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Sixth-grader Maggie Medero raised concerns to the CUSD Board of Education about Sycamore Elementary’s lunch trays, suggesting the Styrofoam models should be replaced with compostable, recyclable cardboard. On November 18, the new trays were in use. “I didn’t know how many people actually realized this was a problem and cared about it,” Maggie said. “I think it made me realize how many people actually cared, and that was cool.” 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
The voices of Claremont High School alumni will soon deliver a musically charged love letter to CHS’ Theatre Department’s first director, the late Don Frederick Fruechte, who died last month. Alums from 1968 to 2020 will join forces from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, September 15 for “From Claremont to 42nd Street,” a benefit concert for the Don F. Fruechte Arts Fund, which provides financial assistance for CHS students to participate in the arts, at Scripps College’s Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St., Claremont. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont Unified School District Assistant Superintendent, Student Services Kevin Ward informed the community via email that a female El Roble student walking home after school Wednesday near Condit Elementary School was approached by a man driving a red sedan. The man attempted to convince the girl to get into his vehicle by stating it was […]
Claremont Police Department officer Jeff Dunbar began overseeing Claremont Unified School District campuses as the district’s student resource officer last Wednesday.
A research group headed by the University of California, Santa Barbara which includes Cal Poly Pomona and University of California, Riverside as collaborators was recently awarded a $22 million grant from the United States National Science Foundation to establish a biofoundry to study extremophiles, fungi, archaea, and bacteria that can live in extreme environments, according to a CPP news release.