Claremont School News
The Claremont High girls’ varsity cross-country team placed first with 19 points at the November 7 Palomares League Championships at Ayala Park. The boys finished second with 44. The teams are at Mt. San Antonio College Friday, November 14 for the CIF-SS Division 2 cross country races. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
A mid-October shower failed to dampen the spirits for those gathered Tuesday to celebrate Claremont Graduate University’s 100th birthday outside Harper Hall, including Claremont Mayor Corey Calaycay and Claremont Graduate University Interim President Michelle Bligh, who took part in a tree planting ceremony. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
All five undergraduate Claremont Colleges, including Pomona, earned national recognition in recently released collegiate rankings, each placing among the nation’s top 50 small colleges in the Forbes 2025–26 list and performing strongly in the 2025–26 U.S. News & World Report Liberal Arts College rankings. Photo/courtesy of Pomona College
The water gardens have been installed at Sycamore and Sumner-Danbury elementary schools, San Antonio High, and Condit Elementary, where the feature is called “Danny’s Garden,” after alumni Daniel Gould, who died in 2022. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Decades ago, Dominic Sink’s father, James, chose to do something special for his former elementary school Sycamore Elementary with his Eagle Scout project. He secured funds, permits, and volunteers, and painted the auditorium at Sycamore. This year his son Dominic elected to contribute something to his former school, Condit Elementary, as part of his own Eagle Scout project by erecting a Gaga ball pit on the playground. Photo/by Julie Scorsatto Weyers
This October Claremont Graduate University celebrates its 100th anniversary. The founding of the graduate school also marks the 100th anniversary of the Claremont Colleges consortium. James Arnold Blaisdell (pictured) was the fourth president of Pomona College and the visionary and driving force behind the formation of the group plan of the Claremont Colleges. Photo/ courtesy of Claremont Heritage
Claremont High School boys water polo team member Logan Towner, left, crosses the ball past an Ayala defender during Wednesday’s 17-16 home loss. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont Unified School District invites students and families to its third annual free and public Women in Leadership panel discussion at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 14, at the Don F. Fruechte Theatre for the Performing Arts, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont. Panelists include state senator Sasha Renee Perez, UC Riverside Dean of Students Stephanie Dingwall, Matthew Silverman Memorial Foundation Executive Director Candace Yoder, LA County Superior Court Judge Allison Westfahl Kong, and Claremont Chamber of Commerce CEO Kathleen Fariss. Courier file photo
Claremont Graduate University celebrates its 100th birthday Tuesday, October 14 with a free and open to the public founders day event, featuring noon tree planting ceremony with CGU Interim President Michelle Bligh, Claremont Mayor Corey Calaycay, and Claremont Colleges Services CEO Stig Lanesskog, at Harper Hall 150 E. 10th St., Claremont. To register or for more info, go to admissions.cgu.edu/register.
Claremont High School senior Taara Reddy’s nearly five years of volunteerism recently caught the eye of the United States Congress, which recognized the 18-year-old with a Congressional Award, the highest honor for civilian youth in the United States. Photo/courtesy of Michael Negrete photography
The Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology was recently reaccredited by the American Alliance of Museums. “We are incredibly proud to receive reaccreditation from AAM,” said Alf Director Andrew Farke in a statement. “This recognition affirms the quality of our programs, the care and significance of our fossil collections, and our commitment to education and scientific discovery. It is also a testament to the dedication of our staff and our vibrant community of student scientists.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, recently released its 2026 free speech rankings of 257 American colleges measuring speech climates on their campuses, and while four of the five Claremont Colleges’ undergraduate institutions received an “F,” Claremont McKenna College was ranked number one in the nation. Photo/courtesy of CMC
Neither wind nor rain could keep the Claremont High School marching band from taking the field during Saturday’s Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association event, hosted by the Wolfpack. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education unanimously approved a 1% raise for teachers and other personnel on September 18, and voted to give retroactive 1% raises to upper management, including Superintendent Jim Elsasser, bringing his salary to $365,950. Pictured here are CUSD Board President Kathryn Dunn and Claremont Faculty Association president Brian D’Ambrosia-Donner as they ink the new collective bargaining agreement. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Last Friday, Claremont High School’s varsity football team accomplished a feat it hadn’t managed in a decade: starting the season undefeated, at 5-0. The team has outscored its opponents 181-74 since it began the year with a 17-12 victory over Capistrano Valley Christian on August 22. Center Joshua Dorado is pictured during weight training on Tuesday. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Pomona College announced this week that it received an $8.6 million gift from 1947 alum Marjorie E. Belknap, who died recently at age 98.
Claremont Graduate University and Harvey Mudd College were recently named among 74 recipients of “Insight Into Academia” magazine’s 2025 mental health and well-being awards.