Claremont School News
Oakmont Outdoor School and Chaparral Elementary took their turns in delivering their school plans for student achievement at the November 21 Claremont Unified School District Board of Education meeting. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont High School Class of 2026 Booster Board’s free holiday market takes place rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, November 16 at Taylor Hall, 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd. It features more than 40 artisan craft vendors, food trucks, raffles, and live music by Swingin’ Doors.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S., has deemed Pomona College, whose president G. Gabrielle Starr is pictured here, an “institution of particular concern,” citing “reported creation of a hostile campus environment for Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, Jewish and other students, staff, and faculty opposing the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza,” according to a news release. Photo/courtesy of Pomona College
Claremont High School senior Meghan Robles, center in blue, celebrates being crowned the 2024 homecoming queen at halftime with her marching band and color guard colleagues on Friday, November 1. Senior Theo Krebs was crowned homecoming king. See more photos on our page link. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Supporters said goodbye to outgoing CUSD Board of Education President Bob Fass at his final meeting on October 17. “This is likely not a formal goodbye for me, but a farewell for now,” Fass said. “As I’ve learned from the superintendent, it’s always possible to leave and return. I have deeply enjoyed this work, and I hope to continue to serve CUSD in many ways for many years to come. Thank you.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont Courier high school sports round-up: October 18, 2024
On Friday, October 4, California Sen. Anthony Portantino attended Claremont High School’s home varsity football game against Charter Oak to present the team’s longtime manager Christopher Clark with “an award for his dedication to promoting inclusion within the team,” a Claremont Unified School District newsletter read.
On Friday, October 11, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr addressed the recent protest at Carnegie Hall in a community letter titled, “Incidents at Carnegie Hall and the Road Ahead.” Masked students from The Claremont Colleges stormed Carnegie Hall and vandalized property during a nearly four-hour occupation on Monday, October 7.
A year after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, about 100 students from The Claremont Colleges held a divestment rally that eventually led to the occupation of Carnegie Hall at Pomona College on Monday. For months, student protesters have demanded that Pomona College divest from companies they say fund Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
The Claremont City Council approved a new playground design for Lewis Park Tuesday following months of chatter on the issue.
At the October 3 Claremont Unified School District Board of Education meeting, staff and students from Mountain View and Sumner Danbury elementary schools highlighted their respective goals and planned actions to improve academic achievement for the 2024-2025 school year.
Students at Sycamore Elementary School and other Claremont Unified School District elementary schools participated in National Walk and Roll to School Day on Wednesday and received stickers from Sustainable Claremont members for participating.
Speaking at Claremont Lewis Museum of Art’s recent 2024 fall gala, artist, nonprofit founder and Claremont High School graduate Anthony Valencia recalled his time in the museum’s arts education program, Project ARTstART.
What sets El Roble Intermediate School seventh grader Abigail Haughton apart from her peers is not her affinity for reading, or her mastery of history, or science. It’s another, surprising title: published author. Late last year, the 12-year-old released her debut novel, “Treacherous Waters: The Rouge Voyage.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“So much of what we’re facing is what higher education is facing: changing demographics … changing modalities, requirements for greater investment in technology. But the historical context was just to have people understand how long ago it was that we had a stable environment with a revenue stream other than tuition revenue. And that’s really the key. That’s what we need to decrease our dependence upon is tuition revenue.” Photo/courtesy of CGU
Condit Elementary School and San Antonio High School were recently named Apple Distinguished Schools. San Antonio High was the only continuation high school in the United States to earn the distinction. Photo/courtesy of CUSD
Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education engaged in a lively discussion about cell phone regulations on high school campuses during its September 5 meeting and explored potential next steps for crafting a districtwide policy on the issue. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo