Lynwood Unified Senior Signs with Division I NAIA University
Firebaugh High School senior Belkis Urrutia has signed on to play basketball for Bethesda University, making her the first Lady Falcon in 10 years to sign to a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I college team. The NAIA has been dedicated to student success via athletic programs since 1937, with over 77,000 students earning more than 800 million in scholarships every year and having the opportunity to participate in national championships.
Lynwood High School Student Wins CIF State Esports Championship
Lynwood High School sophomore Henry Armenta has played video games his entire life, but he never dreamed it would earn him a CIF state championship title. After outlasting tough competition throughout the state, Armenta won the crown in EA Sports’ FIFA. Armenta joined the LHS Esports team as a freshman.
Lynwood Unified Superintendent Selected for STEM Equity Committee
Lynwood Unified Superintendent Dr. Gudiel R. Crosthwaite has been selected as just one of 16 applicants to serve as a committee member on the Board on Science Education and the National Academy of Engineering project, which will address educational equity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the TK-12 system. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have been working for decades to gain expert knowledge while studying complex challenges in today’s society. Thousands of experts from across the world join study committees annually to help address weaknesses in forensic branches of study.
Lynwood Unified School District and the Lynwood Teachers Association have reached an agreement that will provide teachers with a 5 percent bonus for the 2020- 2021 school year, acknowledging educators for their unrelenting service during the pandemic. The one-time bonus is only for the past year and will be funded using the COVID relief funds the District received to provide needed student resources and services to help mitigate learning loss while supporting activities necessary to maintain the operation and continuity of the District and continuing to employ existing staff. The District and LTA are still in negotiations for the 2021-2022 school year.
Lynwood Unified School District leaders, board members, elected officials and students gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 7 to recognize the upgrades and renovations to Lynwood High School after transitioning to its original Bullis Road campus. Superintendent Dr. Gudiel R. Crosthwaite and Principal Ana Gonzalez welcomed more than 30 dignitaries and community leaders to see the changes to the campus. The modernized site features new portable classrooms and enhanced labs, a new outdoor eating area and quad, and three art murals that celebrate the Lynwood Knights’ spirit.
Lynwood Unified Provides Families with Low-Cost Internet
Lynwood Unified is partnering with the nonprofit Human-I-T to help ensure families have access to the internet from home. Qualified, low-income individuals may receive discounted or free internet through the Federal Emergency Broadband Benefit. Human-I-T also offers discounted computers to families who qualify, as well as a free digital skills course to teach the basics of computer use.
California State Senator Lena Gonzalez and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon walked the empty Lynwood Imperial campus on Oct. 26 to view in-person the construction failures that led to a building collapse in June 2020. Lynwood Unified invited elected officials, including the office of Congresswoman Nanette Barragan, to view the vacated site as the District explores options for building improvements while prioritizing the safety of students and staff. Lynwood Unified invited elected officials, which included the office of Congresswoman Nanette Barragan on Oct. 28, to view the vacated site as the District explores options for improvement while prioritizing the safety of students and staff.
Senator Lena Gonzalez and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon will tour the Lynwood High School Imperial Campus, the site of a building collapse back in June 2020, to experience the impact of the construction failure on the educational community and discuss improvements needed at the site. Lynwood Unified Superintendent Gudiel Crosthwaite will be joined by members of the Board of Education to tour the state leaders around the Imperial Campus, which no longer hosts students as the District explores options for improvement while prioritizing the safety of students and staff.
Founder of Compton Health Bar Virtually Visits Lynwood Unified School
Compton Health Bar founder Dani Solorio, who has been featured on the CBS show “Destination LA” for bringing organic recipes to her community, paid a virtual visit to Lynwood Unified’s Lugo Elementary School to share a new menu item with parents during a special parent meeting on Oct. 21. Solorio shared the recipe for “Fire Cider,” a natural way to boost the immune system. Solorio graduated from Lynwood High School before becoming renowned for her journey as a Mexican immigrant who created a unique and vital health space in the Compton area that offers free health consultations, custom herbal remedies, homemade superfood formulas and natural dietary supplements.
Lynwood Unified Awarded 25K Grant to Advance Arts Programs
Lynwood Unified has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture Advancement Arts Grant Program. LUSD is one of 41 school districts to receive the grant to expand access to instruction in dance, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts.
