Claremont School News
“Having the Courage … to imagine possibilities, to move forward, to persevere, and to show up and speak up.” That’s the theme for this year’s Claremont Graduate University commencement. It’s also the way that keynote speaker and honorary doctorate recipient Jennifer Freyd approaches life.
Claremont’s celebrated school system will absorb another blow next week when beloved El Roble Intermediate PE teacher Terri Kegans retires after 26 years on the job. Ms. Kegans, 58, joins […]
Jack Harper’s endless summer is about to begin. The beloved Claremont High School biology teacher, football coach and ASB director is retiring June 14 after 39 years at the school, […]
Amid a light drizzle, Myrna Reyes struggles to get a photo of her granddaughter Kayla Cummings, during Pomona College graduation on Sunday. It was the 125th commencement at Claremont’s oldest […]
In neat lines, the students at Condit Elementary School filed out of their classrooms until they filled the playground. Once there, the students—all 600 of them—pulled out musical instruments to […]
Tamara Nicoll is on a righteous mission to elevate the written word, and after a lot of hard work, she’s making headway. Ms. Nicoll is spearheading the inaugural literary celebration, […]
The Claremont Colleges will host graduation ceremonies Saturday, ?May 12 and Sunday, May 13. Here’s a guide to the festivities: Claremont Graduate University’s 91st Commencement Ceremony is set for Saturday, […]
The Claremont Unified School District has completed roof repair and replacement at all the local schools and remodeled the Claremont High School gym, but all of its other projects funded […]
Rria Cruz-Soto became Mountain View Elementary School’s principal nearly four months ago, bringing with her a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a passion for empowering students. She said she’s […]
Claremont history has never been so cute, or comprehensive for that matter, as it is in Letters Home, a musical play performed this week by third graders from Chaparral Elementary […]
Claremont Graduate University’s 2018 Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Awards were recently announced . Patricia Smith won the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, which is accompanied by a $100,000 prize, for […]
California Gov. Jerry Brown has invited University of La Verne President Devorah Lieberman to serve on the California Education Leaders Roundtable, which brings together the state’s top college and university […]
If indeed “the future is female,” then Claremont is looking toward it with open arms. Pomona College welcomed a talented future crop of female mathematicians, engineers and scientists this past […]
The El Roble Turkey Trot brought in quite the holiday cheer this year. The daylong fundraiser amassed just over $10,500 in donations, with all the money being invested in the […]
Claremont High School Theatre Department’s 22nd annual Friends of Our Theatre Auction takes place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 14 and Wednesday, November 15 at the Candlelight Pavilion, 455 W. […]
Elizabeth Chua and her father Steven react to the announcement that she is this year’s homecoming queen on Friday night during halftime of the homecoming game at CHS. The crowning […]
Homecoming king Tommy Viat is congratulated by his friends Xiucoatl Mejia and Lucas Negritto moments after he received his crown on Friday just before the homecoming parade in Claremont. Homecoming […]