Claremont School News
A mix of special and routine business played out at the November 20 Claremont Unified School District Board of Education meeting, including persons of the year recipients announced, including Jonathan Snapp (middle), pictured here, and a unanimous vote to spend $6.9 million for safety and security equipment. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com The start of the school year is often a busy time for Claremont High School’s Lyle Mideiros. The 17-year-old, now in his senior year, juggles the demands of school work and teenage social life with the rigorous schedule brought by autumn’s cross-country and band competitions. Even so, he manages to […]
The Claremont High School Band and Color Guard claimed second place in the 4A Division at the November 13 South Hills Field Competition.
Claremont native Tyler Anthony and his metal group Dissonance are competing in Danny Wimmer Presents’ “Battle for the Big Stage,” a national music contest that streams on Twitch TV every Sunday, with unsigned bands competing for a chance to play the 2026 Welcome to Rockville Festival in Daytona Beach, Florida. The weekly event, part of […]
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
Pomona College professor of mathematics and statistics Edray Goins was recently elected president of the Mathematical Association of America. “At its fundamental heart, the MAA has this goal of saying math is something we all need to be happy in our lives,” Goins told pomona.edu/news. “That’s a very powerful statement to make. But I can say in everything the MAA does — programming, conferences — we put that mission statement at the forefront.” Goins is both the first mathematician from Pomona College and first African American to be elected MAA’s president in its 110-year history.
On about two dozen different days this fall, school buses arrived at Sumner Hall from different locations in Southern California, depositing high school juniors and seniors onto Pomona College’s campus to learn about the college admissions process. Now in its fourth year, Exit 47 is part of the school’s office of admissions’ outreach efforts to local schools. The program brings top students from high schools within a 50-mile radius to campus to learn about college admissions and financial aid, even if they don’t apply to Pomona. Photo/by Travis Khachatoorian
(L-R) Harvey Mudd College president Harriet B. Nembhard and Claremont Graduate University interim president Michelle Bligh embrace October 29 after CGU was honored for its century of contributions to Claremont. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Despite a loaded agenda, the October 23 Claremont Unified School District Board of Education meeting moved briskly. The board: Heard school plans for student achievement reports from Claremont and San Antonio high schools; Recognized CHS senior Taara Reddy who was recently named a Congressional Award Gold Medalist. Heard the district’s […]
Claremont High quarterback Jacob Lucas (center, in red) is stripped by Bonita’s Levi Gregorich (in white) during the October 17 homecoming game. CHS lost to the Bearcats, 31-7. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Last week’s Claremont Unified School District Board of Education meeting included unanimous approval of a salary agreement through June 30, 2026 with its school employees union. The deal includes a retroactive 1% pay increase for accounting clerks, campus monitors, custodians, grounds maintenance crew, and others, for a total cost of $209,904. Pictured is Board of Education Vice President Richard O’Neill. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont High School’s girls varsity volleyball team, including Camilla Walsh (pictured), has learned a little about perseverance this year, turning early season uncertainty into newfound confidence and a share of the Palomares League title. Now Claremont is preparing for a postseason run in the Division IV California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section tournament. 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