Claremont School News
Pitzer College’s summer academic enrichment program, Project Think, with programs for transitional kindergarteners through second graders on language arts, math, science, and social studies, and classes in computers, art, science, creative writing, and theater for children in grades three through eight, run from 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. Additional afternoon courses and child […]
With June just around the corner, many high school students are eager to trade their textbooks for tan lines, and to unwind after a year of tests, finals, and all-nighters.
Harvey Mudd College senior computer science and mathematics major Emilynne Newsom recently won the college-level 2025 American Mathematical Society math poetry contest with her sonnet, “Proof.”
“With the announcement that Salman Rushdie has decided to withdraw as keynote speaker at Claremont McKenna College’s May 17 commencement, we are reminded that the stakes of freedom of expression are not confined to faraway lands or abstract principles, but are present here and now, on our own Southern California campuses.” Photo/by Christoph Kockelmann
Nearly a week after reports that Salman Rushdie would deliver the keynote address at Claremont McKenna College’s May 17 commencement sparked outrage from students and civil rights groups, on Tuesday CMC President Hiram Chodosh announced the novelist had withdrawn from the job. Photo/by Anibal Ortiz
Here are this weekend’s road closures due to Claremont Colleges commencements.
Cal Poly Pomona commencements take place daily beginning Friday, May 16 through Sunday, May 18, with ceremonies at 8 a.m., noon, 4 and 7:30 p.m., except for May 16 when the third ceremony begins at 3 p.m.
Katharine Laidlaw, a strategist and Emmy-winning producer, started Monday as Pomona College’s chief communications officer.
Pomona College students Josh Crowley, Daniel Choi, Annie Xu, Emma Grace Howlett, Julia Aceron, Fox Kloske, Sarah Ziff, and Jun Kwon, who served Claremont in the Sagehen Civic Scholars Internship Program, were recognized by Claremont Mayor Corey Calaycay at the April 22 City Council meeting.
Claremont Colleges 2025 commencement ceremonies will take place Saturday and Sunday May 17 and 18. In this photo an enthusiastic graduate celebrates at Claremont McKenna College’s May 11, 2024 commencement ceremony. Photo/courtesy of CMC
Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education voted unanimously May 1 to approve the hiring of Charles Boulden as the next principal of Vista Del Valle Elementary School. His first day on the job will be July 1. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Declining enrollment is nothing new for Claremont Unified School District: it has been on the wane for the past seven years, falling 12% over that period, from 7,075 students in 2018 to 6,261 in 2024. All surrounding districts have experienced the same problem, some more than others. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Aaron Cayer, assistant professor of architecture at Cal Poly Pomona, was named among 26 Carnegie Corporation of New York’s 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellows on April 16. Each recipient received a stipend of $200,000 to research political polarization, according to a news release at carnegie.org.
The CUSD Board heard the results of a survey of students, staff, and parents on their preferences on a proposed start date shift from the last Wednesday in August to mid-August at its April 17 meeting. Of the 3,706 responses, 1,634 were in support of the shift, 1,464 were not, and 608 had no preference. Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services Julie Olesniewicz, pictured, also delivered an update to the district’s 2024-27 local control accountability plan. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The music building celebration took place on Thursday, April 17, with an official ribbon cutting ceremony that included CHS senior and Chamber Singer Bella Sacks, cutting the ribbon, surrounded by enthusiastic Claremont Unified School District leadership and supporters. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Pomona College’s Alumni Association Board will honor six alumni for their professional achievements and service to the college during alumni weekend, Thursday, May 1 through Sunday, May 4.
The heads of three local sports organizations, Claremont American Youth Soccer Organization, Claremont Stars Soccer Club, and Claremont Fast Pitch Softball, say they’ve been raising concerns about the state of the fields at some heavily used city parks for at least three years, but that little has been done to address them.