the District’s Student Services team of counselors, social workers, and nurses.

C-VUSD Energy Conservation Program Earns EPA ENERGY STAR Honors

Covina-Valley Unified School District has been honored with ENERGY STAR certifications from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its dedication to sustainable and fiscally responsible practices through its comprehensive energy conservation program. Twelve District buildings, including 10 school sites, earned ENERGY STAR certifications for meeting ventilation standards set by the EPA and rating in the top 25 percent nationwide for energy efficiency.

Covina-Valley Unified Prepares for First Day of 2023-24 School Year

Covina-Valley Unified School District will start its new school year on Monday, Aug. 21. The District serves the communities of Covina, West Covina, Glendora, San Dimas, and Irwindale with 19 school sites, including an early childhood center and two adult education campuses.

Covina-Valley Unified Provides Essential Nutrition to Local Children with Free Summer Meals Program

Children throughout the San Gabriel Valley will have access to free, essential nutrition through Covina-Valley Unified School District’s Community Summer Meals Program. Any child 18 years or younger in the surrounding Covina-Valley community can receive one free breakfast and lunch meal every day through the Summer Meals Program, which runs at 10 different locations until Wednesday, Aug. 16.

Covina-Valley Unified Appoints Dedicated Educator as New Rowland Avenue Elementary Principal

Covina-Valley Unified School District has named Dr. Kim Braswell, a 24-year veteran in education with a breadth of experience as a teacher and school administrator, as the new principal of Rowland Avenue Elementary School. Over the last six years, Dr. Braswell served as a school administrator at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. She comes to Covina-Valley Unified from Bonita Unified School District, where she served as both the interim principal at Roynon Elementary School and the assistant principal at Ramona Middle School. She began her career as an elementary school teacher in Rowland Unified School District, which included two stints as a teacher on special assignment.