Claremont School News
Thirty high school seniors — including Ashlund Stanger and Lincoln Roston of Claremont High — were honored recently as community builders at a ceremony by Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity. […]
Creative, collaborative and committed — these are a few words that can be used to describe Citrus College in its efforts to support students in a remote learning environment.
It was a special Friday night for Claremont High School senior August Waggener, who at halftime of the CHS homecoming game was crowned homecoming queen.
It was a homecoming night to remember for the Claremont High School varsity football team, who utterly dominated the Chaffey High School Tigers, running out 37-0 final on Friday. It seems almost cut and dry to say both the offense and defense did their job, but that’s exactly what happened.
Surrounded by his friends and family, senior Viraj Urkudey was crowned Claremont High School’s homecoming king on Friday, October 27 during a special presentation at Memorial Park. This year’s ceremony […]
When P.J. Walker was in second grade he wanted to take classes in hip hop style dancing taught at Village Dance Arts in Claremont. Always seeking to encourage her child’s interests, Grace Kao was more than happy to accommodate, but with a slight caveat. She noticed that any boy who signed up for ballet lessons could take the other classes for free, so P.J. enrolled in both.
Last Saturday, Claremont’s Webb Schools announced the private institution received a “historic estate gift of at least $100 million” according to the school’s news release. The donation comes from an […]
Last week, the CHS Interact Club brought a festive cheer by decorating Wheeler Steffen Sotheby’s offices on Foothill Boulevard to prepare for the Drive Away Hunger event on October 31. […]
On Monday the Claremont Police Department announced it had selected Brittany Sornborger to be the next school resource officer. The SRO handles most calls for service at Claremont’s public school campuses as well as related duties including attending afterschool events such as football games.
On Thursday, the Claremont High School girls tennis team added a fifth consecutive title to their history after they defeated Glendora High School at home, 16-2. The match not only closed out Palomares league play, but also extended the team’s unbeaten run to 12 matches.
The CHS girls varsity tennis team continues its dominance in the Palomares League with an impressive 15-3 win over the Alta Loma Braves on Tuesday, Followed by an equally commanding victory over Glendora, 16-2, on Thursday.
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com COVID-19 cases at Claremont High School spiked again this week, rising from 43 to 55 as the outbreak there continued, but student quarantines across all […]
A Claremont High School teacher was off the job Friday after inflammatory comments allegedly made to students Thursday resulted in the school district opening an investigation into the incident. Witnesses say Rosalinda Castillo, a physical education teacher, was opposed to COVID vaccines and testing.
If you’re not a Sycamore parent, you might not have heard of the ‘Be-Leaf’ in Sycamore campaign; however, if you’re a resident or a frequent passerby, you’ve likely seen the yard signs popping up on residents’ lawns over the last few weeks.
A once strong partnership turned bitter over the purchase price of School of Theology property. On June 5, 1957, The Claremont Colleges signed off on a real estate transaction with the Southern California School of Theology (soon to be known as the Claremont School of Theology) to sell 16.4 acres of its Village-adjacent land for $107,500. Both parties coexisted happily for nearly 60 years, but in 2015, the relationship hit the rocks, hard.
Pitzer College announced in August that Don Gould had been elected chair of the school’s board of trustees.
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Reporting on COVID-19 among Claremont public school students is an unpredictable job. Just last week, the COURIER reported the district’s new cases fell to just […]