Follow-up Story: About 150 Lynwood Unified students and parents attended the District’s annual Alumni College Conference on Sept. 16, picking up tips for applications and meeting with representatives of more than 20 universities. In a keynote speech, Lynwood High alumna Patty Rodriguez encouraged students to set goals and advocate for their beliefs. Now a senior producer for KIIS FM’s ‘On Air with Ryan Seacrest,’ Rodriguez shared how she pursued her career goal by interning for the radio station in mornings before classes and by working as a store clerk in the evenings. Photos are available
Lynwood Unified High Schools Celebrate Unity during Rallies
Follow-up Story: Lynwood and Firebaugh high schools celebrated unity through organized rallies on their respective campuses on Sept. 8 in response to the announcement that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will be phased out. Lynwood high schools championed diversity during events that featured music and open forums for students to discuss their concerns.
Lynwood Unified’s Will Rogers Elementary School has expanded its popular Spanish-English dual-immersion program to offer third-grade instruction. The school’s dual-immersion program was started four years ago with one kindergarten class and has expanded yearly. This year, the program includes two kindergarten classes, two first-grade classes, one second-grade class and one third-grade class.
Follow-up Story: Lynwood Unified students watched curriculum come to life when a mobile science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) trailer arrived at Lynwood Middle School. A ribbon-cutting event included tours of the trailer, which features laptops and other hands-on learning tools. The District will keep the trailer at LMS throughout the year. The trailer will cycle to a new school each year.
Follow-up Story: Lynwood Unified welcomed back more than 15,000 students on Aug. 23 for the 2017-18 school year with new programs aimed at increasing outcomes and college readiness. The programs include an after-school computer coding club; integrating new assessment software for English language arts, math, science and social studies; an anti-bullying week; increased student intervention and college preparation courses.
All Lynwood Unified Students to Receive Free Meals in 2017-18
Lynwood Unified School District will serve lunch and breakfast to all students at no charge for the 2017-18 school year. The free meals are made possible by the District’s participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), available to all enrolled students. More than 90 percent of Lynwood Unified students qualify for reduced-price or free meals.
Lynwood Unified School District campuses will welcome back more than 15,000 students for the 2017-18 year on Wednesday, Aug. 23 with programs and initiatives aimed at boosting student success and college readiness. Programs include an after-school computer coding club; new assessment software for English language arts, math, science and social studies; an anti-bullying week; expanded student intervention and college preparation courses
Follow-up Story: Lynwood High School junior Carl Lewis recently got to experience something that many sports fans often dream of – the chance to go one on one with professional basketball stars and college standouts. Since July, Lewis and several of Lynwood’s High’s most skilled basketball players have gone toe-to-toe against Real Run Basketball’s top talent, where they practiced ball handling, endurance and passing drills. The Lynwood students then had a chance to put these new skills into practice with weekly matches against various college and professional players.
Lynwood Unified High Students Explore STEM at UCLA
Follow-up Story: Students from Lynwood High School spent five weeks this summer exploring computer science, biology and chemistry at UCLA as part of the Summer Math and Science Honors Academy (SMASH). Kelly Medina, Alan Lopez, Mariela Ceballos, Luis Carvajal and recent Lynwood High graduate Brand Salazar took part in the residential program over the course of three summers. SMASH is a free college preparatory program that places minority high school students on a university campus and introduces them to in-depth courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The Lynwood High students completed the program July 29 with a graduation and recognition ceremony.
Two Formerly Homeless Lynwood High School Grads Earn Scholarships
Recent Lynwood High School graduates Moises Topete and Brandon Salazar have each earned a California Gas Scholarship for thriving as students while living as homeless unaccompanied youths. The scholarship program is open to high school graduating seniors and transferring community college students who will attend a vocational/technical school, two-year or four-year college or university. Topete graduated with a 3.6 GPA and will pursue culinary arts at Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Salazar earned a 3.3 GPA and will attend UC Merced.
