Claremont School News
Claremont High School junior Kate Song, a member of the CHS’s Speech and Debate team (and also the Courier’s talented social media intern), delivered a resounding talk on February 28, earning her a spot in this year’s regional Rotary District 5300’s Four-Way Test Speech Contest.
Carolyn Bertozzi, the Baker Family Director of Sarafan ChEM-H at Stanford University and the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in chemistry, is the featured speaker at Pomona College chemistry department’s 61st Robbins Lecture Series, themed “The Biology of Sugars: Sweet Revenge on Human Disease.” Four free and open to the public talks will take place […]
Mohamed Abousalem was inaugurated as the third president of Keck Graduate Institute on February 13 at Scripps College’s Garrison Theater.
The Claremont High School girls basketball team fell to hosts Chaminade, 52-45, in the first round of the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section Division I tournament February 13, ending its season. Photo/courtesy of CHS
Claremont Graduate University recently announced its 2025 Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Award winners, Jaswinder Bolina and Ariana Benson.
Griffith Park was filled with energetic Claremont Unified School District students Monday as Claremont After-School Programs and Play It Forward volunteers from Claremont High School hosted soccer and basketball workshops.
Former President Joe Biden named Cal Poly Pomona chemistry Professor Sabine Eileen Stieber as one of 25 recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on January 13.
It’s safe to say no one would have batted an eye if the Claremont High School girls varsity basketball team struggled to retain its dominance this season. But the Wolfpack found a new gear, winning its third consecutive Palomares League title and finishing 9-1 in league, 19-7 overall. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Sixth grader Jerry Morrison recently finished first in Sumner Danbury Elementary School’s spelling bee, besting his friend John in the final round by correctly spelling “proctor.” Jerry’s next test comes March 19 at the Los Angeles County Spelling Bee. The winner of that contest will head to the California State Elementary and Middle School Bees […]
Harvey Mudd College’s Adaptive Design at Mudd club is on a mission to design affordable solutions to make life more comfortable for disabled and elderly people in the Claremont community. Photo/by Ivan Delgado
Families affected by last month’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires recently got some much needed financial relief thanks to Chaparral Elementary School staff, students and families who collected $2,015 in earmarked funds for the American Red Cross.
President Trump’s slew of executive orders since taking office January 20, particularly his attempt to end birthright citizenship in the United States, has unsettled many students at the Claremont Colleges. “My mom got birthright citizenship here. A lot of my friends have birthright citizenship … It’s kind of scary, especially at Pitzer, [where] we have a lot of international students,” said Pitzer College sophomore Karina Swerdloff. “But as horrible as he is, he doesn’t have much power to change the Constitution.” Photo/Courtesy of White House
Robert Gaines, the Edwin F. and Martha Hahn Professor of Geology, is the acting president of Pomona College for the 2025 spring semester. Gaines, a geologist, has taught at Pomona College since 2003 and served as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college from 2019 to 2022. He’s been published in Nature, Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Geology, and other outlets. Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr is on sabbatical and will return in the fall. Photo/courtesy of Pomona College
The Youth Activity Center was a multicultural hub Wednesday afternoon as dozens of students, including Claremont High’s Eunice Lee, shown here playing with a Korean gonggi stone, made arts and crafts projects and games based on Swiss, Indian, Japanese, German, Chinese, and Korean traditions. The event was part of “art around the world,” a middle years program project. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont Graduate University’s Board of Trustees recently named Executive Vice President and Provost Michelle Blighas its interim president. Bligh will be CGU’s second interim president in less than a year when she takes the reins from current interim PresidentTim Kirley on March 1. Kirley succeeded former CGU President Len Jessup, who resigned in March 2024 after six years on the job. Photo/courtesy of CGU
A group of Claremont High School scholars recognized by the national College Board for outstanding achievement on the PSAT and AP exams was on hand at the January 16 CUSD Board of Education meeting. The Board also heard the latest update to the district’s equity action plan. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
In anticipation of Donald Trump’s second term and with speculation growing over potential changes to U.S. immigration and travel policies, several undergraduate Claremont Colleges have issued statements affirming their commitment to supporting international students, those protected under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and undocumented students.